I hereby promulgate the Economic Investigation Board Law. Signed:HIROHITO, Seal of the Emperor This first day of the eighth month of the twenty-third year of Showa (August 1, 1948) Prime Minister ASHIDA Hitoshi Law No.206 The Economic Investigation Board Law Chapter I Central Economic Investigation Board

Article 1. The Central Economic Investigation Board shall be established under the jurisdiction of the Prime Minister. The Central Economic Investigation Board shall be charged with matters relating to the securing of enforcement of economic control concerning the production, distribution, consumption and price of goods and services (excluding wages), for the purpose of devising the harmonious rehabilitation of national economy, as follows: (1) Matters relating to the planning on securing of national, regional and prefectural economic control enforcement program. (2) Matters relating to the educating of the public concerning the encouragement for compliance with Economic Laws (laws and ordinances enumerated Attached Table No.1, other laws and ordinances designated by separate ordinance, and other ordinances based on the listed laws and ordinances;hereinafter referred to as Economic Laws) and prevention of the violation of Economic Laws, etc. (3) Matters relating to inspection of enforcement by administration offices of economic measures, concerning Economic Laws. (4) Matters relating to the investigation of violation of Economic Laws. (5) Matters relating to advising and joining with the police and other administrative agencies, in the prevention and investigation of violation of Economic Laws. (6) Matters relating to the educating of the police official of National Rural Police and police official of Police of Autonomous Entities, concerning the requirements of the provisions of the Economic Laws. (7) Matters concerning the gathering of information (excluding evidence on investigation gathered on particular case) about the police and other administrative agencies as to the conduction of prevention and investigation of violation of Economic Laws and its improvement. (8) Matters relating to the investigation and the promotion of delivery of hoarded and hidden goods.

Article 2. The Central Economic Investigation Board shall have a Director General, a Deputy Director General, three (3) Chiefs of Divisions, and as shall be provided by separate ordinance, have economic investigators and other necessary personnel.

Article 3. The Secretariate of the Central Economic Investigation Board, Administration Inspection Division, Economic Investigation Division and the Hidden and Hoarded Goods Division shall be established in the Central Economic Investigation Board. The jurisdiction of the Divisions and Sections shall be prescribed by the Director General.

Article 4. The Director General shall be appointed from among the Ministers of State. The Director General shall administer, the functions of the Board, instruct and supervise his staffs. The Deputy Director General shall assist the Director General in the administration of the functions of the Board. The Chiefs of Divisions shall be economic investigators and under the direction of their superiors administer the functions of the Division concerned.

Article 5. All official and employees of the Central Economic Investigation Board shall be appointed in conformity with and subject to the provisions of the National Public Servants Law.

Article 6. The Central Economic Investigation Committee shall be established within the Central Economic Investigation Board for the purpose of liaison and coordination of matters between the Economic Investigation Board and other Government offices concerned, as provided in Paragraph 2 of Article 1. The Central Economic Investigation Committee shall be composed of a Chairman and members of the Committee. The Deputy Director General of the Central Economic Investigation Board shall be the chairman of the Central Economic Investigation Committee and members of the Committee shall be appointed by the Prime Minister from among officials of the Attorney General's Office, Supreme Public Procurator's Office, Economic Stabilization Board, Price Board, Central Economic Investigation Board, National Rural Police, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Welfare, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Ministry of Transportation and Ministry of Construction. The Central Economic Investigation Committee may recommend to the Director General of the Central Economic Investigation Board concerning matters provided in Paragraph 2 of Article 1. Necessary matters concerning the Central Economic Investigation Committee which are not provided in the preceding four paragraphs shall be prescribed by the Director General.

Chapter II Regional Economic Investigation Board

Article 7. The country shall be divided into eight (8) Economic Investigation Regions and a Regional Economic Investigation Board shall be established in each Region. The Regional Economic Investigation Board shall be under the jurisdiction of the Prime Minister and be charged with matters provided in Paragraph 2 of Article 1. The are a and the name of the Economic Investigation Region and the location and the name of the Regional Economic Investigation Board shall be as provided in Attached Table No.2.

