Partial amendment shall be made to the Ministry of Telecommunications Establishment Law (Law No.245 of 1948) as follows:
In Article 4 paragraph 1, "Japanese Governmental Agency" shall be amended as "Japanese administrative organ."
In Article 5 item (1), "to conclude such contracts." shall be amended as "to made such obligations" ;the following four items shall be added next to item (14) of the same Article:
(14-2) In compliance with laws and orders, to adjust and approve plans for the construction and maintenance of telecommunication facilities owned by government organ, private individuals, companies or similar organizations as well as supervise the execution of approved plans;
(14-3) In compliance with laws and orders, to allocate telecommunication apparatus;
(14-4) In compliance with laws and orders, to adjust plans for the operation of telecommunication services of government organs, private individuals, companies or similar organizations:
(14-5) In compliance with laws and orders, to request government organs concerned to present data related to telecommunication facilities, apparatus, articles and materials including statistical data and records.
Article 5 item (16) shall be amended as follows:
(16) To fix service hours and scope of service of Local Telephone or Telegraph Office (including organs handling telecommunication services entrusted by, or offering privatelyowned facilities for use of the Ministry;same shall apply hereinafter.
In Article 5 item (18), "Article 42 item (9)" shall be amended as "Article 41 item 23" ;the following item shall be added next to the same item:
(18-2) To entrust the inspection mentioned in Article 16 item (11) to some inspection organs outside the Ministry if it is deemed more profitable that such inspection being carried out by them.
In Article 5 item (20), "the telecommunication service and radio regulation activities" shall be amended as "the telecommunication service, radio regulation activities and aeronautical aids service."
The following two items shall be added next to Article 5 item (22):
(22-2) To purchase, store, repair, remodel and inspect apparatus articles and materials used in telecommunications by the request of government organs, private individuals, companies or similar organizations as far as the performance of the functions of the Ministry is not hindered and only in the cases where such businesses are deemed difficult to be entrusted to those other than the Ministry.
(22-3) To sell articles owned by the Telecommunications Special Accounts to government organs, private individuals, companies or similar organizations possessing privately-owned facilities so far as the performance of the functions of the Ministry is not hindered and only in the cases where such articles are difficult to be purchased from any those other than the Ministry.
Article 7 shall be amended as follows:
(Internal Sub-divisions)
Article 7. The Ministry of Telecommunications (excluding External Organizations) shall have the Minister's Secretariat, and Bureaus and Divisions as classified below, and in conformity with the provisions of Article 21 of the National Government Organization Law, the Telecommunication Director-General's Chamber and the Laboratory.
Telecommunication Director-General's Chamber
Business Operation Bureau
Advertising, Public Relations and Commercial Engineering Division
Traffic Engineering Division
Commercial Operation Division
Traffic Operation Division
International Telecommunications Division
Plant Engineering Division
Construction and Installation Division
Maintenance Engineering Division
Building and Repairs Division
Accounts and Finance Bureau
Electrical Communications Laboratory
2 The Minister's Secretariat shall have the Personnel Division.
3 The Laboratory mentioned in paragraph 1 shall in order to carry out its functions, be devided into parts (Bumon) of Development, Equipment Parts Development, Research, Model Shop, Patent and Publication and Administration.
4 The Telecommunication Director-General's Chamber and Laboratory mentioned in paragraph 1 may have sections as stated in Article 7 paragraph 1 of the National Government Organization Law.
Article 8 shall be amended as follows:
(Special Positions)
Article 8. The Ministry of Telecommunications shall have a Telecommunication Director General.
2 The Telecommunication Director-General shall preside over the Bureau and Laboratory, and be responsible for the execution of the businesses thereof.
In Article 9 item (10), "the Director-General's Secretariat" shall be amended as "the Telecommunication Director-General's Chamber" ;the following eight items shall be added next to item (11) of the same Article:
(11-2) Adjustment, approval and permission of plans for the construction and maintenance of telecommunication facilities owned by government organs, private individuals, companies or similar organizations as well as supervision of the execution of approved plans;
(11-3) Allocation of telecommunication apparatus;
(11-4) Adjustment of plans for the operation of telecommunication services of governmental or private agencies;
(11-5) Preparation and custody of data, including statistical data and records, related to telecommunication facilities, apparatus articles and materials of government organs, private individuals, companies or similar organizations;
(11-6) Disposal of following businesses related to personnel:
(i) Classification, appointment and dismissal of personnel, their status, disciplinary punishment, performance of duty and refinement,
(ii) Summarization of plans for requirements and procurement of personnel,
(iii) Fixed number of personnel,
(iv) Welfare and sanitation for the personnel;establishment and maintenance of facilities necessary thereto,
(v) Establishment and maintenance of housing to be rented to personnel,
(vi) Enforcement of laws and orders related to t;he Ministry of Telecommunications Mutual Aid Association.
