Emergency Decree No. 542 - Emergency Decree No. 542

…This is an order (imperial ordinance, cabinet order, ministerial order) issued based on the emergency imperial ordinance No. 542 of September 20, 1945, "Regarding orders issued in conjunction with the acceptance of the Potsdam Declaration," and is a legal system unique to the occupation period. The imperial ordinance stated that "in cases where it is particularly necessary for the government to implement matters related to the requests made by the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers in conjunction with the acceptance of the Potsdam Declaration, the government may make necessary provisions by order and establish necessary penalties," and stipulated penalties of up to three years' imprisonment or incarceration, which came into effect on the same day. …

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…1945年9月20日の緊急勅令542号〈ポツダム宣言ノ受諾ニ伴ヒ発スル命令ニ関スル件〉に基づいて発せられた命令(勅令，閣令，省令)で，占領期特有の法体系である。同勅令は〈政府ハ“ポツダム”宣言ノ受諾ニ伴ヒ連合国最高司令官ノ為ス要求ニ係ル事項ヲ実施スル為特ニ必要アル場合ニ於テハ命令ヲ以テ所要ノ定ヲ為シ及必要ナル罰則ヲ設クルコトヲ得〉とされ，3年以下の懲役または禁錮以下の罰則を定め，即日施行された。…

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