Act on House Labeling

(Act No. 119 of May 10, 1962)
Final revision: Act No. 42 of May 30, 2014

(Objective)
Article 1 The purpose of this law is to establish a rational home labeling system and necessary measures for its implementation, and thereby contribute to the promotion of public welfare.

(Principle of indication of residence)
Article 2 The location of Address or residences or offices, offices, offices and other similar facilities in urban areas (hereinafter referred to as “residential”) To display prefectures, counties, and cities (including special wards). The same applies below. Ward (refers to Article 252-20 ward of Local Government Act (Act No. 67 of 1947) and general ward of Article 252-20-2 of the same law.) In addition to bearing the name of the town and village, it shall be in one of the following items.
(I) Block method When the name of the town or character in the municipalities and the area of the town or character are divided by roads, railway or track tracks or other permanent facilities or rivers, waterways, etc. (Hereinafter referred to as "block") Signs attached to (hereinafter referred to as "block code") And the number for displaying the house attached to buildings and other structures in the block (hereinafter referred to as "house number") This refers to the method of displaying it.
(Ii) Road method Refers to the method of displaying the name of the road in the municipalities and the name of the road, or using the house number attached to the building or other structure that has a passage leading to the road.

(Procedures for carrying out house indication)
Article 3 Municipalities shall, after a resolution of the council, determine the area for the urban area and determine the method of displaying the house in the relevant area in order to carry out the house in the method prescribed in the preceding Article.
(2) When the municipalities have established the method of displaying houses in the area and its area pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, they must give the block code and house number or road name and house number for the area.
(3) When the municipalities give the block code and house number or road name and house number pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the area and date where the house indication should be carried out, and the method of house indication in the area, block code or road name In addition to notifying the house number and the house number, these matters must be notified to the relevant persons and the head of the relevant administrative organs, and reported to the prefectural governor.
(4) In taking the measures prescribed in paragraphs 1 and 2, the municipalities shall endeavor to ensure that the residents are thoroughly informed of the purpose and obtain their understanding and cooperation.

(Delegation to ordinances)
Article 4 Procedures and other necessary matters in the case of assigning, changing, or abolishing a block code, road name or house number after the date listed in the notification for the area pertaining to the notification paragraph (3) of the preceding Article shall be by the municipal ordinance. Stipulated.

(Realization of town or character areas, etc.)
Article 5 When trying to display a house using the block method, if there is an area of a town or character that is unreasonable by the block method, try to make the area as rational as possible. Must.
2 When a new town or character area is determined pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the name of the town or character must be determined as much as possible in accordance with the conventional name. If this makes it difficult, it must be as easy to read and concise as possible.

