Law concerning the Adjustment, etc. of Laws and Ordinances pursuant to the Establishment of Legal Affairs Bureaus and District Legal Affairs Bureaus
法令番号: 法律第137号
公布年月日: 昭和24年5月31日
法令の形式: 法律

審議経過

I hereby promulgate the Law concerning the Adjustment, etc. of Laws and Ordinances pursuant to the Establishment of Legal Affairs Bureaus and District Legal Affairs Bureaus.
Signed:HIROHITO, Seal of the Emperor
This thirty-first day of the fifth month of the twenty-fourth year of Showa (May 31, 1949)
Prime Minister　YOSHIDA Shigeru
Law No.137
Law concerning the Adjustment, etc. of Laws and Ordinances pursuant to the Establishment of Legal Affairs Bureaus and District Legal Affairs Bureaus
Article 1.　The Deposit Law (Law No.15 of 1899) shall be partially amended as follows:
In Art.1, "in custody of the deposit office (Kyotaku-kyoku)" shall be amended as "in custody of the Legal Affairs Bureau, District Legal Affairs Bureau, or its branch bureau or branch office as designated by the Attorney-General, functioning as the deposit office (Kyotaku-sho)."
Arts.1-(2) to 1-(4) inclusive shall be amended as follows:
Art.1-(2).　The affairs of the deposit office shall be handled by the secretaries of the Attorney-General's Office who serve with the Legal Affairs Bureau, District Legal Affairs Bureau, District Legal Affairs Bureau, or its branch bureau or branch office and are designated by the Chief of the Legal Affairs Bureau or District Legal Affairs Bureau.
Art.1-(3).　Any person, who considers the disposition made by deposit official improper, may raise an objection to the chief of the competent Legal Affairs Bureau or District Legal Affairs Bureau.
Art.1-(4).　The objection shall be made by submitting the written objection to the deposit office.
In Art.1-(5), "a complaint" shall be amended as "an objection," and in par.1 of the same Article "the Court and the complainant" shall be amended as "the person who has raised the objection," and in par.2 of the same Article, "the date on which he received the documents" and "return it to the Court" shall be amended as "the date on which the written objection was submitted" and "forward it to the chief of the competent Legal Affairs Bureau or District Legal Affairs Bureau" respectively.
Art.1-(6) shall be amended as follows:
Art.1-(6).　The chief of the competent Legal Affairs Bureau or District Legal Affairs Bureau shall render the decision on the objection. When, in this case, he deems the objection well-founded, he must order the deposit official to make a proper disposition.
Art.1-(7) shall be deleted.
In Arts.2 and 4, "deposit office (Kyotaku-kyoku)" shall be amended as "deposit office (Kyotaku-sho)."
Article 2.　The Law for Partial Amendment to the Deposit Law (Law No.69 of 1921) shall be partially amended as follows:
In par.3 of the Supplementary Provisions, "Deposit Office (Kyotaku-kyoku)" and "Minister of Justice" shall be amended as "Deposit Office (Kyotaku-sho)" and"Attorney-General respectively.
Article 3.　The Fishing-boat Insurance Law (Law No.23 of, 1937) shall be partially amended as follows:
In Art.25-(18), "shall be under the jurisdiction of the Judicial Affairs Bureau or its branch office" shall be amended as "shall be handled by the Legal Affairs Bureau, District Legal Affairs Bureau, or its branch bureau or branch office, functioning as the competent registry office."
In Art.25-(23), "the Judicial Affairs Bureau" shall be amended as "the registry office."
In Art.28, ", Art.139-2," shall be added next to "Arts.136 to 138 inclusive."
Article 4.　The Factory Hypothecation Law (Law No.54 of 1905) shall be partially amended as follows:
In Art.17 par.1, "the Local Court or its branch office of the place in which the said factory is situated shall be the competent office" shall be amended as "the Legal Affairs Bureau, District Legal Affairs Bureau or its branch bureau or branch office at the district in which the said factory is situated shall conduct the affairs of the registration as the competent registry office."
In Art.45, "the Local Courts" and "Art.26" shall be amended as "District Courts" and "Art.24" respectively.
Article 5.　The Family Registration Law (Law No.224 of 1947) shall be partially amended as follows:
In Art.3, "Judicial Affairs Bureau" shall be amended as "Legal Affairs Bureau or District Legal Affairs Bureau."
