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Subversive Activities Prevention Act - Act No. 91 of 1995

Subversive Activities Prevention Act

(Act No. 240 of July 21, 1952) Table of Contents
Chapter I General Provisions (Articles 1 to 4)
Chapter II Control on Subversive Organizations (Articles 5 to 10)
Chapter III Procedure for Control on Subversive Organizations (Articles 11 to
26)
Chapter IV Investigation (Articles 27 to 34)
Chapter V Miscellaneous Provisions (Articles 35 to 37) Chapter VI Penal Provisions (Articles 38 to 45)
Supplementary Provisions
Chapter I General Provisions
(Purpose of this Act)
Article 1 The purpose of this Act shall be to prescribe measures necessary to impose control on organizations which have engaged in any terroristic
subversive activity in their organizational activity, and to prescribe penalties for terroristic subversive activities, thereby contributing to securing public
security.
(Interpretation and Application of this Act)
Article 2 Due to the fact that this Act has a grave bearing upon the fundamental human rights of the people, it shall be applied only to the minimum extent necessary to secure public security, and shall not be subject to any expanded
interpretation.
(Control Standards)
Article 3 (1) The control and investigations for control under this Act shall be conducted only to the minimum extent necessary to achieve the purpose
prescribed in Article 1, and shall not under any circumstances whatsoever be
carried out, in deviation from the prescribed authority, to unlawfully infringe freedom of thought, freedom of religion, freedom of assembly and association,
freedom of expression, academic freedom, the right of workers to organize and
act collectively, or any other liberty or right of the people which is guaranteed by the Constitution of Japan.
(2) The control and investigations for control under this Act shall not under any
circumstances whatsoever be improperly carried out to restrict or interfere
with any lawful activity by labor unions or other organizations.
(Definitions)
Article 4 (1) In this Act, the term "terroristic subversive activity" means: (i)
(a) Performing an act prescribed in Article 77 (Insurrection), Article 78
(Preparations; Plots), Article 79 (Accessoryship to Insurrection), Article 81 (Instigation of Foreign Aggression), Article 82 (Assistance to the Enemy), Article 87 (Attempts) or Article 88 (Preparations; Plots) of the Penal Code
(Act No. 45 of 1907);
(b) Inducing any of the acts prescribed in (a) above;
(c) Inciting an act prescribed in Article 77, 81 or 82 of the Penal Code with the intent to cause such act to be performed;
(d) With the intent to cause an act prescribed in Article 77, 81 or 82 of the Penal Code to be performed, printing, distributing to a number of persons or posting openly any document or picture asserting the propriety or necessity of the performance of such act; or
(e) With the intent to cause an act prescribed in Article 77, 81 or 82 of the
Penal Code to be performed, communicating any assertion of the propriety or necessity of the performance of such act via wireless communications or wire broadcasting.
(ii) With the intent to promote, support or oppose any political doctrine or
policy, performing any of the following acts:
(a) The act prescribed in Article 106 of the Penal Code (Disturbance);
(b) The act prescribed in Article 108 (Arson of Inhabited Buildings) or
paragraph (1) of Article 109 (Arson of Uninhabited Buildings) of the Penal
Code;
(c) The act prescribed in the first sentence of paragraph (1) of Article 117 of the Penal Code (Detonating of Explosives);
(d) The act prescribed in Article 125 of the Penal Code (Endangering Traffic);
(e) The act prescribed in paragraph (1) or (2) of Article 126 of the Penal Code
(Overturning of Trains);
(f) The act prescribed in Article 199 of the Penal Code (Homicide)
(g) The act prescribed in paragraph (1) of Article 236 of the Penal Code
(Robbery);
(h) The act prescribed in Article 1 of the Criminal Regulations to Control
Explosives (Cabinet Ordinance No. 32 of 1884) (Criminal Use of
Explosives);
(i) The act prescribed in Article 95 of the Penal Code (Obstructing or
Compelling Performance of Public Duty), performed collectively by carrying any deadly weapon or poison, against any person engaged in prosecutorial
or police duties, any assistant to such official, any person who guards or
escorts persons in legal custody, or any person engaged in an investigation under this Act; or
(j) Preparing, plotting or inducing any of the acts prescribed in (a) through (i)
above, or inciting such act with the intent to cause such act to be performed.
