prescribed in Article 13 and Article 14, paragraph 1 of the Act, which is to be exercised with regard to a branch office or other business office of a futures commission merchant other than its head office (in the case of a corporation established in accordance with laws and regulations of a foreign state, its secondary business office in Japan; hereinafter referred to as a "branch office, etc." in this Article), may be exercised not only by the Director-General of the Regional Agricultural Administration Office and the Director-General of the Regional Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry prescribed in the preceding paragraph but also by the Director-General of the Regional Agricultural Administration Office and the Director-General of the Regional Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry who have jurisdiction over the location of the said branch office, etc.

(3) The Director-General of the Regional Agricultural Administration Office and the Director-General of the Regional Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry who have requested a branch office, etc. of a futures commission merchant to submit reports or materials or asked questions or have conducted an on-site inspection thereof (hereinafter referred to as an "inspection, etc." in this paragraph) pursuant to the preceding paragraph may, when they find it necessary to conduct an inspection, etc. with regard to the head office or a branch office, etc. other than the said branch office, etc. of the futures commission merchant, conduct an inspection, etc. with regard to the said head office or other branch office, etc.

### Article 28 (Delegation, etc. of Authority of Administrative Agency for Transactions Involving Currency Exchangers)

(1) The authority of the Minister of Finance prescribed in Article 14, paragraph 1 of the Act, which is to be exercised with regard to a specified business operator listed in Article 2, paragraph 2, item (xxxiii) of the Act (hereinafter referred to as a "currency exchanger" in this Article), shall be delegated to the Director-General of the Local Finance Bureau who has jurisdiction over the location of its head office or principal office (in the case where the said location exists within the jurisdictional district of the Fukuoka Local Finance Branch Bureau, the Director-General of the Fukuoka Local Finance Branch Bureau); provided, however, that this shall not preclude the Minister of Finance from exercising the authority him/herself.

(2) Part of the authority of the Minister of Finance prescribed in the preceding paragraph, which is to be exercised with regard to a business office or the office of a currency exchanger other than its head office or principal office (hereinafter referred to as a "branch office, etc." in this Article), may be exercised not only by the Director-General of the Local Finance Bureau prescribed in the same paragraph but also by the Director-General of the Local Finance Bureau who has jurisdiction over the location of the said branch office, etc. (in the case where the said location exists within the jurisdictional district of the Fukuoka Local Finance Branch Bureau, the Director-General of the Fukuoka Local Finance Branch Bureau).

(3) The Director-General of the Local Finance Bureau or Director-General of the Fukuoka Local Finance Branch Bureau who has asked questions or conducted an on-site inspection with regard to the branch office, etc. of a currency exchanger pursuant to the preceding paragraph may, when he/she finds it necessary to ask questions or conduct an on-site inspection with regard to the head office or principal office or a branch office, etc. other than the said branch office, etc. of the currency exchanger, ask questions or conduct an on-site inspection with regard to the said head office or principal office or the said other branch office, etc.

(4) The authority of the Minister of Finance prescribed in Article 13 of the Act which is to be exercised with regard to a currency exchanger may, to the extent necessary for the exercise of the authority delegated to the Director-General of the Local Finance Bureau and Director-General of the Fukuoka Local Finance Branch Bureau to ask questions or conduct an on-site inspection with regard to the currency exchanger pursuant to the preceding three paragraphs, also be exercised by the said Director-General of the Local Finance Bureau and Director-General of the Fukuoka Local Finance Branch Bureau.

(5) The provisions of the preceding paragraphs shall not apply to the part of the authority of the Minister of Finance prescribed in paragraph 1, paragraph 2 and the preceding paragraph, which is to be exercised with regard to a money exchanger designated by the Minister of Finance.

(6) The Minister of Finance shall, when having made a designation under the preceding paragraph, give notice to that effect. The same shall apply where the Minister has rescinded such designation.

Article 29 (Delegation, etc. of Authority of Administrative Agency for Transactions Involving Building Lots and Buildings Transaction Business Operators)

(1) The authority of the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport prescribed in Article 13, Article 14, paragraph 1, Article 15, and Article 16 of the Act, which is to be exercised with regard to a specified business operator listed in Article 2, paragraph 2,