ters listed in the following item to item (iv):

(a) Specified business operators other than those listed in (b) to (e): the minister who is the competent administrative agency prescribed in paragraph 1 of the preceding Article

(b) Specified business operators listed in Article 2, paragraph 2, items (viii) and (ix): the competent minister prescribed in Article 98, paragraph 2 of the Agricultural Cooperative Act

(c) Specified business operators listed in Article 2, paragraph 2, items (x) to (xiii) and item (xix): the competent minister prescribed in Article 127, paragraph 2 of the Fishery Cooperative Act

(d) Specified business operators listed in Article 2, paragraph 2, item (xxxvi): the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport

(e) Specified business operators listed in Article 2, paragraph 2, item (xli): the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications

(ii) Matters prescribed in Article 20, paragraph 2 which pertain to specified business operators prescribed in the same paragraph: the minister prescribed in (a) to (c) of the preceding item and the Minister of Finance

(iii) Matters prescribed in Article 20, paragraph 3 which pertain to specified business operators prescribed in the same paragraph: the Prime Minister

(iv) Matters prescribed in Article 20, paragraph 4 which pertain to specified business operators prescribed in the same paragraph: the National Public Safety Commission

(2) An ordinance of the competent ministries under this Act shall be an order to be issued jointly by the Prime Minister, the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications, the Minister of Justice, the Minister of Finance, the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare, the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, and the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.

## Article 22 (Administrative Classification)

Affairs to be administered by prefectural governments under this Act with regard to the persons listed below shall be Item 1 statutory entrusted affairs prescribed in Article 2, paragraph 9, item (i) of the Local Autonomy Act (Act No. 67 of 1947):

(i) Agricultural cooperative and federation of agricultural cooperatives engaged in the business set forth in Article 10, paragraph 1, item (iii) of the Agricultural Cooperative Act

(ii) Fishery cooperative engaged in the business set forth in Article 11, paragraph 1, item (iv) of the Fishery Cooperative Act

(iii) Federation of fishery cooperatives engaged in the business set forth in Article 87, paragraph 1, item (iv) of the Fishery Cooperative Act

(iv) Fishery processing cooperative engaged in the business set forth in Article 93, paragraph 1, item (ii) of the Fishery Cooperative Act

(v) Federation of fishery processing cooperatives engaged in the business set forth in Article 97, paragraph 1, item (ii) of the Fishery Cooperative Act

## Article 23 (Penal Provisions)

A person who has violated an order issued under Article 16 shall be punished by imprisonment with work for not more than two years or a fine of not more than three million yen, or both.

## Article 24

A person who falls under any of the following items shall be punished by imprisonment with work for not more than one year or a fine of not more than three million yen, or both:

(i) A person who has failed to submit reports or materials, or submitted false reports or materials under Article 13 or Article 17, paragraph 2.

(ii) A person who has given no answer or false answers to the questions asked by the officials, or refused, obstructed or avoided inspections conducted under Article 14, paragraph 1 or Article 17, paragraph 3.