Art.5, par.2 shall be amended as follows:
The amount of the fee shall be fixed by Cabinet Order, taking the price conditions, actual expenses required for the delivery, etc. of a copy of Family-register, and all other circumstances into consideration.
In Art.8 par.2, "supervising Judicial Affairs Bureau or its branch" shall be amended as "supervising Legal Affairs Bureau, Disrtict Legal Affairs Bureau or its branch bureau."
In Art.11 and Art.28 par.1, "Attorney-General (Saikohomu-sosai)" shall be amended as "Attorney-General (Homu-sosai)."
In Art.24 par.2, "the supervising Judicial Affairs Bureau" shall be amended as "the supervising Legal Affairs Bureau or District Legal Affairs Bureau."
Arts.142 and 143 shall be deleted.
Article 6.　The Judicial Scriveners Law (Law No.48 of 1919) shall be amended as follows:
"The President of the District Court to which he belongs" shall be amended as "the Chief of the Legal Affairs Bureau or District Legal Affairs Bureau to which he belongs."
In Art.1, "and Public Procurator's Office (Kenji-kyoku)" shall be amended as ", Public Procurator's Office (Kensatsu-cho), Legal Affairs Bureau and District Legal Affairs Bureau."
In the main sentence of Art.2, "District Court" shall be amended as "Legal Affairs Bureau or District Legal Affairs Bureau." and the proviso of the same Article shall be deleted.
Art.3 par.2 shall be deleted.
In Art.10, "without due reason," shall be added next to "the Judicial Scrivener shall," and the proviso of the same Article shall be deleted.
In Art.11 par.1 item (2), "500 yen" shall be amended as "25,000 yen."
Article 7.　The Social Insurance Medical Fee Payment Fund Law (Law No.129 of 1948) shall be amended as follows:
In Art.6 par.1, "the Judicial Affairs Bureau or its branch offices" shall be amended as "the Legal Affairs Bureau or District Legal Affairs Bureau or its branch bureau or branch office."
Article 8.　the Securities and Exchanges Law (Law No.25 of 1948) shall be partially amended as follows:
In Art.41 par.3, "the Judicial Office," shall be amended as "the Legal Affairs Bureau or District Legal Affairs Bureau."
In Art.145 par.1, "Judicial Office or its branches, which have jurisdiction over the district where an office of the securities exchange is located, shall be an appropriate registry office" shall be amended as "the Legal Affairs Bureau, District Legal Affairs Bureau or its branch bureau or branch office, which has jurisdiction over the district where an office of the securities exchange is located, shall conduct the affairs of the registration as the competent registry office."
In Art.152, "Judicial Office" shall be amended as "registry office."
In Art.153, "Article 139-(2)," shall be added next to "the provisions of."
Article 9.　The Commerce and Industry Association Central Depositary Law (Law No.14 of 1936) shall be partially amended as follows:
In Art.21 par.1, "the Local Court at the district in which the office thereof is situated shall be the competent registry office" shall be amended as "the Legal Affairs Bureau, District Legal Affairs Bureau, or its branch bureau at the district in which the office thereof is situated shall conduct the affairs of the registration as the competent registry office."
In Art.23, "Art.139-(2)," shall be added next to "Art.138-(3)."
Article 10.　The Consumer's Livelihood Cooperative Association Law (Law No.200 of 1948) shall be partially amended as follows:
In Art.82 par.1, "a juridical affairs office or its branch office having jurisdiction over the locality in which the office of the Cooperative Association is situated shall be the jurisdictional registry office" shall be amended as "the Legal Affairs Bureau, District Legal Affairs Bureau or its branch bureau or branch office having jurisdiction over the locality in which the office of the Cooperative Association is situated shall conduct the affairs of the registration as the competent registry office."
In Art.91, "the juridical affairs office" shall be amended as "the registry office."
In Art.92, "Art.139-(2)," shall be added next to "the provisions of."
Article 11.　The Commercial Code (Law No.48 of 1899) shall be partially amended as follows:
In Art.9 and Art.11 par.1, "the Court" shall be amended as "the registry office."
Article 12.　The Law concerning the Enforcement of Law for Partial Amendment to the Commercial Code (Law No.73 of 1938) shall be partially amended as follows:
In Art.17, "the Court" shall be amended as "the registry office."