(11-7) Training of personnel of the Ministry;
(11-8) In case the budget is established, the drafting, in accordance with the policy determined by superiors, of the execution plan for the established budget per fiscal year and quarter periods and presentation thereof to the Accounts and Finance Bureau;
(11-9) Drafting of the adjustment plan for the execution project of the established budget in accordance with the alteration of the enterprise schemes or in conformity with the financial recommendations of the Accounts and Finance Bureau;and presentation thereof to the Accounts and Finance Bureau.
The following paragraph shall be added next to Article 9:
2 The Personnel Division shall take charge of the business listed in item (11-6) of the preceding paragraph and businesses mentioned in items (11-7) to (12) inclusive of the same paragraph, however, limited to those connected with businesses mentioned in item (11-6) of the same paragraph.
In Article 10, "Director-General's Secretariat" shall be amended as "Telecommunication Director-General's Chamber" ; "Director-General" shall be amended as "Telecommunication Director-General" ;the following two items shall be added next to item (5) of the same Article:
(5-2) Drafting of plans related to the appointment and dismissal of personnel (excluding the personnel of the Minister's Secretariat and External Organizations;same shall apply in this Article) and presentation thereof to the Personnel Division;
(5-3) Establishment and maintenance of training facilities in accordance with the requests of sub-divisions concerned.
The following one Article shall be added next to Article 10:
(Businesses of Business Operation Bureau)
Article 10-(2). The Business Operation Bureau shall take charge of the following businesses in addition to those under the jurisdiction of Divisions listed in Article 11 to 15 inclusive and 25:
(1) Establishment and execution of plans for the training of personnel of the bureau;
(2) Presentation of opinions and data related to the compensation, status, etc. of personnel of the Bureau to the Personnel Division;
(3) Fixed number of personnel of the Bureau;
(4) Presentation of plans for the requirements and procurement of personnel of the Bureau to the Personnel Division;
(5) Presentation of drafts of plans for providing welfare facilities such as houses and dormitories for use of personnel of the Bureau to the Personnel Division;
(6) Analysis, and custody of statistics and other data related to the businesses in charge of the Bureau;
(7) Presentation of requirements related to apparatus, articles and materials necessary for the performance of the Businesses in charge of the Bureau to the Supply Division;
(8) Preparation of drafts for and enforcement of laws and orders, rules and regulations, related to the businesses in charge of the Bureau;
(9) Establishment of standards, standard practices and procedures for the businesses in charge of the Bureau;
(10) Field inspection in services or facilities for the proper administration of the businesses in charge of the Bureau;
(11) Preparation of budgetary estimates and execution of approved execution budget necessary for the performance of the businesses in charge of the Bureau.
In Article 11, "Advertising and Public Relations and Commercial Engineering Bureau" shall be amended as "Advertising, Public Relations and Commercial Engineering Division."
In Article 12, "Traffic Engineering Bureau" shall be amended as "Traffic Engineering Division" ; "Subdivisions of the Plant Department" in items (1) and (6) of the same Article shall be amended as "Plant Bureau" ; "Plant Engineering Bureau" in items (1) and (7) of the same Article shall be amended as "Plant Engineering Division" ; "Telephone and Telegraph Offices" in item (6) of the same Article shall be amended as "Local Telephone or Telegraph Offices" ; "the Business Department" in item (7) of the same Article shall be amended as "the Business Operation Bureau" and "the Advertising, Public Relations and Commercial Engineering Bureau" in item (9) of the same Article shall be amended as "the Advertising, Public Relations and Commercial Engineering Division."
