A person who has received the notice under the provisions of paragraph (1) of the preceding Article (including a person who is deemed to have received the notice pursuant to the provisions of the second sentence of paragraph (2) of that Article; referred to as the "person concerned" in the following paragraph and paragraph (4)) may appoint an agent.
Each agent may perform any and all acts relating to the explanation on behalf of the person concerned.
代理人は、各自、当事者のために、弁明に関する一切の行為をすることができる。
The qualifications of an agent must be proved in writing.
代理人の資格は、書面で証明しなければならない。
When an agent loses their qualifications, the person concerned who has appointed that agent must give a written notice to that effect to the Prime Minister.
代理人がその資格を失つたときは、当該代理人を選任した当事者は、書面でその旨を内閣総理大臣に届け出なければならない。