(2) In this Act, the term "incite" means, with the intent to cause any particular act to be performed, allowing a person or persons, by means of any document,
picture, speech or action, to decide to perform such act, or to be provided with a
stimulus of sufficient power to promote a decision already in the process of being made.
(3) In this Act, the term "organization" means a continuous association of persons,
or a federation of such associations, organized to achieve any particular common objective. Any branch, chapter or subsidiary body of such an
organization, if it comes within the purview of this definition, shall be subject
to control under this Act.
Chapter II Control on Subversive Organizations
(Restriction on an Organization's Activities)
Article 5 (1) Where the Public Security Examination Commission has sufficient grounds to believe that there is a clear danger that an organization which has
engaged in any terroristic subversive activity in its organizational activity will engage in such terroristic subversive activity again in the future, continuously or repeatedly, in its organizational activity, the Public Security Examination Commission may issue any of the following dispositions with regard to such
organization; provided that the disposition issued shall not exceed that which
is necessary and reasonable to eliminate such danger:
(i) In the event that such terroristic subversive activity has been engaged in at a mass demonstration, procession or public assembly, prohibiting any mass demonstration, procession or public assembly corresponding respectively at a fixed place for a fixed period not exceeding six months;
(ii) In the event that such terroristic subversive activity has been engaged in
by means of any periodical publication of the organization (i.e., any publication continuously issued by the organization to advocate, communicate or propagate the objectives, doctrine or policy of the
organization), prohibiting the continued printing and distribution of such
publication for a fixed period not exceeding six months; or
(iii) Prohibiting the organization from allowing any particular official (a
representative, chief officer or any other person engaged in the business of the organization; hereinafter the same) or member of the organization who
has taken part in such terroristic subversive activity to perform any act in
the interest of the organization for a fixed period not exceeding six months. (2) After any disposition under the preceding paragraph has become effective, no
person shall engage in any act against the objectives of such disposition in his/her capacity as an official or member of such organization; provided that
this shall not apply in the case of effectuation of the disposition under (iii) of
the same paragraph, to any act by any official or member of the organization concerned which is deemed necessary for litigation involving the validity of such disposition.
(Prohibition of Evasion of Law)
Article 6 No official or member of any organization with regard to which any
disposition under paragraph (1) of the preceding Article has been issued shall, under any name whatsoever, engage in any act to evade a prohibition under
paragraph (2) of the same Article.
(Designation of Dissolution)
Article 7 The Public Security Examination Commission may designate that any
organization coming under any of the following categories be dissolved, if there are sufficient grounds to believe that there is a clear danger that such
organization may engage in any terroristic subversive activity in the future,
continuously or repeatedly, in its organizational activity, and if, in the opinion
of the Public Security Examination Commission, a disposition under paragraph
(1) of Article 5 would not effectively eliminate such danger:
(i) An organization which has engaged in any terroristic subversive activity
listed in item (i) of paragraph (1) of Article 4 in its organizational activity; (ii) An organization which has engaged in any terroristic subversive activity
listed in (a) through (i) of item (ii) of paragraph (1) of Article 4 in its
organizational activity, or has started but not accomplished such activity, or which has induced or, with the intent to cause such activity to be performed, incited persons to engage in such activity; or
(iii) An organization with regard to which any disposition under paragraph (1) of Article 5 has been issued and which has again engaged in any terroristic subversive activity in its organizational activity.
(Prohibition from Engaging in Acts in the Interest of the Organization)
Article 8 After any disposition under the preceding Article has become effective, no person who was an official or member of the organization concerned on or
after the date on which the terroristic subversive activity occasioning such
disposition was engaged in shall perform any act in the interest of the
organization; provided that this shall not apply to any act which is deemed
necessary for litigation involving the validity of such disposition or for the liquidation or winding up of the property or affairs of the organization.
(Prohibition of Evasion of the Law)
Article 9 No person prescribed in the preceding Article shall, under any name whatsoever, perform any act to evade the prohibition under the same Article.
(Liquidation of Property)
Article 10 (1) With regard to a juridical person, where a disposition under Article 7 becomes final and legal proceedings seeking withdrawal of such disposition are not possible, such person shall dissolve itself.
(2) Where a disposition under Article 7 becomes final and legal proceedings
seeking withdrawal of such disposition are not possible, the organization concerned shall promptly liquidate its property.