In Article 13, "the Commercial Operation Bureau" shall be amended as "the Commercial Operation Division" : "the Advertising and Public Relations and Commercial Engineering Bureau" in items (2) and (3) of the same Article shall be amended as "the Advertising, Public Relations and Commercial Engineering Division" ; "Telephone and Telegraph, Offices" in item (4) of the same Article shall be amended as "Local Telephone and Telegraph Offices" ;and item (9) of the same Article shall be amended as follows:
(9) In accordance with the provision of Article 6, to fix entrusting conditions and measures with the Ministry of Postal Services;to direct and supervise post offices, concerning the commercial operation, in relation to the businesses of the Ministry of Telecommunications entrusted to the Ministry of Postal Services.
In Article 14, "the Traffic Operation Bureau" shall be amended as "the Traffic Operation Division" ;in tiem (5) of the same Article. "every sub-divisions of the Business Operation Department" shall be amended as "the Business Operation Bureau" ; "Plant Engineering Bureau" shall be amended as "Plant Engineering Division" ; "the Advertising, Public Relations and Commercial Engineering Bureau" in item (8) of the same Article shall be amended as "the Advertising, Public Relations and Commercial Engineering Division."
In Article 15. item (1), "the Plant Engineering Bureau" shall be amended as "the Plant Engineering Division" ; "the Traffic Operation Bureau" shall be amended as "the Traffic Operation Division" ; "the Traffic Engineering Bureau" shall be amended as "the Traffic Engineering Division" ; "the Advertising, Public Relations and Commercial Engineering Bureau" in items (4) and (10) of the same Article shall be amended as "the Advertising, Public Relations and Commercial Engineering Division."
The following one Article shall be added next to Article 15:
(Business of the Plant Engineering Bureau)
Article 15-(2). The Plant Engineering Bureau shall take charge of the following businesses in addition to those under the jurisdiction of Divisions listed in Articles 16 to 20 inclusive and 25:
(1) Establishment and execution of plans for the training of the personnel of the Bureau;
(2) Presentation of opinions and data related to the compensation, status, etc. of the personnel of the Bureau to the Personnel Division;
(3) Fixed number of the personnel of the Bureau;
(4) Presentation of plans for the requirements and procurement of the personnel of the Bureau to the Personnel Division;
(5) Presentation of draft of plans for providing welfare facilities such as houses and dormitories for use of the personnel of the Bureau to the Personnel Division;
(6) Analysis and custody of statistics and other data related to the businesses in charge of the Bureau;
(7) Preparation of drafts for and enforcement of laws and orders, rules and regulations related to the businesses in charge of the Bureau;
(8) Establishment of standards, standard practices and procedures for the businesses in charge of the Bureau;
(9) Field inspection in services or facilities for the proper administration of the businesses in charge of the Bureau;
(10) Preparation of budgetary estimates and execution of approved execution budget necessary for the performance of the businesses in charge of the Bureau.
In Article 16, "the Plant Engineering Bureau" shall be amended as "the Plant Engineering Division" ;in item (3) of the same Article, "Supply Bureau" shall be amended as "Supply Division" ; "the Plant Department" in item (6) of the same Article shall be amended as "the Plant Bureau" ;the following one item shall be added next to item (11) of the same Article:
(11-2) To entrust the Business mentioned in item (11) above to any inspecting agencies outside the Ministry;to conduct the businesses mentioned in item (11) above when such businesses are entrusted from agencies outside the bureau.
In Article 17, "Construction and Installation Bureau" shall be amended as "Construction and Installation Division" ; "the Plant Engineering Bureau" in item (1) of the same Article shall be amended as "the Plant Engineering Division."
In Article 18, "the Maintenance Engineering Bureau" shall be amended as "the Maintenance Engineering Division" ; "the Plant Engineering Bureau" in items (1) and (2) of the same Article shall be amended as "the Plant Engineering Division" ; "the Construction and Installation Bureau in items (2) and (3) of the same Article shall be amended as" the Construction and Installation Division "and" the Advertising, Public Relations and Commercial Engineering Bureau "in item (6) of the same Article shall be amended as" the Advertising, Public Relations and Commercial Engineering Division."
In Article 19, "the Supply Bureau" shall be amended as "the Supply Division" ;the following two items shall be added next to item (5) of the same Article:
(5-2) When requested in accordance with the provision of item 22-(2) of Article 5, to purchase, store, repair and remodel apparatus, articles and materials used in telecommunications for government organs, private individuals, companies or similar organizations;
(5-3) To sell articles owned by the Telecommunications Special Accounts in accordance with the provisions of item (22-3) of Article 5, to government organs, private individuals, companies or similar organizations possessing privately-owned facilities.
