I hereby promulgate the Law concerning the Partial Amendments of the Local Autonomy Law.
Signed:HIROHITO, Seal of the Emperor
This twentieth day of the seventh month of the twenty-third year of Showa (July 20, 1948)
Prime Minister ASHIDA Hitoshi
Law No.180
The Local Autonomy Law (Law No.67, 1947) shall be partially amended as follows:
In Article 158, Paragraph 1, NO.1, "1. General Affairs Division" shall read "1. General Affairs Bureau" , "2. Financial Affairs Division" shall read "2. Financial Affairs Bureau" , and the following paragraph shall be added next to Paragraph 1.
When a special necessity exists, the Metropolis may establish the following bureau by bylaw, notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph:
1. Construction Bureau
(1) Matters regarding housing and construction
In Paragraph 2 of the same Article, "the preceding paragraph" shall read "Paragraph 1" , and the following Item shall be added next to No.1, Item 5 of the same paragraph.
6. Construction Division
(1) Matters regarding housing and construction
Supplementary Provision:
The present Law shall come into force as from September 1, 1948.