This limited the number of jiju (Chamberlains) and members of the Konoefu (the Headquarters of the Inner Palace Guards), prohibited adopted children of an underage Emperor from becoming heads of temples, and imposed strict regulations on promoting officials from the jigenin, a low rank of ancient Japanese nobility below the Tosho-ke (relatively high ranking hereditary nobles), who had reached the position of Shodaibu (aristocracy lower than Kugyo).
これは侍従と近衛府における定員の制限、成人前の天皇の猶子門跡の禁止、堂上家以下地下人の諸大夫に至るまで官人の官位昇進に厳しい規定を課した。