SUBVERSIVE ACTIVITIES PREVENTION ACT ANALYSIS

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SUBV RS A'CT` TIT IES P i" T NT TON ACT
ANALYSIS
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
General Provisions ' (Articles 1 - ~+ )
Control of Subversive Organizations
(Articles 5 10)
Procedure for Control of Subversive
Organizations (Articles 11 - 26)
Investigation (Articles 27 - 3)+)
Miscellaneous Provisions (Articles 35 - 37)
Chapter 6
Penalties (Articles 38 - 45)
ipplementary Provisions
Article 1. The purposes of this Act shall be to prescribe neces-
Chapter 1 General Provisions
(Purposes of 'this Act)
:nary actions to control organizations whichshall have carried on any
terro'istic subversive activity by way of their activity and to provide
penaltep for terroristic subversive activities, thereby contributing
to the securing of public safety.
Act 7 having a grave bearing upon the fundamental
the minimum necessity for the securing of public safety, and. shall not
human rights ~le g 5 shall be applied only' within the limits of
of the ~-p ~e ~oa
be subject to any extended interpretation at all.
(Interpretation and. application of this Act)'
(Standards of control)
Any control action arid investigation for control
under thi
+a11 be taken an . condnileted only within the 'limits of the minimum
Aft ,shall'
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 unite and act collectively y or any other liberty or right of the people
necessity to achieve the put'poscs as specified in ':krticle _19 and shall no
under any circ"tlmstances whatever be carried out, in deviation from the
prescribed authority, to un a,n'ru.lly infringe freedoms of thought, worshix
assembly, association, expre3si_on and learning, the right of laborers to
2) With
2. The control and investigation for control under this Act shall not
on any account whatever be improperly carried out to restrict or interfel
which is guaranteed by the Ja:!oanese Constitution.
with any lawful activity by labor unions and other organizations.
(Definitions)
Art. 4. In this Act, the teem "terroristic subversive activity"
means:
(1) (i) To perform the act as referred to in Article 77 (internal
disturbance) of 'the Penal Code The (Law No. )F5 of 1907), Article 78 (the
preliminaries or plot of internal disturbance), Article 79 '(aid of inter
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al disturbance and other o.~ ences), Article 81 (inducement of foreign
incursion), Article 82 (aid of foreign incursion), Article 87 (atten ted
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inducement or aid of foreign incursion) or Article 88 (the preliminaries
or plot of inducement or aid of foreign incursion) of said Code;
(iii) To instigate to the act as' referred to in Article 77, 81 or 82 c
the Penal Code, with a view to causing such act'to be carried out;
-(ii) To incite to any of the acts as referred `t.o in (1) above;
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(iv) With a view to causing the act as referred to in Article 77, 81
or 82 of the Penal Code to be carried out, to print, distribute to a
nUmber of persons or post openly, any document or drawing claiming the
propriety or necessity of the carrying out of such act; or
(v) With a view to causing the act as referred to in Article 77, 81
or 82 of the Penal Code to be carried. out, to conniunicate by 'wireless oa
by wire broadcasting any assertion of the proprietyr necessity of the
carrying out of such act.
doctrine or policy, to perform any of the followsing acts:
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(i) the act as referred to in :'article 106 of the Penal. Code (riot);
(ii) the act as referred to in Article 108 (wilful, setting on fire
of occupied houses or buildings) or Article 109 paragraph 1 (wilful set-
ting on fire of unoccupied houses or buildings) of said Code;
(iii) the act as mentioned in the former part of the provisions of
Article 7;17 paragraph 1 of
plosives);
Code;
said Code (criminal explosion of high ex-
(iv) the act as referred to in Article 125 of said Code (endangering
of traffic of trains, electric trains, street cars' and so forth);
(v) the act as' referred to in Article 126 paragraph 1 or 2 (over-
turning of trains, electric trains, street cars `a1 'so forth) of said
(vi)' the act as referred to in Article 199 of said Code (murder);
(vii) the act as referred to in lrticle 236 paragraph 1 of the same
Code (robbery);
(viii) the act as referred to in Article 1 of the Penal Regulations
to control explosives (Cabinet Ordinance No. 32 of 1884) (criminal use of
explosives);
(ix) the act as referred to in Article 95 of `the Penal Code (inter-
iference with exercise of official r'.!uties or exaction of exercise of
official duties) and performed collectively by carrying any deadly weapoi
or poison against any person engaged in procurato'ial'or police duties,
any assistant to such official, any person who guards or escorts persons
detained b law, or any person engaged in investigation under this Act;
and
(x) to incite to work out the preliminaries or plot of any of the
acts as referred to in (1) to (ix)'above, or to instigate to any such ac
with a view to causing such act to be carried out.
