Article 74-3Inspections, etc. by the Light Motor Vehicle Inspection Organization
第七十四条の三（軽自動車検査協会の検査等）
When the Light Motor Vehicle Inspection Organization has been established pursuant to the provisions of the following Chapter, the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism is to have the Light Motor Vehicle Inspection Organization conduct the affairs relating to the inspection of motor vehicles prescribed in this Chapter (excluding the affairs under Articles 61-2 and 63, paragraph (1) and the affairs relating to the management of technical information necessary for standards conformity examinations that is prescribed by Order of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (referred to as "management of technical information for examination" in Article 102, paragraph (2))) that concern light motor vehicles (hereinafter referred to as "light motor vehicle inspection work").
When the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism has the Light Motor Vehicle Inspection Organization conduct light motor vehicle inspection work pursuant to the preceding paragraph, the Minister must give public notice in the Official Gazette of the date on which the Light Motor Vehicle Inspection Organization is to start that work and the location of the offices at which it is to conduct that work.
If it has become difficult for the Light Motor Vehicle Inspection Organization to handle light motor vehicle inspection work smoothly due to a natural disaster or any other cause, the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism may, if the Minister finds it necessary, decide to conduct light motor vehicle inspection work personally as well.
国土交通大臣は、軽自動車検査協会が天災その他の事由により軽自動車の検査事務を円滑に処理することが困難となつた場合において必要があると認めるときは、軽自動車の検査事務を自らも行うこととすることができる。
When the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism decides to conduct light motor vehicle inspection work pursuant to the preceding paragraph, or decides not to conduct the light motor vehicle inspection work being conducted pursuant to that paragraph, the Minister must give public notice to that effect in the Official Gazette in advance.
Necessary matters concerning the handover of light motor vehicle inspection work, and necessary transitional measures concerning procedures such as applications relating to the inspection of light motor vehicles and payment of fees, in the case where the Light Motor Vehicle Inspection Organization is to conduct light motor vehicle inspection work pursuant to paragraph (1), or in the case where the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism decides to conduct light motor vehicle inspection work pursuant to paragraph (3) or decides not to conduct the light motor vehicle inspection work being conducted pursuant to that paragraph, are prescribed by Order of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.
When the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism decides to conduct light motor vehicle inspection work pursuant to paragraph (3), the Minister may have the Agency conduct the examination of whether light motor vehicles conform to the safety standards.
When the Agency has conducted the examination under the preceding paragraph, it must, without delay, notify the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism of the result of that examination as prescribed by Order of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.