(3) When the liquidation of property under the preceding paragraph has been
completed, any person who has been official of the organization concerned shall make a full report thereon to the Director-General of the Public Security
Intelligence Agency.
Chapter III Procedure for Control on Subversive Organizations
(Requests for Dispositions)
Article 11 Dispositions under paragraph (1) of Article 5 or Article 7 may be issued only at the request of the Director-General of the Public Security
Intelligence Agency.
(Notice)
Article 12 (1) In making a request under the preceding Article, the Director-
General of the Public Security Intelligence Agency shall fix a date and place in advance at which the organization concerned may explain itself with regard to the case concerned, and shall notify the organization of such date and place as well as the gist of the reasons for the request for the disposition at least seven days immediately before such date.
(2) Any notice under the preceding paragraph shall be given by publication in the
Official Gazette and shall be regarded as served upon the lapse of seven days after the date of such publication.
(3) Where the domicile or residence of the representative or chief officer of the
organization concerned is known, a written notice shall be sent to such person in addition to publication in the Official Gazette under the preceding
paragraph.
(Proxy)
Article 13 Any organization which has received notice under paragraph (1) of the preceding Article may appoint a lawyer or lawyers or any other person or
persons to represent it with regard to the case concerned.
(Expression of Opinion and Production of Evidence)
Article 14 A maximum of five officials, members or proxies of the organization concerned may appear on the date of explanation, express opinions on the facts and evidence, and produce favorable evidence to an official of the Public
Security Intelligence Agency who shall be designated by the Director-General
of the Agency (hereinafter referred to as "the commissioned officer").
(Attendance)
Article 15 (1) The organization concerned may choose a maximum of five persons as observers in the case concerned.
(2) On choosing any such person as observer, the organization shall report
his/her name to the Director-General of the Public Security Intelligence Agency. (3) On the date of explanation, observers and persons engaged in reporting for
any newspaper or news or broadcasting service may attend the explanatory hearing.
(4) In the event that any person prescribed in the preceding paragraph performs
an act that interferes with the explanatory hearing, the commissioned officer may order such person to leave.
(Unnecessary Evidence)
Article 16 The evidence produced under Article 14, if unnecessary, shall not need to be examined; provided that the commissioned officer shall not abuse his/her power by unlawfully curtailing the right of the organization concerned to a fair and full explanatory hearing.
(Hearing Record)
Article 17 (1) The commissioned officer shall make records of the process of the hearing conducted on the date of explanation.
(2) A person who has appeared under Article 14 shall be given opportunities to express opinions on the contents of the hearing records under the preceding
paragraph, which shall be supplemented by an indication of whether the
person has any opinion about the contents, and if so, a gist of such opinion.
(Delivery of a Copy of the Hearing Record)
Article 18 The commissioned officer, if requested by the organization concerned, shall deliver a copy of the hearing record and documentary evidence examined
to such organization.
(Notice of Decision not to Request Disposition)
Article 19 Where the Director-General of the Public Security Intelligence Agency decides not to request a disposition under Article 11 with regard to a case in
which he/she has given notice under paragraph (1) of Article 12, he/she shall
promptly notify the organization concerned of such fact and publish such notice in the Official Gazette.
(Method of Requesting Disposition)
Article 20 (1) Any request for a disposition under Article 11 shall be made by submitting a written request to the Public Security Examination Commission containing the facts which constitute the grounds for such request, the
disposition to be issued pursuant to paragraph (1) of Article 5 or Article 7, and other matters which shall be prescribed in the Commission's Rules.
(2) Any written request for a disposition shall be accompanied by evidence that proves the facts constituting the grounds for such request, all evidence
produced by the organization concerned and the record prescribed in Article 17.
(3) Regarding the evidence referred to in the preceding paragraph which proves the facts constituting the grounds for the request for disposition, the
organization concerned shall be given opportunities to express its opinion on
such evidence.
(Notice of Written Request for Disposition and Submitting Written Opinion) Article 21 (1) Where the Director-General of the Public Security Intelligence
Agency has submitted a written request for a disposition to the Public Security Examination Commission, he/she shall notify the organization concerned of the contents of such request.
(2) Any notice under the preceding paragraph shall be given by publication in the
Official Gazette and shall be regarded as served upon the lapse of seven days after the date of such publication.
(3) Where the domicile or residence of the representative or chief officer of the organization concerned is known, a copy of the written request for disposition shall be sent to such person in addition to publication in the Official Gazette under the preceding paragraph.