Article 8. The Regional Economic Investigation Board shall have a Director, two (2) Chiefs of Divisions, a Chief of General Affairs Section and as shall be provided by separate ordinance have economic investigators and other necessary personnel.

Article 9. The General Affairs Section, Administration Inspection Division and Investigation Division shall be established in the Regional Economic Investigation Board. The jurisdiction of the General Affairs Section and the Divisions and Sections under the Divisions shall be prescribed by the Director of the Regional Economic Investigation Board.

Article 10. The Director of the Regional Economic Investigation Board shall be an economic investigator and under the direction and supervision of the Director General of the Central Economic Investigation Board, instruct and supervise his staff. Chiefs of Divisions who shall be an economic investigators and the chief of General Affairs Section shall, under the direction and supervision of the Director of the Regional Economic Investigation Board, administer the functions of the Divisions and Section.

Article 11. All officials and employees of the Regional Economic Investigation Board shall be appointed in conformity with and subject to the provisions of the National Public Servants Law.

Article 12. A Regional Economic Investigation Committee shall be established within each Regional Economic Investigation Board for the liaison and coordination, between the Regional Economic Investigation Board and other government offices concerned, on matters provided in Paragraph 2 of Article 1. The Regional Economic Investigation Committee shall be composed of a Chairman and members of the Committee. The Director of the Regional Economic Investigation Board shall be the Chairman of the Regional Economic Investigation Committee and members of the Committee shall be appointed by the Director General of the Central Economic Investigation Board from among public procurators of the High Public Procurator's Office and officials of regional administrative agencies (in Hokkaido it shall include the Governor) of various government offices as provided in Paragraph 3 of Article 6. The Regional Economic Investigation Committee may recommend to the Director of the Regional Economic Investigation Board concerning matters provided in Paragraph 2 of Article 1. Necessary matters concerning the Regional Economic Investigation Committee which are not provided in the preceding four paragraphs shall be prescribed by the Director General of the Central Economic Investigation Board.

Chapter III Prefectural Economic Investigation Board

Article 13. The Prefectural Economic Investigation Board shall be established in the To, each Prefecture and in the districts of Hokkaido (Hokkaido shall be divided into four (4) districts of prefectural level). The Prefectural Economic Investigation Board shall be under the jurisdiction of the Prime Minister and shall be charged with matters provided in items 1, 2 and 4 to 8 of Paragraph 2 of Article 1, within the concerned To or Prefecture.

Article 14. The Prefectural Economic Investigation Board shall have a Director and as shall be provided by separate ordinance have economic investigator and other necessary personnel.

Article 15. The Director of the Prefectural Economic Investigation Board shall be a economic investigator and under the direction and supervision of the Director of the Regional Economic Investigation Board shall administer the functions of the Board, instruct and supervise his staff

Article 16. All officials and employees of the Prefectural Economic Investigation Board shall be appointed in conformity with and subject to the provisions of the National Public Servants Law.

Article 17. The Prefectural Economic Investigation Committee shall be established within each Prefectural Economic Investigation Board for the liaison and coordination between the Prefectural Economic Investigation Board and other government offices concerned, on matters provided in items 1, 2 and 4 to 8 of Paragraph 2 of Article 1. The Prefectural Economic Investigation Committee shall be composed of a Chairman and members of the Committee. The Director of the Prefectural Economic Investigation Board shall be the Chairman of the Prefectural Economic Investigation Committee and members of the Committee shall be appointed by the Director of the Regional Economic Investigation Board from among public procurators of the District Public Procurator's Office, officials of the prefectural administrative agencies of various government offices as provided in Paragraph 3 of Article 6 (including Headquarters of National Rural Police of To and Prefecture) and officials of prefectural government offices concerned. The Prefectural Economic Investigation Committee may recommend to the Director of the Prefectural Economic Investigation Board concerning matters provided in items 1 to 6 and 8 of Paragraph 2 of Article 1. Necessary matters which are not provided in the preceding four paragraphs shall be prescribed by the Director General of the Central Economic Investigation Board.

Chapter IV The Economic Investigator and his Authority

Article 18. There shall not be more than three thousand five hundred (3,500) economic investigators.

