Cabinet Legislation Bureau
Naikaku-hōseikyoku | |
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![]() Central Government Building No. 4, where the Cabinet Legislation Bureau is located | |
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Formed | July 1, 1962 |
Preceding agency |
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Headquarters | 3-1-1 Kasumigaseki Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0013, Japan |
Employees | 77[1] |
Annual budget | \1,195,829,000 (2021)[2] |
Agency executives |
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Parent agency | Cabinet of Japan |
Website | www |
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The Cabinet Legislation Bureau (
Bureau departments
[edit]In support of its opinion-giving and examination roles, the Bureau is divided into four departments:[3]
First Department
[edit]The First Department does opinion-giving work. It gives opinions. It interprets existing laws and pending legislation for the Executive Branch. Of course, the actual interpretation of the law is performed by the courts. The Constitutional Archives Research Office is also located in the First Department.
Second Department
[edit]The Second Department does examination work. It examines pending legislative bills, draft Cabinet orders, and draft treaties that relate to the Cabinet; the Ministry of Justice; the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism; and the Ministry of Defense.
Third Department
[edit]The Third Department does examination work. It examines pending legislative bills, draft Cabinet orders, and draft treaties that relate to the Financial Services Agency; the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications; the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; the Ministry of Finance; and the Board of Audit.
Fourth Department
[edit]The Fourth Department does examination work. It examines pending legislative bills, draft Cabinet orders, and draft treaties that relate to the Fair Trade Commission; the Environmental Disputes Coordination Commission; the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare; the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries; the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry; and the Ministry of the Environment.
References
[edit]- ^ "
令 和 3年度 歳出 概算 要求 書 第 3表 令 和 3年度 概算 要求 定員 表 " (PDF). Cabinet Legislation Bureau. - ^ "
令 和 3年度 一般 会計 予算 ". Ministry of Finance (Japan). - ^ Japanese Cabinet Organization Chart
External links
[edit]- Official website (in English)