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<Law Era="Showa" Lang="en" LawType="Act" Num="104" PromulgateDay="6" PromulgateMonth="7" Year="23">
  <PromulgateBody>
    <PromulgateStatement>I hereby promulgate the Law amending a part of the Mail Law and others.</PromulgateStatement>
    <ImperialSignature>Signed:HIROHITO, Seal of the Emperor</ImperialSignature>
    <PromulgateDate>This sixth day of the seventh month of the twenty-third year of Showa (July 6, 1948)</PromulgateDate>
    <Signature>
      <MinisterialTitle>Prime Minister</MinisterialTitle>
      <Name>ASHIDA Hitoshi</Name>
    </Signature>
  </PromulgateBody>
  <LawNum>Law No.104</LawNum>
  <LawBody>
    <LawTitle>Law amending the partial amendments to be made to the Mail Law and others</LawTitle>
    <MainProvision>
      <Article Num="1">
        <ArticleTitle>Article 1.</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>The partial amendments shall be made to the Mail Law (Law No.165 of 1947) as follows:</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
          <AmendProvision>
            <AmendProvisionSentence>
              <Sentence>In Paragraph 2 of Article 21, "1 yen 20 sen" shall read "5 yen."</Sentence>
            </AmendProvisionSentence>
          </AmendProvision>
          <AmendProvision>
            <AmendProvisionSentence>
              <Sentence>In Paragraph 2 of Article 22, "50 sen" and "1 yen" shall read "2 yen" and "4 yen" respectively.</Sentence>
            </AmendProvisionSentence>
          </AmendProvision>
          <AmendProvision>
            <AmendProvisionSentence>
              <Sentence>In Paragraph 4 of Article 23, "50 sen" and "15 sen" shall read "2 yen" and "50 sen," respectively, and in Paragraph 5 of the same Article, "200 yen" shall read "800 yen."</Sentence>
            </AmendProvisionSentence>
          </AmendProvision>
          <AmendProvision>
            <AmendProvisionSentence>
              <Sentence>In Paragraph 2 of Article 25, "100 yen" and "150 yen" shall read "400 yen" and "600 yen" respectively.</Sentence>
            </AmendProvisionSentence>
          </AmendProvision>
          <AmendProvision>
            <AmendProvisionSentence>
              <Sentence>In Paragraph 2 of Article 26, "1 yen 20 sen" and "15 sen" shall read "4 yen" and "50 sen" respectively.</Sentence>
            </AmendProvisionSentence>
          </AmendProvision>
          <AmendProvision>
            <AmendProvisionSentence>
              <Sentence>In Paragraph 2 of Article 27, "15 sen" shall read "50 sen."</Sentence>
            </AmendProvisionSentence>
          </AmendProvision>
          <AmendProvision>
            <AmendProvisionSentence>
              <Sentence>In Paragraph 1 of Article 31, "5 yen" and "3 yen" shall read "20 yen" and "12 yen" respectively.</Sentence>
            </AmendProvisionSentence>
          </AmendProvision>
          <AmendProvision>
            <AmendProvisionSentence>
              <Sentence>In Paragraph 3 of Article 34, "100 yen" shall read "400 yen."</Sentence>
            </AmendProvisionSentence>
          </AmendProvision>
          <AmendProvision>
            <AmendProvisionSentence>
              <Sentence>In Paragraph 2 of Article 43, "2 yen 50 sen,"  "5 yen,"  "40 yen" and "30 yen" shall read "10 yen"  "20 yen,"  "160 yen" and "120 yen" respectively.</Sentence>
            </AmendProvisionSentence>
          </AmendProvision>
          <AmendProvision>
            <AmendProvisionSentence>
              <Sentence>In Paragraph 1 of Article 48, "360 yen,"  "300 yen,"  "240 yen" and "20 yen" shall read "1,440 yen,"  "1,200 yen,"  "960 yen" and "90 yen" respectively.</Sentence>
            </AmendProvisionSentence>
          </AmendProvision>
          <AmendProvision>
            <AmendProvisionSentence>
              <Sentence>In Paragraph 2 of Article 50, "200 yen," 120 yen "and" 80 yen "shall read" 720 yen, "480 yen" and "300 yen," respectively, and in Paragraph 3 of the same article, "20 yen" shall read "72 yen."</Sentence>
            </AmendProvisionSentence>
          </AmendProvision>
          <AmendProvision>
            <AmendProvisionSentence>
              <Sentence>In Paragraph 3 of Article 58, "5 yen" shall read "20 yen."</Sentence>
            </AmendProvisionSentence>
          </AmendProvision>
          <AmendProvision>
            <AmendProvisionSentence>
              <Sentence>In Paragraph 4 of Article 59, "15 yen" and "10 yen" shall read "60 yen" and "40 yen" respectively.</Sentence>
            </AmendProvisionSentence>
          </AmendProvision>
          <AmendProvision>
            <AmendProvisionSentence>
              <Sentence>In Paragraph 3 of Article 60, "4 yen" shall read "15 yen."</Sentence>
            </AmendProvisionSentence>
          </AmendProvision>
          <AmendProvision>
            <AmendProvisionSentence>
              <Sentence>In Paragraph 3 of Article 61, "10 yen" shall read "30 yen."</Sentence>
            </AmendProvisionSentence>
          </AmendProvision>
          <AmendProvision>
