However, if there was a minister who was positioned higher than Sessho or Kanpaku, or if they did not currently hold a ministerial post (such as a previous minister), there was a rule that a Senji (imperial decree) was to be declared to allow the Sessho or Kanpaku to be seated at the Ichiza.
ただし、摂政・関白が務める大臣職よりも上位の大臣が存在したり、現在大臣の職に無い（前大臣）の場合には、当該摂政・関白を一座に定める宣旨が出されることになっていた。