I hereby promulgate the Law for Partial Amendments to the Ministry of Education Establishment Law. Signed:HIROHITO, Seal of the Emperor This twenty-seventh day of the third month of the twenty-fifth year of Showa (March 27, 1950) Prime Minister YOSHIDA Shigeru Law No.16 Law for Partial Amendments to the Ministry of Education Establishment Law The Ministry of Education Establishment Law (Law No.146 of 1949) shall be partially amended as follows: In the Contents, "Section 3 Local Branch Offices (Articles 25-28)" shall be deleted, and "Chapter III. Personnel (Articles 29.30)" shall be amended as "Chapter III. Personnel (Articles 25.26)" . In the table of Article 24 paragraph 1, "Curriculum Council To make research and deliberation on matters concerning curriculum. Vocational Education and Vocational Guidance Council To make research and deliberation on vocational education and vocational guidance provided by schools." shall be amended as "Curriculum Council To make research and deliberation on matters concerning curriculum as well as on vocational education and vocational guidance provided by schools. " "Educational Personnel Training Council To make research and deliberation on matters concerning pre-service training system and in-service training of educational personnel." shall be amended as "Educational Personnel Certification, etc. Council To make research and deliberation on matters concerning certification and training system for educational personnel, and to take charge of business concerning qualifying examination for teachers." "Social Education Council To make research and deliberation on matters concerning education for citizenship, women's education and other forms of social education in general. Youth Education Council To make research and deliberation on youth organization, prevention and reform of juvenile delinquencies as well as culture for children and other matters concerning children's life outside the school. Laborers'Education Council To make research and deliberation on matters concerning laborers'education." shall be amended as "Social Education Council To make research and deliberation on matters concerning education for citizenship, youth education, women's education, laborers'education and other forms of social education in general."; "Japanese Language Council To make research and deliberation on matters concerning the Japanese language." shall be amended as "Japanese Language Council To make research and deliberation on matters concerning the Japanese language and Roman letters."; and "Textbook Council To make research and deliberation on important matters concerning textbooks." shall be amended as "Textbook Authorization and Research Council To examine textbooks under application for authorization, and to make research and deliberation on important matters concerning textbooks. Textbook Publication Qualification Examination Council To examine the matters under the provisions of the Law concerning the Right of Publication, etc. of the Textbooks Compiled by the Ministry of Education.(Law No.149 of 1949) ". Chapter II Section 3 shall be deleted. Article 29 shall be made Article 25 and Article 30 shall be made Article 26. Paragraphs 15 to 19 inclusive of the Supplementary Provisions shall be deleted. Supplementary Provisions: 1. This Law shall come into force as from April 1, 1950. 2. The Law concerning the Right of Publication, etc. of the Textbooks Compiled by the Ministry of Education shall be partially amended as follows: In paragraph 4 of the Supplementary Provisions, "the Textbook Committee" shall be amended as "the Textbook Authorization and Research Council" . Minister of Education TAKASE Sotaro Prime Minister YOSHIDA Shigeru