Article 13.　The Fisheries Cooperative Association Law (Law No.242 of 1948) shall be partially amended as follows:
In Art.110 par.1, "a judicial affairs office or its branch office having jurisdiction over the locality in which the office of the Association is situated, shall be its jurisdictional registry office" shall be amended as "the Legal Affairs Bureau, District Legal Affairs Bureau, or its branch bureau or branch office, having jurisdiction over the locality in which the office of the Association is situated, shall conduct the affairs of the registration as the competent registry office."
In Art.120, "the juridical affairs office" shall be amended as "the registry office."
In Art.121. "Article 139-(2)," shall be added next to "the provisions of."
Article 14.　The Law concerning Non-life Insurance Rating Organizations (Law No.193 of 1948) shall be amended as follows:
In Art.19 par.1, "the judicial affairs bureau or its outlying stations having jurisdiction over the locality in which its business office is situated shall be the competent registration office" shall be amended as "the Legal Affairs Bureau, District Legal Affairs Bureau or its branch bureau or branch office having jurisdiction over the locality in which the office of the organization is situated shall conduct the affairs of the registration as the competent registry office."
In Art.22, "the judicial affairs bureau" shall be amended as "the registry office."
In Art.24, "Art.139-(2)," shall be added next to "Arts.136 to 138 inclusive."
Article 15.　A part of the Bill of Mortgage Law (Law No.15 of 1931) shall be amended as follows:
In Art.8 par.1, "the Local Court" shall be amended as "the District Court."
In Art.27 par.2, "bailiff (Shittatsu-ri)" shall be amended as "bailiff (Shikko-ri)."
In Art.33 par.1, "the Local Court" shall be amended as "the District Court."
In Art.41, "Art.13," shall be deleted, and "and Art.150 to Art.154 par.1 inclusive, Arts.155,156,158 and 159" shall be amended as "Articles 150,151,153 and 154."
Article 16.　The Agricultural Cooperative Association Law (Law No.132 of 1947) shall be amended as follows:
In Art.82 par.1, "a juridical affairs office or its branch office having jurisdiction over the locality in which the office of the cooperative association is situated shall be the jurisdictional registry office" shall be amended as "the Legal Affairs Bureau, District Legal Affairs Bureau or its branch bureau or branch office having jurisdiction over the locality in which the office of the cooperative association is situated shall conduct the affairs of the registration as the competent registry office."
In Art.91, "the juridical affairs office" shall be amended as "the registry office."
In Art.92, "Art.139-(2)," shall be added next to "the provisions of."
Article 17.　The Compensation against Agricultural Loss Law (Law No.185 of 1947) shall be amended as follows:
In Art.67 par.1, "the judicial office or its agency controlling the seat of its office shall be the competent registry office" shall be amended as "the Legal Affairs Bureau, District Legal Affairs Bureau or its branch bureau or branch office having jurisdiction over the locality in which the office of the mutual relief body is situated shall conduct the affairs of the registration as the competent registry office."
In Art.76, "the judicial office" shall be amended as "the registry office."
In Art.77, "Art.139-(2)," shall be added next to "the provisions of."
Article 18.　The Law of Procedure in Non-contentious Matters (Law No.14 of 1898) shall be amended as follows:
In Arts.117 and 118, "the Judicial Affairs Bureau or its branch office, of the district in which the office of the juristic person is located, is the competent registry" shall be amended as "the Legal Affairs Bureau, District Legal Affairs Bureau, or its branch bureau or branch office at the district in which the office of the juristic person is located shall conduct affairs of the registration as the competent registry office."
In Art.125 par.1. "Art.141" shall be amended as "Arts.139-(2),141."
In Art.139, "the Judicial Affairs Bureau or its branch office" shall be amended as "the Legal Affairs Bureau, District Legal Affairs Bureau or its branch bureau or branch office."
The following one Article shall be added next to Article 139:
Article 139-(2).　The Affairs of the Registry shall be handled by those designated by the chief of a Legal Affairs Bureau or District Legal Affairs Bureau from among the secretaries of the Attorney-General's Office who serve with the Legal Affairs Bureau, District Legal Affairs Bureau or its branch bureau or branch office.
