Article 3. An Imperial Guard shall, as prescribed by the National Public Safety Commission, Perform the duties as a judicial police official provided in the Code of Criminal Procedure (Law No.131 of 1948), in regard to crimes committed in the Imperial Palace, Gosho (Palace), Detached Palace, Imperial Villa, Emperor's Temporary Palace or Place of Sojourn, crimes relating to Imperial Graves and Imperial House Use properties and crimes against the life, person, or properties of the Emperor, Empress, Empress Dowager or Heirapparent when making official visits.