Article 19. The economic investigator shall be in charge with matters provided in Paragraph 2 of Article 1, under the direction of his superiors. The economic investigator may conduct necessary inquiry relative to violation of Economic Laws. However, he shall not impose any compulsory measure except only in virture of special provisions of this Law. The economic investigator may make inquiry and gather necessary reports from public offices concerning the inquiry provided in the preceding paragraph.

Article 20. The economic investigator may, when deemed necessary in the inquiry into violation of Economic Laws, procure from the appropriate court a warrant of entry, search and seizure. The economic investigator shall, in requesting the warrant referred to in the preceding paragraph, submit to the court an affidavit stating adequate reason for the request. The judge of the appropriate court shall, upon receiving the request referred to in Paragraph 1, if there is adequate reason for the issuance of the warrant, issue a warrant to the economic investigator stating the place of entry, the person or the article to be searched, the article to be seized, the official position and the name of the economic investigator, the effective period of the warrant and the name of the court with the signature and seal of the judge. In case the name of the suspect and the violation is evident, the judge shall state them in the warrant. The economic investigator may transmit the warrant to other economic investigators and have him execute matters provided in Paragraph 1. The economic investigator, when making an investigation pursuant to a warrant referred to in Paragraph 1, shall be accompanied by a police officer of competent jurisdiction who shall serve the warrant and make necessary seizure or bodily search. The economic investigator shall have authority to make inspection pursuant to the warrant provided in Paragraph 1 but seizures and bodily searches shall be made exclusively by the police.

Article 21. In case where the economic investigator arrests a flagrant offence, he may enter, search, seize, or inspect without the warrant of the judge;provided that he shall give receipts for property seized and turn it over to the police within twenty-four (24) hours.

Article 22. The economic investigator shall carry an identification card on duty and show when requested to persons concerned.

Article 23. The economic investigator shall make a written report on the search, signed both by the witness and himself. In case where the witness does not sign or when impossible to sign, this fact shall be stated in the report.

Article 24. The economic investigator may, when deemed necessary for the investigation of violation of Economic Laws, have the police official of National Rural Police or police official of Police of Autonomous Entitles accompany him and arrest the suspect thereof with the warrant of the appropriate court. The provision of Paragraph 2 of Article 20 shall apply in requesting for the warrant referred to in the preceding paragraph. The judge of the appropriate court shall upon receiving request referred to in Paragraph 1, if there is adequate reason for the issuance of the warrant, issue a warrant to the economic investigator, stating the name and residence of the suspect, the name and position of the economic investigator, the effective period of the warrant, the name of the court, the specification of violation, with his signature and seal. The economic investigator may transmit the warrant to other economic investigator and have him execute matters provided in Paragraph 1. When flagrant offender is on the spot of the offence, the economic investigator may arrest without a warrant. In such case, when detention is necessary, the arrested person shall be turned over to the police official of National Rural Police or the police official of Police of Autonomous Entities and in any event, shall be turned over to the public procurator within fourty-eight (48) hours from the time of physical apprehension for decision whether or not to request a warrant of detention.

Article 25. The economic investigator, when arresting and turning over the flagrant offender, pursuant to Paragraph 5 of the preceding Article, seizing and turning over the property, pursuant to Article 21, or when having the police official of National Rural Police or the police official of Police of Autonomous Entities arrest the suspect or seize articles in accordance with Paragraph 1 of the preceding Article or Article 20, shall have access to the suspect or articles for the purpose of continuing the investigation before presenting it to the public procurator. After arresting a flagrant offender or having the police official of National Rural Police or the police official of Police of Autonomous Entities arrest the suspect, the economic investigator shall conduct the case and present it to the public procurator shall apply the Law in accordance with the requirements of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

Article 26. The economic investigator shall lodge an accusation to the public procurator when, he reaches conviction of offence upon investigation of a violation case.

Article 27. The economic investigator may exercise his authority on any violation of Economic Laws at any place.

Article 28. The police official of the National Rural Police or the police official of the Police of Autonomous Entities shall exercise his authority as provided in this law in accordance with the Code of Criminal Procedure and other applicable laws.