Art.142, par.1 shall be amended as follows, and par.3 of the same Article shall be deleted:
The Registry shall permit any person to inspect the register-book.
Art.143 shall be amedded as follows:
Article 143.　The registry shall, upon application of a person who pays fees, deliver a copy of or extract from the register, or certify that there is no change in any of the matters registered, no registration made of a certain matter, or no change in any of the matters entered in the copy of or extract from the register.
In case any person demands, upon paying postage, for a copy of or extract from the register or the certificate as prescribed in the preceding paragraph, the Registry shall send it to him.
The following two Articles shall be added next to Article 150-(3):
Article 150-(4)　Those who are to affix their seal to the written application for registration shall present in advance their seal to the Registry. The same shall apply when they have changed their seal.
In case the application for registration is made by a proxy who has been so commissioned, the provisions of the preceding paragraph shall apply to the person who has made such commission.
Article 150-(5).　In case the representative of a company or a foreign company who has presented his seal to the Registry makes application upon the payment of fees, the Registry shall issue the certificate of the seal.
The provisions of Article 143 paragraph 2 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the sending of the certificate mentioned in the preceding paragraph.
In Art.151, the latter part of par.1, par.2 shall be deleted.
In Art.151-(2) par.1, "unless he raises objection" shall be amended as "unless he states objection."
Art.151-(3) shall be amended as follows:
Article 151-(3).　In case any person states objection, the Registry shall render a ruling on the objection.
In Art.151-(4), "in cases where no objection has been raised or a judgment dismissing the objection has become final and conclusive" shall be amended as "in cases where no person states objection or the objection has been dismissed."
In Art.151-(6) par.2, "the Attorney General" shall be amended as "the Chief of the competent Legal Affairs Bureau or District Legal Affairs Bureau."
The following one Article shall be added next to Article 156:
Article 156-(2).　The amount of fees mentioned in Article 143 paragraph 1 and Article 150-(5) paragraph 1 shall be fixed by Cabinet Order, in consideration of the situation of commodity price, the actual expense for delivery, etc. of a copy of or extract from the register, and all other circumstances.
In Art.157, "13," shall be deleted, and "Arts.22, 24 and 59" shall be amended as "Art.22 par.1, Arts.24, 59,150,151,153 and 154."
In Art.180 par.1, "all the partners" shall be amended as "the partners," and paragraph 2 of the same Article shall be amended as follows, paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Article being deleted:
The documents proving that the consent of all the partners or the concurrence of certain partners has been given or other documents proving the ground for registration shall be attached to the written application mentioned in the preceding paragraph. However, this shall not apply to the registration of an alteration in the surname, name or domicile of partners.
In Art.188 par.1, "all the directors" shall be amended as "the director who is to represent the company," and paragraph 2 of the same Article shall be amended as follows, paragraph 3 of the same Article being deleted:
The minutes of a general meeting of shareholders and other documents proving the ground for registration shall be attached to the written application mentioned in the preceding paragraph. However, this shall not apply to the registration of an alteration in the surname, name or domicile cf directors or auditors.
In Art.188-(2) par.2, "par.3 of" shall be deleted.
In Art.183-(3) par.1, "all the directors" shall be amended as "the director who represents the company," and in paragraph 3 of the same Article, "par.3" shall be deleted.
In Art.191 par.1, "all the directors" shall be amended as "the directors who represents the company."
Art.192 shall be amended as follows:
Article 192.　Deleted.
In Art.197 par.1, "all" shall be deleted, and paragraphs 2 and 3 of the same Article shall be amended as follows, paragraph 3 of the same Article being deleted:
The minutes of a general meeting of shareholders and other documents proving the ground for registration shall be attached to the written application mentioned in the preceding paragraph. However, this shall not apply to the registration of an alteration in the surname, name or domicile of the unlimited members or auditors.
In Art.198-(2) par.1, "all" shall be deleted.
Art.198-(3) shall be amended as follows:
Article 198-(3).　Deleted.
Article 19.　The Law concerning the Registration of Immovables (Law No.24 of 1899) shall be partially amended as follows:
In the Contents, "Chapter V. Complaint" shall be amended as "Chapter V. Objection."
Art.8 shall be amended as follows:
Article 8.　The Legal Affairs Bureaus, District Legal Affairs Bureaus or its branch bureau or branch office, having jurisdiction over the place where immovable which is the subject of the right to be registered is situated, shall handle the affairs of registration as the competent Registry Office.