            <AmendProvisionSentence>
              <Sentence>In Article 62, Paragraph 4 shall read as follows:</Sentence>
            </AmendProvisionSentence>
            <NewProvision>
              <Paragraph Num="4">
                <ParagraphNum/>
                <ParagraphSentence>
                  <Sentence>The fee certification of delivery shall be 30 yen;the fee for the service provided in the preceding paragraph shall be 45 yen.</Sentence>
                </ParagraphSentence>
              </Paragraph>
            </NewProvision>
          </AmendProvision>
          <AmendProvision>
            <AmendProvisionSentence>
              <Sentence>In Paragraphs 3 of Article (63, "10 yen" and "5 yen" shall read "30 yen" and "15 yen" respectively.</Sentence>
            </AmendProvisionSentence>
          </AmendProvision>
          <AmendProvision>
            <AmendProvisionSentence>
              <Sentence>In Paragraph 4 of Article 64, and Paragraph 3 of Article 66, "10 yen" shall read "30 yen."</Sentence>
            </AmendProvisionSentence>
          </AmendProvision>
          <AmendProvision>
            <AmendProvisionSentence>
              <Sentence>In Paragraph 2 of Article 68, "100 yen" shall read "400 yen."</Sentence>
            </AmendProvisionSentence>
          </AmendProvision>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="2">
        <ArticleTitle>Article 2.</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>Partial amendments shall be made to the Postal Savings Law (Law No.144 of 1947) as follows:</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
          <AmendProvision>
            <AmendProvisionSentence>
              <Sentence>In Paragraph 2 of Articles 18 and 39, "one yen" shall be amended to read "4 yen."</Sentence>
            </AmendProvisionSentence>
          </AmendProvision>
          <AmendProvision>
            <AmendProvisionSentence>
              <Sentence>In Paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 67, "two-thousandths" and "one sen" shall read "one hundredth" and "5 sen" respectively.</Sentence>
            </AmendProvisionSentence>
          </AmendProvision>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="3">
        <ArticleTitle>Article 3.</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>Partial amendments shall be made to the Postal Money Order Law (Law No.59 of 1948) as follows:</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
          <AmendProvision>
            <AmendProvisionSentence>
              <Sentence>In Paragraph 1 of Article 16, "5,000 yen and" 1,000 yen "shall read" 10,000 yen "and" 2,000 yen"respectively.</Sentence>
            </AmendProvisionSentence>
          </AmendProvision>
          <AmendProvision>
            <AmendProvisionSentence>
              <Sentence>Item 1 to Item 3 inclusive of Paragraph 1 of Article 17 shall read as follows:</Sentence>
            </AmendProvisionSentence>
            <NewProvision>
              <Item Num="1">
                <ItemTitle>1.</ItemTitle>
                <ItemSentence>
                  <Sentence>Ordinary money order;</Sentence>
                </ItemSentence>
                <List>
                  <ListSentence>
                    <Column Num="1">
                      <Sentence>Up to\1,000</Sentence>
                    </Column>
                    <Column Num="2">
                      <Sentence>\40</Sentence>
                    </Column>
                  </ListSentence>
                </List>
                <List>
                  <ListSentence>
                    <Column Num="1">
                      <Sentence/>
                    </Column>
                    <Column Num="2">
                      <Sentence>,, 3,000</Sentence>
                    </Column>
                    <Column Num="3">
                      <Sentence>60</Sentence>
                    </Column>
                  </ListSentence>
                </List>
                <List>
                  <ListSentence>
                    <Column Num="1">
                      <Sentence/>
                    </Column>
                    <Column Num="2">
                      <Sentence>,, 5,000</Sentence>
                    </Column>
                    <Column Num="3">
                      <Sentence>80</Sentence>
                    </Column>
                  </ListSentence>
                </List>
                <List>
                  <ListSentence>
                    <Column Num="1">
                      <Sentence/>
                    </Column>
                    <Column Num="2">
                      <Sentence>,, 10,000</Sentence>
                    </Column>
                    <Column Num="3">
                      <Sentence>120</Sentence>
                    </Column>
                  </ListSentence>
                </List>
              </Item>
              <Item Num="2">
                <ItemTitle>2.</ItemTitle>
                <ItemSentence>
                  <Sentence>Telegraphic money order;</Sentence>
