①Based on an application from the association or foundation, the prefectural governor may designate as a person that is to carry out the operations provided for in following Article a general incorporated association or general incorporated foundation (referred to as a " corporation that provides employment support to elderly persons" in the following paragraph and Article 44, paragraph (1)) that has been established for the purpose of contributing to the advancement of the welfare of the elderly by securing and systematically providing opportunities for temporary short-term work or other light tasks (limited to those specified by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare upon taking into consideration the relevant labor supply-and-demand situation and the practical aspects of processing the relevant operations; the same applies in the following Article) based on the preferences of persons who have reached the mandatory retirement age and other elderly retirees, and thereby enabling the active utilization of their abilities and assisting with their search for employment, and that is an organization found to comply with the criteria listed below concerning the operations provided for in the following Article, with only a single such organization to be designated for each municipal area (including an area of a special ward; the same applies in Articles 39 and 44) (or with only a single such organization to be designated for two or more municipal areas as designated by the prefectural governor, when found necessary to ensure the smooth operations of the activities listed in paragraph (1), items (i) and (ii) of the following Article, in accordance with the criteria specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, taking into consideration the circumstances of employment opportunities for temporary short-term work in the areas and other relevant circumstances); provided, however, that areas subject to the designation in Article 44, paragraph (1) (if changes have been made to paragraphs (2) or (4) of the Article, then areas after changes have been made; hereinafter referred to as the "designated areas of the association") concerning persons who have received the designation pursuant to the paragraph (1) (hereinafter referred to as the "silver human resources center association") cannot be areas subject to the designation in this paragraph:

②The designation in the preceding paragraph may not be applied to an elderly persons employment support corporations that possesses as its members two or more persons (hereinafter referred to as the "silver human resources center") that have received a designation under the paragraph.

③When making the designation under paragraph (1), the prefectural governor must make public the name, address, and location of the office of the silver human resources center, as well as the area concerned with the designation.

④When a silver human resources center seeks to change its name, address, or the location of its office, it must notify the prefectural governor to that effect in advance.

⑤When a notification provided for in the preceding paragraph has been submitted, the prefectural governor must make public the particulars concerning the notice.

①Silver human resources centers are to carry out the following operations in the areas (hereinafter referred to as the "designated areas of the centers") subject to the designation under paragraph (1) of the preceding Article:

②Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 30, paragraph (1) of the Employment Security Act, silver human resources centers may provide a fee-based employment placement service in their operations, as provided for in item (ii) of the preceding paragraph, by notifying the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare of the service, pursuant to the provisions of Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.

③The provisions of Articles 5-2 to 5-8; Article 18-2; Article 32-3; Article 32-4, paragraph (2); Article 32-8, paragraph (1); Article 32-9, paragraph (2); Articles 32-10 through 32-13; Article 32-15; Article 32-16; Articles 33-5 through 34; Articles 48 through 48-4; Article 51; and Articles 64 through 67 of the Employment Security Act, as well as the provisions of Chapter III of the Act on Comprehensively Advancing Labor Measures, and Stabilizing the Employment of Workers, and Enriching Workers' Vocational Lives, apply to the fee-based employment placement service as provided for in the preceding paragraph, by regarding a silver human resources center as an employment placement service provider, as provided for in Article 4, paragraph (10) of the Employment Security Act, or as a fee-based employment placement service provider, as provided for in Article 32-3, paragraph (1) of the same Act, or as an employment placement agency, as provided for in Article 2 of the Act on Comprehensively Advancing Labor Measures, and Stabilizing the Employment of Workers, and Enriching Workers' Vocational Lives, and by regarding the notification made under the provisions of the preceding paragraph to constitute the necessary license under the provisions of Article 30, paragraph (1) of the Employment Security Act. In this case, the phrase "Article 32-9, paragraph (2)" in Article 18-2 of the Employment Security Act is deemed to be replaced with "Article 32-9, paragraph (2) as applied pursuant to the provisions of Article 38, paragraph (3) of the Act on Stabilization of Employment of Elderly Persons"; the phrase "a person who has obtained the license provided for in Article 30, paragraph (1)" in Article 32-3, paragraph (1) of the same Act is deemed to be replaced with "a person who carries out the fee-based employment placement service after making a written notice pursuant to the provisions of Article 38, paragraph (2) of the Act on Stabilization of Employment of elderly persons"; the phrase "a person who has received issuance of a license certificate, the license certificate" in Article 32-4, paragraph (2) of the same Act is deemed to be replaced with "a person who has submitted a written notice pursuant to the provisions of Article 38, paragraph (2) of the Act on Stabilization of Employment of Elderly Persons, and documents stating that the person has submitted the written notice and other particulars specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare"; and the phrase "item (ii) or (iii) of the preceding paragraph" in Article 32-9, paragraph (2) of the same Act is deemed to be replaced with "item (ii) of the preceding paragraph."

