The Economic Investigation Agency Law (Law No.206 of 1948) shall be partially amended as follows:
"The Central Economic Investigation Agency" , "Director-General of the Central Economic Investigation Agency" , "Regional Economic Investigation Agency" , "Director of Regional Economic Investigation Agency" , "Prefectural Economic Investigation Agency" , "Director of Prefectural Economic Investigation Agency" shall be amended respectively as "The Economic Investigation Agency" , "Director-General of Economic Investigation Agency" , "Regional Economic Bureau" , "Director of Regional Economic Bureau," "Prefectural Economic Investigation Bueau" , "Chief of Prefectural Ecomic Investigation Bureau" .
The clause proper of Article 1 shall be amended as follows:
The Economic Investigation Agency shall be charged with matters relating to the securing of smooth enforcement of economic laws and orders concerning production, distribution and consumption of goods, price of goods and services (excluding wages), foreign trade, etc., for the purpose of devising the harmonious rehabilitation of national economy, as follows:
In item (1) of the same Article "securing of national, regional and prefectural economic control enforcement program" shall be amended as "securing of national, regional and prefectural programs concerning the enforcement of economic laws and orders (laws and orders listed in the Attached Table, laws and orders to be designated by Cabinet Order and orders to be issued thereunder;hereinafter referred to as Economic Laws)" ;in item (2) of the same Article, "the educating of the public concerning the encouragement for compliance with Economic Laws (as of Attached Table No.1, other laws provided by separate ordinance, and other orders based on the listed laws, and hereinafter shall be referred as Economic Laws) and other prevention on the violation of Economic Laws" shall be amended as "educating to the public concerning Economic Laws;in item (3) of the same Article," Matters relating to inspection of enforcement by administration offices of economic measures concerned with Economic Laws, "shall be amended as" Matters relating to inspection on administrative agencies, public corporations (Kodan) established in accordance with laws and orders, the Japan Monopoly Corporation and the Japanese National Railways in connection with the execution of Economic Laws ";in item (8) of the same Article," the investigation and the promotion of delivery of hoarded and hidden goods "shall be amended as" the investigation of goods held by administrative agencies, public corporations (Kodan) established in accordance with laws and orders, the Japan Monopoly Corporation, the Japanese National Railways and the investigation and the utilization of illegally possessed goods".
The following one Article shall be added next to Article 1:
Article 1-(2). The Economic Investigation Agency may, in addition to the business stipulated in the preceding Article, investigate the business function and inspect the accounting of the Special Procurement Agency and public corporations (Kodan) established in accordance with laws and orders. With regard to the Special Procurement Agency, it shall make above investigation and inspection only for one year.
In Article 6 paragraph 1, next to "as provided in Article 1" , and in paragraph 4, next to "matters provided in Article 1" , "and Article 1-(2)" , shall be added.
Article 6-(2) shall be deleted.
Articles 7 to 9 inclusive shall be amended as follows:
Articles 7 to 9 inclusive. Deleted.
Article 10 shall be amended as follows:
Article 10. The chief of the Administration Inspection Division and the chief of the Investigation Division of the Regional Economic Bureau shall be economic investigators.
2 The economic investigators of the Regional Economic Bureau shall be appointed and dismissed by the President of the Economic Stabilization Board upon request by the Director-General of the Economic Investigation Agency.
In Article 12 paragraph 1 and paragraph 4 "in its economic investigation region," shall be amended as "in the area under the jurisdiction of the Regional Economic Bureau" and next to "provided in Article 1," "and Article 1-(2)" shall be added. In paragraph 3 and paragraph 4 of the same Article, "Director of Regional Economic Investigation Agency," shall be amended as "Director of Regional Economic Bureau" .
Article 12-(2) shall be deleted.
Article 13 shall be amended as follows:
In Articles 14 and 15, "Director" shall be amended as "Chief" .
In Article 15, "The Director of the Prefectural Economic Investigation Agency____under the direction and supervision of the Director of the Regional Economic Investigation Agency shall administer the functions of the Agency, instruct and supervise his staff." shall be amended as "The Chief of the Prefectural Economic Investigation Bureau shall be an economic investigator and shall, under the direction and supervision of the Director of Regional Economic Bureau, administer the functions of the Bureau." and the following one paragraph shall be added next to the same Article as paragraph 2:
2 The economic investigators of the Prefectural Economic Investigation Bureau shall be appointed or dismissed by the President of the Economic Stabilization Board upon request by the Director-General of the Economic Investigation Agency.
In Article 17 paragraph 1 and paragraph 4, "on matters provided in items 1, 2 and 4 to 8 inclusive of Article 1," shall be amended as "on matters provided in Article 1 and Article 1-(2)" . In paragraph 3 of the same Article, "Director of the Prefectural Economic Investigation Agency," shall be amended as "Chief of the Prefectural Economic Investigation Bureau."
In Article 19, next to "matters provided in Article 1," "and Article 1-(2)" shall be added.
In Article 31, "paragraph 2 of Article 7 or paragraph 2 of Article 13" shall be amended as "Article 34-(3) paragraph 1 item (3) or Article 34-(7) of the Economic Stabilization Board Establishment Law (Law No.164 of 1949)."
In Article 32 paragraph 1, "paragraph 2 of Article 7 or paragraph 2 of Article 13" shall be amended as "Article 34-(3) paragraph 1 item (3) or Article 34-(7) of the Economic Stabilization Board Establishment Law."
In Article 33, next to "Article 1 item (3)" and Article 1-(2) "shall be added," or paragraph 2 of Article 7 "shall be amended as" Article 34-(3) paragraph 1 item (3) or Article 34-(7) of the Economic Stabilization Board Establishment Law ";next to" inspection "and investigation" shall be added; "(Law No.164 of 1949)" shall be deleted;and the following two paragraphs shall be added to the same Article as paragraphs 2 and 3:
2 The Director-General of the Economic Investigation Agency, Director of Regional Economic Bureau or Chief of Prefectural Economic Investigation Bureau may, when deemed necessary upon results of the inspection and the investigation under the preceding paragraph, make recommendation to the agency concerned on corrective measures for the enforcement of its competent matters respectively.
3 The agency concerned, upon receiving the recommendation under the preceding paragraph, shall report without delay on the measures taken on the basis of the said recommendation to the Director-General of the Economic Investigation Agency, Director of the Regional Economic Bureau or Chief of the Prefectural Economic Investigation Bureau respectively.
In Article 34 paragraph 2, next to "Article 1" , Article 1-(2) "shall be added and" paragraph 2 of Article 7 or paragraph 2 of Article 13 "shall be amended as" Article 34-(3) paragraph 1 item (3) or Article 34-(7) of the Economic Stabilization Board Establishment Law."
Article 37 paragraph 2 shall be deleted.
"Attached Table No.1" shall be amended as "Attached Table" , and item (8) of the same Table shall be deleted and item (9) shall be made item (8).
Attached Table No.2 shall be deleted.