                </ItemSentence>
                <List>
                  <ListSentence>
                    <Column Num="1">
                      <Sentence>Up to\500</Sentence>
                    </Column>
                    <Column Num="2">
                      <Sentence>\100</Sentence>
                    </Column>
                  </ListSentence>
                </List>
                <List>
                  <ListSentence>
                    <Column Num="1">
                      <Sentence/>
                    </Column>
                    <Column Num="2">
                      <Sentence>,, 1,000</Sentence>
                    </Column>
                    <Column Num="3">
                      <Sentence>120</Sentence>
                    </Column>
                  </ListSentence>
                </List>
                <List>
                  <ListSentence>
                    <Column Num="1">
                      <Sentence/>
                    </Column>
                    <Column Num="2">
                      <Sentence>,, 3,000</Sentence>
                    </Column>
                    <Column Num="3">
                      <Sentence>150</Sentence>
                    </Column>
                  </ListSentence>
                </List>
                <List>
                  <ListSentence>
                    <Column Num="1">
                      <Sentence/>
                    </Column>
                    <Column Num="2">
                      <Sentence>,, 5,000</Sentence>
                    </Column>
                    <Column Num="3">
                      <Sentence>200</Sentence>
                    </Column>
                  </ListSentence>
                </List>
                <List>
                  <ListSentence>
                    <Column Num="1">
                      <Sentence/>
                    </Column>
                    <Column Num="2">
                      <Sentence>,, 10,000</Sentence>
                    </Column>
                    <Column Num="3">
                      <Sentence>250</Sentence>
                    </Column>
                  </ListSentence>
                </List>
              </Item>
              <Item Num="3">
                <ItemTitle>3.</ItemTitle>
                <ItemSentence>
                  <Sentence>Postal order;</Sentence>
                </ItemSentence>
                <List>
                  <ListSentence>
                    <Column Num="1">
                      <Sentence>Up to\100</Sentence>
                    </Column>
                    <Column Num="2">
                      <Sentence>\10</Sentence>
                    </Column>
                  </ListSentence>
                </List>
                <List>
                  <ListSentence>
                    <Column Num="1">
                      <Sentence/>
                    </Column>
                    <Column Num="2">
                      <Sentence>,, 500</Sentence>
                    </Column>
                    <Column Num="3">
                      <Sentence>15</Sentence>
                    </Column>
                  </ListSentence>
                </List>
                <List>
                  <ListSentence>
                    <Column Num="1">
                      <Sentence/>
                    </Column>
                    <Column Num="2">
                      <Sentence>,, 1,000</Sentence>
                    </Column>
                    <Column Num="3">
                      <Sentence>25</Sentence>
                    </Column>
                  </ListSentence>
                </List>
                <List>
                  <ListSentence>
                    <Column Num="1">
                      <Sentence/>
                    </Column>
                    <Column Num="2">
                      <Sentence>,, 2,000</Sentence>
                    </Column>
                    <Column Num="3">
                      <Sentence>35</Sentence>
                    </Column>
                  </ListSentence>
                </List>
              </Item>
            </NewProvision>
          </AmendProvision>
          <AmendProvision>
            <AmendProvisionSentence>
              <Sentence>In Paragraph 2 of Article 21, Paragraph 3 of Article 32 and Paragraph 2 of Article 33, "one yen" shall read "four yen."</Sentence>
            </AmendProvisionSentence>
          </AmendProvision>
          <AmendProvision>
            <AmendProvisionSentence>
              <Sentence>In Paragraph 2 of Article 26, "one thousand yen" shall read "two thousand yen."</Sentence>
            </AmendProvisionSentence>
          </AmendProvision>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="4">
        <ArticleTitle>Article 4.</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>Partial amendments shall be made to the Postal Transfer Savings Law (Law No.60 of 1948) as follows:</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
          <AmendProvision>
            <AmendProvisionSentence>
