# 消費者安全法 / Consumer Safety Act — 第十九条 (Article 19)

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- Law: 消費者安全法 (Consumer Safety Act), 平成二十一年法律第五十号
- English title "Consumer Safety Act": Ministry of Justice translation
- Kind: Act — the distinction between 法律 (Act), 政令 (Cabinet Order), 省令 (Ministerial Order) and 条例 (local ordinance) decides who may issue it and what it may say.
- Provision: 第十九条 (Article 19)（委員等の任命） — address `art-19`
- Text in force since: 2025-06-01
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/consumer-safety-act/art-19
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/421AC0000000050/art-19
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### 第十九条（委員等の任命） — (Appointment of Members)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-19 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/consumer-safety-act/art-19 · https://japanlaw.org/l/421AC0000000050/art-19</sup>

  **第一項**  委員及び臨時委員は、調査委員会の所掌事務の遂行につき科学的かつ公正な判断を行うことができると認められる者のうちから、内閣総理大臣が任命する。
  <sup>art-19/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/consumer-safety-act/art-19/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/421AC0000000050/art-19/par-1</sup>
  The Prime Minister appoints members and temporary members from among persons whom it is found will be able to reach scientific and fair judgments when carrying out the administrative processes under the jurisdiction of the Investigation Commission.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **第二項**  専門委員は、当該専門の事項に関して優れた識見を有する者のうちから、内閣総理大臣が任命する。
  <sup>art-19/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/consumer-safety-act/art-19/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/421AC0000000050/art-19/par-2</sup>
  The Prime Minister appoints expert members from among persons with extensive insight into the specialized matter in question.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 消費者安全法 — the text in force from 2025-06-01 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/421AC0000000050/20250601_504AC0000000068), retrieved 2026-11-01
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Consumer Safety Act — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/2887/tb), retrieved 2026-11-01
- This site's parser, version 219 — 消費者安全法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-11-01