Article 1.　The purpose of this Law is to define the matters relating to rights for the mining industry or the alluvial mining industry which was made indistinct as a result of loss of mining ledgers, etc. due to air-raids and other war disasters.

Article 2.　An owner of mining right who had been registered in the mining ledger lost due to air-raids and other war disasters as mentioned in Annexed Table I (hereinafter called "the lost mining ledger" ), a leaseholder or a mortgagee, or a temporary nominal person of registration under the provision of Article 17-(2) of the former Important Minerals Increased Production Law (Law No.35 of 1938) which is still effective according to the provision of paragraph 3 of the Supplementary Provisions of the said Law shall, in compliance with the procedures as provided for by Ministerial Ordinance, apply for compilation of a mining ledger to the Chief of the Bureau of International Trade and Industry within 6 months from the day of the enforcement of this Law.

2　When a creditor makes the application under the provision of the preceding paragraph in place of a debtor according to the provisions of Article 423 of the Civil Code (Law No.89 of 1896), he shall follow the procedures provided for by Ministerial Ordinance.

Article 3.　Any person who intends to be registered in the mining ledger with respect to the matters which had been registered in the lost mining ledger upon the basis of the entrusting by the court shall state to the said court on or before the term under paragraph 1 of the preceding Article that registration is to be entrusted with. The same shall apply also to the matters which should have been registered upon the basis of the entrusting through the written entrusting with registration concerning the mining industry as mentioned in Annexed Table I.

2　The court shall, when it deems the statement under the provision of the preceding paragraph pertinent, entrust with the registration without delay.

3　The court may, when it deems the statement under the provision of paragraph 1 impertinent, dismiss it with its decision.

4　The provisions of the Law of Procedure in Non-contentious Matters (Law No.14 of 1898) shall apply mutatis mutandis to the decision under the preceding paragraph.

5　The court may, within the term under paragraph 1, entrust with registration of the matters under the provision of the same paragraph ex officio.

Article 4.　Any person who intends to receive the entry in the mining ledger of the matters which had been entered in the lost mining ledger upon the basis of the report under the provisions of the Factory Hypothecation Law (Law No.54 of 1905) which apply mutatis mutandis in Article 3 of the Mining Industry Mortgage Law (Law No.55 of 1905) shall demand the registration office which made the said report to make again the report within the term under Article 2 paragraph 1. The same shall apply to the matters which should have been entered therein upon the basis of the report through the written report concerning the Mining Industry Foundations as mentioned in Annexed Table I.

2　The registration office shall, when the demand under the provision of the preceding paragraph was made, make a report of entry without delay.

3　The registration office may, within the term under paragraph 1, make a report of entry of the matters under the provision of the same paragraph ex officio.

Article 5.　Any person who has submitted the application concerning the mining industry or the application for registration, as mentioned in Annexed Table I shall, following the procedures provided for by Ministerial Ordinance, apply for confirmation thereof to the Chief of the Bureau of International Trade and Industry within the term under Article 2 paragraph 1.

Article 6.　When no application under the provisions of Article 2 within the term under paragraph 1 of the same Article was made or when the dismissal under the provision of paragraph 1 of the following Article was decided with respect to the application under the provisions of Article 2, the right under the provision of Article 2 paragraph 1 shall be deemed to have been extinguished at the time when the lost mining ledger was lost.

2　When no statement under the provision of Article 3 paragraph 1 within the term under the same paragraph was made (excluding the case where the entrusting under the provision of paragraph 5 of the same Article was made), or when the decision of dismissal under the provision of paragraph 3 of the same Article was defined, the registration of or the entrusting with the registration of the matters under the provision of paragraph 1 of the same Article shall be deemed not to have been made at the time when the lost mining ledger was lost.

3　When no demand under the provision of Article 4 paragraph 1 within the term under the same paragraph was made (excluding the case where the report under the provision of paragraph 3 of the same Article was made), the entry or the report of entry of the matters under the provision of paragraph 1 of the same Article shall be deemed not to have been made at the time when the lost mining ledger was lost.

4　When no application under the provisions of the preceding Article within the term under the same Article was made, the application concerning the mining industry or the application for registration under the provisions of the same Article shall be deemed not to have been submitted.

Article 7.　The Chief of the Bureau of International Trade and Industry shall, in case the application under the provisions of Article 2 has been made, dismiss the application, when the fact of registration can not be confirmed by the document or the drawing delivered at the time of the establishment or the change of a mining right, the document proving that the registration was finished, the attested or extract copy of the mining ledger or other documents sufficient to make a substantial proof of the registration.

2　The Chief of the Bureau of International Trade and Industry shall, in case the application under Article 5 has been made dismiss the application, when the fact of application can not be confirmed by the letter notifying the receipt of the application, the document proving that the action of the certification of time of acceptance was taken or other documents sufficient to make a substantial proof of the application.

3　The Chief of the Bureau of International Trade and Industry shall, when he dismisses under the provisions of the preceding two paragraphs, hold a public hearing, requesting the presence of the applicant concerned in advance.

4　The Chief of the Bureau of International Trade and Industry shall, when he intends to hold a hearing under the preceding paragraph, notify the applicant concerned of the purport of the case, and the date and the place of the hearing and make public the same, not later than one week prior to the date.

5　In the hearing, an opportunity to submit an evidence and state an opinion shall be given to the applicant and the interested persons.

Article 8.　The Chief of the Bureau of International Trade and Industry may, when he deems it necessary for the purpose of inspection, demand an applicant and other persons concerned to present materials.