2. In this Act the term "instigate" means, with a view to causing any
particular act to
be carried out
of any document, drawing,
to cause a person or per sons, by means
speech or action, to make a resolution to Carr
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out such act, or to give an impetus having such force as shall promote a
resolution already in proces.,s of making,
3. In this Act the term. ".or anization" means a continuous association
of persons, or a federation of such associations, organized to achieve an
Particular common objective, Any agency, branch, chapter or subsidiary
body of an organization, if
it comes within the puxview of this def initio
shall be subject to control under this Act,
Chapter 2 Control of Subversive 0rapizations
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Art..5. Whenever the Public Security Examination Commission shall
have sufficient ground to find that there is clear danger of an organiza-
tion which has performed acy terroristic subversive activity by way of
its activity to perform again in the future any such subversive activity
continuously or repeatedly by way of the activity of the organization,
the Commission may take any of the following actions to such organization
Provided, however, that such action shall not exceed the necessary and
reasonable limits for the elimination of such da.nger
(1) in the case such terroristic subversive activity has been
performed in a mass. demonstration or procession or public gathering,
(Restriction. on organization activity)
to prohibit the carrying out of any demonstration, procession or public
gathering in any place fixed for a period not exceeding six months;
(2) in the case such terroristic subversive activity has been
performed by means of any organ journal of the orgs.nize,tion (any publica-
tion continuously issued by the organization to advocate, communicate or
propagate the objective, doctrine or policy of the organization), to
prohibit for a period fixed, not exceeding six months to continue to print
or distribute to a number of persons such organ journal- and
(3) to prohibit for a period fixed not exceeding six months to cause
any particular officer, official (the representative, executive officer
or any other person engaged in the business of tjze Torganization: herein-
after the same) or member of the organization who shall have taken part
 2. After any action under the preceding paragraph becomes effective,
no person shall perform any act against the objective of such action in
the capacity of the officer, official or member of 'such organization:
Provided, however, that this shall not apply, in the case 'of effectuation
of the action as laid down in (3) of the same paragraph, to any act by
any officer, official or member of the organization concerned which is
ordinarily deemed necessary for litigation involving. the validity of such
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in such terroristic subversive activity to perform any act in the interest
of the organization.
action.
(Prohibition of evasion)
Art. 6. Any officer, of.f icial or member of any organization to whici
any action under paragraph 1 of the preceding article has been taken shat:
not under-any name whatever perform any act to evade the prohibition as
laid down in paragraph 2 of the same article.
(Declaration of dissolution)
Art. T.
The Public Security Examination Commission may take action
to declare any organization coming under any of the following categories
to be dissolved, if there is sufficient ground to `ind that there is cleat
danger of such organization, to perf?rm again in the future any terroristi(
subversive activity continuously or repeatedly by way of the activity of
the organization and in the opinion of the Commission any action under
Article 5 paragraph 1 will be unable to effectively eliminate such danger
any
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(1) organizations which have performed by way, of their activity
such terroristic subversive activity as referred to in Article 4+
paragraph 1 (1)
(2) ,organizations .which have performed by ways of their activity any
such terroristic subversive activity as mentioned in Article 4 paragraph
l (2).(i) to (ix) inclusive or which have started but not accomplished
such activity, or have incited or, with'a view to causing such activity
to be carried out, instigated persons to such activity ana caused them to
perform such activity- and
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been taken and which have again performed any terroristic subversive'
activity by way of their activity.
