If it is necessary for investigating a criminal case, a Commission official may seize a document concerning a postal item, correspondence item, or telegraphic communication sent by or addressed to a suspect in a criminal case, which, based on the provisions of laws and regulations, is stored by or in the possession of a person handling communications, by receiving delivery of a warrant.
A Commission official may seize a document concerning a postal item, correspondence item, or telegraphic communication not falling under the preceding paragraph, which, based on the provisions of laws and regulations, is stored by or in the possession of a person handling communications only if there are sufficient circumstances to suppose that the document is related to a criminal case.
Upon making the disposition under the provisions of the preceding two paragraphs, Commission official must notify the sender or recipient to that effect; provided, however, that this does not apply if notifying the sender or recipient is likely to hinder the investigation of the criminal case.
Read this with the articles around it
(Seizure from a Person That Handles Communications)
If it is necessary for investigating a criminal case, a Commission official may seize a document concerning a postal item, correspondence item, or telegraphic communication sent by or addressed to a…
委員会職員は、犯則事件を調査するため必要があるときは、許可状の交付を受けて、犯則嫌疑者から発し、又は犯則嫌疑者に対して発した郵便物、信書便物若しくは電信についての書類で法令の規定に基づき通信事務を取り扱う者が保管し、又は所持するものを差し押さえることができる。
Open this provision(Seizure from a Person That Handles Communications)
A Commission official may seize a document concerning a postal item, correspondence item, or telegraphic communication not falling under the preceding paragraph, which…
委員会職員は、前項の規定に該当しない郵便物、信書便物又は電信についての書類で法令の規定に基づき通信事務を取り扱う者が保管し、又は所持するものについては、犯則事件に関係があると認めるに足りる状況があるものに限り、許可状の交付を受けて、これを差し押さえることができる。
Open this provisionCommission officialmachine translation
「委員会職員」
An official of the Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission (証券取引等監視委員会), who may investigate criminal cases (犯則事件) under Article 210 and the articles that follow it.
Short name set inArticle 210, paragraph (1)· applies only in this chapter
criminal casemachine translation
「犯則事件」
In Chapter IX, a case concerning a crime under Chapter VIII that a Cabinet Order (政令) specifies as one the officials of the Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission (証券取引等監視委員会) should investigate for the public interest or investor protection, such as a crime that harms the fairness of the purchase and sale or other transactions of securities, or of derivatives transactions, etc.
Defined inArticle 210, paragraph (1)· applies only in this chapter
warrant
「許可状」
In Chapter IX, except Article 222-3, paragraphs (4) and (5), a warrant issued in advance by a judge of a district court or summary court — with jurisdiction over the seat of the Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission (証券取引等監視委員会), or in urgent cases over the place concerned — under which a Commission official (委員会職員) investigating a criminal case (犯則事件) may inspect premises, search, seize, or carry out a seizure with a recording order (記録命令付差押え).
Short name set inArticle 211, paragraph (4)· applies only in this chapter, except in Article 222-3, paragraphs (4) and (5)