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<!-- Club rules written in Japanese Standard Law XML (the e-LAWS format), the same format MyCodex reads for laws from e-Gov.
     Lang="en" makes the editor number articles, chapters and items in English (Article 1, Chapter I, (i)). -->
<Law Era="Reiwa" Year="8" Num="1" LawType="Rule" Lang="en">
  <LawNum>Rule No. 1 of 2026</LawNum>
  <LawBody>
    <LawTitle>Law Study Club Rules</LawTitle>
    <MainProvision>
      <Chapter Num="1">
        <ChapterTitle>Chapter I General Provisions</ChapterTitle>
        <Article Num="1">
          <ArticleCaption>(Purpose)</ArticleCaption>
          <ArticleTitle>Article 1</ArticleTitle>
          <Paragraph Num="1">
            <ParagraphNum/>
            <ParagraphSentence>
              <Sentence Num="1">The purpose of these Rules is to set out the basic matters concerning the running of the Law Study Club.</Sentence>
            </ParagraphSentence>
          </Paragraph>
        </Article>
        <Article Num="2">
          <ArticleCaption>(Members)</ArticleCaption>
          <ArticleTitle>Article 2</ArticleTitle>
          <Paragraph Num="1">
            <ParagraphNum/>
            <ParagraphSentence>
              <Sentence Num="1">A member is a person who meets both of the following:</Sentence>
            </ParagraphSentence>
            <Item Num="1">
              <ItemTitle>(i)</ItemTitle>
              <ItemSentence>
                <Sentence Num="1">a person who supports the purpose of the Club; and</Sentence>
              </ItemSentence>
            </Item>
            <Item Num="2">
              <ItemTitle>(ii)</ItemTitle>
              <ItemSentence>
                <Sentence Num="1">a person who pays the prescribed membership fee.</Sentence>
              </ItemSentence>
            </Item>
          </Paragraph>
          <Paragraph Num="2">
            <ParagraphNum>(2)</ParagraphNum>
            <ParagraphSentence>
              <Sentence Num="1" Function="main">A member may leave the Club at any time.</Sentence>
              <Sentence Num="2" Function="proviso">However, a member who has unpaid fees must pay them before leaving.</Sentence>
            </ParagraphSentence>
          </Paragraph>
        </Article>
      </Chapter>
    </MainProvision>
    <SupplProvision>
      <SupplProvisionLabel>Supplementary Provisions</SupplProvisionLabel>
      <Article Num="1">
        <ArticleTitle>Article 1</ArticleTitle>
        <Paragraph Num="1">
          <ParagraphNum/>
          <ParagraphSentence>
            <Sentence Num="1">These Rules come into effect on the day they are established.</Sentence>
          </ParagraphSentence>
        </Paragraph>
      </Article>
    </SupplProvision>
  </LawBody>
</Law>
