I hereby give My sanction, with the advice of the Privy Council to the Imperial Ordinance concerning the partial amendments to the Disciplinary Regulations of Government Officials, and cause the same to be promulgated.
御名御璽
Signed: HIROHITO, Seal of the Emperor
昭和二十二年五月二日
This second day of the fifth month of the twenty-second year of Showa (May 2, 1947)
內閣総理大臣 吉田茂
Countersigned: Prime Minister YOSHIDA Shigeru
勅令第二百六号
Imperial Ordinance No. 206
官吏服務紀律の一部を次のように改正する。
The Disciplinary Regulations of Government Officials shall be partly amended as follows:
In Art. 1. "Laws and Ordinances" shall read "Laws and Orders", and "in the chief aim at loyality, obedience and diligence for His Majesty the Emperor, and His Government" shall read "in the chief aim at sincerity and diligence as servant for the whole Nation".
第四條第二項を次のように改める。
Art. 4. par. 2 shall be amended as follows:
法令ニ依ル證人鑑定人等ト爲リ職務上ノ祕密ニ屬スル事項ヲ發表スルニハ本屬長官ノ許可ヲ要ス
The permission of the chief official concerned shall be obtained when a person wants to be a witness, expert witness etc. in accordance with Laws or Orders, or to publish secret matters relating to his official duties.
第八條第二項中「天皇陛下ノ裁可」を「內閣ノ許可」に改める。
In Art. 8, par. 2, "the Sanction of His Majesty the Emperor" shall read "the permission of the Cabinet".
第十七條中「高等官判任官」を「官吏」に改める。
In Art. 7, "Higher Official (Koto-kan) Sub-ordinate official (Hannin-kan)" shall read "Government official".
附 則
Supplementary Provision:
この勅令は、公布の日から、これを施行する。
The present Ordinance shall come into force as from the day of its promulgation.