A holder of a passport (for an official passport, the head of each ministry or agency or a holder of the official passport) may apply for or request the issuance of a passport pursuant to the provisions of Article 3 or Article 4, even within the period of validity of the passport, if the case falls under any of the following items:
the remaining validity period of the passport has become shorter than one year;
当該旅券の残存有効期間が一年未満となつたとき。
the blank space in the visa section of the passport has run out;
当該旅券の査証欄に余白がなくなつたとき。
the passport has been considerably damaged; or
旅券を著しく損傷したとき。
if the Minister for Foreign Affairs or a consular officer finds it particularly necessary for protecting the person or for the convenience of traveling abroad.
その他外務大臣又は領事官がその者の保護又は渡航の便宜のため特に必要があると認めるとき。
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