(Prohibition of acts to be performed in the interest of organization
Art. 8. Oter any action under the preceding' article shall become
effective, any person who sha1.1 have been an offic?er, official or member
of the organization concerne'. on and after the date on which the terroris
subversive activity occasioning such action shall have been carried on
shat not perform after the date on which such action shall become effect
any act in the interest of the organization: Provided, however, that this
shall not apply to any act which is ordinarily deemed necessary for litie
tion involving the validity of such action or for the liquidation or wine
ing up of the property or fairs of the organization.'
(Prohibition of evasion)
Art. 9. Any such person as referred
to in the preceding article
shall not under any name whatever perform any acts to evade the prohibitii
.under the same article.
(Liquidation of property-)
? Art. 10. Whenever with regard to an incorpoated organization the
action as laid down in Article 7 becomes final and any application throw
1 ,edings for withdrawal or variation of "such action can not be
.legal proce
made 7 'such organization shall dissolve.
2. Whenever the action as mentioned in Article 7 becomes final and
any application through legal proceedings for withdrawal or ' variation of
such action can not be made, the organization concerned shall promptly
liquidate. its property.
3. When the liquidation of property under the preceding paragraph
has been completed, any person who has been officer or official of the
organization concerned shall make a full report thereon to the Director
of the Public Security Investigation Agency.
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(3) organizations to which any action under Article 5 paragraph 1 ha:
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Procedure for Control
Organizations
(Request for action)
Art. 110 The actions a;
Subv er s iv e
la-_',_c, down in reticle. 5 paragraph 1 and
Article 7 shall be taken only on the request of the Director of the Publi
Security Investigation i cncy.
(Notice)
Art..12. In ms :;ing roqUes der ho 2)reced.?ng article, the Director
of the 1'ubl.ic Security Tnvesi.gati_on Agency shall beforehand fix the date
and place f or the organization concerned to explain it with regard
to the case involving it, G)nd by seven days immediately before such date
notify the organization of. si ch date and place as well as the gist of the
reasons for tx e contemplated request for action to the organization.
2. Any notice under the preceding paragraph shall be given by publish-
ing it in the Official Gazette and shall be regarded as served on a lapse
of seven days after the date of such publication.
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3. In the case the place of,residence or address of the representative
or executive officer of the org=niza.tion concerned is known, a written
notice shall be sent to such person in addition to publication in the
,official Gazette under the preceding paragraph.
(Proxy)
Art. 13. Any organization which has received the' notice as laid
down in paragraph 1 of the preceding article may choose a lawyer or lawye:
or any other person or persons to represent the organization with regard
to the case involving it.
(Expression of opinion and presentation of evidence)
Art. 14. Any office.,, official, member and proxy of the orgahizatio:
concerned may, within tho limits bf five persons, appear on the date f ixec
for explanation? express opinions about the facts and evidence and produc,
favorable evidence to the. of f icial of the Public Security Investigation
Agency who shall be designated by the Director of the Agency (hereinafter
referred to as the designated officer').
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Art . 15 . The of .a j .::at' on c-i nod MV choose not more than five
persons 'as observers in tie case ire,.'>lr_?_ng it.
2. On choosing ani ,su' h1 ob .erver, such crganiza :ion shall report his
ry 7= he ui';I ic Security Investigation Agency.
or her ' name to the Dix
3. On the date filed for the organs za.tion concerned to explain, any
observer and person engag:,' i report_r.g for any public newspaper, in-
formation or b-,oadcasbin; me ism may attend at the proceedings of hearing
1+. In th? case any such person as specified in the preceding para-
graph performs any act i_nte'ering with the hearing of explanation, the
designated officer may expel sL,.ch person.
(Unnecessary evidence)
Art. 16, Any evil er,ce r:}rodu.ced under Article 11+, if unnecessary,
shall not need to be taken: Provided, however, that the designated offic
shall not abuse his power by unla~, ully abridging the right of the
organization concerned to a fair ~m.nd full hearing of explanation.
