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<Law Era="Showa" Lang="en" LawType="ImperialOrder" Num="159" PromulgateDay="30" PromulgateMonth="4" Year="22">
  <PromulgateBody>
    <PromulgateStatement>I hereby give My sanction to the Imperial Ordinance concerning the partial amendments to the Regulations governing the Organization of the Ministry of Transportation, etc. and cause the same to be promulgated.</PromulgateStatement>
    <ImperialSignature>Signed: HIROHITO, Seal of the Emperor</ImperialSignature>
    <ApprovalDate>This twenty-eighth day of the fourth month of the twenty-second year of Showa (April 28, 1947)</ApprovalDate>
    <Signature>
      <MinisterialTitle>Countersigned: Prime Minister</MinisterialTitle>
      <Name>YOSHIDA Shigeru</Name>
    </Signature>
    <Signature>
      <MinisterialTitle>Minister of Transportation</MinisterialTitle>
      <Name>MASUDA Kaneshichi</Name>
    </Signature>
  </PromulgateBody>
  <LawNum>Imperial Ordinance No. 159</LawNum>
  <LawBody>
    <LawTitle/>
    <MainProvision>
      <Article Num="1">
        <ArticleTitle>Article 1.</ArticleTitle>
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          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>The following amendments shall be made to part of the Regulations governing the Organization of the Ministry of Transportation.</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
          <AmendProvision>
            <AmendProvisionSentence>
              <Sentence>In Art. 4, "Imperial Railway Account" shall read "Special Account for the Government Railway Enterprise" and "Tramways" shall read "Tramways and Government Automobile Service."</Sentence>
            </AmendProvisionSentence>
          </AmendProvision>
          <AmendProvision>
            <AmendProvisionSentence>
              <Sentence>In Art. 6, item 3, "and Tramways" shall read "Tramways and Government Automobile Service."</Sentence>
            </AmendProvisionSentence>
          </AmendProvision>
          <AmendProvision>
            <AmendProvisionSentence>
              <Sentence>In Art. 18,<QuoteStruct>
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                    <ListSentence>
                      <Sentence>{37 full-time</Sentence>
                    </ListSentence>
                  </List>
                  <List>
                    <ListSentence>
                      <Sentence>98 full-time</Sentence>
                    </ListSentence>
                  </List>
                </QuoteStruct>} shall read {<QuoteStruct>
                  <List>
                    <ListSentence>
                      <Sentence>43 full-time</Sentence>
                    </ListSentence>
                  </List>
                  <List>
                    <ListSentence>
                      <Sentence>113 full-time</Sentence>
                    </ListSentence>
                  </List>
                </QuoteStruct>} and {<QuoteStruct>
                  <List>
                    <ListSentence>
                      <Sentence>35 full-time</Sentence>
                    </ListSentence>
                  </List>
                  <List>
                    <ListSentence>
                      <Sentence>2442 full-time</Sentence>
                    </ListSentence>
                  </List>
                  <List>
                    <ListSentence>
                      <Sentence>83225 full-time</Sentence>
                    </ListSentence>
                  </List>
                </QuoteStruct>} shall read {<QuoteStruct>
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                    <ListSentence>
                      <Sentence>37 full-time</Sentence>
                    </ListSentence>
                  </List>
                  <List>
                    <ListSentence>
                      <Sentence>2499 full-time</Sentence>
                    </ListSentence>
                  </List>
                  <List>
                    <ListSentence>
                      <Sentence>83408 full-time</Sentence>
                    </ListSentence>
                  </List>
                </QuoteStruct>}.</Sentence>
            </AmendProvisionSentence>
          </AmendProvision>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="2">
        <ArticleTitle>Article 2.</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>The following partial amendments shall be made to the Regulations governing the Establishment of Temporary personnel, etc. in the Communications Ministry:</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
          <AmendProvision>
            <AmendProvisionSentence>
              <Sentence>In item 4 of par. 1, Art. 1, {<QuoteStruct>
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                    <ListSentence>
                      <Sentence>8 full-time</Sentence>
                    </ListSentence>
                  </List>
                  <List>
                    <ListSentence>
                      <Sentence>84 full-time</Sentence>
                    </ListSentence>
                  </List>
                </QuoteStruct>} shall read {<QuoteStruct>
                  <List>
                    <ListSentence>
                      <Sentence>11 full-time</Sentence>
                    </ListSentence>
                  </List>
                  <List>
                    <ListSentence>
                      <Sentence>91 full-time</Sentence>
                    </ListSentence>
