Article 49 of the Constitution of Japan

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Article 49 of the Constitution of Japan is the constitutional provision that sets out the rules for the remuneration of members of the National Diet, including those of the House of Councillors.


Statements (41)
Predicate Object
instanceOf article of the Constitution of Japan
constitutional provision
aimsTo prevent arbitrary reduction of Diet members’ remuneration
appliesIn House of Councillors sessions
House of Representatives sessions
appliesTo National Diet of Japan
members of the House of Councillors of Japan
members of the House of Representatives of Japan
members of the National Diet
bindingOn House of Councillors of Japan
House of Representatives of Japan
state organs of Japan
chapterSubject The Diet
concerns status of Diet members as public officials
country Japan
dateOfAdoption 1946
effectiveDate 1947-05-03
ensures financial independence of members of the National Diet
guarantees public funding of Diet members’ remuneration
hasEnglishName Article 49 of the Constitution of Japan
hasJapaneseName 日本国憲法第49条
hasLegalStatus supreme law provision
hasNumber 49
implementedBy National Diet Law provisions on salaries of Diet members
isWrittenIn Constitution of Japan, Japanese text
jurisdiction Japan
language Japanese
legalEffect guarantees statutory remuneration for Diet members
legalSystem Japanese constitutional law
locatedInDocument Chapter IV of the Constitution of Japan
partOf Constitution of Japan
regulates basis for payment of Diet members’ salaries
relatedTo Article 48 of the Constitution of Japan
Article 50 of the Constitution of Japan
National Diet Law of Japan
replacedBy Article 49 of the Constitution of Japan
requires that remuneration of Diet members be paid from the national treasury
subject public payment of Diet members’ remuneration
remuneration of members of the National Diet
salaries of Diet members
typeOfNorm organizational rule for the legislature


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