(Partial Amendments to the Ministry of Finance Establishment Law) Article 1. The Ministry of Finance Establishment Law (Law No.144 of 1949) shall be partially amended as follows: In the table of Article 13 paragraph 1, the part concerning the Special Financing Loss Examination Committee, Industrial Equipment Corporation Loss Examination Committee, Reconstruction Finance Council and Central Review Committee for Disposition of Shrine and Temple Precincts shall be deleted, and in the part concerning the Central Review Committee for Specific Contracts, "Central Review Committee for Specific Contracts" shall be amended as "Review Committee for Specific Contracts" . Article 18 shall be amended as follows:

Article 18. Deleted.

In the table of Article 39 paragraph 1, the part concerning the Property Review Committee shall be deleted. Article 41 shall be amended as follows:

Article 41. Deleted.

Paragraph 4 and paragraph 5 of the Supplementary Provisions shall be made respectively paragraph 6 and paragraph 7 of the Supplementary Provisions;and the following two paragraphs shall be added next to paragraph 3 of the Supplementary Provisions: 4 The organ entered in the left column of the following table shall be the one established as auxiliary organ of the Ministry Proper, up to March 31, 1952, the punpose of its establishment being given in the right column: Name Central Review Committee for Disposition of Shrine and Temple Precincts Purpose To study and deliberate, in response to inquiries of the Minister of Finance, upon transfer free of charge or sale of national properties that are being leased free of charge to shrines or temples, etc., and upon appeals pertaining thereto.

5 The organ entered in the left column of the following table shall be the one established as auxiliary organ of the Finance Bureau, up to March 31, 1952, the purpose of its establishment being given in the right column: Name Local Review Committee for Disposition of Shrine and Temple Precincts Purpose To study and deliberate, in response to inquiries of the Minister of Finance, upon transfer free of charge or sale of national properties that are being leased free of charge to shrines or temples, etc. and upon appeals pertaining thereto.

(Partial Amendments to the Bank of Japan Special Financing and Loss Compensation Law) Article 2. The Bank of Japan Special Financing and Loss Compensation Law (Law No.55 of 1927) shall be partially amended as follows: Article 4 paragraph 2 shall be deleted. In Article 5 paragraph 1, "the Special Financing Loss Examination Committee" shall be amended as "the Minister of Finance" ;and paragraph 2 of the same Article shall be deleted. In Article 6, "Article 4 paragraph 1" shall be amended as "Article 4" .

(Partial Amendments to the Loans on Real Property and Loss Compensation Law) Article 3. The Loans on Real Property and Loss Compensation Law (Law No.24 of 1932) shall be partially amended as follows: Article 6 paragraph 2 shall be deleted. In Article 7, "the Special Financing Loss Examination Committee under the provisions of Article 5 of the Bank of Japan Special Financing and Loss Compensation Law" shall be amended as "the Minister of Finance" . In Article 8, "Article 6 paragraph 1" shall be amended as "Article 6" .

(Partial Amendments to the Wartime Finance Bank Law) Article 4. The Wartime Finance Bank Law (Law No.32 of 1942) shall be partially amended as follows: In Article 44, "the Special Financing Loss Examination Committee" shall be amended as "the competent Minister" .

(Partial Amendments to the Southern Development Bank Law) Article 5. The Southern Development Bank Law (Law No.33 of 1942) shall be partially amended as follows: Article 37 paragraph 3 shall be deleted. In Article 38, "the Special Financing Loss Examination Committee" shall be amended as "the competent Minister" .

(Partial Amendments to the Industrial Equipment Corporation Law) Article 6. The Industrial Equipment Corporation Law (Law No.92 of 1941) shall be partially amended as follows: Article 39 paragraph 3 shall be deleted. In Article 40 paragraph 1, "the Industrial Equipment Corporation Loss Examination Committee" shall be amended as "the Government" ;and paragraph 2 of the same Article shall be deleted.

(Partial Amendments to the National Rehabilitation Bank Law) Article 7. The National Rehabilitation Bank Law (Law No.42 of 1941) shall be partially amended as follows: Article 37 paragraph 3 shall be deleted. In Article 38 paragraph 1, "the National Rehabilitation Bank Loss Examination Committee" shall be amended as "the competent Minister through the negotiation with the Minister of Finance" ;and paragraph 2 of the same Article shall be deleted.