                  </List>
                </QuoteStruct>} and {<QuoteStruct>
                  <List>
                    <ListSentence>
                      <Sentence>60 full-time</Sentence>
                    </ListSentence>
                  </List>
                  <List>
                    <ListSentence>
                      <Sentence>179 full-time</Sentence>
                    </ListSentence>
                  </List>
                </QuoteStruct>} shall read {<QuoteStruct>
                  <List>
                    <ListSentence>
                      <Sentence>65 full-time</Sentence>
                    </ListSentence>
                  </List>
                  <List>
                    <ListSentence>
                      <Sentence>195 full-time</Sentence>
                    </ListSentence>
                  </List>
                </QuoteStruct>}.</Sentence>
            </AmendProvisionSentence>
          </AmendProvision>
          <AmendProvision>
            <AmendProvisionSentence>
              <Sentence>In Art. 4, {<QuoteStruct>
                  <List>
                    <ListSentence>
                      <Sentence>27 full-time</Sentence>
                    </ListSentence>
                  </List>
                  <List>
                    <ListSentence>
                      <Sentence>40 full-time</Sentence>
                    </ListSentence>
                  </List>
                </QuoteStruct>} shall read {<QuoteStruct>
                  <List>
                    <ListSentence>
                      <Sentence>48 full-time</Sentence>
                    </ListSentence>
                  </List>
                  <List>
                    <ListSentence>
                      <Sentence>56 full-time</Sentence>
                    </ListSentence>
                  </List>
                </QuoteStruct>}, and "17 (full-time)" shall read "26 (full-time)."</Sentence>
            </AmendProvisionSentence>
          </AmendProvision>
          <AmendProvision>
            <AmendProvisionSentence>
              <Sentence>In Art. 5, "3 (full-time) 3rd class" shall read {<QuoteStruct>
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                    <ListSentence>
                      <Column Num="1">
                        <Sentence>1 full-time</Sentence>
                      </Column>
                      <Column Num="2">
                        <Sentence>2nd class</Sentence>
                      </Column>
                    </ListSentence>
                  </List>
                  <List>
                    <ListSentence>
                      <Column Num="1">
                        <Sentence>11 full-time</Sentence>
                      </Column>
                      <Column Num="2">
                        <Sentence>3rd class</Sentence>
                      </Column>
                    </ListSentence>
                  </List>
                </QuoteStruct>} and {<QuoteStruct>
                  <List>
                    <ListSentence>
                      <Sentence>2 full-time</Sentence>
                    </ListSentence>
                  </List>
                  <List>
                    <ListSentence>
                      <Sentence>12 full-time</Sentence>
                    </ListSentence>
                  </List>
                </QuoteStruct>} shall read {<QuoteStruct>
                  <List>
                    <ListSentence>
                      <Sentence>3 full-time</Sentence>
                    </ListSentence>
                  </List>
                  <List>
                    <ListSentence>
                      <Sentence>23 full-time</Sentence>
                    </ListSentence>
                  </List>
                </QuoteStruct>}.</Sentence>
            </AmendProvisionSentence>
          </AmendProvision>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="3">
        <ArticleTitle>Article 3.</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>The following amendments shall be made to part of the Imperial Ordinance No. 51 of 1946, (21st year of Showa):</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
          <AmendProvision>
            <AmendProvisionSentence>
              <Sentence>In Art. 2 {<QuoteStruct>
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                    <ListSentence>
                      <Sentence>27 full-time</Sentence>
                    </ListSentence>
                  </List>
                  <List>
                    <ListSentence>
                      <Sentence>137 full-time</Sentence>
                    </ListSentence>
                  </List>
                </QuoteStruct>} shall read {<QuoteStruct>
                  <List>
                    <ListSentence>
                      <Sentence>21 full-time</Sentence>
                    </ListSentence>
                  </List>
                  <List>
                    <ListSentence>
                      <Sentence>130 full-time</Sentence>
                    </ListSentence>
                  </List>
                </QuoteStruct>}, and "532 (full-time)" shall read "480 (full-time)."</Sentence>
            </AmendProvisionSentence>
          </AmendProvision>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="4">
        <ArticleTitle>Article 4.</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>The following amendments shall be made to part of the Regulations governing the Organization of Meteorological Offices:</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
