# Article 22-19, paragraph (1), its wordings — Local Tax Act

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How the wording of Article 22-19, paragraph (1) (第二十二条の十九第一項) changed with each amendment, and how it will change.

- Law: Local Tax Act (地方税法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/local-tax-act
- Provision: Article 22-19, paragraph (1) (第二十二条の十九第一項) — https://japanlaw.org/en/local-tax-act/art-22-19/par-1 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/local-tax-act/art-22-19/par-1)
- The law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/local-tax-act/amendments
- 2 wordings, oldest first.

## 1. Before Act No. 2 of 2026

- State: In force

Japanese:

> 当該徴税吏員は、犯則事件を調査するため必要があるときは、学識経験を有する者に領置物件、差押物件若しくは記録命令付差押物件についての鑑定を嘱託し、又は通訳若しくは翻訳を嘱託することができる。

English (Machine translation, not official):

> When necessary for investigating a criminal tax case, the competent tax collection official may commission a person with knowledge and experience to conduct an expert examination of retained articles, seized articles or articles seized with a recording order, or commission interpretation or translation.

## 2. 1 October 2027 — Act No. 2 of 2026

- State: Not yet in force
- Takes effect: 1 October 2027
- The amendment: Reworded (Act No. 2 of 2026) — https://japanlaw.org/en/local-tax-act/amendments/20271001_508AC0000000002

Japanese:

> 当該徴税吏員は、犯則事件を調査するため必要があるときは、学識経験を有する者に領置物件、差押物件若しくは電磁的記録提供命令により提出させた記録媒体若しくは提供させた電磁的記録（次項及び第六項において「物件」という。）についての鑑定を嘱託し、又は通訳若しくは翻訳を嘱託することができる。

English (Machine translation, not official):

> When necessary for investigating a criminal tax case, the competent tax collection official may commission a person with knowledge and experience to conduct an expert examination of retained articles, seized articles, or recording media submitted or electronic or magnetic records provided by an order to provide electronic or magnetic records (referred to as "articles" in the following paragraph and paragraph (6)), or commission interpretation or translation.

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## Sources

- The dates and the amending laws: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/325AC0000000226)
- English name of the law: Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/487)
- 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/325AC0000000226/20270618_508AC0000000002)
- The Japanese text after: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/325AC0000000226/20271001_508AC0000000002)