(Documents of hearing)
Art. 17. The designated. officer shall make a document of the proce
of the hearing conducted on the date of explanation of an organization.
2. The person who has au7F tired under Article 1+ 'shall be given an
opportunity of expressing o,):t.:nions about. ttie contents of such document
as laid down in the precedin. para raph, which shall be supplemented by
indication of whether such Person has any opinion about such contents
.and, the gist of the opinion of such person, if any.
(Granting of copy of hearing' docU eflt and documentary evidence)
Art. 18. The designated officer , if requested by the organization
concerned, shall grant to such organization a copy of the hearing docu-
ment and of documentary evidence taken.
(Notice of deci_sicli riot to request action)
Art. 19. IPhenNNrerr the Dil' ee bor of the Public Security Investigati
Agency shall decide not o make ,.-. ;Wiest for action under Article 11 wit
regard to a case in which he has given the notice as mentioned in Artic
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such fact and publish it in the Official Gazette
(Manner of request for action)
Art. 2Oa Ann request for action under Article 11 slas11 be made by
submitting to the Public Security Examination Commission a written request
mentioning the facts wh:!ch shall constitute the grounds for such request,
the"action to be taken pursuant to "article paragraph 1 or ?article 7 and
other matters which shall be prescribed by the Commission by regulations.
2. Any written request for action shall be accompanied by such evidenc?
as shall demonstrate the fact- which shall constitute the ground for such
request, all the evidence paro(Auced by the organization concerned and the
document as laid down in Article 17.
3. Such evidence referred
to in' the preceding paragraph as shall
11 constitute the ground for the request foa
demonstrate the fact which sh
action shall be
such about which the organization concerned shall have
been given an opportunity of
expressing its
opinion.
(Delivery of copy of written request for action and presentation of
brief )
Art. 21. Whenever the Director of the Public' Security Investigation
Agency has submitted a written request for action to the Public Security
Examination Commission, he shall notify the organization concerned of
the contents of such request,
2. Any notice under the preceding paragraph shall be given by publish-
ing it in the Official Gazette and shall be regarded as served on a lapse
of seven days after the date of such publication.
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In the case the Place of residence or address
of the representa-
tive' or executive officer of the organization concerned
is known, a copy
of the written request for action shall be served upon such person in ad-
dition to publication in the Official Gazette under ,the preceding paragra.
..'The organization concerned may, within fourteen days after service
of the notice as laid down in paragraph 1 of this article, present its
brief about the request for action to the Public Security Examination
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Commission.
(Decision by Commission)
Art. 22. The Public Security Examination Commission shall examine
the written request for action, evidence and hearing documents submitted
by the Director of the Public Security Investigation Agency and the brief
presented by the organization concerned. In such' case, the Commission
may make necessary inquiries for such examination'.
2..In order to. make examination ii& er the preceding paragraph, the
Public Security Examination Commission may take the following actions:
witnesses to voluntarily appear
before the Commission and examine such persons, or to seek opinions or
(1) To r equine persons concerned or
(2) To require any owner, possessor or keeper of books, documents o
other things to produce any such article voluntarily, or to place in the
custody of the Commission any such article voluntarily produced;
(3) With the consent of the care-taker or tenant or any other propE
substitute, to inspect the office of the organization concerned or any
other necessary place and examine the conduct of'business or any book,
document or other thing; and
(4) To request any public office "or organization, public or privatf
reports from such persons;
to submit any necessary report or material.
3. The'Publc Security examination Commission' in case it shall deem
it appropriate to do so, may cause any member or' official of the Coimnis
sfon to take any of the actions as laid down in the preceding paragraph
4. In taking any of the
or 'official of the Public
by any person concerned,
riff ical ` status.
actions as specified in Paragraph 2, any mem
security Examination Commission, if demanded
shall present his credentials indicating his
5'.'The Public Security Examination Commission shall, on the basis of
examination made under' Paragraph 1, make any of the f ollc
the result of
in- decisions on the cease brought before the Commission:
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(1) To reject any request for action if such request is found unlaw-
f. ul;
(2) To dismiss any request for action if such request is found ground
less; or
(3) To carry out the action requested if the request is found reason-
able.