              <Sentence>Item 1 to Item 3 inclusive of Paragraph 1 of Article 18 shall read as follows:</Sentence>
            </AmendProvisionSentence>
            <NewProvision>
              <Item Num="1">
                <ItemTitle>1.</ItemTitle>
                <ItemSentence>
                  <Sentence>Pay-in:</Sentence>
                </ItemSentence>
                <List>
                  <ListSentence>
                    <Sentence>Ordinary pay-in:</Sentence>
                  </ListSentence>
                  <Sublist1>
                    <Sublist1Sentence>
                      <Column Num="1">
                        <Sentence>Up to\500</Sentence>
                      </Column>
                      <Column Num="2">
                        <Sentence>\10</Sentence>
                      </Column>
                    </Sublist1Sentence>
                  </Sublist1>
                  <Sublist1>
                    <Sublist1Sentence>
                      <Column Num="1">
                        <Sentence/>
                      </Column>
                      <Column Num="2">
                        <Sentence>Above 500</Sentence>
                      </Column>
                      <Column Num="3">
                        <Sentence>20</Sentence>
                      </Column>
                    </Sublist1Sentence>
                  </Sublist1>
                </List>
                <List>
                  <ListSentence>
                    <Sentence>Telegraphic pay-in:</Sentence>
                  </ListSentence>
                  <Sublist1>
                    <Sublist1Sentence>
                      <Column Num="1">
                        <Sentence>Up to\500</Sentence>
                      </Column>
                      <Column Num="2">
                        <Sentence>\70</Sentence>
                      </Column>
                    </Sublist1Sentence>
                  </Sublist1>
                  <Sublist1>
                    <Sublist1Sentence>
                      <Column Num="1">
                        <Sentence/>
                      </Column>
                      <Column Num="2">
                        <Sentence>,, 1,000</Sentence>
                      </Column>
                      <Column Num="3">
                        <Sentence>90</Sentence>
                      </Column>
                    </Sublist1Sentence>
                  </Sublist1>
                  <Sublist1>
                    <Sublist1Sentence>
                      <Column Num="1">
                        <Sentence/>
                      </Column>
                      <Column Num="2">
                        <Sentence>,, 5,000</Sentence>
                      </Column>
                      <Column Num="3">
                        <Sentence>120</Sentence>
                      </Column>
                    </Sublist1Sentence>
                  </Sublist1>
                  <Sublist1>
                    <Sublist1Sentence>
                      <Column Num="1">
                        <Sentence/>
                      </Column>
                      <Column Num="2">
                        <Sentence>,, 10,000</Sentence>
                      </Column>
                      <Column Num="3">
                        <Sentence>150</Sentence>
                      </Column>
                    </Sublist1Sentence>
                  </Sublist1>
                  <Sublist1>
                    <Sublist1Sentence>
                      <Column Num="1">
                        <Sentence/>
                      </Column>
                      <Column Num="2">
                        <Sentence>For above 10,000 yen,</Sentence>
                      </Column>
                      <Column Num="3">
                        <Sentence>70 yen shall be charged additionally for every 10,000 yen or fraction thereof, besides 150 yen.</Sentence>
                      </Column>
                    </Sublist1Sentence>
                  </Sublist1>
                </List>
              </Item>
              <Item Num="2">
                <ItemTitle>2.</ItemTitle>
                <ItemSentence>
                  <Sentence>Transfer:</Sentence>
                </ItemSentence>
                <List>
                  <ListSentence>
                    <Column Num="1">
                      <Sentence>Ordinary transfer:</Sentence>
                    </Column>
                    <Column Num="2">
                      <Sentence>\4</Sentence>
                    </Column>
                  </ListSentence>
                </List>
                <List>
                  <ListSentence>
                    <Sentence>Telegraphic transfer:</Sentence>
                  </ListSentence>
                  <Sublist1>
                    <Sublist1Sentence>
                      <Column Num="1">
                        <Sentence>Between accounts in the same transfer office</Sentence>
                      </Column>
                      <Column Num="2">
                        <Sentence>\70</Sentence>
                      </Column>
