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<Law Era="Showa" Lang="en" LawType="Act" Num="23" PromulgateDay="12" PromulgateMonth="4" Year="23">
  <PromulgateBody>
    <PromulgateStatement>I hereby promulgate the Law concerning the Partial Amendment to the Police Law.</PromulgateStatement>
    <ImperialSignature>Signed:HIROHITO, Seal of the Emperor</ImperialSignature>
    <PromulgateDate>This twelfth day of the fourth month of the twenty-third year of Showa (April 12, 1948)</PromulgateDate>
    <Signature>
      <MinisterialTitle>Prime Minister</MinisterialTitle>
      <Name>ASHIDA Hitoshi</Name>
    </Signature>
  </PromulgateBody>
  <LawNum>Law No.23</LawNum>
  <LawBody>
    <LawTitle/>
    <MainProvision>
      <Paragraph Num="1">
        <ParagraphNum/>
        <ParagraphSentence>
          <Sentence>The Police Law shall be partially amended as follows:</Sentence>
        </ParagraphSentence>
        <AmendProvision>
          <AmendProvisionSentence>
            <Sentence>In Article 9, "Procurator General" shall read "Attorney General."</Sentence>
          </AmendProvisionSentence>
        </AmendProvision>
        <AmendProvision>
          <AmendProvisionSentence>
            <Sentence>In Article 48, "in accordance with the standard fixed by the Public Safety Commission of a city, town or village," shall read "with the approval of the Public Safety Commission of a city, town or village."</Sentence>
          </AmendProvisionSentence>
        </AmendProvision>
      </Paragraph>
    </MainProvision>
    <SupplProvision>
      <SupplProvisionLabel>Supplementary Provision:</SupplProvisionLabel>
      <Paragraph Num="1">
        <ParagraphNum/>
        <ParagraphSentence>
          <Sentence>This Law shall come into force as from the day of its promulgation.</Sentence>
        </ParagraphSentence>
      </Paragraph>
    </SupplProvision>
  </LawBody>
  <Signatures>
    <Signature>
      <MinisterialTitle>Prime Minister</MinisterialTitle>
      <Name>ASHIDA Hitoshi</Name>
    </Signature>
  </Signatures>
</Law>