The Economic Investigation Board Law (Law No.206 of 1948) shall be partially amended as follows:
Article 1 paragraph 1 shall be deleted and paragraph 2 shall be made paragraph 1, and item 8 of the same paragraph shall be amended as follows:
(8) Matters relating to the investigation and promotion of delivery and utilization of hoarded and hidden goods.
In Article 2 "as shall be provided by separate ordinance," shall be deleted.
In Article 3 paragraph 1, "The Secretariate of the Central Economic Investigation Board," shall read "The Secretariate of the Director General," and in paragraph 2 of the same Article, "The jurisdiction of the Divisions and the Sections" shall read "The details of the structure of the Central Economic Investigation Board."
In Article 4 paragraph 1, "The Director General shall be appointed among the Ministers of State," shall read, "The Director General of the Economic Stabilization Board who is the Minister of State shall be appointed as the Director General of the Economic Investigation Board."
In Article 6 paragraph 1, "the Central Economic Investigation Committee," (Chuo Keizai Chosa Iinkai), shall read "the Central Economic Investigation Committee," (Chuo Keizai Chosa Kyogikai), in paragraph 2 to paragraph 5 inclusive of the same Article "Committee" (Iinkai shall read "Committee" (Kyogikai), in paragraphs 2 and 3 of the same Article, "Chairman of the Committee" (Iincho), shall read "Chairman of the Committee," (Kaicho), in paragraph 3 of the same Article, "shall be appointed by the Prime Minister," shall read "shall be appointed by the President of the Economic Stabilization Board," and in paragraph 1 and paragraph 4 of the same Article, "paragraph 2 of," shall be deleted.
The following one Article shall be added next to Article 6:
Article 6-(2). The Central Material Utilization Council shall be established in the Central Economic Investigation Board for the purpose of investigation and deliberating on important matters relating to investigation, delivery and utilization of hoarded and hidden goods.
2 Matters concerning the set up, functions, members and other necessary matters of the Council provided in the preceding paragraph shall be as prescribed in the Material Utilization Council Order (Cabinet Order No.194 of 1947) and the Cabinet Order concerning its revision."
In Article 7 paragraph 2, "under the jurisdiction of the Prime Minister" and "paragraph 2 of," shall be deleted.
In Artile 8, "as shall be provided by separate ordinance," shall be deleted.
In Article 9 paragraph 2, "The jurisdiction of the General Affairs Section and Divisions and Sections under the Divisions," shall read, "The details of the structure of the Regional Economic Investigation Board."
In Article 12 paragraph 1, "A Regional Economic Investigation Committee" (Kanku Keizai Chosa Iinkai), shall read "A Regional Economic Investigation Committee," (Kanku Keizai Chosa Kyogikai), in paragraph 2 to paragraph 5 inclusive of the same Article "Committee" (Iinkai) shall read "Committee" (Kyogikai), in paragraphs 2 and 3 of the same Article, "Chairman of the Committee" (Iincho), shall read "Chairman of the Committee," (Kaicho), in paragraph 3 of the same Article, "be appointed," shall read "be appointed or entrusted" and in paragraph 1 and paragraph 4, "paragraph 2 of," shall be deleted.
The following one Article shall be added next to Article 12:
Article 12-(2). The Local Materials Utilization Council shall be established in each Regional Economic Investigation Board for the purpose of investigating and deliberating on matters relating to the investigation, delivery and utilization of hoarded and hidden goods which are under the jurisdiction of the Regional Economic Investigation Board.
2 Matters concerning the set up, function, members and other necessary matters of the council provided in the preceding paragraph shall be as prescribed in the Materials Utilization Council Order (Cabinet Order No.194 of 1947) and the Cabinet Order concerning its revision.
In Article 13 paragraph 2, "under the jurisdiction of the Prime Minister," and "paragraph 2 of," shall be deleted.
In Article 14, "as shall be provided by separate ordinance," shall be deleted.
In Article 17 paragraph 1, "The Prefectural Economic Investigation Committee," (Chuo Keizai Chosa Iinkai), shall read "The Prefectural Economic Investigation Committee," (Chuo Keizai Chosa Kyogikai), in paragraph 2 to paragraph 5 inclusive of the same Article, "Committee" (Iinkai) shall read "Committee" (Kyogikai), in paragraphs 2 and 3 of the same Article, "Chairman of the Committee," (Iincho) shall read "Chairman of the Committee" (Kaicho), in paragraph 3 of the same Article, "be appointed," shall read "be appointed or entrusted," and in paragraph 1 and paragraph 4 of the same Article, "paragraph 2 of," shall be deleted.
In Article 19 paragraph 1, "paragraph 2 of," shall be deleted.
In Article 31 and Article 32, "paragraph 2 of Article 1," shall read "Article 1."
In Article 33, "paragraph 2 of Article 1," shall read "Article 1," and "Article 15 of the Regulation governing the Organization of Economic Stabilization Board," shall read "item 14 of Article 5 of the Economic Stabilization Board Establishment Law (Law No.164, 1949)."
In Article 34 paragraph 2, "in administration inspection as provided in 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," shall read "in executing the functions provided for in Article 1, paragraph 2 of Article 7 or paragraph 2 of Article 13, the Director General of the Central Economic Investigation Board, the Director of the Regional Economic Investigation Board and the Director of the Prefectural Economic Investigation Board."