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Professional Engineer Act

(Act No. 25 of April 27, 1983)

Chapter I General Provisions

(Purpose)

Article 1 The purpose of this Act is to specify qualification of professional

engineer etc., and to ensure the appropriateness of the business, so as to

contribute to the improvement of science and technology and development of

the national economy.

(Definition)

Article 2 (1) "Professional engineer" in this Act means a person who has

obtained a registration under Article 32 (1) and conducts business (excluding

business conduct which is restricted by any other Act) on matters of planning,

research, design, analysis, testing, evaluation or guidance thereof, which

require advanced and adaptive expertise in science and technology (excluding

matters relating only to cultural science. this shall also apply hereinafter)

using the name of professional engineer.

(2) "Associate professional engineer" in this Act means a person who obtained a

registration under Article 32 (2) and assists a professional engineer with

respect to the business prescribed in the preceding paragraph using the name

of the associate professional engineer in order to acquire necessary skill to

become a professional engineer.

(Disqualification provisions)

Article 3 Any person who falls under any of the following provisions may not

become a professional engineer or an associate professional engineer.

(i) Any adult ward or person under curatorship.

(ii) Any person who has been sentenced to imprisonment without work or

severer punishment and has not yet passed two years from the date of

completion of the execution of such punishment or the date on which such

execution has been remitted.

(iii) Any public officer who has been dismissed from public officer by

disciplinary action and has not yet passed two years from the date of such

punishment.

(iv) Any person who has been sentenced to a fine in violation of the provisions

of Article 57 (1) or (2) and has not yet passed two years from the date of

completion of the execution of such punishment or from the date on which

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such execution has been remitted.

(v) Any person who has been subjected to rescission of his/her registration

pursuant to the provisions of Article 36 (1) (ii) or (2) and has not yet passed

two years from the date of the rescission.

(vi) Any person who has been subjected to prohibition of business pursuant to

the provision of Article 32 (3) of the Patent Attorney Act (Act No.49 of 2000),

or who has been subjected to deletion of his/her registration pursuant to the

provision of Article 52 (ii) of the Survey Act(Act No.188 of 1949), or who has

been subjected to rescission of his/her license pursuant to the provision of

Article 10 (1) of the Kenchikushi Act for Architects & Building Engineers

(Act No.202 of 1950), or who has been subjected to a disposition of

prohibition from engaging in business pursuant to the provision of Article 13

(1) (iii) of the Land and House Investigator Act (Act No.228 of 1950), and who

has not yet passed two years from the date of such a disposition.

Chapter II Professional Engineer Examination

(Stages of professional engineer examinations)

Article 4 (1) The professional engineer examinations shall be divided so as to be

the first stage examination and the second stage examination, and these

examinations shall be held according to each technical discipline specified by

Ordinance of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and

Technology (hereinafter referred to as "technical discipline").

(2) A person who has passed the first stage examination is qualified to become an

associate professional engineer.

(3) A person who has passed the second stage examination is qualified to become

a professional engineer.

(The first stage examination)

Article 5 (1) The purpose of the first stage examination shall be to judge whether

or not a person has the necessary fundamental knowledge covering throughout

science and technology to become a professional engineer, the aptitude to

observe the provisions of Chapter IV, and the necessary expert knowledge on

the matter of the technical discipline to become an associate professional

engineer.

(2) A person who has the qualification specified by Ordinance of the Ministry of

Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology may be exempted from a

part of the first stage examination pursuant to the provision of Ordinance of

the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.

(The second stage examination)

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Article 6 (1) The purpose of the second stage examination shall be to judge

whether or not a person has the necessary expert knowledge and advanced

expertise for specific technical discipline to become a professional engineer.

(2) A person who falls under any of the following provisions may take the second

stage examination.

(i) A person, as an associate professional engineer, who has assisted a

professional engineer for a period longer than that specified by Ordinance of

the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.

(ii) In addition to those provided for in the preceding item, a person (limited to

a person who has the qualification to become an associate professional

engineer) who has engaged, for a period longer than that specified by

Ordinance of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and

Technology, in business on matters of planning, research, design, analysis,

testing, evaluation, or guidance thereof, which requires advanced and

adaptive expertise in science and technology, under supervision by a person

(limited to a person who falls under requirement specified by Ordinance of

the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology) who

conducts the business stipulated herein.

