Article 1.　The purpose of this Law shall be to conduct a scientific and consolidated survey of the actual conditions of national land with a view to contributing to development and maintenance of national land as well as promotion of utilization thereof.

Article 2.　The term, "national land survey" as used in this Law shall mean surveys enumerated in each of the following items:

2　The term, "fundamental survey" as used in items (1) and (2) of the preceding paragraph shall mean to conduct a surveying of land and water surface serving as the basis of land classification survey, water survey and cadastral survey (including a control survey necessary therefor), to conduct such survey as is necessary for the establishment of general specifications for land classification survey and water survey and to prepare maps and records based on the data derived from the surveying and survey.

3　The term, "land classification survey" as used in paragraph 1 items (1) and (2) shall mean to conduct a survey of land as to its present utilization, soil class and other physical and chemrrical quality of soil, erosion and other main natural factors and yields with a view to classifying land according to capability of its utilization and to prepare maps and records based on the data derived from the survey.

4　The term, "water survey" as used in paragraph 1 items (1) and (2) shall mean to conduct a survey of water as to its meteorological conditions, quantity of inland water, quality of water, quantity of water transport materials and such matters concerning water utilization as quantity of intake water, using water, drainage, water utilization practices and the like with a view to contributing to flood control and water utilization and to prepare maps and records based on the data derived front the said survey.

5　The term, "cadastral survey" as used in paragraph 1 item (2) shall mean to conduct a survey of each parcel of land as to its owner, parcel number and type of land and the surveying thereof as to its boundary and dimension and to prepare maps and records based on the data derived from the said survey and surveying.

6　The forms of maps and records provided for in paragraphs 2 to 5 inclusive shall be fixed by Cabinet Order.

7　The State organ which are to conduct fundamental survey, land classification survey or water survey provided for in paragraph 1 item(1) shall be fixed by Cabinet Order.

Article 3.　The basic plan both for national land survey conducted by the State organ and/or fundamental survey conducted by the prefectural government shall be established by the President of the Economic Stabilization Board (hereinafter referred to as the "President" ).

2　The standard specifications for national land survey shall be established by Economic Stabilization Board Ordinance.

3　The basic plan for national land survey and the standard specifications for the execution of national land survey shall be established after research and deliberation by the National Land Survey Council.

Article 4.　The operational program for national land survey to be conducted by the State organ shall be prepared by the national organ in accordance with the basic plan provided for in paragraph 1 of the preceding Article.

2　The operational program referred to in the preceding paragraph shall be established only after obtaining the approval of the President.

3　The specifications for national land survey conducted by the State organ under paragraph 1 shall be prepared by the State organ in accordance with the standard specifications provided for in paragraph 2 of the preceding Article and shall be reported to the President.

4　In case the State organ conducts national land survey under Article 2 paragraph 1 item (1), the organ shall, with respect to the method of executing the said survey in To, Do, Fu or prefecture where it is conducted, consult the opinion of the prefectural government concerned.

Article 5.　The prefectural government, when it intends to conduct fundamental survey as national land survey, shall prepare the program and specifications for the execution of the survey in accordance with the basic plan and the standard specifications provided for in Article 3 paragraphs 1 and 2 and shall report them to the competent Minister.

2　In case the prefectural government intends to conduct, as national land survey, any of the surveys except fundamental survey under Article 2 paragraph 1 item (2) on the basis of the data derived from the fundamental survey, it shall prepare the program for the execution of the survey and shall report it to the competent Minister.

3　The prefectural government shall, in accordance with the standard specifications provided for in Article 3 paragraph 2, prepare specifications for the survey the program for which has been reported under the preceding paragraph and shall report it to the competent Minister.

4　The competent Minister shall examine the program and specifications reported under the preceding three paragraphs and designate the said survey as national land survey or recommend alterations in the program or specifications according to the result of the examination or, in case necessary advice given by him is accepted by the prefectural government concerned, shall designate it as national land survey after making due alterations in the program and specifications.