If the immovable lies within the jurisdictions of several Registry Offices, the Chief of a Legal Affairs Bureau or District Legal Affairs Bureau shall upon application designate the competent Registry Office. However, if the immovable lies within the jurisdictions of several Registry Offices under the jurisdictions of several Legal Affairs Bureaus or District Legal Affairs Bureaus, it shall be designated by the Attorney-General.
The following one Article shall be added next to Article 11:
Article 11-(2).　The affairs of the Registry Office shall be handled by those designated by the Chief of a Legal Affairs Bureau or District Legal Affairs Bureau from among the secretaries of the Attorney-General's Office who serve with the Legal Affairs Bureau, or District Legal Affairs Bureau or its branch bureau or branch office.
In Art.18, "the President of the District Court" shall be amended as "the Chief of a Legal Affairs Bureau or District Legal Affairs Bureau."
The following one Article shall be added next to Article 19:
Article 19-(2).　The File of Applications shall be prepared by the Registry Office of which the Registry Book has been destroyed in whole or in part.
In Art.20 par.1, "the Joint Parties'Name Book and the Plan Book" shall be amended as "and the Joint Parties'Name Book," and the following proviso shall be added to paragraph 2 of the same Article:
However, in regard to the documents which are filed in the File of Applications, the period of preservation thereof shall be reckoned from the day when the entry as prescribed in Article 74 paragraph 1 has been made.
In Art.21 par.1, after "pertaining thereto," there shall be added "This shall also apply to the application for certification that there is no change in the matters registered, no registeration of a certain matter, or no change in the matters entered in the copy of or extract tract from the Registry Book," and in paragraph 2 of the same Article, after "the Registry Books" there shall be added "or the certificate as prescribed in the preceding paragraph," and the following one paragraph shall be added to the same Article:
The amount of fees mentioned in the first paragraph shall be fixed by Cabinet Order, in consideration of the situation of commodity price, the actual expense for delivery, etc. of a copy of or extract from the register, and all other circumstances.
In Art.22, "or examining judge" shall be deleted, and the following one paragraph shall be added to the same Article:
The proviso of the preceding paragraph shall not apply to the documents which are filed in the File of Applications until the entry as prescribed in Article 74 paragraph 1 is completed.
In Art.30, "a fu, ken, district, city, town, village or ward" shall be amended as "local public entities."
In Art.32, "the Local Court" shall be amended as "the District Court."
The following one paragraph shall be added to Article 35:
In case the requisition for registration is made in respect to the rights relating to the immovables under the jurisdiction of Government offices, those personnel of Government or public offices who are designated by ordinance or regulations shall not be required to present the documents mentioned in item (5) of paragraph 1 of this Article.
In Arts.41, 42 and Art.43 par.1, "the Registrar of Personal Status" shall be amended as "the mayor of city, ward, town or village."
In Art.63-(2) par.1, "the Chief of the District Court" shall be amended as "the Chief of a Legal Affairs Bureau or District Legal Affairs Bureau."
Arts.72 to 75 inclusive shall be amended as follows:
Article 72.　The written applications, notices and written permissions for new registration which have been received within the period as prescribed by the provisions of Article 23, and the copies of the Registry Books which have been sent due to the transfer of jurisdiction must be filed in the File of Applications in the order of reception number.
In case the filing has been made as prescribed in the preceding paragraph, the matters to be registered shall, at the time of such filing, have the same effect as when registered.
Article 73.　The provisions of Articles 60 to 62 inclusive shall apply mutatis mutandis to the case where the Registrar has completed the filing as prescribed in paragraph 1 of the preceding Article.
In the case where it is necessary to attach the certificate of registration to written application, the certificate of filing as prescribed in the preceding paragraph may be attached thereto in its lieu.
Article 74.　In case the period fixed in accordance with the provisions of Article 23 has expired, entry shall be made, without delay, in the Registry Book, based on the documents mentioned in Article 72 paragraph 1.
The provisions of Article 67 paragraph 3 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the case of the preceding paragraph.
Article 75.　In the case where entry has been made in the Registry Book in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 1 of the preceding Article, the parties concerned must be notified that the certificate of registration is to be delivered to them, and if there is collision between the restored registration and the registration made under the said paragraph, such fact must at the same time be notified to them.
