# Article 132, paragraph (1), its wordings — Act on General Rules for National Taxes

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How the wording of Article 132, paragraph (1) (第百三十二条第一項) changed with each amendment, and how it will change.

- Law: Act on General Rules for National Taxes (国税通則法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/national-tax-general-rules-act
- Provision: Article 132, paragraph (1) (第百三十二条第一項) — https://japanlaw.org/en/national-tax-general-rules-act/art-132/par-1 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/national-tax-general-rules-act/art-132/par-1)
- The law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/national-tax-general-rules-act/amendments
- 2 wordings, oldest first.

## 1. Before Act No. 12 of 2026

- State: In force

Japanese:

> 当該職員は、犯則事件を調査するため必要があるときは、その所属官署の所在地を管轄する地方裁判所又は簡易裁判所の裁判官があらかじめ発する許可状により、臨検、犯則嫌疑者等の身体、物件若しくは住居その他の場所の捜索、証拠物若しくは没収すべき物件と思料するものの差押え又は記録命令付差押え（電磁的記録を保管する者その他電磁的記録を利用する権限を有する者に命じて必要な電磁的記録を記録媒体に記録させ、又は印刷させた上、当該記録媒体を差し押さえることをいう。以下同じ。）をすることができる。ただし、参考人の身体、物件又は住居その他の場所については、差し押さえるべき物件の存在を認めるに足りる状況のある場合に限り、捜索をすることができる。

English (Machine translation, not official):

> When it is necessary in order to investigate a criminal tax case, the relevant officials may, by a warrant issued in advance by a judge of the district court or summary court having jurisdiction over the location of the government office to which they belong, carry out an on-site inspection, a search of the body, articles, dwelling, or other place of a suspect, etc., a seizure of anything considered to be articles of evidence or an article to be confiscated, or a seizure with a recording order (meaning having a person who keeps electronic or magnetic records or any other person who has the authority to use electronic or magnetic records record necessary electronic or magnetic records on a recording medium or print them out by ordering that person to do so, and then seizing that recording medium; the same applies hereinafter); provided, however, that a search of the body, articles, dwelling, or other place of a witness may be carried out only if there are circumstances sufficient to find that articles to be seized exist there.

## 2. 1 October 2027 — Act No. 12 of 2026

- State: Not yet in force
- Takes effect: 1 October 2027
- The amendment: Reworded (Act No. 12 of 2026) — https://japanlaw.org/en/national-tax-general-rules-act/amendments/20271001_508AC0000000012

Japanese:

> 当該職員は、犯則事件を調査するため必要があるときは、その所属官署の所在地を管轄する地方裁判所又は簡易裁判所の裁判官があらかじめ発する許可状により、臨検、犯則嫌疑者等の身体、物件若しくは住居その他の場所の捜索、証拠物若しくは没収すべき物件と思料するものの差押え又は電磁的記録提供命令（次の各号に掲げる者に対し、当該各号に定める方法により必要な電磁的記録を提供することを命ずる命令（提供させるべき電磁的記録及び提供の方法を指定してするものに限る。）をいう。以下同じ。）をすることができる。ただし、参考人の身体、物件又は住居その他の場所については、差し押さえるべき物件の存在を認めるに足りる状況のある場合に限り、捜索をすることができる。

English (Machine translation, not official):

> When it is necessary in order to investigate a criminal tax case, the relevant officials may, by a warrant issued in advance by a judge of the district court or summary court having jurisdiction over the location of the government office to which they belong, carry out an on-site inspection, a search of the body, articles, dwelling, or other place of a suspect, etc., a seizure of anything considered to be articles of evidence or an article to be confiscated, or an order to provide electronic or magnetic records (meaning an order requiring a person set forth in one of the following items to provide necessary electronic or magnetic records by the method specified in that item (limited to an order that specifies the electronic or magnetic records to be provided and the method of provision); the same applies hereinafter); provided, however, that a search of the body, articles, dwelling, or other place of a witness may be carried out only if there are circumstances sufficient to find that articles to be seized exist there.

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## Sources

- The dates and the amending laws: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/337AC0000000066)
- English name of the law: Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/3119/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/337AC0000000066/20261101_507AC0000000013)
- The Japanese text after: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/337AC0000000066/20271001_508AC0000000012)