5　The competent Minister shall obtain the approval of the President prior to making designation, recommendation or advice provided for in the preceding paragraph.

Article 6.　When city, town, village, land improvement district or the like intends to conduct, as national land survey, any of the surveys except fundamental survey provided for in Article 2 paragraph 1 item (2) on the basis of data derived from fundamental survey, it shall prepare the program for the execution of the survey and report it to the Prefectural National Land Survey Commission.

2　City, town, village, or land improvement district or the like shall, in accordance with the standard specifications provided for in Article 3 paragraph 2, prepare specifications for the survey the program for which has been reported under the preceding paragraph and shall report it to the Prefectural National Land Survey Commission.

3　The Prefectural National Land Survey Commission shall examine the program and specifications reported under the preceding two paragraphs and designate the said survey as national land survey or recommend alterations in the program or specifications according to the result of the examination or, in case necessary advice given by it is accepted by city, town, village, land improvement district or the like concerned, shall designate it as national land survey after making due alterations in the program and specifications.

4　The Prefectural National Land Survey Commission may, prior to the designation of national land survey concerned under the preceding paragraph, ask the opinions of the President and the competent Minister.

Article 7.　The competent Minister or the Prefectural National Land Survey Commission, when having made the designation of national land survey under Article 5 paragraph 4 or paragraph 3 of the preceding Article, shall, without delay, make public notice to that effect in accordance with the procedure provided for by Cabinet Order.

2　A person who executes national land survey shall, prior to the commencement of the survey, make public notice of the area, period and other necessary matters for the survey in accordance with the procedure provided for by Cabinet Order.

Article 8.　In case the prefectural government conducts land improvement project and other works provided for by Cabinet Order or in case the said works are conducted over the area of two or more of To, Fu or prefectures, the competent Minister may recommend the person conducting the works to conduct national land survey concurrently.

2　The provisions of Article 5 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the case where a person conducting the works referred to in the preceding paragraph concurrently conducts national land survey on the recommendation provided for in the same paragraph. In this case, the "prefectural government," as used in the same Article shall read as the "person conducting land improvement project and other works provided for by Cabinet Order" .

3　In case the works referred to in paragraph 1 are conducted within the said To, Do, Fu or prefecture by a person other than the State organ or the prefectural government, the Prefectural National Land Survey Commission may recommend the person conducting the said works to conduct national land survey concurrently.

4　The provisions of Article 6 shall be apply mutatis mutandis to the case where the person conducting the works referred to in the preceding paragraph concurrently conducts national land survey on the recommendation provided for in the same paragraph.

Article 9.　The State may, in accordance with the provisions of Cabinet Order and within the limits of budgetary appropriations, grant subsidies to a person conducting the said survey in case of falling under one of the following cases:

Article 10.　In case the State organ, To, Do, Fu or prefecture or city, town, or village intends to conduct the national land survey, the State organ may entrust the execution of the said survey to the prefectural government or a person conducting survey similar to fundamental survey, land classification survey or water survey over the area of Do or two or more of To, Fu or prefectures, the prefectural government to the city, town, or village or land improvement district or the like and the city, town or village to the land improvement district or the like respectively.

Article 11.　The National Land Survey Council (hereinafter referred to as the "Council" ) shall be established in the Economic Stabilization Board.

Article 12.　The President shall refer the following matters to the Council for research and deliberation:

2　The Council may, if deemed necessary, with regard to national land survey, make recommendations to the President and submit its opinions through the President to the heads of each administrative organ concerned.

Article 13.　The Council shall be composed of the Director-General of the Economic Stabilization Board and members not exceeding thirty (30) in number.

2　The members shall be appointed by the President from among the personnels of the administrative organs concerned and men of learning and experience in national land survey.

3　Those members appointed from among men of learning and experience shall remain in office for two (2) years. However, they may be reappointed.