(4) The organization concerned may, within fourteen days after the notice under
paragraph (1) is served, submit its written opinion about the request for disposition to the Public Security Examination Commission.
(Decision by Public Security Examination Commission)
Article 22 (1) The Public Security Examination Commission shall examine the
written request for disposition, the evidence and the hearing record submitted by the Director-General of the Public Security Intelligence Agency and the
written opinion submitted by the organization concerned. In such a case, the
Public Security Examination Commission may carry out interrogations as necessary.
(2) In order to carry out interrogations under the preceding paragraph, the
Public Security Examination Commission may issue the following dispositions: (i) Requesting that persons concerned or witnesses voluntarily appear before
the Public Security Examination Commission and interrogating such persons,
or seeking opinions or reports from such persons;
(ii) Requesting that any owner, possessor or keeper of books, documents or
other articles produce them voluntarily, or placing such voluntarily produced articles in the custody of the Public Security Examination Commission;
(iii) With the consent of the caretaker or tenant, or any other proper substitute, entering the office of the organization concerned or any other necessary place and inspecting the conduct of the business or any book, document or other
article; and
(iv) Requesting that any public office or public or private organization submit any necessary report or material.
(3) The Public Security Examination Commission, where it deems appropriate, may have any member or official of the Public Security Examination
Commission issue any of the dispositions under the preceding paragraph.
(4) In issuing any of the dispositions under paragraph (2), any member or official of the Public Security Examination Commission, if demanded by any person
concerned, shall present his/her certificate of identification indicating his/her official status.
(5) The Public Security Examination Commission shall, based on the results of
the examination under paragraph (1), make one of the following decisions on the case brought before it:
(i) Dismissing without prejudice any request for a disposition if such request is
found to be unlawful;
(ii) Dismissing with prejudice any request for a disposition if such request is found to be groundless; or
(iii) Issuing the disposition requested if the request is found to be reasonable. (6) Even if the Public Security Examination Commission is unable to issue a
disposition under Article 7 in a case involving a request for dissolution, if the
organization concerned comes under paragraph (1) of Article 5, the Public Security Examination Commission shall decide on any of the dispositions prescribed thereunder, notwithstanding the provisions of item (ii) of the
preceding paragraph.
(Decision Making Form)
Article 23 Any decision by the Public Security Examination Commission shall be made in writing, and shall be accompanied by a statement of the reason
therefor and bear the signatures and seals of the chairman and members of the
Public Security Examination Commission who took part in reaching the decision.
(Notice and Publication of Decision)
Article 24 (1) The Director-General of the Public Security Intelligence Agency and the organization concerned shall be notified of a decision by the Public Security Examination Commission.
(2) The notice under the preceding paragraph shall be given by sending a copy of
the written decision to the Director-General of the Public Security Intelligence
Agency and the organization concerned.
(3) Any decision by the Public Security Examination Commission shall be published in the Official Gazette.
(Decisions' Entry into Effect)
Article 25 (1) Any decision by the Public Security Examination Commission shall become effective:
(i) In the case of a decision to dismiss with or without prejudice a request for a
disposition, upon sending a copy of the Public Security Examination
Commission's written decision to the Director-General of the Public Security
Intelligence Agency; or
(ii) In the case of a decision to issue any disposition under paragraph (1) of
Article 5 or Article 7, upon publishing such decision in the Official Gazette under paragraph (3) of the preceding Article.
(2) The court shall attempt to promptly commence the trial in a suit seeking
withdrawal of a decision under the preceding paragraph, and to pass judgment thereon within one hundred days from the date of acceptance of such suit,
regardless of the order of other cases.
(Detailed Disposition Procedure Regulations)
Article 26 Except for the provisions of this Chapter, the Public Security
Examination Commission shall itself establish detailed regulations for its proceedings in the Commission's Rules.
Chapter IV Investigation
(Investigative Power of the Public Security Intelligence Officer)
Article 27 The Public Security Intelligence Officer may conduct necessary
investigations with regard to the regulations under this Act within the limits of the standards prescribed in Article 3.
(Inspection of Documents and Evidence)
Article 28 (1) The Public Security Intelligence Officer may, where there is a need for an investigation with regard to the regulations under this Act, request that any public prosecutor or judicial police officer allow him/her to inspect the
documents, papers or evidence regarding any related case.
