The Shoten-bu was placed under the Shikibu-shoku, and it was decided that this section should consist of a position called shoten-cho (the chief ritualist), a position called shoten-jicho (the vice-chief ritualist), shoten (regular ritualists), nai-shoten (female regular ritualists), and shoten-ho (assistant staff).
式部職に掌典部が置かれ、掌典長、掌典次長、掌典、内掌典及び掌典補を置くことが定められた。