Article 1The purpose of this Act is, in light of the fact that United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Resolution 1267, Resolution 1373, and any other resolutions condemn acts of international terrorism and require all Member States of the United Nations to take measures such as freezing of assets of persons who carry out or support such acts (referred to as "international terrorists" below) in order to prevent and suppress such acts, and that UNSC Resolution 1718, Resolution 2231, and any other resolutions require all Member States of the United Nations to take measures such as freezing of assets of persons who participate in or provide support for programs, etc. relating to the development, etc. of weapons of mass destruction, etc. (meaning the development, manufacture, possession, transfer, acquisition and use by a specific country or region of nuclear weapons, chemical warfare agents or military bacterial agents or devices for spraying the agents, or materials capable of transporting the agents; the same applies below) by the specific country or region (referred to as "persons involved in weapons of mass destruction programs and activities, etc." below), by providing necessary matters for measures such as freezing of assets to be taken by Japan, in combination with measures under the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act (Act No. 228 of 1949), to actively and proactively contribute to the efforts of the international community to prevent and suppress acts of international terrorism and the development, etc. of weapons of mass destruction, etc., thereby contributing to the elimination of threats to the peace and security of the international community, including Japan.

Article 2In order to ensure that measures pursuant to the provisions of the following Chapter and Chapter III are implemented appropriately and smoothly, the national government is to promote international information exchange and other cooperation concerning the prevention and suppression of acts of international terrorism and the development, etc. of weapons of mass destruction, etc., and is to endeavor to deepen citizens' understanding of the importance of the prevention and suppression of these acts.

Article 3(1)If an international terrorist who is to be taken measures such as freezing of assets pursuant to UNSC Resolution 1267, Resolution 1333, and any other resolutions of the UNSC prescribed by Cabinet Order (referred to as "Resolution 1267, etc." below) has been listed on the list prepared by the committee established pursuant to Resolution 1267, Resolution 1988, or any other resolutions of the UNSC prescribed by Cabinet Order (referred to as the "international terrorist list" below) (including cases in which an international terrorist already listed on the international terrorist list is subject to measures such as freezing of assets pursuant to Resolution 1267 and any other resolutions), the National Public Safety Commission is to issue public notice of this information, the name of that person, and other matters prescribed by the Rules of the National Public Safety Commission in the Official Gazette without delay.

(2)If a person involved in a weapons of mass destruction program and activities who is to be taken measures such as freezing of assets pursuant to UNSC Resolution 1718, Resolution 2231, and any other resolutions of the UNSC prescribed by Cabinet Order (referred to as "Resolution 1718, etc." below) has been listed on the list of persons involved in weapons of mass destruction programs and activities, etc. prepared by the committee established pursuant to Resolution 1718, Resolution 1737, and any other resolutions of the UNSC prescribed by Cabinet Order (referred to as the "list of persons involved in weapons of mass destruction programs and activities, etc." below) (including cases where persons involved in weapons of mass destruction program and activities, etc. who has already been included in the list of persons involved in weapons of mass destruction programs and activities is subject to measures such as freezing of assets pursuant to Resolution 1718, etc.), the National Public Safety Commission is to issue public notice of this information, the name of that person, and other matters prescribed by the Rules of the National Public Safety Commission in the Official Gazette without delay.

(3)If the public notice has been issued pursuant to the provisions of the preceding two paragraphs and the whereabouts of the person subject to the public notice are known, the National Public Safety Commission is to notify the person of the matters of the public notice pursuant to Rules of the National Public Safety Commission.

(4)If any matters covered by the public notice issued pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) or (2) changes, the National Public Safety Commission is to issue public notice of this change in the Official Gazette without delay. In this case, if the whereabouts of the person subject to the change are known, the National Public Safety Commission is to notify that person of the change pursuant to Rules of the National Public Safety Commission.