The following one item shall be added next to item (3) of Article 20:
(3-2) Custody and cleaning of real estates.
Articles 21 and 22 shall be amended as follows:
Articles 21 and 22. Deleted.
In items (1) and (2) of Article 23, "the Director-General" shall be amended as "the Telecommunication Director-General."
In Article 24, "(Systems Development Division)" shall be amended as "(Systems Development Division (Bumon))" ; "(Equipment Parts Development Division)" shall be amended as "(Equipment Parts Development Division (Bumon))" ; "(Research Division)" shall be amended as "(Research Division (Bumon))" ; "(Patents and Publications Division)" shall be amended as "(Patents and Publications Division (Bumon))" ; "(Model Shop Division)" shall be amended as "(Model Shop Division (Bumon))" ; "(Administration Division)" shall be amended as "(Administration Division (Bumon))" ;in items (2) to (4) inclusive and (18) of the same Article "the Plant Engineering Bureau" shall be amended as "the Plant Engineering Division" ;in item (4) of the same Article, "respective subdivisions of the Plant Department" shall be amended as "the Plant Engineering Bureau" ;and in item (17) of the same Article, "the Supply Bureau" shall be amended as "the Supply Division."
In Article 25, "the Bureau, divisions and the Laboratory" shall be amended as "the Accounts and Finance Bureau, divisions and the Laboratory" ; "Articles 11-29, Articles 22, 23 and 24" shall be amended as "Articles 11 to 15 inclusive, Articles 16 to 20 inclusive, Articles 23 and 24."
In Article 26 paragraph 2, "(excepting the Electrical Communications Laboratory)" shall be amended as "(excepting the Supply Division and the Electrical Communications Laboratory)" ;item (3) of the same Article shall be deleted;the following two paragraphs shall be added next to paragraph 2 of the same Article:
3 The Minister of Telecommunications may, besides those mentioned in paragraph 1, establish Local Supply Offices in such places necessary to take charge of a part of the businesses of the Supply Division.
4 Local organization shall respectively perform their businesses under the competent jurisdiction of subdivisions listed in Article 7 paragraph 1.
Article 27 paragraph 2 shall be amended as follows:
2 Name, area of jurisdiction and scope of functions of the Local Telecommunications Bureau shall be provided for by Cabinet Order and internal organization thereof by Ministry of Telecommunications Ordinance.
Article 31 shall be amended as follows:
(Internal Sub-divisions)
Article 31. The Radio Regulatory Agency shall have the Radio Regulatory Commissioner's Secretariat and three Divisions as follows:
Legal and Economic Division
Engineering and Monitoring Division.
In Article 32 item (3), "Receipt, delivery, despatch" shall be added before "filling."
In Article 33 item (7), "Legal" shall be amended as "Legal, economic and social."
In Article 35, "Engineering Division" shall be amended as "Engineering and Monitoring Division" ;item (6) of the same Article shall be deleted;the following five items shall be added next to item (5) of the same Article:
(6) Monitoring and correction of radio wave;
(7) Search and inspection of illegal radio wave and unlawful radio frequency facilities;
(8) In compliance with international and regional conventions, regulations and agreements, contact with international radio wave monitoring organizations concerning the monitoring and correction of radio wave;exchange of data with them;
(9) Calibration of radio crystals and frequency measuring instruments;
(10) Planning. establishment and administration of facilities necessary for the performance of the business of the Agency.
Article 36 shall be amended as follows:
In Article 37, index number of paragraphs 4 to 6 inclusive shall be carried down by one respectively and the following one paragraph shall be added as paragraph 4:
4 In case the businesses mentioned in Article 35 items (6) and (7) are partly taken charge of by Local Radio Regulatory Office, the Minister of Telecommunications may, notwithstanding the area of jurisdiction prescribed in paragraph 2, determine it otherwise.
In Article 38, "22" shall be amended as "22, 23."
Article 40 shall be amended as follows:
(Special Position)
Article 40. The Aeronautical Aids Agency shall have one Deputy-Director.
