# Article 22-4, paragraph (6), its wordings — Local Tax Act

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How the wording of Article 22-4, paragraph (6) (第二十二条の四第六項) 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 22-4, paragraph (6) (第二十二条の四第六項) — https://japanlaw.org/en/local-tax-act/art-22-4/par-6 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/local-tax-act/art-22-4/par-6)
- 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:

> 地方裁判所又は簡易裁判所の裁判官は、第二項の場合においては、許可状に、前項に規定する事項のほか、差し押さえるべき電子計算機に電気通信回線で接続している記録媒体であつて、その電磁的記録を複写すべきものの範囲を記載しなければならない。

English (Machine translation, not official):

> In the case of paragraph (2), a judge of the district court or summary court must state in the warrant, in addition to the matters prescribed in the preceding paragraph, the scope of the recording media connected by a telecommunications line to the computer to be seized from which electronic or magnetic records are to be copied.

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

- State: Not yet in force
- Takes effect: 1 October 2027
- The amendment: Moved to paragraph (9) and reworded (Act No. 2 of 2026) — https://japanlaw.org/en/local-tax-act/amendments/20271001_508AC0000000002

Japanese:

> 地方裁判所又は簡易裁判所の裁判官は、第二項の場合においては、許可状に、前項に規定する事項のほか、差し押さえるべき電子計算機に電気通信回線で接続している記録媒体であつて、その電磁的記録を複写すべきものの範囲を記載し、又は記録しなければならない。

English (Machine translation, not official):

> In the case of paragraph (2), a judge of the district court or summary court must state or record in the warrant, in addition to the matters prescribed in the preceding paragraph, the scope of the recording media connected by a telecommunications line to the computer to be seized from which electronic or magnetic records are to be copied.

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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)