According to this law, those who constructed new irrigation facilities could retain reclaimed rice fields for three generations and those who used existing ponds and ditches could retain them for their lifetime.
この法では、新しく灌漑施設をつくって開墾した者は三代のあいだ、もとからある池溝を利用した者は本人一代にかぎり、墾田の保有を認めた。