In the case where the parties concerned apply for the certificate of registration, they must submit the certificate of filing as prescribed in Article 73 paragraph 1.
The provisions of Article 60 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the case where the application mentioned in the preceding paragraph has been made.
The following two Articles, shall be added next to Article 76:
Article 76-(2).　In case the continuation of registry folios is so frequent that it becomes inconvenient to handle them, the registration concerned may be carried over into a new folio.
The provisions of paragraphs 2 and 3 of Article 68 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the case of the preceding paragraph.
Article 76-(3).　In case registration is moved or transcribed, only the registration which has present validity shall be moved or transcribed.
In Art.77 par.2, the figures (in Chinese ideographs) of 1, 2, 3 shall be altered to those of simpler form.
The following one paragraph shall be added next to Article 85 paragraph 3:
If, in the case where the registration relating to ownerships or other rights is transcribed, the ground of registration, its date, the subject matter of registration and reception number are the same, only the registration number shall be transcribed from the registry folio of parcel A to that of parcel B, adding the statement that there exists the registration of the same items in regard to the land corresponding to the registration number concerned.
In Art.87 par.3, after "the foregoing case," there shall be added "the provisions of paragraph 4 of Article 85 to the cases of the preceding two paragraphs."
In Art.92, "and if the registration of a division or consolidation of a building, a change of its construction, or an increase or diminution of its area is applied for, a plan must be annexed" shall be deleted.
In Article 97, "pars.2-4" shall be amended as "pars.2 to 5."
Art.102-(2) shall be amended as follows:
Article 102-(2).　Deleted.
Article 103-(3) and 103-(4) shall be deleted.
In Art.106 item (1), "or the person succeeded" shall be added after "he."
In Art.107, "and if the application is made under the provisions of Art.106 a plan must also be annexed;" shall be deleted, and "Art.35" shall be amended as "Art.35 par.1."
In Art.141, "the Registrar of Personal Status" shall be amended as "the mayor of city, town, village or ward."
Arts.142-(2) and 142-(3) shall be deleted.
In Art.149-(2) par.1, "unless any one makes a protest" shall be amended as "unless any one states an objection."
Arts.149-(3) and 149-(4) shall be amended as follows:
Article 149-(3).　In case any person has stated an objection, the Registrar shall render a ruling on the objection.
Article 149-(4).　Deleted.
In Art.149-(5), "when a protest is not made or a decision dismissing a protest becomes finally binding" shall be amended as "when no person states an objection or an objection is dismissed."
"Chapter V. Complaint" shall be amended as "Chapter V. Objection."
Art.150 shall be amended as follows:
Article 150.　In case any person deems that any disposition by a Registrar is improper, he may raise an objection to the Chief of the Legal Affairs Bureau or District Legal Affairs Bureau supervising the Registrar.
In Art.151, "the complaint" shall be amended as "the objection."
Art.152 shall be amended as follows:
Article 152.　Deleted.
In Art.153, "a complaint" shall be amended as "an objection," and in par.1 of the same Article, "the Court of Complaint" shall be amended as "the Chief of the Legal Affairs Bureau or District Legal Affairs Bureau supervising him."
Arts.154 to 156 inclusive shall be amended as follows:
Article 154.　The Chief of a Legal Affairs Bureau or District Legal Affairs Bureau shall render a ruling on an objection. In case he believes the objection to be well-founded, he must order the Registrar to make necessary dispositions and notify the persons interested in the registration as well as the person making the objection to that effect.
Article 155.　The Chief of a Legal Affairs Bureau or District Legal Affairs Bureau may order the Registrar to make provisional registration before making the disposition.
Article 156.　Deleted.
In Art.157, "the Court of Complaint" and "the Court" shall be amended as "Chief of a Legal Affairs Bureau or District Legal Affairs Bureau."
Arts.158 and 159 shall be amended as follows:
Articles 158 and 159.　Deleted.
Article 20.　The Law for Enforcement of the Civil Code (Law No.11 of 1898) shall be partially amended as follows:
Art.7 shall be amended as follows:
Article 7.　Deleted.
In Arts.24 and 26, "the Court" shall be amended as "the registry office."