Article 9.　The Chief of the Bureau of International Trade and Industry shall recognize the fact and compile the mining ledger on the basis of the application under the provisions of Article 2, the entrusting under the provision of Article 3 paragraph 2 or paragraph 5, the report under the provision of Article 4 paragraph 2 or paragraph 3, or the materials presented according to the provisions of the preceding Article.

2　The Chief of the Bureau of International Trade and Industry may make a map of mining area ex officio.

Article 10.　The Chief of the Bureau of International Trade and Industry shall, when he finished the compilation of a mining ledger, give an attested or extract copy of the mining ledger to a nominal person of registration and the applicant under the provision of Article 2 paragraph 2 and shall, further, report to the effect that he finished the compilation of the mining ledger to the Minister of International Trade and Industry.

2　The Minister of International Trade and Industry shall, when he received the report under the provision of the preceding paragraph, make publicity to that effect without delay.

Article 11.　The mining ledger compiled in accordance with the provisions of Article 9 shall be deemed the mining ledger before it was lost.

2　The mining area tax paid already according to the provisions of the former Mining Area Tax Law (Law No.31 of 1941), the former Local Tax Law (Law No.60 of 1941) or the Local Tax Law (Law No.110 of 1948) shall not be returned notwithstanding the provision of the preceding paragraph.

3　Even in case the dimensions of the mining area indicated in the mining ledger under paragraph 1 exceeds the dimensions of the mining area which was the object of tax imposition, the mining area tax shall not be allowed to be collected additionally with respect to the part exceeding.

Article 12.　A person who is dissatisfied with the dismissal under the provisions of Article 7 or the matters which were registered or described in the mining ledger compiled under the provisions of Article 9, may plead a protest with the Minister of International Trade and Industry.

2　A person who intends to plead a protest in accordance with the provision of the preceding paragraph shall submit the statement of plea describing the reason to the Chief of the Bureau of International Trade and Industry concerned within 30 days from the day when the notice of dismissal was received in the case of the dismissal, from the day when the attested or extract copy of the mining ledger was received for the person who had the delivery of the same or from the day when the notice was made for other persons in the case of the matters registered or described in the mining ledger.

3　When it is proved that the plea of protest was unable to be made within the period under the preceding paragraph due to proper and valid cause, the plea of protest may be made even after the passing of the period under the same paragraph.

Article 13.　The Chief of the Bureau of International Trade and Industry who has accepted the statement of plea of protest under the provision of the preceding Article paragraph 2, shall send the same attaching a written explanation thereto to the Minister of International Trade and Industry within 10 days from the day of the acceptance of the statement of plea of protest.

Article 14.　The Chief of the Bureau of International Trade and Industry shall, when the plea of the protest under the provisions of Article 12 concerns the matters registered or described in the mining ledger, make a provisional registration to the effect that the plea of protest was made and notify the persons who have interests in the registration to that effect.

2　The Chief of the Bureau of International Trade and Industry shall, when the plea of protest was withdrawn after the provisional registration under the preceding paragraph had been entered, report immediately to the Minister of International Trade and Industry to that effect and, at the same time, cross out the provisional registration and notify the person who has made the notice under the provision of the preceding paragraph to that effect.

Article 15.　The Minister of International Trade and Industry shall reject immediately the plea of protest, when he finds it unlawful.

2　The decision of rejection under the preceding paragraph shall be made in writing and the reason shall be attached thereto.

3　The Minister of International Trade and Industry shall deliver the exemplification of the decision to the pleader through the Chief of the Bureau of International Trade and Industry concerned.

4　The Chief of the Bureau of International Trade and Industry shall, when the decision of dismissal has been made, cross out the provisional registration thereof without delay and notify to that effect to the person to whom he has served a notice in accordance with the preceding Article paragraph 1.

Article 16.　The plea of protest shall not suspend the execution of the disposition.

Article 17.　The Minister of International Trade and Industry shall, when the plea of protest was made, commence a hearing within 30 days from the day when the same was received.

Article 18.　The Minister of International Trade and Industry shall determine the date and the place of the hearing and notify the pleader of protest, the person having interests in the registration and the Chief of the Bureau of International Trade and Industry concerned.

2　The Minister of International Trade and Industry shall, when he has issued the notice under the preceding paragraph, publish the purport of the case, and the date and the place of hearing.

Article 19.　A person, other than the pleader of the protest and the person having interests in the registration, who intends to participate in the hearing to state his opinion, shall apply to the Minister of International Trade and Industry for his permission, expressing his intention of participation as an interested person by submitting the documents describing the reason of his being interested and the purport of his opinion.

Article 20.　In the hearing, the pleader of the protest, the person having interests in the registration and the person who has participated in accordance with the provisions of the preceding Article shall be given an opportunity to present an evidence in regard to the case and to state the opinion.

Article 21.　The Minister of International Trade and Industry shall make a decision on the basis of the results of hearing and the written explanation under Article 13.

2　The decision under the preceding paragraph shall be made in writing and the reason shall be attached thereto.

3　The Minister of International Trade and Industry shall send the exemplification of the decision to the pleader of protest, the person having interests in the registration and the person who has participated in accordance with the provisions of Article 19 through the Chief of the Bureau of International Trade and Industry and make public the purport of the decision.

Article 22.　The procedures, besides those provided for by this Law, necessary for the compilation of the mining ledger or the plea of protest shall be provided for by Ministerial Ordinance.

Article 23.　The provisions of this Law shall apply mutatis mutandis to the alluvial mining ledger as mentioned in Annexed Table II, the application for the registration, the written entrustment of registration and the application concerning the alluvial mining.