Even if the Pub!..ic Security Examination Commission is unable to
take the action as mentioned in. Article 7 in a case involving any request
for dissolution actiQi, if the organization concerned comes under Article
paragraph 1, the Commission shall decide on any of the actions as
specified in Article 5 paragraph 1, notwithstanding ' the` provisions of (2)
of the preceding paragraph.
(Manner of decision)
Art. 23. Any decision by the Commission shall be made in writing.
Such decision shall be accompanied by the statement of the reason there-
for and bear the signatures and seas p of the chairman and members of
the Commission who have taken part in the determination of such decision.
(Notice and publication of decision)
Art. 24. The Director of the Public Security Investigation Agency
and the organization concerned shall be notified of the decision made by
the Commission.
2. The notice as mentioned in the preceding paragraph shall be given
by serving a copy of the written decision upon the Director of the Public
Security Investigation Agency and the organization concerned.
3. Any Commission decision shall be published in the Official Gazette.
(Time when Commission decision comes into effect)
Art. ,,,25. Any decision by the Commission shall. become effective
(1)' In the case of the decision to reject or dismiss a request for
action, upon service;of a copy of the Commission's written decision on
the Director of the Public Security Investigation Agency; or
(2) In the case of the decision to take any action under Article 5
paragraph 1 or Article 7, upon publication of such decision in the Off icia
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Gazette under.Paragraph 3 of the preceding article.
2. Against any decision mentioned in the preceding paragraph an applica-
Lion may be made for stay of execution of action by filing a suit with the
court, pursuant to' the -provisions of the Law for Special Regulations
concerning the Procedure of Administrative Litigations (Law No. 81 of 191+$),
to seek the withdrawal 'of variation of such decision.
3.
The court shall try to y promptly commence the trial of such suit as
mentioned in the. preceding paragraph and pass judgement thereon within a
hundred days reckoning from the date of acceptance of such suit, regardless
of the order o
trial of the other cases.
(Detailed regulations covering procedure for action)
Art, 26. Except for the provisions of this'Chapter, detailed re--
gulations covering the proceedings in the Public security Examination
Commission shall be established by the Commission.,
Chapter 4 Investigation
(Investigative power of public security investigator)
Art, 27 The public security investigator shall be empowered to con-
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dust necessary investigations with regard to control under this Act within
the limits of the standards .as (laid down in Article 3.
(Inspection of documents and evidence)
public security investigator may, in case of need for
Art. 28. The
in~estig~tion with regard to control under this Act, request any public
,prosecutor or judicial police Official to let him inspect the! documents,
papers and evidence regarding any related case.
formance of his duties, the public prosecutor or judicial police official
shall comply with such request.
2. Unless any
(Exchange of. information between Public Security Investigation Agency
National Rural
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Art. 29. The Public Security Investigation Agency
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or material with regard to enforcement o this Act.
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Police .and autonomous police shall exchange, Frith each other informat
of proper ty?1 search and..in inspection by the' judicial police off ieial' in. an
`(Witnessing by public security investigator)
investigation with regard to control under this Act, witness the seizure
offence involving any terroristic subversive
(Placing articles in. custody)
. .rt_. 31.
activity..
The public security investigator'" may place in his custody
any article produced by any person concerned or witness voluntarily.
In such case, the public security investigator Shall. prepa ;e a Inventory
of such articles and deliver
(Custody_o~ articles)
Art. 32. If any of such articles as placed' in the custody" of the
public security investigator under the preceding article is inconvenient
.for transit or custody, he may assign a guard to suet article or cause the
owned of suci article or any other
consent of such persons
competent person to keep-It with the
(Restitution. of articles)
Art. 33. If any of such articles as placed in the custody of the
public security investigator under _krticle 31 is unnecessary to keep in
his custody, he shall return such article to' the ,person who has produced
is unable to be returned because the, address of the person to whom the
article is to be returned is unknown or for any other reason:, the public
security investigator shall publish such fact in the Official Gazette.
