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Chapter ‡] Penal Provisions



Article 170
Any person who falls under any one of the following items shall be punished with a penal servitude not exceeding one year or a fine not exceeding one million yen or both concurrently :

(1)A person who has violated the provisions of Article 57 Paragraph 1 or 2 or Article 107 ;

(2)A person who has violated the Order under the provisions of Article 113.

Article 171
In the case of violation of the Order for the suspension of the business under Article 38 (Including the case which applies correspondingly to Article 106 Paragraph 3 and Article 121 Paragraph 2) or Article 141, the officer or the staff member of the designated periodic inspection body the designated verification body, the designated measurement certification inspection institute or the designated calibration body shall be punished with a penal servitude not exceeding one year or a fine not exceeding one million yen.


Article 172
A person who falls under any one of the following items shall be punished with a penal servitude not exceeding six months or a fine not exceeding five hundred thousand yen or both concurrently :

(1)A person who has violated the provisions of Article 16 Paragraph 1 through 3, Article 17 Paragraph 2, Article 49 Paragraph 1 or 3, Article 68, Article 97 Paragraph 2 or Article 116 Paragraph 1 or 2 ;

(2)A person who has affixed the declaration in violation of the provisions Article 63 Paragraph 3, Article 84 Paragraph 3 or Article 97 Paragraph1.

Article 173
A person who falls under any one of the following items shall be punished with a fine not exceeding five hundred thousand yen :

(1)A person who has violated the provisions of Article Paragraph 1 or 2, Article 9 Paragraph 1, Article 18, Article 19 Paragraph 1 or 2, Article 49 Paragraph 2, Article 63 Paragraph 2, Article 85 or Article 124 ;

(2)A person who has violated the Order under the provisions of Article 15 Paragraph 3, Article 56, Article 64, Article 86, Article 98, Article 111, Article 123 or Article 131 ;

(3)A certified measurer who stated to the effect conforming to Article 23 Paragraph 1 each Item in violation of the provisions of Article 25 Paragraph 3 (Including the case which applies correspondingly to Article 120 Paragraph 2) ;

(4)A person who has affixed the declaration in violation of the provisions of Article 50 Paragraph 3 or Article 54 Paragraph 3 ;

(5)A person who has not affixed the declaration in violation of the provisions of Article 54 Paragraph 1 ;

(6)A person who has sold or exposed for sale a specified measuring instrument in violation of the provisions of Article 55 ;

(7)A person who has not performed the inspection, not composed any inspection record but composed a false inspection record or not kept any inspection record in violation of the provisions of Article 95 Paragraph 2 ;

(8)A person who has not entered the inspection result, made a false entering or not kept the book in violation of the provisions of Article 129 ;

(9)A person who has raised the mark in violation of the provisions of Article 130 Paragraph 2 ;

(10)A person who has affixed the mark in violation of the provisions of Article 136 Paragraph 2 or Article 144 Paragraph 3.

Article 174
A person who falls under any of the following items shall be punished with a fine not exceeding three hundred thousand yen :

(1)A person who has violated the provisions of Article 40 Paragraph 1, Article 46 Paragraph 1 or Article 51 Paragraph 1 ;

(2)A person who has violated the Order under the provisions of Article 44, Article 8 or Article 52 Paragraph 4.

Article 175
A person who falls under any one of the following items shall be punished with a fine not exceeding two hundred thousand yen :

(1)A person who has not made the notification under the provisions of Article 110 Paragraph 1 or made a false notification ;

(2)A person who has not made report under the provisions of Article 147 Paragraph 1 or made a false report ;

(3)A person who has rejected, disturbed or evaded the inspection in accordance with the provisions of Article 148 Paragraph 1 or has not answered the question under the provisions of the same Paragraph or made a false answer ;

(4)A person who has violated the Order under the provisions of Article 149 Paragraph 1 ;

(5)A person who has rejected, disturbed or evaded the disposition under the provisions of Article 150 Paragraph 1, Article 151 Paragraph 1, Article 152 Paragraph 1 or Article 153 Paragraph 1 ;

Article 176
In case there has been a violation enumerated in any one of the following items, the officer or staff member of the designated periodic inspection body, designated verification body, designated measurement certification inspection body or the designated calibration body which has conducted the said violation shall be punished with a fine not exceeding two hundred thousand yen :

(1)When they have not entered the matters prescribed by Article 31, made a false entering or not kept a book in violation of the provisions of Article 31 (Including the case which applied correspondingly to Article 106 Paragraph 3, Article 121 Paragraph 2 and Article 142) ;

(2)When they have abolished the whole of the business of the periodic inspection, verification [Including inspection of an electric meter with a transformer, fitting in spection, the test under Article 78 Paragraph 1 (Including the case which applies correspondingly to Article 81 Paragraph 2 and Article 89 Paragraph 3) and the investigation under Article 93 Paragraph 1] measurement certification inspection or the calibration by use of the specified standard, etc. without receiving the permission under Article 32 (Including the case which applies correspondingly to Article 106 Paragraph 3, Article 121 Paragraph 2 and Article 142).

(3)When they have not made the report under the provisions of Article 147 Paragraph 2 or 3 or made a false report.

(4)When they have rejected, disturbed or evaded the inspection under the provisions of Article 148 Paragraph 2 or 3, or have not answered the question under these provisions or made a false answer.

Article 177
In case a representative of a juridical person, an agent of a juridical person or an individual person and an employee or other workers have committed any act of violation of Article 170 or Article 172 through Article 175 in connection with the business of the relevant juridical person or individual person, the relevant juridical person or the individual person shall be punished with the monetary penalty under each relevant Article in addition to the punishment of the person who has committed such an act.


Article 178
Any person who has failed to make report under the provisions of Article 62 Paragraph 1 (Including the case which applies correspondingly to Article 114 and Article 133) Article 79 Paragraph 1 (Including the case which applies correspondingly to Article 81 Paragraph 3) or Article 94 Paragraph 1 or has made a false report shall be punished with a fine, not exceeding two hundred thousand yen.


Article 179
Any person who has failed to make a report under the provisions of Article 42 Paragraph 1 (Including the case which applies correspondingly to Article 46 Paragraph 2 and Article 51 Paragraph 2) Article 45 Paragraph 1 (Including the case which applies correspondingly to Article 46 Paragraph 2 and Article 51 Paragraph 2) or Article 65 (Including the case which applies correspondingly to Article 114, Article 133 and Article 146) or has made a false report shall be punished with a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand yen.