(5)The preceding paragraph apply mutatis mutandis to cases where a person for whom public notice has been issued pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) or (2) is deleted from the international terrorist list or the list of persons involved in weapons of mass destruction programs and activities, etc., and cases where a United Nations Security Council resolutions (limited to the part relating to the measures such as freezing of assets of international terrorists or persons involved in weapons of mass destruction programs and activities, etc.) calling for measures such as freezing of assets against the person subject to the public notice has ceased to be effective.

Article 4(1)In order for Japan to contribute to the efforts of the international community to prevent and suppress acts of international terrorism as prescribed in UNSC Resolution 1373 (referred to as "Resolution 1373" in this paragraph and Article 2 of the Supplementary Provisions below), the National Public Safety Commission is to designate a person falling under all of the following items (excluding a person that has been publicly notified pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) of the preceding Article (limited to a person who is currently listed on the international terrorist list and who is required to be subject to measures such as freezing of assets pursuant to Resolution 1267, etc.; the same applies in Article 9)) as an international terrorist who is to be taken measures such as freezing of assets pursuant to Resolution 1373, for a specified period not exceeding three years:

(2)On finding it to be necessary to do so in order to make a designation under the provisions of the preceding paragraph (simply referred to as a "designation" below), the National Public Safety Commission may ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs; the competent ministers referred to in Article 16, paragraph (1) of the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act; any other head of an relevant administrative organ; or the head of a relevant local public entity, to provide materials or information, express opinions, or offer other necessary cooperation.

(3)The Minister for Foreign Affairs, the competent ministers referred to in Article 16, paragraph (1) of the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act, any other head of a relevant administrative organ, or a relevant prefectural public safety commission may state an opinion about the designation to the National Public Safety Commission.

(4)Notwithstanding the category of procedures for hearing statement of opinions under Article 13, paragraph (1) of the Administrative Procedure Act (Act No. 88 of 1993), before seeking to make a designation, the National Public Safety Commission must conduct a hearing.

Article 5(1)If the National Public Safety Commission makes a designation, it is to issue public notice in the Official Gazette to that effect, of the name of the person subject to the designation, the effective period of the relevant designation, and of any other matters prescribed by the Rules of the National Public Safety Commission.

(2)The designation becomes effective by the public notice under the provisions of the preceding paragraph.

(3)Having made a designation and the whereabouts of the person designated being known, the National Public Safety Commission, pursuant to Rules of the National Public Safety Commission, is to notify that person of the designation, the effective period of the designation, and of any other matters prescribed by Rules of the National Public Safety Commission.

(4)If a matter of which public notice has been issued pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) is changed, the National Public Safety Commission is to issue public notice to that effect in the Official Gazette. In this case, if the whereabouts of the person subject to the change are known, the National Public Safety Commission is to notify that person of the change pursuant to Rules of the National Public Safety Commission.

Article 6(1)If a person with a designation continues to fall under the requirements prescribed in Article 4, paragraph (1) at the end of the effective period of the designation (including the effective period as extended pursuant to the provisions of this paragraph), the National Public Safety Commission is to extend the effective period of the designation by specifying a period not exceeding three years.

(2)The provisions of Article 4, paragraphs (2) through (4), and paragraphs (1) through (3) of the preceding Article apply mutatis mutandis to the extension of the effective period under the preceding paragraph.

Article 7(1)If the National Public Safety Commission finds that a person with a designation has come to fall under any of the following items, it must revoke the designation, even if it is within the effective period:

(2)The provisions of Article 4, paragraphs (2) and (3), and Article 5, paragraphs (1) through (3) apply mutatis mutandis to the revocation of a designation under the provisions of the preceding paragraph. In this case, the term ", of the effective period of the relevant designation, and of any other" in paragraphs (1) and (3) of that Article is to be replaced with "and of any other".

Article 8(1)Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 4, paragraph (4), and Article 13, paragraph (1) of the Administrative Procedure Act, if the National Public Safety Commission finds that, due to the concealment of assets or other acts, it will be extremely difficult to reliably implement measures under the following Chapter once a designation has been made, it may make a provisional designation without hearing, or granting an opportunity for explanation.

