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Japanese Empire into Japan Proper, unless per mits shall have been first obtained 
from the Department Minister who is properly authorized and unless in addition 
the same shall have been inspected by the Plant Inspection Officials. 
Article IV 
Aforesaid inspection shall be carried on at the ports which shall be named 
by an Imperial Ordinance. 
The methods of inspection shall be determined by an ordinance. 
Article V 
When the Plant Inspection Officials, by inspection, discover any plants 
or other articles to be infected by plant diseases or injurious insects, they may 
disinfect the same; may burn the same; may prohibit the same from being ex- 
ported from Japan Proper to a foreign country or imported into Japan Proper 
from a foreign country or from being transported between Japan Proper and 
other parts of the Japanese Empire; or may deal with the same in any other 
manner that may be deemed necessary. They may, however, at the request 
of the person concerned permit said plants or articles to be disposed of by 
methods that preclude any danger of the spread of. plant diseases or injurious 
insects. 
Article VI 
If any ship or vessel carries, or is suspected to carry on board any plant or 
other article that is required the inspection by the provisions of the present Law, 
the Plant Inspection Officials may inspect such ship or vessel, or make the inspec- 
tion of such plant or other article on board. 
The Plant Inspection Officials may, if they deem necessary in connection 
with the inspection, suspend the landing of the plant or article of the preceding 
paragraph or the transference of the same into other ship or vessel. 
Article VII 
When the Department Minister who is properly authorized deems it neces- 
sary in connection with the prevention of the spread of plant diseases or injurious 
insects, he may, by an ordinance, restrict, or prohibit reception, importation into 
Japan Proper from a foreign country, or transportation into Japan Proper from 
other parts of the Japanese Empire, of any plant or article that is suspected to 
have been infected by plant diseases or injurious insects, wnich has been shipped 
from, or has passed through certain designated districts. 
Article VIII 
When the Plant Inspection Officials, the Custom Oujicials or the Police 
Officials deem any person to be acting in contrary to the provisions of the 