④Beyond the provisions of the preceding two paragraphs, any other necessary particulars in connection with the fee-based employment placement service as set forth in the provisions of paragraph (2) are specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.

⑤Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 5, paragraph (1) of the Act on Securing the Proper Operation of Temporary Labor Services and Protecting Temporary Workers (Act No. 88 of 1985, hereinafter referred to as the "Temporary Labor Services Act"), as an operation provided for in paragraph (1), item (iv), and only for elderly retirees who are its members, silver human resources centers may conduct temporary labor services as provided in Article 2, item (iii) of the Temporary Labor Services Act (hereinafter referred to as "temporary labor services") by submitting a notice to the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare, pursuant to the provisions of Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.

⑦Beyond the provisions of the preceding two paragraphs, any other necessary particulars concerning temporary labor services under the provisions of paragraph (5) are to be specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.

①Concerning the services provided by a silver human resources center as listed in paragraph (1), items (ii) and (iv) of the preceding Article, for each municipal area within the designated area of the center, a prefectural governor may designate business types and job types that are expected to contribute considerably to securing job opportunities for elderly retirees by expanding the scope of services in an area where it is necessary to secure a workforce, and that conform to criteria specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare in consideration of factors such as the supply-demand situation of the workforce and the impact on business activities of business operators engaged in services of the same type as those listed in items (ii) and (iv) of paragraph (1) (with regard to the services listed in the same item, limited to temporary labor services).

②When a prefectural governor intends to make a designation set forth in the preceding paragraph, the governor must hear the opinions of the following persons in advance:

③When a prefectural governor intends to make a designation as set forth in paragraph (1), the governor must consult with the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare in advance.

④When making a designation pursuant to paragraph (1), the prefectural governor must give public notice of the designated business type, job type, and the municipal area related to the designation.

⑤In the municipal area subject to the designation set forth in paragraph (1), concerning the application of the provisions of paragraph (1), item (ii) of the preceding Article in cases where a silver human resources center operates a fee-based employment placement service pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (2) of the preceding Article (limited to those related to job openings for which the place of employment is within the municipal area) for the business type and job type designated pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1), the term "light activities" in the same item is to be deemed to be replaced with "light activities or activities carried out by utilizing their abilities."

⑥In the municipal area related to the designation set forth in paragraph (1), concerning the application of the provisions of paragraph (1), item (iv) of the preceding Article, in cases where a silver human resources center operates a temporary labor service (limited to cases where the place of temporary work (referring to the temporary work prescribed in Article 23-2 of the Temporary Labor Services Act) is within the area of the relevant municipality) pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (5) of the preceding Article for the business type and job type designated pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1), the phrase "or other light activities" in the same item is to be deemed to be replaced with "or other light activities and activities carried out by utilizing their abilities."

①When the business type and job type for which a designation set forth in paragraph (1) of the preceding Article has ceased to conform to the standards prescribed in the paragraph, the prefectural governor is to revoke the designation without delay.