(2)The validity of a designation under the provisions of the preceding paragraph (referred to as a "provisional designation" below) is fifteen days from the day on which a public notice under the provisions of Article 5, paragraph (1) is issued with regard to the provisional designation (referred to as the "day of public notice" in the following paragraph).

(3)Having made a provisional designation, the National Public Safety Commission must conduct a hearing of opinions within 15 days from the day of the public notice.

(4)The provisions of Chapter III, Section 2 (excluding Article 28) of the Administrative Procedure Act apply mutatis mutandis to hearing of opinions under the preceding paragraph (simply referred to below as "hearing of opinions" in this article). In this case, the phrase "a reasonable period of time before the date of the hearing" in Article 15, paragraph (1) of that Act is to be replaced with "promptly", and any other necessary technical replacement of terms is specified by Cabinet Order.

(5)Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 4, paragraph (4) and the provisions of Article 13, paragraph (1) of the Administrative Procedure Act, if the National Public Safety Commission finds, as a result of hearing of opinions, that the provisional designation is not inappropriate, it may make the designation without hearing, or granting an opportunity for explanation.

(6)If a designation is made pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph to a person who has received a provisional designation, the relevant provisional designation ceases to be effective.

(7)If the National Public Safety Commission finds a provisional designation to be inappropriate as a result of a hearing of opinions, it must immediately revoke the provisional designation.

(8)Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (2), if a hearing of opinions is notified pursuant to the provisions of Article 15, paragraph (3) of the Administrative Procedure Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (4) due to the whereabouts of the person who has received the provisional designation being unknown, the validity of the provisional designation is until the date of the hearing of opinions related to the provisional designation.

(9)Beyond what is prescribed in the preceding paragraphs, Rules of the National Public Safety Commission is to provide for the necessary matters in connection with provisional designation and the holding of hearing of opinions.

Article 21A public safety commission is to provide the necessary information, guidance, or advice regarding restrictions on actions under the provisions of Article 15 to business operators and other relevant persons that are violating or are likely to violate Article 15.

Article 22(1)If a person that has been provided with information or received guidance or advice under the preceding Article in violation of Article 15 violates Article 15 again and the public safety commission with jurisdiction over the place of domicile, etc. of the person committing the violation (or the place most closely connected with the violation, if the person has no place of domicile, etc. in Japan, or if the person's place of domicile, etc. in Japan is unknown; the same applies in the following paragraph) finds that the person is likely to violate Article 15 again, it may order the person not to engage in the violation of Article 15 again, pursuant to Rules of the National Public Safety Commission.

(2)In addition to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, if it is found that a person that has violated the provisions of Article 15 is likely to violate those provisions again, and the public safety commission with jurisdiction over the domicile, etc. of the person that has committed the violation finds it to be particularly necessary to do so in order to ensure the reliable implementation of restrictions on conduct in which a person subject to freezing of assets, etc. is the other party as under those provisions, the public safety commission with jurisdiction over the domicile, etc. of the person that has committed the violation may order the person not to engage in conduct in violation of those provisions again, pursuant to Rules of the National Public Safety Commission.

Article 23If a public safety commission grants permission pursuant to Article 9; attaches or changes conditions pursuant to Article 12, paragraph (1); reissues a license certificate pursuant to Article 13, paragraph (2); revokes permission pursuant to Article 14; issues an order pursuant to Article 16, paragraph (1) or the preceding Article; revokes an order pursuant to Article 16, paragraph (3); provisionally retains a permit pursuant to Article 17, paragraph (1), the second sentence of paragraph (2), or paragraph (7) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (8) of that Article); returns a permit pursuant to paragraph (4), (5), or (7) of that Article (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (8) of that Article); provides information, guidance, or advice pursuant to Article 21; if grounds as prescribed by the Rules of the National Public Safety Commission arise in connection with the implementation of measures under the preceding Chapter, the public safety commission must report the matters prescribed by the Rules of the National Public Safety Commission to the National Public Safety Commission. In this case, the National Public Safety Commission is to report the matters of the report to each public safety commission.