(iii) In addition to those provided for in the previous two items, a person

(restricted to a person who has the qualification to become an associate

professional engineer) who has engaged in business on the matters

prescribed in the preceding item for a period longer than that specified by

Ordinance of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and

Technology,

(3) A person who is qualified to become a professional engineer for specific

technical discipline and who intends to take the second stage examination for a

technical discipline, which is other than the said specific technical discipline,

may be exempted from a part of the second stage examination pursuant to the

provision of Ordinance of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science

and Technology.

(Conducting professional engineer examinations)

Article 7 The Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology

shall conduct the professional engineer examinations one or more times per

year.

(Certificate of passing)

Article 8 A person who has passed either the first stage professional engineer

examination or the second stage professional engineer examination (referred to

as "each examination" in Article 10 (1)) is given a certificate of success in the

corresponding examination.

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(Rescission of passing, etc.)

Article 9 (1) The Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology

may rescind the decision of passage or prohibit taking of the professional

engineer examination for a person who has taken or attempted to take it by

illicit means.

(2) The Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology may

prohibit a person who has been subjected to a disposition under the preceding

paragraph from taking the professional engineer examination for a period of up

to two years.

(Examination fee)

Article 10 (1) A person who intends to take each stage of professional engineer

examinations shall , as provided by Cabinet Order, pay an examination fee to

the State(or to the designated examining agency, for a person who intends to

take each examination of the professional engineer examinations for which the

designated examining agency prescribed in the next Article paragraph (1)

conducts the examination works prescribed in the same paragraph) in an

amount provided by Cabinet Order with consideration of actual cost.

(2) The examination fee paid to the designated examining agency provided by the

provision of the preceding paragraph shall be an income to the designated

examining agency pursuant to the same paragraph.

(3) The examination fee under paragraph (1) shall not be refunded even if the

payer does not take the professional engineer examinations.

(Designation of the designated examining agency)

Article 11 (1) The Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and

Technology may, pursuant to the provision of Ordinance of the Ministry of

Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, make the designated

agency (hereinafter referred to as "designated examining agency") conduct the

examination works with respect to implementation of the professional engineer

examinations (hereinafter referred to as "examination works") .

(2) Designation of the designated examining agency, pursuant to the provision of

Ordinance of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and

Technology, shall be made when an application is filed by a agency intends to

conduct the examination works.

(3) The Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology shall not

designate the designated examining agency unless there is no other agency

which obtained the designation and the said application under the preceding

paragraph is recognized as satisfying the following requirement.

(i) The plans for implementation of the examination works with respect to

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employees, equipment, method for implementation of the examination works

and other matters are appropriate for proper and certain implementation of

the examination works.

(ii) Accounting and technical foundations, which are necessary for proper and

certain implementation of the plan for implementation of the examination

works under the preceding item, is provided.

(4) The Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology shall not

designate the designated examining agency in the case where the application

under paragraph (2) falls under any of the following.

(i) The applicant agency is one other than a general incorporated association or

a general incorporated foundation.

(ii) The applicant agency is likely to be unable to conduct the examination

works fairly due to its other business.

(iii) The applicant agency has been rescinded the designation pursuant to the

provision of Article 24 and has not yet passed two years from the date of

rescission.

(iv) Any of the officers of the applicant agency falls under any of the following

conditions.

(a) A person who has been sentenced to punishment in violation of this Act

and has not yet passed two years from the date of completion of the

execution or from the date on which such execution has been remitted.

(b) A person who has been dismissed by the order pursuant to the provision

of the next Article (2) and has not yet passed two years from the date of

such dismissal.

(Appointment and dismissal of officers in the designated examining agency)

Article 12 (1) The appointment and dismissal of officers in the designated

examining agency shall not come into effect unless approval by the Minister of

Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology is given.

(2) The Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology may

order the dismissal of an officer of the designated examining agency when the

officer has acted in violation of this Act (including orders and punishments

based on this Act) or the rules of the examination works provided in Article 14

(1), or has acted extremely inappropriately with respect to the examination

works.

(Approval of business plan, etc.)

