I hereby promulgate the Law for Partial Amendments to Law for Allowances to Special Non-Repatriates.
Signed:HIROHITO, Seal of the Emperor
This fifteenth day of the twelfth month of the twenty-fourth year of Showa (December 15, 1949)
Prime Minister YOSHIDA Shigeru
Law for Partial Amendments to Law for Allowances to Special Non-Repatriates
The Law for Allowances to Special Non-Repatriates (Law No.279 of 1948) shall be partially amended as follows:
In Article 1, "one who is under similar circumstances as the undemobilized person within the dominions of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics" shall be amended as "one who is in the areas of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Saghalien, Kurile Islands, Korea north of lat.38°N., Kuantungchou, Manchuria or China proper (with the exception of areas designated by the competent Minister), and who is under similar circumstances as the undemobilized person within the area of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics."
Supplementary Provisions:
1. This Law shall come into force as from the day of its promulgation, and shall apply as from November 1, 1949.
2. To one who comes under the provisions of Article 1 within any area added by this Law and who has been repatriated during the period from January 1, 1949 to October 31, 1949, the provisions of Article 2 to Article 5 inclusive of the Supplementary Provisions of the Law amending a Part of the Law concerning Undemobilized Persons'Compensation (Law No.277 of 1948) shall apply mutatis mutandis, and medical treatment, expense necessary for burial of ashes and lump sum grant for disability shall be provided. With regard to this case, in these provisions, "on or before August 31, 1948" shall read "prior to October 31, 1949," and "enforcement of this Law," shall read "November 1, 1949" and "August 31, 1948," shall read "October 31, 1949" and "September 1, 1948" shall read "November 1 of the same year" and "A lump sum as prescribed under Category B" shall read "A lump sum as prescribed under Category A" respectively.
Minister of Finance IKEDA Hayato
Minister of Welfare HAYASHI Joji
Prime Minister YOSHIDA Shigeru