Article 24If a person performing an act stated in one of the items of Article 15 suffers a loss due to being unable to perform the act because the other party has received a public notice or a designation pursuant to the provisions of Article 3, paragraph (1) or (2) after the person promised to perform the act to the other party (in the case of an act that the other party has promised to perform only at the request of the other party, after the other party makes a request to the person, or promises a person other than the person to make a request to the other party), or if a person other than the person possessing assets subject to regulations suffers a loss due to the assets subject to regulations being provisionally retained pursuant to the provisions of Article 17, paragraph (1) after a person possessing assets subject to regulations has received a public notice or a designation pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) or (2) of that Article, the national government compensates the person for the loss that would normally occur.

Article 25(1)The provisions of this Act also apply to acts committed outside Japan by a person who has a domicile, etc. in Japan.

(2)If an act constituting an act stated in one of the items of Article 9 which a person subject to freezing of assets, etc. undertakes is one that a person is subject to the obligation to get permission or approval for pursuant to the provisions of Article 16, paragraph (1) or (3), Article 19, paragraph (1) or (2), Article 21, paragraph (1), Article 24, paragraph (1), or Article 52 of the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act, or is connected with a capital transaction (meaning a capital transaction as prescribed in Article 20 of that Act; the same applies in this paragraph below), service transaction, etc. (meaning a service transaction as prescribed in Article 25, paragraph (6) of that Act; the same applies in this paragraph below), or export for which a person is subject to the obligation to obtain permission or approval pursuant to the provisions of Article 21, paragraph (1), Article 25, paragraph (6), or Article 48, paragraph (3) of that Act, the provisions of this Act do not apply to an act constituting an act stated in one of the items of Article 9 which the person subject to freezing of assets, etc. undertakes. If an act constituting an act stated in one of the items of Article 15 which a person subject to freezing of assets, etc. undertakes with another party constitutes an act that a person is subject to the obligation to obtain permission or approval for pursuant to the provisions of Article 16, paragraph (1) or (3), Article 19, paragraph (1) or (2), Article 21, paragraph (1), Article 24, paragraph (1), or Article 48, paragraph (3) of the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act, or is connected with a capital transaction, service transaction, etc., or import for which a person is subject to the obligation to obtain permission or approval pursuant to the provisions of Article 21, paragraph (1), Article 25, paragraph (6), or Article 52 of that Act, the provisions of this.

Article 26Affairs that fall under the authority of the Hokkaido public safety commission pursuant to the provisions of this Act may be delegated to an area public safety commission pursuant to the provisions of Cabinet Order.

Article 27When enacting, revising or abolishing an order pursuant to the provisions of this Act, necessary transitional measures (including transitional measures concerning penal provisions) may be specified by that order to the extent considered reasonably necessary for the enactment, revision or abolition.

Article 28Beyond what is provided for in this Act, Rules of the National Public Safety Commission provide for the procedures for implementing this Act and for any other necessary matters in connection with this Act's entry into effect.

Article 29A person who has conducted an act falling under any of the following items (in the case of a corporation or any other organization; a person who has conducted the act as an officer or employee, or member of it) is punished by imprisonment for not more than three years or a fine of not more than 1,000,000 yen, or both:

Article 30A person who has committed an act falling under any of the following items (in the case of a corporation or any other organization; a person who has committed the act as an officer or employee, or member of it) is punished by imprisonment for not more than one year or a fine of not more than 500,000 yen:

Article 31A person who has committed an act in violation of an order under the provisions of Article 16, paragraph (1) (in the case of a corporation or any other organization; a person who has committed the act as an officer or employee, or member of it) is punished by imprisonment for not more than six months or a fine of not more than 300,000 yen.

Article 32A person who has committed an act in violation of the provisions of Article 13, paragraph (3) (in the case of a corporation or any other organization, a person who has committed the act as an officer or employee, or member of it) is punished by a fine of not more than 300,000 yen.