Article 13 (1) The designated examining agency shall prepare year-on-year a

business plan and a budget for income and expenditure, and shall obtain

approval by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology

prior to the each start of business year. The same shall apply to the case where

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the designated examining agency intends to make change on these.

(2) The designated examining agency shall prepare a business report and a

settlement of income and expenditure for the business year within three

months of the end of the business year, and shall submit those to the Minister

of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.

(Rules of administration on examination works)

Article 14 (1) The designated examining agency shall provide rules with respect

to implementation of the examination works (hereinafter referred to as "rules

of examination works") and obtain approval by the Minister of Education,

Culture, Sports, Science and Technology prior to commencing the examination

works. The same shall apply to the case where the designated examining

agency intends to make change thereon.

(2) The matters to be provided in the rules of examination works shall be

specified by Ordinance of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science

and Technology.

(3) The Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology may

order the designated examining agency to change the rules of examination

works, when he/she finds the approved rules of examination works under

paragraph (1) are inappropriate for proper and certain implementation of the

examination works.

(Professional engineer examiner in designated examining agency)

Article 15 (1) The designated examining agency shall make the professional

engineer examiner (referred to as "examiner" in the next paragraph, paragraph

(4) and (5), and the next Article, and Article 18 (1)) prepare the examination

questions and grade examination papers for the professional engineer

examinations.

(2) The examiner shall be appointed by the designated examining agency for each

execution of the professional engineer examinations from among the examiner

candidates who have been selected by the Minister of Education, Culture,

Sports, Science and Technology.

(3) The Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology shall

select, for each execution of the professional engineer examination, the

examiner candidates from among persons with relevant knowledge and

experience necessary for execution of the professional engineer examinations,

based on recommendation by the Council for Science and Technology.

(4) The appointment and dismissal of the examiner shall not come into effect

without obtaining approval by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports,

Science and Technology.

(5) The provision of Article 12 (2) shall apply mutatis mutandis to the dismissal

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of the examiner.

(Prohibition of unfair acts)

Article 16 The examiner shall maintain a strict attitude and shall not act

unfairly in preparing examination questions and in grading examination

papers.

(Prohibition of taking the examination, etc.)

Article 17 (1) In the case where the designated examining agency conducts the

examination works, the designated examining agency may prohibit a person

who has attempted to take the professional engineer examinations by illicit

means from taking the examination.

(2) In addition to the preceding paragraph, with respect to application of the

provision of Article 9 in the case where the designated examining agency

conducts the examination works, "rescind the decision of passage or prohibit

taking of the professional engineer examination for a person who has taken or

attempted to take it by illicit means" in the same Article (1) shall be deemed to

replace with "rescind the decision of passage of the professional engineer

examination for a person who has taken it by illicit means", and "the preceding

paragraph" of the same Article (2) shall be deemed to replace with "the

preceding paragraph or Article 17 (1)".

(Obligation of secrecy, etc.)

Article 18 (1) Officers or employees of the designated examining agency

(including the examiners. the same shall be applied in the next paragraph) or

persons who have taken such positions in the past shall not divulge secret

information gained through the examination works.

(2) Officers or employees who are engaging in the examination works of the

designated examining agency shall be deemed to be officials engaging in public

service by the Acts with respect to the application of the Penal Code (Act No.

45 of 1907) or other penal provisions.

(Keeping books, etc.)

Article 19 The designated examining agency shall keep and preserve, pursuant

to the provision of Ordinance of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports,

Science and Technology, books recording the matters with respect to the

examination works which are specified by Ordinance of the Ministry of

Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.

(Supervisory orders)

Article 20 The Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology

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may, when he/she finds a necessity for enforcement of this Act, give the

designated examining agency a supervisory order which is necessary to

supervise the examination works.

(Reports)

Article 21 The Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology

may, when he/she finds a necessity for enforcement of this Act, to the limit of

its necessity, make the designated examining agency report to him/her

pursuant to the provision of Ordinance of the Ministry of Education, Culture,

Sports, Science and Technology.

(On-site inspection)

Article 22 (1) The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and

Technology may, when he/she finds a necessity for enforcement of this Act, to

the limit of its necessity, make his/her official enter into the office of the

designated examining agency and inspect books, documents, and other

necessary materials of the said designated examining agency, or ask questions

to the person concerned.

