# Article 218, paragraph (7), its wordings — Code of Criminal Procedure

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How the wording of Article 218, paragraph (7) (第二百十八条第七項) changed with each amendment, and how it will change.

- Law: Code of Criminal Procedure (刑事訴訟法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure
- Provision: Article 218, paragraph (7) (第二百十八条第七項) — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-218/par-7 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-218/par-7)
- The law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/amendments
- 2 wordings, oldest first.

## 1. Before Act No. 39 of 2025

- State: In force

Japanese:

> 検察官、検察事務官又は司法警察職員は、第三項の規定による命令をした場合において、その必要がなくなつたときは、自ら又は当該命令を受けた者の請求により、これを取り消さなければならない。

English (Machine translation, corrected on review, not official):

> When a public prosecutor, a public prosecutor's assistant officer or a judicial police official has issued an order under the provisions of paragraph (3) and the need for it no longer exists, they must rescind the order, either on their own initiative or upon the request of the person who received the order.

## 2. By 31 March 2027 — Act No. 39 of 2025

- State: Not yet in force
- Takes effect: By 31 March 2027
- The amendment: Moved to paragraph (8); its words stay the same (Act No. 39 of 2025) — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/amendments/20270331_507AC0000000039

Japanese:

> 検察官、検察事務官又は司法警察職員は、第三項の規定による命令をした場合において、その必要がなくなつたときは、自ら又は当該命令を受けた者の請求により、これを取り消さなければならない。

English (Machine translation, corrected on review, not official):

> When a public prosecutor, a public prosecutor's assistant officer or a judicial police official has issued an order under the provisions of paragraph (3) and the need for it no longer exists, they must rescind the order, either on their own initiative or upon the request of the person who received the order.

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## Sources

- The dates and the amending laws: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/323AC0000000131)
- English name of the law: Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/3739/tb)
- English titles of the amending laws: Written for this site with AI
- The Japanese text before: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/323AC0000000131/20261020_508AC0000000067)
- The Japanese text after: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/323AC0000000131/20270331_507AC0000000039)