3. If within six months after the -date of publication in the Official.
.G4zette there, is no claim for restitution, any such article shall vest in
Tn....suchcase as mentioned in the preceding paragraph, `if the article
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the national treasury.
4. Even within the period as laid down in, the preceding paragraph,
such-articles as 'have little or no value may be sorapped., or: such as are
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-inconvenient for custody may be sold by public auction and the proceeds
kept In custody.
(Presentation of credentials)
Art. In aerforming his official duties~ the ' pubsi.c security
investigator' shalX, if 'demanded by any person concerned, present his
Acre ent~sl .fn i tang his offlcia~ status.
apter Miscellaneous Provisions
Publication of-court decisions
Art. 35. Whenever all or part of any decision of the ,iblic Security
Examination Cor mission to take any action under Article paragraph l or
Article 7 is reversed by the court, the hirector off' tho Public Security
Investigation Agency shall publish such fact in the Official Gazette.
CRePort to Diet)
The Attorney General shall report to the Diet once a year
thxounh the Prime Minister on control of organizations under this Act.
(Enforcement regulations)
xce in this
Art. 37? pt for such matters as specifically laid down
Act , detailed re i uations necessary for the enforcement of this Act shall
be made by the Attorney General's Office ordinance.
pier 6 Penalties
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(Incitement to offences involving internal disturbance, inducement
and aid off` ,'e n incursion, and other offences)
Whoever shall
incite to the off ence as referred, to in
.Article-17 9 81 or 82 of the Penal Code or instigate to such offence with
a view,to, cau such toff offence to be committed shall, be 3,prironed with
or without hard labor for a period not exceeding
2. Any person shall be liable to imprisonment
labor, for a tern not exceeding five years
seven years.
with or without hard
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to the offence as referred. to in Awticle 78,
79 or 88 of the .Pen.,l Code;
(2) who; with a view to causing the offence as referred to in Article
77, 81 or 82 of the Penal Code to be committed, shall print, distribute
to a number of persons or post openly ; any document or drawing claiming
the propriety or necessity of the commission of such. offence; or
(3) who, with a view to causing the offence as referred to in Article
77, 81 or 82 of the Penal Code to be comm_tted, shall communicate by wire-
less or by wire broadcasting any asserti,ori of the propriety or necessity
of the commission of such offence.
3. In the case any person who shall have committed any of the offences
as referred to in the preceding? two paragraphs with reference to the
offence as referred to in Article 77, 78 .or 79 of the Penal Code shall
surrender himself before the disturbance takes ;shape' the sentence to be
imposed upon such person shall be commuted or ,emitted.
(Preliminaries of arson for political purposes and other offences)
,Art. 39. Any person who, with a view to promoting, supporting or
opposing any political doctrine or policy, works out the preliminaries or
plot, or incites, to commit the offence mentioned in Article 108, 109
paragraph 11, the former part of 117 paragraph i 9 126 ' paragraph 1 or 2,
199 or 236 paragraph 1 of the Penal Code, or instigates to commit such
offence with a view to causing such offence to be committed, shall be
liable to imprisonment with or without hard labor for a period not exceed-
ing five years,
(Preliminaries of riot for political purposes and other offences)
Art. 40. Any person who, with a vj.ew to promoting, supporting or
.Opposing any political doctrine or policy, works out the preliminaries or
plot of 9 or incites to, any of the following offences, or instigates to
such offence with a view to causing such offence to be committed, shall
be liable to imprisonment with or without hard labor,forte, a term not exceed-
ing three years:
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(1) the offence as referred to in Article 106 of the Penal Code;
(2k) the offence as ref erred to. in Article l25 of said Code; or
(3) the offence as referred to in Article 95 of the same Code, by
carrying any deadly weapon or poison and acting collectively against any
person engaged 'in procuratorial
official, any person who guards
person engaged in investigation
or police duties, any assistant to
or escorts persons
under this Act.
