I hereby promulgate the Law for Abolition, etc. of Housing Corporation Law. Signed:HIROHITO, Seal of the Emperor This first day of the twelfth month of the twenty-fourth year of Showa (December 1, 1949) Prime Minister YOSHIDA Shigeru Law No.231 Law for Abolition, etc. of Housing Corporation Law

Article 1. The Housing Corporation Law (Law No.46 of 1941) shall lose its effect at whichever date is earlier, April 1, 1951 or the day when, in accordance with the provisions of Art.19-(4) of the Closed Institution Ordinance (Imperial Ordinance No.74 of 1947), special liquidator registers the completion of special liquidation of the Housing Corporation (hereinafter referred to as "Closed Institution Housing Corporation" ) designated as Closed Institution stipulated in Art.1 of the same Ordinance.

Article 2. Closed Institution Housing Corporation shall not engage in any kind of business whatever except for the sphere necessary for conducting liquidation in accordance with the provisions of the Closed Institution Ordinance.

Article 3. No Housing Corporation shall be established under the Housing Corporation Law after this Law comes into effect.

Supplementary Provision: This Law shall come into force as from the day of its promulgation. Minister of Construction MASUTANI Shuji Prime Minister YOSHIDA Shigeru