Chapter V. Miscellaneous Provisions

Article 29. The police official of National Rural Police or police official of Police of Authonomous Entities shall comply with the demand of the economic investigator as provided, in the accompanying as of Paragraph 5 of Article 21, or the arrest of suspect as of Paragraph 1 of Article 24.

Article 30. When deemed necessary the Director of the Regional Economic Investigation Board or the Director of the Prefecural Economic Investigation Board may request the Chief of the National Rural Police of Metropolis, Hokkaido or Prefecture, Chief of the Police of City, Town, Village, or Chief of the Police of Special Ward, which has jurisdiction over the area, for physical assistance, when the economic investigator conducts investigation of violations of Economic Laws. The Chief of the National Rural Police, Police of City, Town, Village or Police of Special Ward shall as far as possible comply with the request.

Article 31. The police or any other administrative agency, upon being advised as provided in item 5 of Paragraph 2 of Article 1, Paragraph 2 of Article 7 or Paragraph 2 of Article 13, as far as possible shall conduct prevention measures and inquiries on the violation of Economic Laws.

Article 32. The economic investigator shall report to the Director General of the Central Economic Investigation Board his opinions on corrective measures, when upon results from information gathered as provided in item 5 of Paragraph 2 of Article 1, Paragraph 2 of Article 7 or Paragraph 2 of Article 13, finds prevention measures and inquiries into the violations of Economic Laws, conducted by the police or any other administrative agency, inadequate. The Director General of the Central Economic Investigation Board may recommend on corrective measures to the competent supervising agency of the concerned administrative agency when upon results from information gathered as provided in Item 7 of Paragraph 2 of Article 1 or upon opinion reported as provided in the preceding paragraph, finds the prevention measures and inquiries into the violations of Economic Laws conducted, by the police or any other administrative agency, inadequate.

Article 33. The Director General of the Central Economic Investigation Board when deemed necessary may, upon results of inspection made as provided in Item 3 of Paragraph 2 of Article 1 or Paragraph 2 of Article 7, make recommendations to the President of the 15 of the Regulation Governing the Organization of Economic Stabilization Board.

Article 34. The Director General of the Central Economic Investigation Board may, within limit of his jurisdiction and as prescribed by order, by order provide such record keeping and reporting requirements by any class of persons as he thinks necessary to smoothly effectuate economic control. Such persons shall keep such records available for inspections by any economic investigator. When deemed necessary in administration inspection as provided in Item 7 of Paragraph 2 of Article 1, or Paragraph 2 of Article 7, the Director General of the Central Economic Investigation Board or the Director of the Regional Economic Investigation Board, within the limit of their jurisdiction, may demand reports from the administrative agencies.

Article 35. Any person who fails to keep records or make report required in Paragraph 1 of Article 34, or who makes false records or report pursuant to the regulation shall be punished with penal servitude not exceeding one year or with a fine not exceeding ten thousand (10,000) yen.

Article 36. This law shall not lighten the responsibility of the police official of National Rural Police or the police officials of the Police of Autonomous Entities and other administrative agencies in conducting positive search of violation of Economic Law.

Supplementary Provisions:

Article 37. The present Law shall come into force as from the day of its promulgation. The following provisions shall govern until inconsistent provisions with reference to the personnel of the Economic Investigation Board are established under the National Public Service Law: 1. The Deputy Director General of the Central Economic Investigation Board shall be a first-class official. There shall be not more than four (4) first-class officials in the Central Economic Investigation Board. 2. The Director General of the Central Economic Investigation Board shall be in charge of personnel matters of third-class officials within the Board. 3. The Chiefs of Divisions of the Central Economic Investigation Board shall be first-class economic investigators. 4. Each Regional Economic Investigation Board shall have three (3) first-class officials. 5. The Director of the Regional Economic Investigation Board shall be a first-class economic investigator and be in charge of personnel matters of third-class officials within his Board and the Prefectural Economic Investigation Board under his jurisdiction. 6. The Chiefs of Divisions of the Regional Economic Investigation Board shall be first-class economic investigator and the Chief of the General Affairs Section shall be a second-class official. 7. There shall be not more than eight (8) first-class officials throughout the total Prefectural Economic Investigation Boards. 8. The Director of the Prefectural Economic Investigation Board shall be a first-class or a second-class economic investigator.