4　The members shall be in part-time service.

5　The Director-General of the Economic Stabilization Board shall, as Chairman of the Council, administer the affairs of the Council and shall represent the Council.

6　Other than those provided for in the preceding paragraphs, necessary matters for the organization and operation of the Council shall be provided for by Cabinet Order.

Article 14.　To, Do, Fu or prefectures shall, in case national land survey is conducted within its area, each have a Prefectural National Land Survey Commission (hereinafter referred to as the "Commission" ).

Araticle 15.　The Commission shall take charge of the following affairs within the area of the said To, Do, Fu or prefecture:

Article 16.　The Commission shall be composed of the governor of To, Do, Fu or prefecture (hereinafter referred to as the "prefectural governor" ), two (2) members representing the heads of cities, towns and villages in To, Do, Fu or prefecture concerned and eight (8) members appointed by the prefectural governor from among the personnels of the administrative organs concerned and men of learning and experience in national land survey.

2　Those members appointed from among men of learning and experience shall remain in office for two (2) years. However, they may be reappointed.

3　The prefectural governor, as Chairman of the Commission, shall administer the affairs of the Commission and represent the Commission.

4　The prefectural government shall remunerate those members appointed from among men of learning and experience.

5　The members may be compensated for expenses necessary for performing their duties.

6　The administrative affairs of the Commission shall be dealt with by the prefectural government.

7　Other than those provided for in the preceding paragraphs, necessary matters for the organization and operation of the Commission shall be provided for by Cabinet Order.

Article 17.　The person who has conducted national land survey shall, without delay, when he has prepared maps and records on the basis of data derived from the survey, make public notice to that effect and display to the public the maps and records for twenty days from the day of the public notice at the office of city, town, or village within which the survey has been conducted.

2　A person, who finds that the maps and records displayed to the public under the preceding paragraph contain any mistake committed in the course of surveying or survey or error in excess of the limit provided for by Cabinet Order, may report it to the person who has conducted the said national land survey within the period fixed in the same paragraph.

3　In case a report is made under the preceding paragraph, the person who has conducted the national land survey concerned shall, when he recognizes the fact reported as mistake or error, correct the maps and records concerned without delay.

Article 18.　When no report provided for in paragraph 2 of the preceding Article is made with regard to maps and records displayed in accordance with the provision of paragraph 1 of the said Article within the display period fixed in the same paragraph, when it is recognized that the report made under paragraph 2 of the preceding Article does not represent the fact reported as mistake or error or when correction is made in accordance with the provision of paragraph 3 of the preceding Article, any person who has conducted the national land survey related to the said maps and records shall, without delay, submit the maps and records to the President in the case of the State organ, to the competent Minister in the case of prefectural government and person conducting national land survey based on the recommendation under Article 8 paragraph 1, and to the Commission in the case of a person other than the above.

Article 19.　A person who has conducted national land survey may, in accordance with the procedure as provided for by Cabinet Order, request the President in the case of the State organ, the competent Minister in the case of prefectural government and person conducting national land survey based on the recommendation under Article 8 paragraph 1 and the Commission in the case of a person other than the above to certify the maps and records (hereinafter referred to as "products" ) submitted under the preceding paragraph.

2　The President, competent Minister or Commission shall, when he or it has received the request provided for in the preceding paragraph, certify products according to the result of the examination into the products of the national land survey related to the said request, unless the products contain mistake committed in the course of surveying or survey or error in excess of the limit provided for by Cabinet Order.

3　The competent Minister or Commission shall, in accordance with the procedure as provided for by Cabinet Order, obtain in advance the approval of the President or competent Minister in case of certifying the products of national land survey under the preceding paragraph.

4　The President, competent Minister or Commission shall, when he or it has certified the products of national land survey under the preceding paragraph, make public notice to that effect without delay.

5　In case a person who has conducted surveying and survey other than national land survey has applied for certification of maps and records prepared as a result of the said survey as the products of national land survey in accordance with the procedure as provided for by Cabinet Order, the President or competent Minister may designate the maps and records as ones having the same effect as the products of national land survey certified under paragraph 2, when he recognizes that they are as precise or accurate as or more precise or accurate than the products of national land survey certified under paragraph 2.