(2) The said official who conducts the on-site inspection pursuant to the provision

of the preceding paragraph shall carry an identification card and produce it to

the people concerned when requested.

(3) The authority provided in paragraph (1) shall not be construed as being

approved for a criminal investigation.

(Suspension or abolition of examination works)

Article 23 The designated examining agency shall not suspend or abolish whole

or part of the examination works without obtaining permission by the Minister

of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.

(Rescission of designation, etc.)

Article 24 (1) The Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and

Technology shall rescind the designation of the designated examining body

agency when the designated examining agency falls under any of the provisions

of each item in Article 11 (4) (except item (iii). hereinafter the same shall apply

in this paragraph). In this case, "applicant agency" in each item of the said

Article (4) shall be deemed to be replaced with "designated examining agency".

(2) The Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology may

rescind the designation of the designated examining agency or order to suspend

whole or a part of the examination works by specifying a period within two

years.

(i) When the designated examining agency is found to be not satisfying any

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conditions of Article 11 (3).

(ii) When the designated examining agency has violated the order pursuant to

the provision of Article 12 (2) (including the cases where it is applied mutatis

mutandis pursuant to Article 15 (5)), Article 14 (3), or Article 20.

(iii) When the designated examining agency has violated the provisions of

Article 13, Article 15 (1) or (2), or the preceding Article.

(iv) When the designated examining agency has conducted the examination

works without complying to the rules of examination works which were

approved under Article 14 (1).

(v) When the designated examining agency has violated the condition of the

next Article (1).

(Conditions for designation, etc.)

Article 25 (1) The designation, approval or permission pursuant to the provisions

in this Chapter may be set condition thereon and the condition may be changed.

(2) The conditions under the preceding paragraph shall be within its minimum

necessity for attempting certain implementation of matters with respect to the

said designation, approval or permission, and shall not impose unreasonable

obligations on those who are subject to the said designation, approval or

permission.

(Special provisions for hearing)

Article 26 (1) The proceeding on the date of a hearing with respect to the

disposition pursuant to the provisions of Article 24 shall be open to the public.

(2) The chairperson of the hearing under the preceding paragraph shall permit a

request for participation in the proceeding of the said hearing made by

interested parties related to the said disposition pursuant to the provision of

the Administrative Procedure Act (Act No. 88 of 1993) Article 17 (1).

(Appeal against the disposition, etc. conducted by the designated examining

agency)

Article 27 A person who is dissatisfied with the disposition or inaction with

respect to the examination works conducted by the designated examining

agency, may apply examination to the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports,

Science and Technology pursuant to the Administrative Appeal Act (Act No.

160 of 1962).

(Implementation of examination works, etc. by the Minister of Education,

Culture, Sports, Science and Technology)

Article 28 (1) The Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and

Technology shall not conduct the examination works when he/she has

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designated a designated examining agency.

(2) The Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology shall

conduct whole or part of the examination works by him/herself, when the

designated examining agency suspends whole or part of the examination works

by obtaining permission pursuant to the provision of Article 23, or when he/she

ordered the designated examining agency to suspend whole or part of the

examination works pursuant to the provision of Article 24 (2), or when he/she

finds necessity to conduct whole or part of the examination works by

him/herself in case that the designated examining agency faces difficulties to

conduct whole or part of the examination works due to a natural disaster or

other reasons.

Article 29 (1) In cases when the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science

and Technology conducts whole or part of the examination works by

him/herself, he/she shall make the professional engineer examiner (hereinafter

referred to as "examiner" from the next paragraph to paragraph (5)) prepare

the examination questions and grade examination papers for the professional

engineer examinations.

(2) The fixed number of examiners shall be specified by Cabinet Order.

(3) The examiner shall be appointed by the Minister of Education, Culture,

Sports, Science and Technology from among the persons with relevant

knowledge and experience necessary for execution of the professional engineer

examinations, based on recommendation by the Council for Science and

Technology.

(4) The examiner shall work part-time.

(5) The provision of Article 16 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the examiner.

(Public notice)

Article 30 The Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology

shall make a public notice in the Official Gazette in the following cases.

(i) When he/she has made the designation pursuant to the provision of Article

11 (1).

