Article 13. The Central Council on Massage, Acupuncture, Moxa-Cautery and Judo-Orthopaedy (hereinafter referred to as "the Central Council" ) under the supervision of the Minister of Welfare shall be established in the Ministry of Welfare to make investigation and deliberation, in response to the request of the Minister of Welfare, on important matters concerning the authorization of training institutions provided for in Article 2 paragraph 1, and the designation provided for in Article 7 paragraph 1 item (5).
The Central Council shall make investigation and deliberation on important matters concerning the authorization of schools provided for in Article 2 paragraph 1, in addition to those provided for in the preceding paragraph, in response to the request of the Minister of Education.
The Local Council on Massage, Acupuncture, Moxa-Cautery and Judo-Orthopaedy (hereinafter referred to as "the Local Council" ) under the supervision of the governor of To, Do, Fu or prefecture shall be established in each of To, Do, Fu and prefectures to make investigation and deliberation, in response to the request of the governor of To, Do, Fu or prefecture, on important matters concerning the examination provided for in Article 2 paragraph 1, the indication provided for in Article 8 paragraph 1 and the disposition provided for in Article 11 paragraph 2.
Necessary matters concerning the Local Council, such as its organization, the term of office of its members, etc., shall be determined by the governor of To, Do, Fu or prefecture.