6　The competent Minister shall obtain approval of the President prior to the designation provided for in the preceding paragraph.

Article 20.　The President, competent Minister or Commission shall, when he or it has certified the products of national land survey under paragraph 2 of the preceding Article or designated under paragraph 5 of the same Article, submit a copy of the said products to the registry responsible for registration of the land covered by the national land survey in the case of cadastral survey and to the person who keeps a ledger provided for by Cabinet Order other than land ledger in the case of other national land surveys.

2　The registry or the person who keeps a ledger other than land ledger shall, in accordance with the provisions of Cabinet Order, alter entries in land ledger or ledger other than land ledger referred to in the preceding paragraph on the basis of the maps and records submitted under the same paragraph.

3　In the case of the preceding paragraph, the registry shall, when cadastral survey is conducted in accordance with the provision of Article 32, effect division or fusion of lots on the basis of the products.

Article 21.　The President, competent Minister or Commission shall, when he or it has certified the products of national land survey under Article 19 paragraph 2, submit a copy of the products to the prefectural governor or the head of city, town or village.

2　The prefectural governor or the head of city, town or village shall keep, and display to the public, the copy of the products of national land survey submitted under the preceding paragraph.

Article 22.　The President or competent Minister may, from time to time, request report from, or make necessary recommendation to, a person executing national land survey with regard to the execution of the said national land survey.

2　The Commission may, from time to time, request report from, or make necessary recommendation to, a person executing national land survey other than the State or prefectural government, with regard to the execution of the national land survey.

Article 23.　The President or competent Minister may, when he deems it necessary for the performance of his functions as provided for by this Law, request a person conducting surveying or survey related to national land survey to submit report and data.

2　The Commission may, when it deems it necessary for the handling of the affairs provided for in Article 15, request a city, town, village or other person within the area of the To, Do, Fu or prefecture concerned executing surveying or survey related to national land survey to submit report and data.

3　A person executing national land survey may, when it is necessary for the execution of the said national land survey, request a person or juridical person executing surveying or survey related to national land survey to submit report and data, with regard to the subjects of the national land survey.

Article 24.　A person executing national land survey may, when it is necessary for the execution of the national land survey, have persons engaged in the execution of the national land survey enter land of other persons.

2　A person executing national land survey shall, when entry is to be made into land enclosed by house-lots, fences, palisades, etc. under the preceding paragraph, previously notify the occupant of the land;provided that the same shall not apply, in case such previous notification is difficult.

3　In the case of paragraph 1, a person engaged in the execution of national land survey shall carry with him a certificate showing the effect and his position and shall show it upon request of any person interested.

Article 25.　A person executing national land survey may, when it is necessary for the execution thereof, request the owner of land where the said national land survey is executed or other person interested or proxies thereof to be present at the spot.

2　The State organ or local public body executing national land survey may, when it is necessary for the execution thereof, request the owner of land where the said national land survey is executed or other person interested or proxies thereof to report at the office within city, town or village which the land relating to the said national land survey is located.

Article 26.　A person executing national land survey may, when it is unavoidable for the execution thereof, have person engaged in the said national land survey clear plants, fences, palisades, etc. which are in the way, with the prior consent of the owner or occupant of the land.

2　A person executing national land survey may, notwithstanding the provision of the preceding paragraph, have persons engaged in the said national land survey clear plants, fences, palisades, etc. without the prior consent of the owner or occupant, when it is difficult to obtain such consent and clearance cause no great harm to the present state of plants, fences, palisades, etc., in case the survey is conducted in forests or waste land or the like. In this case, he has to notify the owner or occupant to that effect without delay.

