(Issuance of Registration Certificate)

Article 5.

The mayor of the city or the head of the town or village shall, when he has carried out the registration mentioned in Paragraph 1 of Article 4, prepare the alien registration certificate (hereinafter referred to as “registration certificate”) containing the statement of matters specified in the items of the said paragraph (except Items (18) and (19)) with respect to the alien concerned and issue the same to him.

2. When the registration certificate cannot be issued on the spot in the case of the preceding paragraph because of the investigation concerning the application mentioned in Article 3, Paragraph 1 or any other unavoidable circumstances due to the conduct of office work, the mayor of the city or the head of the town or village may designate the period for its issuance in writing and issue the certificate within such period in accordance with the provisions of the Ministry of Justice Ordinance.

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