The purpose of the Light Motor Vehicle Inspection Organization is to conduct light motor vehicle inspection work, and also to conduct affairs related thereto, in order to ensure the safety of light motor vehicles and to achieve prevention of pollution by light motor vehicles and other conservation of the environment.

The Light Motor Vehicle Inspection Organization (hereinafter referred to as "the Organization") is a juridical person.

Only one Organization is to be established.

①The Organization must use the words "Light Motor Vehicle Inspection Organization" in its name.

②A person that is not the Organization must not use the words "Light Motor Vehicle Inspection Organization" in its name.

①The Organization must effect registration as prescribed by Cabinet Order.

②Matters that must be registered pursuant to the preceding paragraph may not be asserted against a third party until after the registration.

Articles 4 and 78 of the Act on General Incorporated Associations and General Incorporated Foundations (Act No. 48 of 2006) apply mutatis mutandis to the Organization.

In order to establish the Organization, it is necessary that seven or more persons with knowledge and experience in ensuring the safety of motor vehicles and the prevention of pollution by motor vehicles become incorporators.

①The incorporators must submit the articles of incorporation and a business plan to the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism and apply for authorization of establishment.

②The initial officers at the time of establishment must be specified in the articles of incorporation.

③Matters to be stated in the business plan under paragraph (1) are prescribed by Order of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.

When an application for authorization has been made pursuant to paragraph (1) of the preceding Article, the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism must grant authorization of establishment if the contents of the application do not fall under any of the following items and it is found certain that its business will be soundly conducted and will contribute to ensuring the safety of light motor vehicles and the prevention of pollution by light motor vehicles:

When authorization of establishment has been granted, the incorporators must, without delay, hand over their affairs to the person who is to become the president of the Organization.

①The person who is to become the president must, when having received the handover of affairs pursuant to the preceding Article, without delay, effect registration of establishment as prescribed by Cabinet Order.

②The Organization comes into existence upon registration of establishment.

①The following matters must be stated in the articles of incorporation of the Organization:

②An amendment to the articles of incorporation of the Organization does not take effect unless authorization of the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism is obtained.

The Organization has a president, directors and auditors as officers.

①The president represents the Organization and oversees its business.

②Directors, as provided by the articles of incorporation, assist the president and manage the business of the Organization, act on behalf of the president when the president is unable to perform the president's duties, and perform the duties of the president when the post of president is vacant.

③Auditors audit the business of the Organization.

④Auditors may, based on the results of an audit, submit opinions to the president or the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism if they find it necessary.

A person who falls under any of the following cannot become an officer:

The Organization must dismiss an officer if the officer has come to fall under any of the items of the preceding Article.

①The appointment and dismissal of officers do not take effect unless authorization of the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism is obtained.

②If an officer has committed an act in violation of this Act, an order or disposition based on this Act, the articles of incorporation, the statement of business procedures, or the inspection work rules prescribed in Article 76-30, paragraph (1), or has committed a grossly inappropriate act in relation to the business of the Organization, the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism may order the Organization, specifying a period, to dismiss that officer.

③The Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism may dismiss an officer if the Organization does not dismiss the officer in the case where the officer has come to fall under any of the items of Article 76-18, or if the Organization has failed to comply with an order under the preceding paragraph.

An officer must not become an officer of an organization whose purpose is to make a profit, or personally engage in a for-profit business; provided, however, that this does not apply if the approval of the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism has been obtained.

With respect to matters in which the interests of the Organization and the president conflict, the president does not have authority of representation. In this case, the auditors represent the Organization.