Article 21.　The Yugen-kaisha Law (Law No.74 of 1938) shall be amended as follows:
In Art.88, "the Court" shall be, amended as "the registry office."
Article 22.　The Cabinet Order concerning the Special Measures of Family Registration, pension, etc. in compliance with the Arrangement of the affairs concerning Okinawa (Cabinet Order No.306 of 1948) shall be partially amended as follows:
In Art.1 par.1, "the secretary of the Attorney-General's Office who is in the service of the Fukuoka Judicial Affairs Bureau" shall be amended as "the secretary of the Attorney-General's Office who is in the service of the Fukuoka Legal Affairs Bureau," and in par.2 of the same Article, "the branch office of the Fukuoka Judicial Affairs Bureau" shall be amended as "a branch bureau of the Fukuoka Legal Affairs Bureau," and in par.3 of the same Article, "the secretary of the Attorney-General's Office (Homucho Jimukan)" shall be amended as "the secretary of the Attorney-General's Office (Homufu-Jimukan)," and "the branch office" shall be amended as "the branch bureau" and in par.4 of the same Article, "the chief of the Fukuoka Judicial Affairs Bureau" shall be amended as "the Chief of the Fukuoka Legal Affairs Bureau."
Article 23.　The provisions of laws and ordinances in force at the time of the enforcement of this Law shall, in respect to the registration affairs over which the Judicial Affairs Bureau or its branch office is the competent registry office, be applicable with the following modifications:
(1)　The registration affairs shall be conducted by the Legal Affairs Bureau, District Legal Affairs Bureau or its branch bureau or branch office, functioning as the competent registry office. In this case, the provisions of Art.139-(2) of the Law of Procedure in Non-contentious Matters shall apply with necessary modifications;
(2)　The public notice of registration matters shall be given by the registry office.
Supplementary Provisions:
1.　This Law shall come into force as from June 1, 1949. However, the revised provisions of Article 11 and Article 28 paragraph 1 of the Family Registration Law shall be applicable as from February 15, 1948.
2.　The Law fixing the Sum of Fees concerning Family Registration (Law No.51 of 1948) shall be abolished.
3.　The Law to abolish the Law for Wartime Exceptions to the Application of Civil Laws (Law No.46 of 1945) shall be partially amended as follows:
In paragraph 2 of Supplementary Provisions, "Article 22" shall be amended as "Article 19."
4.　The provisions hitherto in force concerning non-penal fine shall still apply to the acts done before the enforcement of this Law.
5.　The complaint made under the provisions of Article 1-(3) or Article 1-(7), paragraph 1 of the Deposit Law hitherto in force shall still be governed by the provisions hitherto in force even after the enforcement of this Law.
6.　Except as otherwise provided in this Law, an application and other procedure or a disposition made in connection with registration under the provisions of the Law concerning the Registration of Immovables, Law of Procedure in Non-contentious Matters (including the cases where they are applicable mutatis mutandis in other laws), or the Law to abolish the Law for Wartime Exceptions to the Application of Civil Laws hitherto in force shall be deemed to be an application and other procedure or a disposition made under the corresponding provisions after revision (including the cases where they are applicable mutatis mutandis in other laws).
7.　The complaint made under the provisions of Article 150 or 158 of the Law concerning the Registration of Immovables or of Article 151 paragraph 1 or Article 151-(3) paragraph 2 of the Law of Procedure in Non-contentious Matters hitherto in force (including the cases where they are applicable mutatis mutandis in other laws) shall still be governed by the provisions hitherto in force even after the enforcement of this Law.
8.　In regard to the registration of the creation of a hereditary property under the provisions of Art.103-(3) of the Law concerning the Registration of Immovables hitherto in force or under the Regulations of the Former Korean Royal Family (Imperial House Ordinance No.17 of 1926) as prescribed in Art.103-(4) of the said Law, the Registrar shall, ex-officio, strike out such registration when the first registration is made after the enforcement of this Law in respect to the immovables concerned.
9.　The public notice to be made by the registry office shall be given on the Official Gazette for the time being. However, the public notice on the matters registered shall not be given for the time being.
10.　In regard to the application of Article 12 of the Commercial Code, registration and public notice shall be deemed to have been made or given at the time of registration.
Minister of Finance　IKEDA Hayato
Attorney-General　UEDA Shunkichi
Prime Minister　YOSHIDA Shigeru