Article 38. A part of the Regulation Governing the Organization of the Economic Stabilization Board shall be amended as follows: In Article 1, "The Economic Stabilization Board is further charged with the coordination, adjustment, propulsion of the functions of various Government Offices concerned and with the supervision of implement of measures and enforcement of relevant economic control." Shall read: "The Economic Stabilization Board is further charged with the coordination, adjustment and propulsion of functions of various government offices concerned. In Paragraph 1 of Article 3 "Deputy Director General of the Economic Stabilization Board. 3 persons 1 st Class" Shall read: "Deputy Director General of the Economic Stabilization Board. 2 persons 1st Class" "The Economic inspectors of the Economic Stabilization Board. full time 264 persons 2nd Class 9 of them may be of 1st Class full time 405 persons 3rd Class" Shall be deleted: In Article 4, "Director of Regional Economic Stabilization Bureaus" shall be deleted. In Article 4"Secretaries of Cabinet or Technical Officials of Cabinet: full time 581 persons 2nd Class 38 of them may be of 1st Class full time 603 persons 3rd Class" Shall read to; "Secretaries of Cabinet or Technical Officials of Cabinet: full time 558 persons 2nd Class 28 of them may be of 1st Class full time 572 persons 3rd Class" Article 11.(Deleted) Article 14,;

Article 39. Article 2-(2) in Imperial Ordinance No.528 of 1924 (Regarding the Designation of Judicial Police Officials and those who are to perform the duties of judicial police officials) shall be deleted.

Attached Table No.1 1. The Electric Enterprise Law (Paragraph 3 of Article 15). 2. The Foodstuff Administration Law. 3. The Food Emergency Measure Ordinance. 4. The Emergency Ordinance concerning the Disposal of Concealed and Hoarded Goods. 5. The Price Control Ordinance. 6. The Land and House Rent Control Ordinance. 7. Law concerning the Temporary Adjustment of Demand and Supply of Commodities. 8. The Matter concerning the Restriction of the Use of Benzol (Commerce and Industry Ordinance No.48 of 1946). 9. The Cabinet Order relating to the Food Dispensing Business Emergency Measures. Attached Table No.2 Area of Economic Enforcement Region Name of Economic Enforcement Region Location of Regional Economic Investigation Board Name of Regional Economic Investigation Board Tokyo-To Kanagawa Prefecture Saitama 〃 Chiba 〃 Yamanashi 〃 Tochigi 〃 Ibaragi 〃 Gumma 〃 Niigata 〃 Nagano 〃 Tokyo Economic Enforcement Region Tokyo-To Tokyo Regional Economic Investigation Board Osaka-Fu Kyoto-Fu Hyogo Prefecture Wakayama 〃 Shiga 〃 Fukui 〃 Nara 〃 Osaka Economic Enforcement Region Osaka Osaka Regional Economic Investigation Board Hokkaido Sapporo Economic Enforcement Region Sapporo Sapporo Regional Economic Investigation Board Miyagi Prefecture Iwate 〃 Akita 〃 Aomori 〃 Sendai Economic Enforcement Region Sendai Sendai Regional Economic Investigation Board Aichi 〃 Shizuoka 〃 Mie 〃 Gifu 〃 Toyama 〃 Ishikawa 〃 Nagoya Economic Enforcement Region Nagoya Nagoya Regional Economic Investigation Board Hiroshima 〃 Yamaguchi 〃 Okayama 〃 Tottori 〃 Shimane 〃 Koochi 〃 Hiroshima Economic Enforcement Region Hiroshima Hiroshima Regional Economic Investigation Board Kagawa 〃 Ehime 〃 Tokushima 〃 Takamatsu Economic Enforcement Region Takamatsu Takamatsu Regional Economic Investigation Board Fukuoka 〃 Kumamoto 〃 Oita 〃 Nagasaki 〃 Saga 〃 Kagoshima 〃 Miyazaki 〃 Fukuoka Economic Enforcement Region Fukuoka Fukuoka Regional Economic Investigation Board Prime Minister ASHIDA Hitoshi Attorney-General SUZUKI Yoshio