The appointment or dismissal of an officer (or dispute resolution official; the same applies in the following paragraph and the following Article) of a designated dispute resolution organization who is engaged in providing dispute resolution services does not take effect without the authorization of the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism and the Prime Minister.
If the officer of a designated dispute resolution organization violates the dispute resolution services rules that have been approved as referred to in Article 23-11, paragraph (1) or engages in extremely inappropriate conduct in connection with dispute resolution services, or if the officer's continuation in office causes the designated dispute resolution organization to no longer satisfy the criteria set forth in Article 23-5, paragraph (1), item (iii), the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism and the Prime Minister may order the designated dispute resolution organization to dismiss the officer.
国土交通大臣及び内閣総理大臣は、指定紛争処理機関の役員が、第二十三条の十一第一項の認可を受けた紛争処理業務規程に違反したとき、紛争処理業務に関し著しく不適当な行為をしたとき、又はその在任により指定紛争処理機関が第二十三条の五第一項第三号に掲げる基準に適合しなくなつたときは、指定紛争処理機関に対し、その役員を解任すべきことを命ずることができる。