(2) Unless the request under the preceding paragraph interferes with the
performance of his/her duties, the public prosecutor or judicial police officer shall comply with such request.
(Exchange of Information between the Public Security Intelligence Agency and the Police)
Article 29 The Public Security Intelligence Agency, and the National Police
Agency or prefectural police shall mutually exchange information or material with regard to enforcement of this Act with each other.
(Attendance by the Public Security Intelligence Officer)
Article 30 The Public Security Intelligence Officer may, where there is a need for an investigation with regard to the regulations under this Act, attend the
seizure of property, search and inspection by the judicial police officer in an offense involving any terroristic subversive activity.
(Retaining of Articles)
Article 31 The Public Security Intelligence Officer may retain any article
produced voluntarily by any person concerned or witness. In such a case, the
Public Security Intelligence Officer shall prepare an inventory of such articles and deliver it to the person who produced the articles.
(Custody of Articles)
Article 32 If it is inconvenient for the Public Security Intelligence Officer to
transport or keep any of the articles retained under the preceding Article in his/her custody, he/she may assign a guard for such articles or have the owner of such articles, or any other competent person, keep them with the consent of such person.
(Return of Articles)
Article 33 (1) If the articles retained by the Public Security Intelligence Officer under Article 31 need not be kept in his/her custody, he/she shall return such articles to the person who produced them.
(2) In the case under the preceding paragraph, if an article cannot be returned
because the domicile of the person to whom it is to be returned is unknown or
for any other reason, the Public Security Intelligence Officer shall publish such fact in the Official Gazette.
(3) If, within six months after the date of publication in the Official Gazette, the article is not claimed, it shall belong to the national treasury.
(4) Even within the period under the preceding paragraph, articles that have
little or no value may be scrapped and those that are inconvenient to keep may be sold by public auction and the proceeds kept in custody.
(Presentation of Certificate of Identification)
Article 34 In performing his/her official duties, the Public Security Intelligence Officer shall, if demanded by any person concerned, present his/her certificate of identification indicating his/her official status.
Chapter V Miscellaneous Provisions
(Publication of Court Decisions)
Article 35 Where all or part of any decision by the Public Security Examination
Commission to issue any disposition under paragraph (1) of Article 5 or Article
7 is revoked by the court, the Director-General of the Public Security
Intelligence Agency shall publish such the court decision in the Official Gazette.
(Report to Diet)
Article 36 The Minister of Justice shall report to the Diet once a year through the Prime Minister on the control of organizations under this Act.
(Exclusion from Application of the Administrative Procedure Act)
Article 36-2 The provisions of Chapter III of the Administrative Procedure Act
(Act No. 88 of 1993) shall not apply to dispositions which the Public Security
Examination Commission issues under the provisions of this Act (including any disposition by any member or official of the Public Security Examination
Commission pursuant to the provision of paragraph (3) of Article 22).
(Restriction on Appeal)
Article 36-3 No appeal may be entered against any disposition which the Public
Security Examination Commission issues under the provisions of this Act
(including any disposition by any member or official of the Public Security
Examination Commission pursuant to the provision of paragraph (3) of Article
22), under the Administrative Appeal Act (Act No. 160 of 1962).
(Enforcement Regulations)
Article 37 Except as otherwise provided by this Act, detailed regulations
necessary for enforcing this Act shall be made by Ordinance of the Ministry of
Justice.
Chapter VI Penal Provisions
(Inducement to Offenses Involving Insurrection and Foreign Aggression)
Article 38 (1) Any person who induces an offense under Article 77, 81 or 82 of
the Penal Code or incites others to commit such an offense with the intent to cause the offense to be committed shall be punished by imprisonment with or without work for a term not exceeding seven years.
(2) Any person who commits any of the following acts shall be punished by
imprisonment with or without work for a term not exceeding five years: (i) Inducing an offense under Article 78, 79 or 88 of the Penal Code;
(ii) With the intent to cause an offense under Article 77, 81 or 82 of the Penal
Code to be committed, printing, distributing to a number of persons or
posting openly any document or picture asserting the propriety or necessity of committing such an offense; or
(iii) With the intent to cause an offense under Article 77, 81 or 82 of the Penal Code to be committed, communicating any assertion of the propriety or necessity of committing such an offense via wireless communications or wire broadcasting.