(Exception of procedures such as new establishment of town or character area)
Article 5-2 Mayors (including Director General of special ward) The same applies below. In order to carry out the indication of the house by the method prescribed in Article 2, the establishment or abolition of a town or character area or the area of the town or character according to the provisions of Article 260, paragraph 1 of the Local Government Act, or the area of the town or character or its name Change (hereinafter referred to as "new establishment of town or character area") When going to go through a resolution of Congress, the proposal must be publicly announced in advance.
(2) A person who has Address in a town or character area pertaining to a plan announced pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph and who has the right to vote as a member of the municipal assembly and the head of a municipal assembly, pursuant to the provisions of a Cabinet Order, may, pursuant to the provisions of a Cabinet Order, make a request to the mayor of a municipal office by 30 days after the date of the public notice set forth in the preceding paragraph.
Until the period set forth in the preceding paragraph elapses, the mayor of 3 municipalities may not submit a bill on disposal such as the establishment of a new town or character area for the implementation of house indication to Congress.
(4) When a request for a change set forth in paragraph (2) is made, the mayor of a municipality shall immediately publish the summary of the request for the change.
(5) When a request for a change in paragraph (2) is made, the mayor of a municipality submits a bill on disposal such as the establishment of a town or character area pertaining to the request for the change to the assembly, the request for the change shall be attached. Must be attached.
(6) Municipal councils shall hold public hearings in advance for proposals related to the disposal of new towns or character areas pertaining to the request for change referred to in paragraph (2) and, after hearing opinions from those who have Address in the town or character area pertaining to the disposition, shall not vote on such proposals.
7 Municipal councils do not prevent amendments to bills related to the disposal of new construction of towns or character areas pertaining to the request for change in paragraph 2 and voting them.
8 A person who has the right to vote as a member of the municipal assembly and chief of paragraph (2) means a person registered in the electoral list on the date of the public notice set forth in paragraph (1).
(Obligation to display the residence)
Article 6 Regarding the indication of a house, after the date listed in the notification set forth in Article 3, paragraph (3), any person shall, for the area pertaining to the notification, use the block code and house number assigned pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (2) of the same Article or You must try to use the name of the road and the house number.
(2) When displaying a house in the Basic Resident Register, electoral list, corporate register, or other public register, the institution of the national government and local public entity shall, after the date listed in the notification set forth in Article 3, paragraph (3), In addition to cases where other laws and regulations have special provisions, the block code and house number or road name and house number assigned pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (2) of the same Article shall be used.

(Special provisions related to commissions and other collections)
Article 7 Implementation of house indication pursuant to the provisions of Article 3, paragraphs 1 and 2, and in the public register or notarized document accompanying the setting, change or abolition of block code, road name or house number pursuant to Article 4 Regarding the application for a change in the items related to the indication of a house, fees and other collections that are borne by the person making the application pursuant to the provisions of laws and regulations shall not be collected shall not be collected, regardless of the laws and regulations.

(Installation of display boards, etc.)
Article 8 Municipalities shall provide a signboard stating the name of the town or character in the area and the name of the block code or road in an easy-to-see place in the area pertaining to the notification set forth in Article 3, paragraph 3. .
2 The owner, manager or occupant of buildings and other structures in the area set forth in the preceding paragraph shall display the house number in an easy-to-read place according to the regulations of the municipalities.

(Housing Indication Ledger)
Article 9 Municipalities shall provide a house display ledger for the area pertaining to the notification set forth in Article 3, paragraph 3.
(2) When requested by a related person, the municipalities shall have the house display ledger or a copy of it set forth in the preceding paragraph.

(Inheritance of old town names, etc.)
Article 9-2 Municipalities shall endeavor to install signs, collect materials, and take other necessary measures in order to pass on those that have been changed due to the implementation of the residence indication under the name of a venerable town or character. Must.

(Guidance of national or prefectural governments, etc.)
Article 10 The State or Prefectural Government shall provide necessary guidance to municipalities regarding the affairs handled by municipalities pursuant to the provisions of this Act in order to smoothly implement this Act.
(2) When the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications or the prefectural governor finds it necessary for the smooth implementation of this Act, it recommends the municipalities that the measures prescribed in Article 3, paragraphs 1 and 2 should be taken. Can be.
(3) When the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications or the prefectural governor finds it necessary for the smooth implementation of this Act, he / she shall notify the municipalities of Article 3, Article 5, Article 5-2 and Articles 8 to the preceding Article. You may request a report or provide technical assistance or advice on the affairs handled by municipalities pursuant to the provisions of the above.
(4) When the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications finds it necessary for the enforcement of this Act, he / she may request a report or provide assistance or advice to the prefectural government.

(Cooperation of national and prefectural institutions, etc.)
Article 11 National and prefectural institutions and public organizations shall cooperate with municipalities to ensure that the implementation of housing labeling is carried out smoothly.

(Delegation Rules)
Article 12 The technical standards necessary for the implementation of residential labeling pursuant to the provisions of this Act shall be determined by the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications.

