I hereby give My sanction to the Imperial Ordinance concerning the partial amendments to be made to the special instances of the appointment of personnel of government offices, etc. at the time of critical illness or retirement and cause the same to be promulgated.
Signed: HIROHITO, Seal of the Emperor
This thirtieth day of the fourth month of the twenty-second year of Showa (April 30, 1947)
Countersigned: Prime Minister YOSHIDA Shigeru
Imperial Ordinance No. 181
Part of the special instances of the appointment of personnel of government offices, etc. at the time of critical illness or retirement shall be amended as follows:
In Article 2, paragraph 1, "Law or" shall be added above "Imperial Ordinance."
Supplementary Provision:
The present Ordinance shall come into force as from the day of its promulgation.