(ii) When he/she has given permission pursuant to the provision of Article 23.

(iii) When he/she has rescinded the designation or has ordered to suspend

whole or part of the examination works pursuant to the provision of Article

24.

(iv) When he/she conducts whole or part of the examination works pursuant to

the provision of Article 28 (2), or when he/she does not to conduct whole or

part of the examination works which he/she has conducted by him/herself.

(Details of professional engineer examinations, etc.)

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Article 31 In addition to the subjects so specified in this Chapter, the

examination subjects, the examination procedures, succession of the

examination works, other necessary matters for the professional engineer

examinations and the designated examining agency shall be specified by

Ordinance of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and

Technology.

Chapter II-2 Special Provision Concerning Qualification of Professional

Engineer, etc.

Article 31-2 (1) A person who has a foreign qualification in science and

technology, which is equivalent or more than a professional engineer (Japan)

and the qualification is certified by Ordinance of the Ministry of Education,

Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, and who is recognized by the

Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology to have

considerable knowledge and ability to conduct business in Japan regarding any

professional engineer technical disciplines based on Japanese laws and

regulations, shall be qualified to become a professional engineer

notwithstanding the provision of Article 4 (3).

(2) A person, who has completed a course on science and technology in university

or other educational institution, and the said competition of the course is

recognized by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and

Technology as being equivalent to the success in the first stage of professional

engineer examination shall be qualified to become an associate professional

engineer notwithstanding the provision of Article 4 (2).

Chapter III Registration of Professional Engineer, etc.

(Registration)

Article 32 (1) If a person who has qualified to become a professional engineer

intends to become a professional engineer, he/she shall obtain a registration in

the professional engineer's registry with name, date of birth, office's name and

address, name of the technical discipline passed in the second stage

examination (in the case of a person having qualification to become a

professional engineer pursuant to the provision of preceding Article paragraph

(1), name of the technical discipline which is recognized by the Minister of

Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology pursuant to the provision

of the said paragraph) and other particulars specified by Ordinance of the

Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.

(2) If a person who has qualified to become an associate professional engineer

intends to become an associate professional engineer, he/she shall appoint a

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professional engineer to assist (whose technical discipline shall be the same as

that of the first stage examination in which he/she passed (or the same

technical discipline recognized by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports,

Science and Technology for a person having qualification to become an

associate professional engineer pursuant to the provision of preceding Article

paragraph (2). hereinafter the same shall apply in this paragraph)) and shall

obtain a registration in the associate professional engineer's registry with

name, date of birth, name of the technical discipline passed in the first stage

examination, name of the professional engineer to assist, office's name and

address of the said professional engineer and other particulars specified by

Ordinance of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and

Technology.

(3) When an associate professional engineer obtained a registration as a

professional engineer pursuant to the provision in the paragraph (1) , his/her

registration as an associate professional engineer shall become invalid.

(Professional engineer's registry and associate professional engineer's registry)

Article 33 The professional engineer's register and the associate professional

engineer's register shall be kept in the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports,

Science and Technology.

(Certificate of registration for professional engineers and associate professional

engineers)

Article 34 (1) The Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and

Technology, when he/she registered a professional engineer or an associate

professional engineer, shall issue respectively a certificate of registration for

professional engineer or a certificate of registration for associate professional

engineer (hereinafter collectively referred to as "certificate of registration") to

the applicant.

(2) The following matters shall be shown on the certificate of registration.

(i) Date of registration and number of registration

(ii) Name

(iii) Date of birth

(iv) Name of the registered technical discipline

(Notification of changes on registration matters, etc.)

Article 35 (1) A professional engineer or an associate professional engineer,

when his/her registered matters change, shall notify the Minister of Education,

Culture, Sports, Science and Technology without delay.

(2) A professional engineer or an associate professional engineer, when notifying

pursuant to the provision of the preceding paragraph and if there has been a

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change in the matters shown on the certificate of registration, he/she shall

submit the notification together with the certificate of registration to make the

certificate corrected.

(Rescission of registration, etc.)

Article 36 (1) The Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and

Technology shall rescind the registration in cases when a professional engineer

or an associate professional engineer falls under any of the following.