(Delegation to Cabinet Order)
Article 13 Necessary matters concerning the enforcement of this Act shall be specified by Cabinet Order.
Supplementary Extract

(Effective Date)
(1) This Act shall come into effect on the day of promulgation.

(Provisional provisions concerning the implementation of house labeling)
(2) Municipalities must endeavor to promptly carry out house indications pursuant to the provisions of this Act in areas where the indication of houses by conventional wisdom has caused inconvenience to the daily life of residents.
(Sho 42, 133, total reform)

(Reorganization of Public Accounts)
(3) Necessary procedures for changes in the items described in the public register set forth in Article 6, paragraph (2) accompanying the implementation of the residence indication pursuant to the provisions of paragraphs (1) and (2) of Article 3 shall be specified by an Ordinance of the competent ministry.
Supplementary Provisions (Act No. 81 of July 25, 1967)

(Effective Date)
Article 1 This Act shall be a date specified by a Cabinet Order within a period not exceeding six months from the date of promulgation (hereinafter referred to as the “Effective Date”). It takes effect.
(Effective on January 10, 1967, Cabinet Order No. 291, 1967)

Supplementary Provisions (Act No. 133 of August 10, 1967)

(Effective Date)
(1) This Act shall come into effect on the day of promulgation.

(Applicable category)
2 The Act on Housing Indication after the revision by this Act (hereinafter referred to as the “New Act”) The provisions of Article 5-2 do not apply to dispositions relating to the establishment of new towns or character areas for which proposals have already been submitted to Congress at the time of enforcement of this Act.

(Provisional provisions concerning disposal of new establishment of town or character area)
(3) The prefectural governor shall, in the case of a disposition concerning the establishment of a town or character area, etc. carried out for the implementation of house indication pursuant to the Act on House Indication before the amendment by this Act, Article 260, paragraph (2) of the Local Government Act In the event that a notice has been made pursuant to the provisions of Article 5 of the New Act or the technical standards set by the Minister of Home Affairs pursuant to Article 12 Article 12 of the provisions of Home Affairs pursuant to Article 12 of the provisions of the provisions of Article 12 of the Act, Article 12, Article 12 of the Act, Article 12, Article 12 of the Act, Article 12. In the Act, if it shall be made in accordance with Article 12. In the Act, if the Act, the Act, Article 1
(4) The provisions of Article 5-2, paragraph (6) of the New Act shall apply mutatis mutandis to the resolution of the municipal assembly regarding the disposal of new towns or character areas pertaining to the request set forth in the preceding paragraph.
Supplementary Provisions (Act No. 83 of December 10, 1983)

(Effective Date)
Article 1 This Act shall come into effect on the day of promulgation.

(Transitional measures related to other dispositions, applications, etc.)
Article 14 This Act (with regard to the provisions listed in each item of Article 1 of the Supplementary Provisions, such provisions. The same shall apply hereinafter in this Article and Article 16. Disposal and other acts such as permission, etc. granted under the provisions of each law before the enforcement of the amendment (hereinafter referred to as "acts of disposal, etc." in this Article) Or, at the time of enforcement of this Act, applications and other acts such as permission currently under the provisions of each law before the revision (hereinafter referred to as "acts such as application" in this Article) So, on the date of enforcement of this Act, the person who should perform administrative affairs pertaining to these acts is different shall be the provisions of Articles 2 to the preceding Article of the Supplementary Provisions or the respective laws after the revision (the order based on this) Including.) Except as provided for in the provisions on transitional measures, the application of each law after the date of enforcement of this Act shall be subject to acts such as dispositions or applications made pursuant to the equivalent provisions of each law after the revision. It is regarded as an act.
Supplementary Provisions (Act No. 59 of June 14, 1985)

