(Revision of Amount of Separation Annuity, Disability Annuity and Annuity for Bereaved Family) Article 1. The separation annuity, disability annuity and annuity for bereaved family under the provisions of the National Public Service Mutual Aid Association Law (Law No.69 of 1948;hereinafter referred to as "the Mutual Aid Association Law" )(including annuities regarded as such annuities under the provision of Article 94-(2) of the said Law) which have taken the salary on and before December 31, 1950 as the basis for the computation of the amounts of such annuities shall be so revised that their amounts are to be computed in accordance with the following items for January 1951 and thereafter: (1) As regards the separation annuity, disability annuity and annuity for bereaved family under the Mutual Aid Association Law (including annuities regarded as such annuities under the provision of Article 94-(2) of the same Law) which have taken the salary on and before November 30, 1948 as the basis for the computation of the amounts of such annuities, the amount computed by applying the provisions of the Mutual Aid Association Law, regarding as the salary the hypothetical salary listed in the Annexed Table which corresponds to the hypothetical salary taken as the basis for the computation of the amounts of annuities revised by the provisions of paragraph 2 of the Supplementary Provisions of the Law for Partial Amendment to the National Public Service Mutual Aid Association Law (Law No.135 of 1950;hereinafter referred to as "Law No.135 of 1950" ) and listed in Annexed Table No.1 or No.2 attached to the said Law; (2) As regards the separation annuity, disability annuity and annuity for bereaved family under the Mutual Aid Association Law which have taken the salary on and after December 1, 1948 as the basis for the computation of the amount of such annuities, the amount computed by applying the provisions of the Mutual Aid Association Law, regarding as the salary the hypothetical salary listed in the Annexed Table which corresponds to the salary taken as the basis for the computation of the amount of such annuities. 2 In the case under item (1) of the preceding paragraph, those of the annuities provided for in the same item and regarded under the provisions of Article 94-(2) of the Mutual Aid Association Law as the separation annuity, disability annuity and annuity for bereaved family under the provisions of the same Law whose condition for payment or basis for computation differs from such annuities prescribed in the Mutual Aid Association Law shall, as may be provided for by Ministry of Finance Ordinance, be regarded as the annuities which are provided for by the Mutual Aid Association Law and which are closest to them in regard to the said condition or basis, and the provisions of the same Law shall be applicable. 3 The provisions of the preceding two paragraphs shall apply mutatis mutandis to the separation annuity, disability annuity and annuity for bereaved family under the provisions of the Mutual Aid Association Law which are applicable mutatis mutandis in Article 51 paragraph 1 of the Japan Monopoly Corporation Law (Law No.255 of 1948) and Article 57 paragraph 1 of the Japanese National Railways Law (Law No.256 of 1948).

(Revision of Amount of Annuity payable on account of Illness, Injury or Death Incurred in Line of Duty) Article 2. As regards those of the annuities provided for in Article 90 of the Mutual Aid Association Law which are payable on account of illness, injury or death incurred in line of duty, the amounts of such annuities shall be revised, for January, 1951 and thereafter, to the amount computed in terms of the provisions of the former laws and orders provided for in Article 90 of the Mutual Aid Association Law, regarding as the salary the hypothetical salary listed in the Annexed Table which corresponds to the hypothetical salary taken as the basis for the computation of the amount of annuities revised by the provisions of paragraph 3 of the Supplementary Provisions of Law No.135 of 1950 and listed in the Annexed Table No.1 of the same Law.

(Bearing of Expenditures) Article 3. The National Treasury shall bear the expenditures to be increased by the revision of the amounts of annuities as provided for in the preceding two Articles;provided that the expenditures to be increased by the revision of the amounts of the annuities payable by the Mutual Aid Associations listed in each of the following items shall be borne in accordance with the ratio set down by managerial regulation of the Mutual Aid Association in conformity with the ratio of total sum of salaries received respectively by those of members of the Mutual Aid Association concerned (excluding those listed in each item of Article 94 paragraph 1 of the Mutual Aid Association Law) who are the national public service personnel, and who are officials or employees of the organizations listed in each item concerned by the National Treasury and the organizations concerned: (1) The Mutual Aid Association having as its members the local employees prescribed in Article 86 paragraph 1 of the Mutual Aid Association Law: The Local Public Entity which bears the expenses listed in Article 69 paragraph 1 of the Mutual Aid Association Law; (2) The Mutual Aid Association prescribed in Article 51 paragraph 2 of the Japan Monopoly Corporation Law: The Japan Monopoly Corporation; (3) The Mutual Aid Association prescribed in Article 57 paragraph 2 of the Japanese National Railways Law: Japanese National Railways.