(i) In cases when the engineer has come to fall under any item of Article 3

(excluding item (v)).

(ii) In cases when the engineer has obtained registration based on false or

unfair facts.

(iii) In cases when a person who has qualified as a professional engineer

pursuant to the provision of Article 31-2 (1) lost the qualification provided in

the said paragraph in a foreign state.

(2) In cases when a professional engineer or an associate professional engineer

has violated the provisions in the next Chapter, the Minister of Education,

Culture, Sports, Science and Technology may rescind the registration of the

professional engineer or the associate professional engineer, or may order the

suspension of use of the name of the professional engineer or the associate

professional engineer specifying a period not exceeding two years.

Article 37 (1) The Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and

Technology may, when considering whether a professional engineer or an

associate professional engineer has obtained his/her registration based on false

or unfair facts or has violated the provisions of the next Chapter, conduct

necessary investigation by authority.

(2) The Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology shall,

when orders to rescind the registration or to suspend the use of the name of

professional engineer or associate professional engineer pursuant to the

provision of the preceding Article paragraph (1) (ii) or paragraph (2), take the

said action in consideration of opinion from the Council for Science and

Technology after giving an opportunity for hearing or explanation to the said

engineer.

(3) The Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology may

make his/her official take the following actions to conduct necessary

investigation on the case pursuant to the provision of paragraph (1).

(i) To order the person concerned with a case or a witness to appear for inquiry

or ask for an opinion or a report from them.

(ii) To order an expert witness to appear to request an opinion.

(iii) To make the owners of books, documents, and other materials, produce the

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said materials.

(4) The witness or the expert witness, who was ordered to appear under the

provision of the preceding paragraph, may , as provided by Cabinet Order,

claim payment for travel expenses, daily allowance, and other expenses.

(Deletion of registration)

Article 38 The Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology

shall delete the registration of a professional engineer or an associate

professional engineer when the registration becomes invalid.

(Registration license tax and registration fee)

Article 39 (1) A person who intends to obtain the registration as a professional

engineer pursuant to the provision of Article 32 (1), or a person who intends to

obtain the registration as an associate professional engineer pursuant to the

provision of the same Article (2), shall pay the registration license tax

pursuant to the provision of the Registration and License Tax Act (Act No.35 of

1967).

(2) A person who intends to obtain the registration as a professional engineer

pursuant to the provision of Article 32 (1), a person who intends to obtain the

registration as an associate professional engineer pursuant to the provision of

the same Article (2), or a person who intends to make his/her certificate of

registration, or a person who intends to obtain the reissue of his/her certificate

of registration pursuant to the provision of Article 35 (2) shall, as provided by

Cabinet Order, pay the registration fee, in the amount specified by Cabinet

Order in consideration of the actual cost to the State (or to the designated

registration agency, in the case where the designated registration agency

prescribed in the next Article (1) conducts the registration works prescribed in

the same paragraph).

(3) The provision of the preceding paragraph (limited to a portion pertaining to a

person who intends to obtain the registration as a professional engineer and a

person who intends to obtain the registration as an associate professional

engineer) shall not be applied to cases in which the Minister of Education,

Culture, Sports, Science and Technology conducts the registration works

provided in the next Article (1).

(4) The registration fee paid in pursuant to the provision of paragraph (2) to the

designated registration agency which is provided in the next Article (1) shall be

an income for the designated registration agency.

(Designation of designated registration agency, etc.)

Article 40 (1) The Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and

Technology may, pursuant to the provision of Ordinance of the Ministry of

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Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, make the designated

agency (hereinafter referred to as "designated registration agency") conduct the

works with respect to implementation of the registration of professional

engineer and associated professional engineer (hereinafter referred to as

"registration works").

(2) Designation of a designated registration agency, pursuant to the provision of

Ordinance of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and

Technology, shall be made when an application is filed by an agency intends to

conduct the registration works.

Article 41 With respect to application of the provisions of Article 33, Article 34

(1), Article 35 (1) and Article 38 in the case where the designated registration

agency conducts the registration works, "Ministry of Education, Culture,

Sports, Science and Technology" and "Minister of Education, Culture, Sports,

Science and Technology" shall be deemed to be replaced with "designated

registration agency".