(Incitement)
Art. 41.' Nothing of the ?provisions
such
detained , by law or any
of this Act on incitement shall
exclude that part of the General Provisions of the Penal Code which refers
to incitement from application to any offence committed by any person
incited to the commission. In such case, the pertinent sentences as
provided. for in said Code and this Act shall be compared and the heavier
sentence shall be imposed.
(Violation of prohibition of acts to be performed in the interest
of organizations),.
Art. 12. Any person who contravenes Article 8 or 9 shall be liable
to imprisonment at hard labor for a period not exceeding three years or
to a fine not exceeding fifty thousand yen.
(Violation of action of restriction on organization activity)
Art, 43. Any person who contravenes Article 5 paragraph 2 or Article
6 shall be liable to imprisonment at hard labor for a period not exceeding
two years or to a fine not exceeding thirty thousand yon.
(offence of violation of order of expulsion)
Art. 4+4. Whoever shall act against the order of expulsion under
Article 15 paragraph 4 shall be liable to a fine not `'exceedin thirty
thousand yen.
(Offence of abuse of powers by. public security investigator)
Art. 45. Whenever the public security investigator shall abuse his
powers by forcing any other person to do anything which such person shall
be under no obligation to do or by interfering with the right of such
person to do anything, such official shall be imprisoned with or without
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Supplementary Provisions
1. This Act shall become effective as from the date. of its promulga-
tion.
2. The following Cabinet Ordinances shall be rescinded:
(1) The Organizations Control Order (Cabinet Order No. 64 of 1949).
(2) The Cabinet Order concerning the Custody and Disposition, etc.
of the Properties of Dissolved Organizations.(Cabinet Order No. 238 of
1948).
(3) The Order concerning the Sales Commission of Dissolved Organiza-
tions' Properties (Cabinet Order No. 285 of 1948).
3. The application of the penal provisions of the ordinance mentioned
in (1) or (2) of the preceding paragraph to unlawful acts performed before
the enforcement of this Act shall remain the same as before.
4. Such matters shall be transacted in. the same manner as before as
the administration and disposition (including repayment of liabilities
under Article 14 of the Cabinet Order concerning the Custody and Disposi-
tion, etc. of the Properties of Dissolved Organizations) of the property
of any organization dissolved under Article .4 of the Organizations Control
Order (including organizations laid down in, Article: 23 of the Cabinet
Order concerning the Custody and Disposition etc. of the Properties of
Dissolved Organizations) which has vested in the national treasury prior
to the enforcement of this Act, and punishment for any violation of the
foregoing orders. In. this case, the business of the Sales Commission of
Dissolved Organizations' Properties shall be conducted by the Attorney
General.
5. The Law for Establishment of Attorney General's Office (Law No.
193 of 1947) is partly amended as follows:
a. Cross out that part of Article 1 paragraph 3 providing "matters
concerning prohibition, etc, from formation of political parties, associa-
tions and other bodies, made in accordance with the provisions of the
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Organizations Control Order (Cab-7-net Order No. 64
1949) , matters concern.
ing the custody, etc. of the properties which' have been vested in the
National Treasury in accordance with the provisions of the Cabinet Order
concerning the Custody and Disposition, etc. of the Properties of DissolvE
Organizations (Cabinet Order No, 238, 1948)" and insert instead U-----and
matters pertaining to control of subversive organizations under the Sub-
vers .ve Activities Prevention Act (Law No. of 1952).11
b. Cross out (8) of Para^raph 3 of article 8 and change (9) to (8).
6, The Criminal Procedure Code (Law No. 131, 1890) is amended in part
as follows-,
Add, immediately after p'Ar ticl.e 193 to 196 of the Penal Code" in
the provisions of Article 262 Paragraph 11 the words "or Article 1#-5 of
the Subversive Activities Prevention Act (Law. No. l952"
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