If the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism or a prefectural governor deems it necessary to secure the proper operations of the Real Estate Brokerage, the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism may issue a request to any person engaged in the Real Estate Brokerage to have a required report on the operations thereof submitted or have said minister's officials enter the business office thereof or other location where the operations thereof are carried out and inspect the books, documents, and other materials and objects relating to operations or said prefectural governor may issue a request to any person engaged in the Real Estate Brokerage within a zone of said prefecture to have a required report on the operations thereof submitted or have said minister's officials enter the business office thereof or other location where the operations thereof are carried out and inspect the books, documents, and other materials and objects relating to operations.
If the Prime Minister deems it to be particularly necessary to state an opinion under paragraph (2) of the preceding article, said Prime Minister may issue a request to a Real Estate Broker as prescribed in the same paragraph to have a required report on the operations thereof submitted or have said Prime Ministers officials enter the business office thereof or other location where the operations thereof are carried out and to inspect the books, documents, and other materials and objects relating to operations.
If the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism or a prefectural governor deems it necessary to secure the proper execution of the processes of a real estate transaction specialist, the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism may issue a request to any real estate transaction specialist to have a required report on the processes thereof submitted or, said prefectural governor may issue a request to any real estate transaction specialist who has obtained the registration of said prefectural governor or real estate transaction specialist engaged in the processes thereof within a zone of said prefecture to have a required report on the processes thereof submitted.
国土交通大臣は、全ての宅地建物取引士に対して、都道府県知事は、その登録を受けている宅地建物取引士及び当該都道府県の区域内でその事務を行う宅地建物取引士に対して、宅地建物取引士の事務の適正な遂行を確保するため必要があると認めるときは、その事務について必要な報告を求めることができる。
An official conducting an on-site inspection pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) or (2) must carry personal identification and present said identification if requested to do so by a concerned person.
The authority to conduct an on-site inspection under paragraph (1) or (2) must not be interpreted as having been accorded for the purpose of a criminal investigation.
If the Prime Minister intends to issue a request or conduct an on-site inspection under paragraph (2), said Prime Minister must consult with the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism in advance.
内閣総理大臣は、第二項の規定による報告を求め、又は立入検査をしようとするときは、あらかじめ、国土交通大臣に協議しなければならない。