(Mutatis Mutandis Application)

Article 42 The provisions of Article 11 (3) and (4), from Article 12 to Article 14,

from Article 18 to Article 28, and Article 30 shall apply mutatis mutandis to

the designated registration agency. In this case, the term "designated

examination agency" in these provisions shall be deemed to be replaced with

"designated registration agency", the term "examination works" in these

provisions shall be deemed to be replaced with "registration works", the term

"rules of examination works" in these provisions shall be deemed to be replaced

with "rules of registration works", the term "the preceding paragraph" in

Article 11 (3) and "paragraph (2)" in the same Article (4) shall be deemed to be

replaced with "Article 40 (2)", the term "employees (including the examiner.

the same shall be applied in the next paragraph)" in Article 18 (1) shall be

deemed to be replaced with "employees", the term "Article 12 (2) (including the

cases where it is applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 15 (5))" in

Article 24 (2) (ii) shall be deemed to be replaced with "Article 12 (2)", the term

", Article 15 (1) or (2), or the preceding Article" in the same paragraph (iii)

shall be deemed to be replaced with "or the preceding Article", the term "this

Chapter" in Article 25 (1) shall be deemed to be replaced with "Article 12 (1),

Article 13 (1), Article 14 (1), Article 23 or Article 40 (1)", and the term "Article

11 (1)" in Article 30 (i) shall be deemed to be replaced with "Article 40 (1)".

(Details of registration, etc.)

Article 43 In addition to the subjects specified in this Chapter, procedures for

registration, deletion of registration, reissue and return of certificate of

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registration, succession of registration works and other necessary matters for

registration of professional engineers and associate professional engineers and

also for designated registration agency , shall be specified by Ordinance of the

Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.

Chapter IV Obligation of Professional Engineer, etc.

(Prohibition of dishonorable conduct)

Article 44 Any professional engineer or associate professional engineer shall

avoid conduct that discredits professional engineers or associate professional

engineers, nor professional engineers and associate professional engineers as a

whole.

(Obligation of secrecy by professional engineers or associate professional

engineers)

Article 45 Any professional engineer or associate professional engineer shall not

divulge or misappropriate without justifiable grounds the confidential

information that came to his/her knowledge with their business. The same

shall also apply after he/she has been relieved of professional engineer or

associate professional engineer status.

(Responsibility of professional engineers or associate professional engineers for

public interest)

Article 45-2 Any professional engineer or associate professional engineer shall

endeavor not to harm public interest such as public safety, environment

preservation, and the like, upon conducting his/her business.

(Obligation to indicate name for professional engineers)

Article 46 When a professional engineer indicates the name of a professional

engineer with regard to his/her business, he/she shall clearly indicate the

technical discipline in which he/she obtained registration, and shall not

indicate any name in which he/she has not obtained registration.

(Limitation of business for associate professional engineers)

Article 47 (1) Except for the case where an associate professional engineer

assists a professional engineer for the business pursuant to the provision

Article 2 (1), he/she shall not conduct the said business indicating the name of

the associate professional engineer.

(2) The provision of the preceding Article shall apply mutatis mutandis to

indication of the name of the associate professional engineer with regard to the

business of the professional engineer which the associate professional engineer

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assists.

(Responsibility to improve the capability of professional engineers)

Article 47-2 Professional engineers shall at all times endeavor to improve their

level of knowledge and skill with regard to his/her business, and endeavor to do

self-improvement.

Chapter V Deletion

Article 48 Deletion.

Article 49 Deletion.

Article 50 Deletion.

Article 51 Deletion.

Article 52 Deletion.

Article 53 Deletion.

Chapter VI Institution of Professional Engineers, Japan

(Incorporation)

Article 54 (1) The general incorporated association which uses such words as

"Institution of Professional Engineers, Japan" in its name may be established,

limited to the case that association is prescribed by articles of incorporation

that stipulates its member shall be professional engineers, and the purpose of

the association is to nationally-administrate matters relating to train

professional engineers, give guidance and liaise with members, in order to

contribute to maintain dignity, improvement of qualification and quality and

upgrading business activities for nationwide professional engineers.

(2) The provision of articles of incorporation prescribed in the preceding

paragraph may not be changed.

