The provisions of Chapter II, Section 1, Article 19, Chapter II, Section 3, the preceding Chapter, Articles 35 and 36 do not apply to national and local public employees; the provisions of Chapter II, Section 2 (except for Article 19) do not apply to regular service national public employees (except for employees referred to in Article 2, item (ii) of the Act on Labor Relations of Agency Engaged in Administrative Execution (Act No. 257 of 1948)), court officers for whom the Act on Temporary Measures concerning Court Officials (Act No. 299 of 1951) is applicable, Diet officers for whom the Diet Officers Act (Act No. 85 of 1947) is applicable, and the self-defense forces personnel prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (5) of the Self-Defense Forces Act (Act No. 165 of 1954).