If a Real Estate Broker who has obtained a license as provided for in Article 3, paragraph (1), and who intends to continue engaging in the Real Estate Brokerage falling under any of the following items, when that person obtains a license granted by the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism or a prefectural governor, the previous license granted to the person by the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism or the prefectural governor is to cease to be effective:
when the person who has obtained a license granted by the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism will have business offices only within zones in a single prefecture;
国土交通大臣の免許を受けた者が一の都道府県の区域内にのみ事務所を有することとなつたとき。
when the person who has obtained a license granted by the governor of a prefecture has eliminated business offices within zones in said prefecture and will establish business offices within zones in another single prefecture;
都道府県知事の免許を受けた者が当該都道府県の区域内における事務所を廃止して、他の一の都道府県の区域内に事務所を設置することとなつたとき。
when the person who has obtained a license from a prefectural governor will have business offices within zones in two or more prefectures.
都道府県知事の免許を受けた者が二以上の都道府県の区域内に事務所を有することとなつたとき。
If a Real Estate Broker falls under any of the items of the preceding paragraph and intends to continue engaging in the Real Estate Brokerage, the provisions of Article 3, paragraph (4), apply mutatis mutandis when an application under the provisions of Article 4, paragraph (1), is made.