(1) This Act shall come into effect on the day of promulgation.
2. The revised House Labeling Law (hereinafter referred to as the “New Law”) The provisions of Article 5 shall apply to the town or character area pertaining to a plan announced pursuant to the provisions of Article 5-2, paragraph (1) of the New Act after the date of enforcement of this Act, and the residence before the revision on the same day For the town or character area pertaining to the plan announced pursuant to the provisions of Article 5-2, paragraph (1) of the Act on Indication, the previous example shall still apply.
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○Act on Enforcement of Laws Related to Reform of Central Governments and Governments (160 of 1999)
(Transitional measures related to disposal, application, etc.)
Article 1,311 Reform-related laws of central ministries and agencies and this law (hereinafter referred to as "reform-related laws, etc.") Licenses, permits, approvals, approvals, designations, or other dispositions or notifications or other acts performed by an institution in the previous country pursuant to the provisions of laws and regulations prior to the enforcement of laws and regulations shall be subject to special provisions in laws and regulations, etc. After the enforcement, it shall be deemed to be licenses, permits, approvals, approvals, designations and other actions taken by institutions in considerable countries based on the equivalent provisions of laws and regulations after the enforcement of laws and regulations after the enforcement of laws and regulations.
(2) At the time of the enforcement of the Reform Related Law, etc., applications, notifications, and other acts that are currently being made to the institution of the previous country pursuant to the provisions of laws and regulations shall be subject to special provisions in laws and regulations, etc. After the enforcement, it shall be deemed to be applications, notifications, or other acts made to institutions in considerable countries based on the equivalent provisions of laws and regulations after the enforcement of the Reform Related Laws.
(3) Matters that must be reported, notified, submitted, or other procedures to the institution of the previous country pursuant to the provisions of laws and regulations before the enforcement of the Reform Related Laws, etc. For those that have not been done, in addition to those specified in laws and regulations, after the enforcement of the Reform Related Laws, etc., shall be reported to the relevant government agencies in accordance with the corresponding provisions of laws and regulations after the enforcement of the Reform Related Laws, etc. Must be reported, etc. Must be deemed necessary, and other laws and other laws and regulations after the enforcement of the enforcement of the enforcement of the Reform Related Laws, and other laws and regulations, etc. Must be notified and regulations, and regulations, and other laws and regulations, and regulations, and regulations, after the laws and regulations, and regulations, and regulations, and regulations, and regulations after the enforcement of the relevant laws and regulations, and regulations,

(Transitional measures related to disposal, etc. based on previous examples)
Article 1,302 In accordance with the provisions of laws and regulations to be based on the previous example, licenses, permits, approvals, approvals, designations or other dispositions or notices or other acts to be performed by the institution of the previous country, In addition to the provisions of laws and regulations to be made to the institution, the corresponding duties and jurisdictions shall be governed by the provisions of the laws and regulations after the enforcement of the reform-related laws and regulations of the reform-related laws and regulations, etc.

(Delegation to Cabinet Order)
Article 1,344 Articles 71 to 76 and Article 1,311 to the preceding Article, as well as those provided for in the Reform Related Laws of Central Governments, etc., necessary transitional measures (including transitional measures related to penalties) Shall be specified by a Cabinet Order.
Supplementary Provisions (Act No. 160 of December 22, 1999)

(Effective Date)
Article 1 This Act (excluding Articles 2 and 3) It will take effect on January 6, 2001. Provided, however, that the provisions listed in the following items shall come into effect as from the date specified in each item.
Article 995 (limited to the part pertaining to the revised provisions of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act on Partial Revision of the Act on Regulations on Nuclear Raw Materials, Nuclear Fuel Materials and Reactors) The day of promulgation of the provisions of Article 1,305, Article 1,306, Article 1,324, paragraph (2), Article 1,326, paragraph (2) and Article 1,344.
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Supplementary Provisions (Act No. 42 of May 30, 2014)

(Effective Date)
Article 1 This Act shall come into effect as from the date specified by a Cabinet Order within a period not exceeding two years from the date of promulgation.

(Effective on April 1, 2016 under Cabinet Order No. 29 of 2015)