Article 1.　The branches of the National Diet Library (hereinafter to be referred to as branch libraries) as mentioned on the left side of the table shown below shall be deemed to have been established under the provisions of Article 20 of the National Diet Library Law (Law No.5 of 1948) in the administrative organs of the Government shown on the right side of the table.

Article 2.　Each branch library shall have one Chief Librarian.

2　Chief Librarian of the branch library shall administer the business of the Branch Library in accordance with the provisions of the National Diet Library Law.

Article 3.　Full time service officials shall be appointed in each Branch Library.

2　The officials, mentioned in the preceding paragraph, shall be appointed from among officials of the Government organ concerned or dismissed from the said organ in accordance with the provisions of Article 19 of the National Diet Library Law.

Article 4.　The head of the administrative organ of the Government, prescribed in Article 1, shall properly fix the number of the officials, prescribed in the preceding Article within the limit of the fixed number of officials of the Government organ concerned, according to the actual state of the branch library. In this case, the head of the Government organ concerned shall consult with the Chief Librarian of the National Diet Library.