Article 32Disqualification Clause

一a person who was subject to imprisonment or a heavier punishment, and for whom five years have not yet passed since the completion of the sentence or since the date on which the person ceased to be subject to the sentence;

二a person who was sentenced to a fine under the provisions of this Act, and for whom five years have not yet passed since the completion of the sentence or since the date on which the person ceased to be subject to the sentence;

三a person specified by order of the competent ministry as unable to properly conduct support work for management innovation, etc. due to mental or physical disorder;

四a person that has become subject to an order to commence bankruptcy proceedings and has not been released from bankruptcy restrictions, or a person that is treated in the same manner under foreign laws and regulations;

五a person whose certification was rescinded pursuant to the provisions of Article 36, and for whom five years have not yet passed since the date of the rescission;

六an organized crime group member prescribed in Article 2, item (vi) of the Act on Prevention of Unjust Acts by Organized Crime Group Members (Act No. 77 of 1991), or a person for whom five years have not yet passed since the date on which the person ceased to be an organized crime group member prescribed in that item (referred to as an "organized crime group member, etc." in item (viii));

七a corporation in which one of its officers falls under any of the preceding items; or

八a person whose business activities are controlled by an organized crime group member, etc.