Article 27.　A person executing national land survey may, when it is necessary for the collection of testing materials under Article 28 and the installation of marks, etc. under Article 30, temporarily restrict the use of land (excluding house-lot) or temporarily use land (excluding house-lot) structures or trees, after giving previous notice to the occupant.

Article 28.　A person executing national land survey may, when it is necessary for the execution thereof, collect, as testing materials, soil, sand and stones, water or plants on the land where the said national land survey is executed, after giving previous notice to the occupant.

Article 29.　In case losses are caused by clearing of plants, fences, palisades, etc. under Article 26 paragraph 1 or 2, temporary restriction on use of land or temporary use of land etc. under Article 27, the person who has executed the national land survey concerned shall duly compensate the persons to whom the losses are caused for the losses.

2　The provision of Article 20 paragraph 2 of the Surveying Law (Law No.188 of 1949) shall apply mutatis mutandis to the case of the preceding paragraph.

Article 30.　A person executing national land survey may install necessary marks and survey facilities (hereinafter referred to as "markers, etc." ) for the execution thereof.

2　A person executing national land survey shall, when he has installed marks, etc. under the preceding paragraph, notify to that effect without delay, to the head of city, town or village within which the said marks, etc. are located.

3　A person intending to commit, within the premises where marks, etc. are installed or in the neighbourhood thereof, an act which is liable to harm the effectiveness of marks, etc. by destruction or otherwise, may request the person who has installed the said marks, etc. for the transposition of the marks, etc., by letter detailing the reasons therefor.

4　When the request made under the preceding paragraph is considered as reasonable, the person who has installed the marks, etc. concerned shall effect the transposition of the said marks, etc. In this case, the expenses of transposition thereof shall be charged to the person who has requested it.

Article 31.　No one shall harm the effectiveness of marks, etc. by transposition, destruction or otherwise.

2　The head of city, town or village who has been notified under paragraph 2 of the preceding Article shall, when he finds that the marks, etc. covered by the notification are lost, destroyed or otherwise in disorder, notify to that effect the person who has installed the said marks, etc. without delay.

Article 32.　A local public body, or land improvement district, or the like may, when it is necessary for the execution of cadastral survey designated under Article 5 paragraph 4 and Article 6 paragraph 3 to conduct survey assuming division or fusion of lots, paragraph 3, conduct survey assuming that division or fusion of land has already been effected if and when the owners of the land consent to it.

Article 33.　The provisions of this Law relating to city, town or village or the head of city, town or village shall apply to special ward or the head of special ward, administrative ward or the head of administrative ward, or ward of city under Article 155 paragraph 2 of the Local Autonomy Law (Law No.67 of 1947) or the head of such ward respectively, in the case of special ward, special city or city under Article 155 paragraph 2 of the Local Autonomy Law.

2　The provisions of this Law relating to town or village or the head of town or village shall, in the case of association of towns and/or villages which jointly administer the whole of their affairs, their office affairs, or affairs relating to national land survey, apply to such association of towns and/or villages or the administrator thereof.

Article 34.　The provisions of the Surveying Law shall apply to surveying conducted for the execution of national land survey except in cases where there are special provisions in this Chapter.

Article 35.　Any person who has violated the provision of Article 31 paragraph 1 shall be subject to penal servitude for a period not exceeding two years or to a fine not exceeding fifty thousand yen.

Article 36.　Any person failing under one of the following cases shall be subject to penal servitude for a period not exceeding one year or to a fine not exceeding thirty thousand yen:

Article 37.　Any person falling under one of the following cases shall be subject to a fine not exceeding ten thousand yen:

Article 38.　When any representative of a juridical person, proxy, employee or other worker of a juridical person or of a natural person has done any offence as provided for in the preceding three Articles in respect to the business of the juridical person or of the natural person, not only the offender but also the juridical person or natural person shall be liable to the fine as provided for in each of the Articles. However, this shall not apply to the juridical person or the natural person, in case it has been proved that due care and supervision have exercised in connection with the said business in order to prevent the proxy, employee or other worker thereof from such offence.