          <AmendProvision>
            <AmendProvisionSentence>
              <Sentence>In Art. 12, {<QuoteStruct>
                  <List>
                    <ListSentence>
                      <Sentence>9 full-time</Sentence>
                    </ListSentence>
                  </List>
                  <List>
                    <ListSentence>
                      <Sentence>142 full-time</Sentence>
                    </ListSentence>
                  </List>
                </QuoteStruct>} shall read {<QuoteStruct>
                  <List>
                    <ListSentence>
                      <Sentence>14 full-time</Sentence>
                    </ListSentence>
                  </List>
                  <List>
                    <ListSentence>
                      <Sentence>226 full-time</Sentence>
                    </ListSentence>
                  </List>
                </QuoteStruct>} and {<QuoteStruct>
                  <List>
                    <ListSentence>
                      <Sentence>216 full-time</Sentence>
                    </ListSentence>
                  </List>
                  <List>
                    <ListSentence>
                      <Sentence>1558 full-time</Sentence>
                    </ListSentence>
                  </List>
                </QuoteStruct>} shall read {<QuoteStruct>
                  <List>
                    <ListSentence>
                      <Sentence>266 full-time</Sentence>
                    </ListSentence>
                  </List>
                  <List>
                    <ListSentence>
                      <Sentence>1524 full-time</Sentence>
                    </ListSentence>
                  </List>
                </QuoteStruct>}.</Sentence>
            </AmendProvisionSentence>
          </AmendProvision>
          <AmendProvision>
            <AmendProvisionSentence>
              <Sentence>In Art. 18, par. 2, {<QuoteStruct>
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                    <ListSentence>
                      <Sentence>12 full-time</Sentence>
                    </ListSentence>
                  </List>
                  <List>
                    <ListSentence>
                      <Sentence>13 full-time</Sentence>
                    </ListSentence>
                  </List>
                </QuoteStruct>} shall read {<QuoteStruct>
                  <List>
                    <ListSentence>
                      <Sentence>9 full-time</Sentence>
                    </ListSentence>
                  </List>
                  <List>
                    <ListSentence>
                      <Sentence>11 full-time</Sentence>
                    </ListSentence>
                  </List>
                </QuoteStruct>} and "4 (full-time)" shall read "2 (full-time)."</Sentence>
            </AmendProvisionSentence>
          </AmendProvision>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="5">
        <ArticleTitle>Article 5.</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>The following amendments shall be made to part of the Regulations governing the Orgrnization of the Maritime Institute:</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
          <AmendProvision>
            <AmendProvisionSentence>
              <Sentence>In. par. 1 of Art. 2, "8 (full-time)" shall read "17 (full-time)."</Sentence>
            </AmendProvisionSentence>
          </AmendProvision>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="6">
        <ArticleTitle>Article 6.</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>The following amendments shall be made to part of the Regulations governing the Organization of the Nautical College:</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
          <AmendProvision>
            <AmendProvisionSentence>
              <Sentence>In par. 1 of Art. 3, {<QuoteStruct>
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                    <ListSentence>
                      <Sentence>75 full-time</Sentence>
                    </ListSentence>
                  </List>
                  <List>
                    <ListSentence>
                      <Sentence>40 full-time</Sentence>
                    </ListSentence>
                  </List>
                </QuoteStruct>} shall read {<QuoteStruct>
                  <List>
                    <ListSentence>
                      <Sentence>41 full-time</Sentence>
                    </ListSentence>
                  </List>
                  <List>
                    <ListSentence>
                      <Sentence>24 full-time</Sentence>
                    </ListSentence>
                  </List>
                </QuoteStruct>} and "17 (full-time)" shall read "10 (full-time)."</Sentence>
            </AmendProvisionSentence>
          </AmendProvision>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="7">
        <ArticleTitle>Article 7.</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>The following amendment shall be made to part of the Regulations governing the Organization of the Marine Technical School:</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
          <AmendProvision>
            <AmendProvisionSentence>
              <Sentence>In par. 1 of Art. 2 "12 (full-time)" shall read "17 (full-time)."</Sentence>
            </AmendProvisionSentence>