2 The Deputy-Director shall, assisting the Director of Aeronautical Aids Agency, administer the business of the Agency.
In Article 41, "The Administration Division" shall be amended as "The Aeronautical Aids Agency" ;in item (3) of the same Article, "Receipt, delivery, despatch" shall be added before "filling" ;in item (7) of the same Article, "(excepting those under the jurisdiction of the Technical Division)" shall be deleted;item (13) of the same Article shall be amended as "Preparation of plans for the procurement of apparatus, articles and materials;purchase, receipt, delivery and storage thereof" ;item (16) of the same Article shall be deleted;the following ten items shall be added next to item (15) of the same Article:
(16) Construction, maintenance, operation and administration of air navigation facilities;
(17) Establishment of plans for construction and maintenance of air navigation facilities;
(18) Establishment and enforcement of procedures for the operation of air navigation facilities;
(19) Preparation of specifications for apparatus, articles and materials;designing and surveillance of manufacture thereof;
(20) Repairing of apparatus and articles;
(21) Planning and execution of works related to the construction, maintenance and repairing of air navigation facilities;supervision of such works;
(22) Establishment of technical standards for the construction, maintenance, and operation of air navigation facilities;
(23) Investigation, research, experiment and model making for the improvement of air navigation facilities, or to entrust the above to any research organization outside the Agency;
(24) Representation at international conferences to be held for the cooperation of countries for world-wide aeronautical aids service;
(25) Besides those listed above, matters related to the powers vested in the Aeronautical Aids Agency by laws and orders.
Article 42 shall be amended as follows:
In Article 44, "22" shall be amended as "22, 23."
In Article 45, "Besides those prescribed in Article 51" shall be deleted; "Advisory Council for the Minister of Telecommunications" shall be amended as
"Council for the Ministry of Telecommunications (Denkitsushinsho Un'ei Shingikai)"
"Telecommunications Co-ordination Committee"
"Radio Wave Technical Council"
In Article 46, "Advisory Council for the Ministry of Telecommunications" shall be amended as "Council for the Ministry of Telecommunications (Denkitsushinsho Un'ei Shingikai);" in paragraph 2 of the same Article "the Radio Correction Committee" shall be amended as "the Radio Wave Technical Council."
The following two Articles shall be added next to Article 46:
(Telecommunications Co-ordination Committee)
Article 46-(2). The Telecommunications Co-ordination Committee shall be the organ to aid the smooth operation of the businesses mentioned in Article 9 items (11-2) to (11-5) inclusive.
2 In case the Minister of Telecommunications exercises the powers mentioned in Article 5 items (14-2) to (14-5) inclusive, he shall subject to the decision of the Telecommunications Co-ordination Council.
3 The Telecomunications Co-ordination Committee may advice the Ministers concerned in relation to the matters mentioned in paragraph 1 besides those prescribed in the preceding paragraph.
4 The Telecommunication Co-ordination Council shall consist of not more than 15 members.
5 The members shall be commissioned by the Prime Minister from among the personnel of Ministries concerned and men of learning and experience.
6 Besides those prescribed in this Law, necessary matters relating to the Telecommunications Co-ordination Committee shall be provided for by Cabinet Order.
(Radio Wave Technical Council)
Article 46-(3). The Radio Wave Technical Council shall be the organ to make research and deliberation on matters inquired by the Radio Regulatory Commissioner relating to the technics necessary for the regulation of radio wave.
2 Matters related to the organization, responsibilities, members and other personnel of the Radio Wave Technical Council shall be provided for by Cabinet Order.
In Article 50, "Advisory Council for the Minister of Telecommunications" shall be amended as "Council for the Ministry of Telecommunications (Denkitsushinsha Un'ei Shingikai), Telecommunications Co-ordination Committee and Radio Wave Technical Council."
Article 51 shall be amended as follows:
In Article 52, "Matters related to the appointment, promotion, disciplinary punishment and other administration of" shall be added before "personnel."
In Article 54, "The Minister of Telecommunications" shall be amended as "The Minister of Telecommunications, the Radio Regulatory Commissioner and the Director of Aeronautical Aids Agency;" "its local organizations and subsidiary organizations" shall be amended as "their local organizations, subsidiary organizations and local branch offices" ; "the Radio Regulatory Agency and its local offices, and Aeronautical Aids Agency" shall be deleted.
In Article 55, "by Cabinet Order, or" and "authorized by Cabinet" shall be deleted.