                    </Sublist1Sentence>
                  </Sublist1>
                  <Sublist1>
                    <Sublist1Sentence>
                      <Column Num="1">
                        <Sentence>Between accounts within different transfer offices</Sentence>
                      </Column>
                      <Column Num="2">
                        <Sentence>\100</Sentence>
                      </Column>
                    </Sublist1Sentence>
                  </Sublist1>
                </List>
              </Item>
              <Item Num="3">
                <ItemTitle>3.</ItemTitle>
                <ItemSentence>
                  <Sentence>Pay-out:</Sentence>
                </ItemSentence>
                <List>
                  <ListSentence>
                    <Sentence>Ordinary cash payment:</Sentence>
                  </ListSentence>
                  <Sublist1>
                    <Sublist1Sentence>
                      <Column Num="1">
                        <Sentence>Up to \100</Sentence>
                      </Column>
                      <Column Num="2">
                        <Sentence>\10</Sentence>
                      </Column>
                    </Sublist1Sentence>
                  </Sublist1>
                  <Sublist1>
                    <Sublist1Sentence>
                      <Column Num="1">
                        <Sentence/>
                      </Column>
                      <Column Num="2">
                        <Sentence>,, 500</Sentence>
                      </Column>
                      <Column Num="3">
                        <Sentence>15</Sentence>
                      </Column>
                    </Sublist1Sentence>
                  </Sublist1>
                  <Sublist1>
                    <Sublist1Sentence>
                      <Column Num="1">
                        <Sentence/>
                      </Column>
                      <Column Num="2">
                        <Sentence>,, 1,000</Sentence>
                      </Column>
                      <Column Num="3">
                        <Sentence>20</Sentence>
                      </Column>
                    </Sublist1Sentence>
                  </Sublist1>
                  <Sublist1>
                    <Sublist1Sentence>
                      <Column Num="1">
                        <Sentence/>
                      </Column>
                      <Column Num="2">
                        <Sentence>,, 5,000</Sentence>
                      </Column>
                      <Column Num="3">
                        <Sentence>25</Sentence>
                      </Column>
                    </Sublist1Sentence>
                  </Sublist1>
                  <Sublist1>
                    <Sublist1Sentence>
                      <Column Num="1">
                        <Sentence/>
                      </Column>
                      <Column Num="2">
                        <Sentence>,, 10,000</Sentence>
                      </Column>
                      <Column Num="3">
                        <Sentence>30</Sentence>
                      </Column>
                    </Sublist1Sentence>
                  </Sublist1>
                  <Sublist1>
                    <Sublist1Sentence>
                      <Column Num="1">
                        <Sentence/>
                      </Column>
                      <Column Num="2">
                        <Sentence>For above 10,000 yen,</Sentence>
                      </Column>
                      <Column Num="3">
                        <Sentence>10 yen shall be charged additionally for every 5,000 yen or fraction thereof, besides 30 yen.</Sentence>
                      </Column>
                    </Sublist1Sentence>
                  </Sublist1>
                </List>
                <List>
                  <ListSentence>
                    <Sentence>Check payment:</Sentence>
                  </ListSentence>
                  <Sublist1>
                    <Sublist1Sentence>
                      <Column Num="1">
                        <Sentence>Up to \500</Sentence>
                      </Column>
                      <Column Num="2">
                        <Sentence>\10</Sentence>
                      </Column>
                    </Sublist1Sentence>
                  </Sublist1>
                  <Sublist1>
                    <Sublist1Sentence>
                      <Column Num="1">
                        <Sentence/>
                      </Column>
                      <Column Num="2">
                        <Sentence>,, 10,000</Sentence>
                      </Column>
                      <Column Num="3">
                        <Sentence>20</Sentence>
                      </Column>
                    </Sublist1Sentence>
                  </Sublist1>
                  <Sublist1>
                    <Sublist1Sentence>
                      <Column Num="1">
                        <Sentence/>
                      </Column>
                      <Column Num="2">