(Notification of incorporation)

Article 55 The general incorporated association of the preceding Article

(hereinafter referred to as "Institution of Professional Engineers, Japan"), once

incorporated, shall provide notice of incorporation to the Minister of Education,

Culture, Sports, Science and Technology within two weeks from the date of

incorporation, together with the registration certificate and a copy of its

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articles incorporation.

(Supervision of business of the Institution of Professional Engineers, Japan)

Article 55-2 (1) Business of the Institution of Professional Engineers, Japan

shall be under supervision of the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports,

Science and Technology.

(2) The Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology may,

when he/she finds necessity for securing proper implementation of the business

of the Institution of Professional Engineers, Japan, anytime inspect the said

business and properties of the Institution of Professional Engineers, Japan or

give necessary order for the supervision of said business.

Chapter VII Miscellaneous Provisions

(Reward to business)

Article 56 A reward to a business of a professional engineer shall be fair and

proper.

(Restriction on use of the name)

Article 57 (1) Any person who is not a professional engineer shall not use the

name "professional engineer" or similar thereto.

(2) Any person who is not an associate professional engineer shall not use the

name "associate professional engineer" or similar thereto.

(Transitional measure)

Article 58 In case of enacting, revising or abolishing an order pursuant to the

provisions of this Act, necessary transitional measure (including transitional

measures for the penal provisions) may be specified by the said order within

the scope being interpreted as reasonably necessary along with the said

enactment, revision or abolition.

Chapter VIII Penal Provisions

Article 59 (1) Any person who has violated the provision of Article 45 shall be

punishable by imprisonment with work for a term not more than one year or by

a fine of not more than 500,000 yen.

(2) The crime set forth in the preceding paragraph shall be prosecuted only upon

complaint.

Article 60 Any person who has violated the provision in Article 18 (1) (including

the cases where it is applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 42) shall be

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punishable by imprisonment with work for a term not more than one year or by

a fine of not more than 300,000 yen.

Article 61 Any officer or employee of the designated examining agency or the

designated registration agency who has violated an order of suspension of the

examination works or registration works pursuant to the provision in Article

24 (2) (including the cases where it is applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to

Article 42) shall be punishable by imprisonment with work for a term not more

than one year or by a fine of not more than 300,000 yen.

Article 62 Any person who falls under one of following items shall be punishable

by a fine of not more than 300,000 yen.

(i) Any person who has unfairly graded on the professional engineer

examinations in violation of the provision of Article 16 (including the cases

where it is applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 29 (5)).

(ii) Any person who has been ordered to suspend the use of the name of

professional engineer or the name of associate professional engineer

pursuant to the provision of Article 36 (2) and has used the name of

professional engineer or associate professional engineer during the period

when the said order was effective.

(iii) Any person who has violated the provision of Article 57 (1) or (2).

Article 63 Any officer or employee of the designated examining agency or the

designated registration agency who falls under one of the following provisions

by acting the said violation shall be punishable by a fine of not more than

200,000 yen.

(i) When any officer or employee did not prepare the book, or did not write in

the book, or wrote false record, or did not keep the book in violation of the

provision of Article 19 (including the cases where it is applied mutatis

mutandis pursuant to Article 42).

(ii) When any officer or employee did not report or gave false report in violation

of the provision of Article 21 (including the cases where it is applied mutatis

mutandis pursuant to Article 42).

(iii) When any officer or employee refused, or disturbed, or recused the entry or

inspection pursuant to the provision of Article 22 (including the cases where

it is applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 42), or did not give

statement to the question, or gave false statement.

(iv) When any officer or employee abolished all of the examination works or the

registration works without obtaining the permission pursuant to the

provision of Article 23 (including the cases where it is applied mutatis

mutandis pursuant to Article 42).

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Article 64 Any director, inspector or liquidator of the Institution of Professional

Engineers, Japan who falls under one of the following items shall be

punishable by a non-penal fine of not more than 500,000 yen.

(i) When any director, secretary or liquidator did not notify incorporation or

made a false notification in violation of the provision of Article 55.

(ii) When any director, secretary or liquidator refused, disturbed or challenged

the inspection by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and

Technology pursuant to the provision of Article 55-2 (2), or violated the order

of supervision by the Minister, pursuant to the said paragraph.

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