(Partial Amendments to the Reconversion Finance Bank Law) Article 8. The Reconversion Finance Bank Law (Law No.34 of 1946) shall be partially amended as follows: In Article 2 paragraph 2, the Reconversion Finance Council "shall be amended as" the competent Minister";and paragraph 3 of the same Article shall be deleted. In Article 4 paragraph 2 and Article 5 paragraph 2, "the Reconversion Finance Council" shall be amended as "the competent Minister" . In Article 12 paragraph 1, "on the recommendation of the Reconversion Finance Council" shall be deleted;and in paragraph 2 of the same Article, "the Reconversion Finance Council" shall be amended as "the competent Minister" . In Article 14 and Article 15 paragraph 3, "the Reconversion Finance Council" shall be amended "the competent Minister" . Article 16 shall be amended as follows:

Article 16. The Reconversion Finance Bank shall, in case it intends to alter the conditions of financing and other business procedures, obtain the approval of the competent Minister.

In Article 17 paragraph 2 and Article 21, "the Reconversion Finance Council" shall be amended as "the competent Minister" ;and in Article 25, "the Reconversion Finance Council" and "the Council" shall be amended as "the competent Minister" . In Article 26 paragraph 1, "the Reconversion Finance Ceuncil" and "the Council" shall be amended as "the competent Minister" ;paragraph 2 of the same Article shall be deleted;and in paragraph 3 of the same Article, "approved by the Council in accordance with paragraph 1" shall be amended as "approved by the competent Minister in accordance with the provision of the preceding paragraph" . In Article 27, "the Reconversion Finance Council" shall be amended as "the competent Minister" . In Article 28, "and the Reconversion Finance Council" shall be deleted. In Article 33 item (1), "the Reconversion Finance Council" shall be amended as "the competent Minister" .

(Partial Amendments to the Capital Levy Law) Article 9. The Capital Levy Law (Law No.52 of 1946) shall be partially amended as follows: In Article 46 paragraphs 1 and 3, "taking consultation with the Property Investigation Committee" shall be deleted;paragraph 4 of the same Article shall be deleted;in paragraph 5 of the same Article, "in the preceding four paragraphs" shall be amended as "in the preceding three paragraphs" , and "taking consultation with the Property Investigation Committee" shall be deleted;in paragraph 6 of the same Article, "the preceding five paragraphs" shall be amended as "the preceding four paragraphs" ;and paragraph 7 of the same Article shall be deleted. In Article 50, "in respect of the case as referred to in Article 46 paragraph 4," shall be amended as "in case a taxpayer becomes not domiciled or resident within the enforcement area of this Law without informing the Government of his tax payment agent referred to in Article 73" . In Article 52 paragraph 1, "taking consultation with the Property Re-investigation Committee" shall be deleted;and paragraph 2 of the same Article shall be deleted.

(Partial Amendments to the Japan Monopoly Corporation Law) Article 10. The Japan Monopoly Corporation Law (Law No.255 of 1948) shall be partially amended as follows: Article 9 paragraph 5 shall be amended as follows: 5 The term of office of the Chairman and Councillors shall be two years; provided that, the term of office of the chairman or Councillor filling a vacancy in the chairmanship or councillorship shall be the unexpired portion of his predecessor's.

(Partial Amendments to the Finance Law) Article 11. The Finance Law (Law No.34 of 1947) shall be partially amended as follows: Article 7 paragraph 5 of the Supplementary Provisions shall be made paragraph 7 of the same Article;and the following two paragraphs shall be added next to paragraph 4 of the same Article: 5 The term of office of the members of the Council appointed from among the persons of learning or experience shall be two years; provided that, the term of office of the member filling a vacancy in the membership shall be the unexpired portion of his predecessor's. 6 The members of the Council under the preceding paragraph may be reappointed.

(Partial Amendments to the Assets Revaluation Law) Article 12. The Assets Revaluation Law (Law No.110 of 1950) shall be partially amended as follows: In Article 94 paragraph 1, "not exceeding forty in number" shall be amended as "not exceeding thirty in number" . Article 95 paragraph 3 shall be made paragraph 5 of the same Article;and the following two paragraphs shall be added next to paragraph 2 of the same Article: 3 The term of office of the members of the Assets Revaluation Deliberation Committee, Central Assets Revaluation Investigation Committee or of the Local Assets Revaluation Investigation Committee appointed from among persons of learning or experience, or persons representing the industrial world shall be two years; provided that, the term of office of the member filling a vacancy in the membership shall be the unexpired portion of his predecessor's. 4 The members of the Assets Revaluation Deliberation Committee, Central Assets Revaluation Investigation Committee or of the Local Assets Revaluation Investigation Committee under the preceding paragraph, may be reappointed.