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Article 17.
When a religious body or a person holding
office in the organs thereof, has violated laws or
ordinances, or the regulations governing a sect, denomination,
temple or church, or has performed any other acts calculated
to be injurious to the public good, the competent Minister
of State may order the cancellation or suspension of such
act or the replacement of such person.
When a preacher has violated laws or
ordinances or has performed other acts calculated to be
injurious to public good, the competent Minister of State
may suspend him from his functions.
Article 18.
The competent Minister of State may require
reports from religious bodies, or may investigate the actual
conditions thereof, in cases where such action is necessary
for purposes of supervision.
Article 19.
The competent Minister of State may, AB
provided by Government order, delegate a part of his duties
as provided for in this law to the Governor of a Prefecture.
Article 20.
Persons who are dissatisfied with getion
taken in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 2 of
Article 11, Article 16 or Article 17, may appeal.
Persons who regard the cancellation of
the sanction ror establishment provided for by paragraph 2
of Article 11, or Article 16, as illegal, and consider that
their rights have been thereby injured, may bring an action
in an administrative court.
When an action may be brought in an
administrative court in accordance with the provisions of
the preceding paragraph, an appeal cannot be made.
Article 21.
Buildings, or the sites thereof, which are
used for public worship by religious bodies and which are
registered /