Article 23-(2).　As to the cases in his charge, a lawyer may make an application to the Bar Association to which he belongs to the effect that the Association refers to public offices, or public or private organizations for report on the matters concerning which he needs information. When such an application has been made, the Bar Association concerned may refuse the application in case the Association deems the application not proper.

2　The Bar Association may, when it has received the application as provided for in the preceding paragraph, refer to public offices or public or private organizations for report on the matters concerning which the lawyer needs information.

Article 30.　A lawyer shall not concurrently assume any public post with payment. However, this shall not apply to the case where he assumes a post of the President or Vice-President of the House of Representatives or the House of Councillors, Prime Minister, Minister of State, Director of Cabinet Secretariat, Deputy-Director of Cabinet Secretariat, Parliamentary Vice-Minister, secretary to the Prime Minister or secretary to Minister of State, or he becomes a member of the National Diet or assemblies of local public entities, a chief of local public entities or any other public post to be assumed by election, or he becomes public personnel in which he is not required full-time service, or he performs function relating to any specific matter as entrusted by the government or public office.

2　In case a lawyer assumes concurrently a public post in which he is required full-time service in accordance with the proviso to the preceding paragraph, he shall not perform functions of a lawyer while he is in such service.