Editing Local Autonomy Act (section)

{{short description|Japanese law passed in 1947}}
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The {{Nihongo|'''Local Autonomy Act'''|地方自治法|Chihō-jichi-hō}}, passed by the [[House of Representatives (Japan)|House of Representatives]] and the [[House of Peers (Japan)|House of Peers]] on March 28, 1947<ref>[[National Diet Library]], ''Nihon hōrei sakuin'' ("Index of Japanese laws and ordinances"): [http://hourei.ndl.go.jp/SearchSys/viewShingi.do?i=009212024 Legislative history of the Local Autonomy bill] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170728204603/http://hourei.ndl.go.jp/SearchSys/viewShingi.do?i=009212024 |date=2017-07-28 }}</ref> and promulgated as Law No. 67 of 1947 on April 17,<ref>[[Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications]], e-gov database of legal texts: [http://law.e-gov.go.jp/htmldata/S22/S22HO067.html Chihōjichihō] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180209183605/http://law.e-gov.go.jp/htmldata/S22/S22HO067.html |date=2018-02-09 }}</ref><ref name=":0">[[Ministry of Justice (Japan)|Ministry of Justice]], Japanese Law Translation Database System: [http://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/law/detail/?id=281&vm=04&re=02&new=1 Local Autonomy Act]</ref> is an Act of [[devolution]] that established most of [[Japan]]'s contemporary [[Government of Japan#Local government|local government]] structures and [[Administrative divisions of Japan|administrative divisions]], including [[prefectures of Japan|prefectures]], [[municipalities of Japan|municipalities]]<ref name=":0" /> and other entities. On July 16, 1999, the law was amended to eliminate administrative functions imposed upon local governments by the central governments and to establish [[Committee for Settling National-Local Disputes]].<ref> {{cite web|title=地方分権の推進を図るための関係法律の整備等に関する法律 |website=The House of Representatives, Japan|url= http://www.shugiin.go.jp/internet/itdb_housei.nsf/html/housei/h145087.htm |accessdate=August 21, 2020}}</ref> The law and other relevant laws have been amended after the revision to promote [[decentralization]].<ref> {{cite web|title=地方分権アーカイブ（法律)|website= Cabinet Office, Government of Japan|url= https://www.cao.go.jp/bunken-suishin/archive/category01/archive-h.html|accessdate=August 21, 2020}}</ref>