796 Glossary for Terms27 Public Employees and Elections Number of employees This refers to employees who held office as of 15 January. Those who became employees of the organisation due to employment or other transfers and those who retired due to the expiration of their term of office on that date are included in the number of employees who held office, and those who separated from service for other reasons and persons holding concurrent government positions are excluded. Employees under the remuneration act Personnel covered by the Act on Remuneration of Officials in the Regular Service. However, employees employed pursuant to the provisions of Article 3 of the Act on Special Measures of Employment and Remuneration of Officials with Fixed Term of Office in the Regular Service are not included. Fixed term staff Personnel covered by the Act on Special Measures of Employment and Remuneration of Officials with Fixed Term of Office in the Regular Service (including both employees to whom the Special Measures of Employment and Remuneration of Officials with Fixed Term of Office in the Regular Service set forth in Article 7, paragraph (1) of the Remuneration Act applies and employees to whom the Salary Schedule under the Remuneration Act applies). Fixed term researchers Personnel covered by the Act on Special Provisions concerning Employment, Salary and Working Hours of Fixed-Term Research Officers Engaged in Regular Services. Employees of agency engaged in administrative execution "Agency Engaged in Administrative Execution" as used in this Act means a corporation provided for by the relevant Individual Act as an Incorporated Administrative Agency whose purpose is to conduct, from among the Public-Sector Processes, etc., those processes that are required to be securely executed under the instructions of the State or other considerable involvement of the State given closely in relation to the administrative processes of the State, in accordance with a plan for achieving the objectives concerning the running of its operations that are set by the State for each business year, and thereby accurately and securely executing such Public-Sector Processes, etc. General administration department A collective term for the following departments: assembly secretariats, general affairs and planning, taxation, labour, agriculture, forestry and fisheries, commerce and industry, civil engineering, welfare, and health (including various administrative committees excluding boards of education and public safety commissions). Public enterprise accounting department A general term for the following departments: hospitals, waterworks, sewerage, transportation, and others (national health insurance businesses, profit-making businesses, long-term care insurance businesses, and others) General election for the members of the House of Representatives The general election takes place either by the expiration of the four-year term or by the dissolution of the House prior to the expiration of the term. The election is held by the dual system: the small constituency system, and the proportional representation system. Regular election for the members of the House of Councillors The regular election is held every three years for half of the seats to replace the members whose six-year term has expired and to fill the vacancies. The election is held under a dual system: the proportional representation system and the constituency system. Ordinary elections The ordinary elections are for electing the whole member of an assembly of prefecture or municipality (shi (city), ku (wards), machi (town) and mura (village)), and is held not only at the expiration of the term but also at the dissolution of the assembly, etc. Chiefs of local governments The election of governor of prefecture or head of municipality is held at the expiration of the term, and also, at such occasions as dismissal by recall, discharge by non-confidence, death, resignation, loss of qualification. Unified local elections The unified local elections, in which as many local elections of assembly and head of local bodies as possible are conducted simultaneously, have been held every four years since 1947 with a purpose to stimulate the mood of election and to conduct the elections smoothly and efficiently. 28 Justice and Police Penal code offenses Penal code offenses are offenses as set forth in "Penal Code", "Explosives Control Act", "Act Relating to Duel", "Act on Punishment of Physical Violence and Others", "Act on Prevention and Punishment of Robbery and Theft Act", "Act on Punishment of Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft", "Act on Punishment of Use and Others of Molotov Cocktails", "Act on Punishment of Acts to Endanger Aviation", "Act on Punishment of Compulsion and Other Related Acts Committed by Those Having Taken Hostages", "Act on Special Measures concerning Prevention of Toxic Contamination Newly published book Newly published book refers to the number of publications estimated to be shipped on consignment or purchase terms as a new publication. Excluding reprints. Number of subscriptions The number of contracts for broadcast reception concluded between NHK and subscribers who have installed equipment that can receive broadcasts from NHK in accordance with the provisions of the Broadcasting Act. The terrestrial contract It refers to a broadcast reception contract for the reception of terrestrial television broadcasting only. The satellite contract It refers to a broadcast reception contract for the reception of television broadcasting by satellite-based and terrestrial system. The special contract It refers to a broadcast reception contract for the reception of television broadcasting only by the satellite system, in the difficult viewing area by the topography of the natural terrestrial television broadcasting or the train, electric car and in other commercial mobile. Parks Parks include natural parks (national parks, quasi-national parks, and prefectural natural parks) designated under the Natural Parks Act, national parks (Outer Garden of the Imperial Palace, Kyoto-gyoen National Garden, Shinjuku-gyoen National Garden and the Chidorigafuchi National Cemetery) that have been open to the general public since 1947 and are currently managed and operated by the Ministry of the Environment and urban parks established under the Urban Parks Act. Participation rate in activities
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