                        <Sentence>For above 10,000 yen,</Sentence>
                      </Column>
                      <Column Num="3">
                        <Sentence>10 yen shall be charged additionally for 5,000 yen or fraction thereof, besides 20yen.</Sentence>
                      </Column>
                    </Sublist1Sentence>
                  </Sublist1>
                </List>
                <List>
                  <ListSentence>
                    <Sentence>Telegraphic cash payment:</Sentence>
                  </ListSentence>
                  <Sublist1>
                    <Sublist1Sentence>
                      <Column Num="1">
                        <Sentence>Up to \500</Sentence>
                      </Column>
                      <Column Num="2">
                        <Sentence>\70</Sentence>
                      </Column>
                    </Sublist1Sentence>
                  </Sublist1>
                  <Sublist1>
                    <Sublist1Sentence>
                      <Column Num="1">
                        <Sentence/>
                      </Column>
                      <Column Num="2">
                        <Sentence>,, 1,000</Sentence>
                      </Column>
                      <Column Num="3">
                        <Sentence>90</Sentence>
                      </Column>
                    </Sublist1Sentence>
                  </Sublist1>
                  <Sublist1>
                    <Sublist1Sentence>
                      <Column Num="1">
                        <Sentence/>
                      </Column>
                      <Column Num="2">
                        <Sentence>,, 5,000</Sentence>
                      </Column>
                      <Column Num="3">
                        <Sentence>120</Sentence>
                      </Column>
                    </Sublist1Sentence>
                  </Sublist1>
                  <Sublist1>
                    <Sublist1Sentence>
                      <Column Num="1">
                        <Sentence/>
                      </Column>
                      <Column Num="2">
                        <Sentence>,, 10,000</Sentence>
                      </Column>
                      <Column Num="3">
                        <Sentence>150</Sentence>
                      </Column>
                    </Sublist1Sentence>
                  </Sublist1>
                </List>
              </Item>
            </NewProvision>
          </AmendProvision>
          <AmendProvision>
            <AmendProvisionSentence>
              <Sentence>In proviso of Paragraph 1 of Article 19, "ten yen" shall read "seventy yen" and in Paragraph 3 of same Article "two yen," eight yen."</Sentence>
            </AmendProvisionSentence>
          </AmendProvision>
          <AmendProvision>
            <AmendProvisionSentence>
              <Sentence>In Paragraph 4 of Article 27, Paragraph 6 of Article 35, Paragraph of Article 46 and Paragraph 2 of Article 49, "one yen" shall read "four yen."</Sentence>
            </AmendProvisionSentence>
          </AmendProvision>
          <AmendProvision>
            <AmendProvisionSentence>
              <Sentence>In Paragraph 1 of Article 62, "one yen and fifty sen" shall read "two yen" and "two yen" shall Lead "eight yen" respectively.</Sentence>
            </AmendProvisionSentence>
          </AmendProvision>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
      <Article Num="5">
        <ArticleTitle>Article 5.</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence>Partial amendments shall be made to Matters Relating to the Treatment of Frozen Payment under the Ordinance of Financial Emergency Measures (Cabinet Order No.1 of 1946) as follows:</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
          <AmendProvision>
            <AmendProvisionSentence>
              <Sentence>In Item 1 of Article 2, "1,000 yen," 500 yen "and" 2 yen "shall read" 2,000 yen, "1,000 yen" and "10 yen" respectively. In Item 2 of the same Article, "5,000," 3,000 yen "and" 25 yea "shall read" 10,000 yen, "5,000 yen" and "100 yea" respectively.</Sentence>
            </AmendProvisionSentence>
          </AmendProvision>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
    </MainProvision>
    <SupplProvision>
      <SupplProvisionLabel>Supplementary Provision:</SupplProvisionLabel>
      <Paragraph Num="1">
        <ParagraphNum/>
        <ParagraphSentence>
          <Sentence>This Law shall come into force as from July 10, 1948.</Sentence>
        </ParagraphSentence>
      </Paragraph>
    </SupplProvision>
  </LawBody>
  <Signatures>
    <Signature>
      <MinisterialTitle>Prime Minister</MinisterialTitle>
      <Name>ASHIDA Hitoshi</Name>
    </Signature>
    <Signature>
      <MinisterialTitle>Minister of Finance</MinisterialTitle>
      <Name>KITAMURA Tokutaro</Name>
    </Signature>
    <Signature>
      <MinisterialTitle>Minister of Communications</MinisterialTitle>
      <Name>TOMIYOSHI Eiji</Name>
    </Signature>
  </Signatures>
</Law>