If the Investigation Commission finds it necessary to do so in order for it to Investigate the Cause or Source of an actual or potential accident, it may ask the Prime Minister to assist it with fact finding, to assist it with collecting materials, or to provide it with any other assistance it needs in connection with an Actual or Potential Accident Involving Bodily Harm.
If the Prime Minister finds it necessary to do so after being asked to provide assistance under provisions of the preceding paragraph, the Prime Minister may have the relevant officials take the administrative measures set forth in Article 23, paragraph (2), item (ii).
内閣総理大臣は、前項の規定による援助を求められた場合において、必要があると認めるときは、その職員に第二十三条第二項第二号に掲げる処分をさせることができる。
If the Prime Minister finds it necessary to do so after learning of the occurrence of an Actual or Potential Accident Involving Bodily Harm, the Prime Minister must engage in fact finding, collect materials, or take any other appropriate measures in connection with an Actual or Potential Accident Involving Bodily Harm so that the Investigation Commission can commence an Investigation into the Cause or Source thereof smoothly.
If the Prime Minister finds it necessary to do so in order to take a measure under the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the Prime Minister may have the relevant officials take an administrative measure set forth in one of the items of Article 23, paragraph (2).
The provisions of Article 23, paragraph (4) and paragraph (5) apply mutatis mutandis if an official takes an administrative measure pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (2) or the preceding paragraph.
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Actual or Potential Accident Involving Bodily Harm
「生命身体事故等」
An accident in which a consumer suffers harm to life or body to the degree a Cabinet Order (政令) sets, or a situation likely to cause such an accident, as listed in Article 2, paragraph (5), items (i) and (ii).
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (6)· applies throughout the law
Investigation Commission
「調査委員会」
The Consumer Safety Investigation Commission (消費者安全調査委員会), set up within the Consumer Affairs Agency (消費者庁).
Short name set inArticle 15, paragraph (1)
Investigation into the Cause or Source
「事故等原因調査」
An investigation by the Consumer Safety Investigation Commission to find the cause of an actual or potential accident involving bodily harm (生命身体事故等) and of the harm it does, other than aircraft, railway and marine accidents as defined in the Act for Establishment of the Japan Transport Safety Board.
Short name set inArticle 16, paragraph (1), item (i)
Prime Minister
内閣総理大臣
The head of the Cabinet. Designated by the Diet from among its own members, and appointed by the Emperor on that designation (Articles 67 and 6). The Prime Minister appoints and may dismiss the other Ministers of State at will, and a majority of them must be members of the Diet (Article 68). No Minister of State can be subjected to legal action while in office without the Prime Minister's consent (Article 75).
Written by AI using Constitution, Arts. 6, 67, 68, 75 and Wikipedia: Prime Minister of Japan as a reference.