When a person who presides over a hearing pursuant to the provisions of Article 19 (referred to as "presiding official" below) finds it necessary, that person may request the person who is not the relevant person but is found to have an interest in the adverse disposition (referred to in paragraph (2), item (vi) of that Article as "related person") , in light of laws and regulations that are the basis for the adverse dispositions to intervene in the procedures for hearings or may permit the person to intervene in the procedures for hearings.
The persons who intervene in the procedures for hearings pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph (referred to as "intervenor" below) may appoint an agent.
前項の規定により当該聴聞に関する手続に参加する者（以下「参加人」という。）は、代理人を選任することができる。
The provisions of paragraphs (2) through (4) of the preceding Article apply mutatis mutandis to the agent referred to in the preceding paragraph. In such a case, the term "relevant person" in paragraphs (2) and (4) of that Article is deemed to be replaced with "intervenor".