          </AmendProvision>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="8">
        <ArticleTitle>Article 8.</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>The following amendments shall be made to part of the Regulations governing the Organization of the Navigation Technical School:</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
          <AmendProvision>
            <AmendProvisionSentence>
              <Sentence>In par. 1 of Art. 2 {<QuoteStruct>
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                    <ListSentence>
                      <Sentence>32 full-time</Sentence>
                    </ListSentence>
                  </List>
                  <List>
                    <ListSentence>
                      <Sentence>52 full-time</Sentence>
                    </ListSentence>
                  </List>
                </QuoteStruct>} shall read {<QuoteStruct>
                  <List>
                    <ListSentence>
                      <Sentence>33 full-time</Sentence>
                    </ListSentence>
                  </List>
                  <List>
                    <ListSentence>
                      <Sentence>54 full-time</Sentence>
                    </ListSentence>
                  </List>
                </QuoteStruct>}, "4 (full-time) 3rd class "shall read {<QuoteStruct>
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                    <ListSentence>
                      <Column Num="1">
                        <Sentence>2 full-time</Sentence>
                      </Column>
                      <Column Num="2">
                        <Sentence>2nd class</Sentence>
                      </Column>
                    </ListSentence>
                  </List>
                  <List>
                    <ListSentence>
                      <Column Num="1">
                        <Sentence>6 full-time</Sentence>
                      </Column>
                      <Column Num="2">
                        <Sentence>3rd class</Sentence>
                      </Column>
                    </ListSentence>
                  </List>
                </QuoteStruct>} and "2 (full-time)" shall read "3 (full-time)."</Sentence>
            </AmendProvisionSentence>
          </AmendProvision>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="9">
        <ArticleTitle>Article 9.</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>The following amendments shall be made to part of the Regulations governing the Organization of the Hydrographic Department:</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
          <AmendProvision>
            <AmendProvisionSentence>
              <Sentence>In par. 1 of Art. 3, "7 (full-time)" shall read "9 (full-time)" and "113 (full-time)" shall read "115 (full-time)."</Sentence>
            </AmendProvisionSentence>
          </AmendProvision>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="10">
        <ArticleTitle>Article 10.</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>The following amendments shall he made to part of the Regulations governing the Organization of Maritime Bureaus:</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
          <AmendProvision>
            <AmendProvisionSentence>
              <Sentence>In par. 1 of Art. 3, {<QuoteStruct>
                  <List>
                    <ListSentence>
                      <Sentence>51 full-time</Sentence>
                    </ListSentence>
                  </List>
                  <List>
                    <ListSentence>
                      <Sentence>539 full-time</Sentence>
                    </ListSentence>
                  </List>
                </QuoteStruct>} shall read {<QuoteStruct>
                  <List>
                    <ListSentence>
                      <Sentence>56 full-time</Sentence>
                    </ListSentence>
                  </List>
                  <List>
                    <ListSentence>
                      <Sentence>541 full-time</Sentence>
                    </ListSentence>
                  </List>
                </QuoteStruct>} and {<QuoteStruct>
                  <List>
                    <ListSentence>
                      <Sentence>51 full-time</Sentence>
                    </ListSentence>
                  </List>
                  <List>
                    <ListSentence>
                      <Sentence>112 full-time</Sentence>
                    </ListSentence>
                  </List>
                </QuoteStruct>} shall read {<QuoteStruct>
                  <List>
                    <ListSentence>
                      <Sentence>46 full-time</Sentence>
                    </ListSentence>
                  </List>
                  <List>
                    <ListSentence>
                      <Sentence>121 full-time</Sentence>
                    </ListSentence>
                  </List>
                </QuoteStruct>}.</Sentence>
            </AmendProvisionSentence>
          </AmendProvision>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
    </MainProvision>
    <SupplProvision>
      <SupplProvisionLabel>Supplementary Provision:</SupplProvisionLabel>
      <Paragraph Num="1">
        <ParagraphNum/>
        <ParagraphSentence>
          <Sentence>The present Ordinance shall come into force as from the day of its promulgation.</Sentence>
        </ParagraphSentence>
      </Paragraph>
    </SupplProvision>
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