(3) In the event that any person who has committed any of the offenses under the
preceding two paragraphs with reference to the offense under Article 77, 78 or
79 of the Penal Code surrenders himself/herself before the riot occurs, the sentence to be imposed upon such person shall be reduced or remitted.
(Preparation of Arson for Political Purposes)
Article 39 Any person who, with the intent to promote, support or oppose any political doctrine or policy, prepares, plots or induces an offense under Article
108, paragraph (1) of Article 109, the first sentence of paragraph (1) of Article
117, paragraph (1) or (2) of Article 126, Article 199 or paragraph (1) of Article
236 of the Penal Code, or incites others to commit such an offense with the
intent to cause it to be committed, shall be punished by imprisonment with or without work for a term not exceeding five years.
(Preparation of a Disturbance for Political Purposes)
Article 40 Any person who, with the intent to promote, support or oppose any political doctrine or policy, prepares, plots or induces any of the following
offenses, or incites others to commit such an offense with the intent to cause it
to be committed, shall be punished by imprisonment with or without work for a term not exceeding three years:
(i) An offense under Article 106 of the Penal Code;
(ii) An offense under Article 125 of the Penal Code; or
(iii) An offense under Article 95 of the Penal Code, committed collectively by carrying any deadly weapon or poison, against any person engaged in
prosecutorial or police duties, any assistant to such official, any person who guards or escorts persons in legal custody, or any person engaged in an
investigation under this Act.
(Inducement)
Article 41 The provisions of this Act related to inducement shall not preclude the imposition of a penalty for inducement under the General Provisions of the
Penal Code for any offense committed by any person induced to commit such offense. In such a case, the sentences provided for by the Penal Code and this Act shall be compared and the heavier sentence shall be imposed.
(Violation of Prohibition from Engaging in Acts in the Interest of the
Organization)
Article 42 Any person who contravenes Article 8 or 9 shall be punished by
imprisonment with work for a term not exceeding three years or a fine not exceeding fifty thousand yen.
(Violation of Disposition Restricting an Organization's Activities)
Article 43 Any person who contravenes paragraph (2) of Article 5 or Article 6 shall be punished by imprisonment with work for a term not exceeding two years or a fine not exceeding thirty thousand yen.
(Violation of Order to Leave)
Article 44 Any person who contravenes an order to leave under paragraph (4) of
Article 15 shall be punished by a fine not exceeding thirty thousand yen.
(Abuse of Powers by the Public Security Intelligence Officer)
Article 45 Where a Public Security Intelligence Officer abuses his/her powers by forcing another person to do anything which such person is not obliged to do or by interfering with the right of such person to perform any rightful action, such official shall be punished by imprisonment with or without work for a term not
exceeding three years.
Supplementary Provisions [Extract]
(1) This Act shall come into effect as of the day of promulgation. (2) The following Cabinet Orders shall be repealed:
(i) Organization Reformation Order (Cabinet Order No. 64 of 1949);
(ii) Cabinet Order Concerning the Custody and Disposition of Property of
Dissolved Organizations (Cabinet Order No. 238 of 1948); and
(iii) Order Concerning the Sales Commission for Dissolved Organizations' Property (Cabinet Order No. 285 of 1948).
(3) The penal provisions in the Cabinet Orders listed in item (i) or (ii) of the
preceding paragraph then in force shall remain applicable to unlawful acts performed before the enforcement of this Act.
(4) The provisions then in force shall remain applicable with regard to the
custody and disposition (including repayment of liabilities under Article 14 of the Cabinet Order Concerning the Custody and Disposition of Property of
Dissolved Organizations) of the property of any organization dissolved under
Article 4 of the Organization Reformation Order (including organizations prescribed in Article 23 of the Cabinet Order Concerning the Custody and
Disposition of Property of Dissolved Organizations) which has belonged to the national treasury prior to the enforcement of this Act, and punishment for any irregularity relating to such matter. In this case, the business of the Sales
Commission for Dissolved Organizations' Property shall be conducted by the
Minister of Justice. (5) Abbreviated
(6) The Code of Criminal Procedure (Act No. 131 of 1948) is amended in part as follows:
Add, immediately after "Articles 193 to 196 of the Penal Code" in the
provisions of paragraph (1) of Article 262, the words "or Article 45 of the
Subversive Activities Prevention Act (Act No. 240 of 1952)."