②The provisions of paragraph (4) of the preceding Article apply mutatis mutandis to a revocation under the provisions of the preceding paragraph.

①A silver human resources center must prepare a business plan and an income and expenditure budget on an annual basis, as specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, and submit them to the prefectural governor. The same also applies when the silver human resources center intends to revise the plan or budget.

②A silver human resources center must prepare and submit an operations report and settlement of accounts to the prefectural governor after the end of each fiscal year of operations, pursuant to the provisions of Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.

To the extent necessary for enforcing the provisions of this Section, the prefectural governor may issue to a silver human resources center an order necessary for the supervision of the operations prescribed in Article 38, paragraph (1) (including cases where applied by replacing the terms pursuant to the provisions of Article 39, paragraphs (5) and (6); the same applies in the following Article).

①When a silver human resources center falls under any of the following items, the prefectural governor may revoke the designation under Article 37, paragraph (1) (hereinafter referred to as the "Designation" in this Article):

②In the case of revoking the Designation pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the prefectural governor must publicize it.

①Based on application from them, a prefectural governor may designate Elderly Persons Employment Support Corporations that possess as their members two or more silver human resources centers and that are deemed to comply with the criteria listed in each item of Article 37, paragraph (1) concerning the operations provided for in Article 38, paragraph (1), applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to the following Article, as persons that are to carry out the operations stipulated in Article 38, paragraph (1), applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to the following Article, with only a single such corporation designated for each area, including municipal areas for which a designation is deemed necessary in accordance with the criteria specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, taking into consideration the designated areas of the centers concerning silver human resources centers that are members of Elderly Persons Employment Support Corporations and the circumstances of employment opportunities for temporary short-term work in the areas and other circumstances; provided, however, that this designation excludes designated areas of the centers and designated areas of the associations related to silver human resources centers that are not members of Elderly Persons Employment Support Corporations that have applied for such designation from the municipal areas.

②When a silver human resources center has become a member of a silver human resources center association, the silver human resources center association must notify the prefectural governor to that effect. When the notification has been made, the combined area of the designated area of the association related to the silver human resources center association and the designated area of the center related to the silver human resources center is to be the designated area of the association related to the silver human resources center association.

③When the designation set forth in paragraph (1) or the notification set forth in the preceding paragraph has been made, the designation set forth in Article 37, paragraph (1) related to the silver human resources center that is a member of the silver human resources center association related to the designation or notification will cease to be effective.

④If a notification as provided for in paragraph (2) has been made and the silver human resources center association has requested a change of the designated areas of the association, the prefectural governor may change the designated areas of the association and designate areas which combine the areas of association and municipal areas where a designation is deemed necessary in accordance with the criteria specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare in paragraph (1) as designated areas of the association related to the silver human resources center association; provided, however, that in making the changes that the designated areas of the centers and designated areas of the association are excluded from the municipal areas.

The provisions of Article 37, paragraphs (3) through (5) and Articles 38 through 43 apply mutatis mutandis to silver human resources center associations. In this case, the phrase "when making the designation under paragraph (1)" in Article 37, paragraph (3) is deemed to be replaced with "when a designation has been made as provided for in Article 44, paragraph (1), a change has been made to the designated areas of the association as provided for in paragraph (2) of the same Article, or a change has been made to the designated areas of the association as provided for in paragraph (4) of the same Article"; the phrase "location and the area concerned with the designation" is deemed to be replaced with "location and the area related to the designation (if changes are made to the designation, then areas after changes have been made)"; the phrase "the areas (hereinafter referred to as the "designated areas of the centers") related to the designation under paragraph (1) of the preceding Article" in Article 38, paragraph (1) is deemed to be replaced with "the designated area of the association"; the phrase "Article 38, paragraph (2)" in paragraph (3) of the Article is deemed to be replaced with "Article 38, paragraph (2) as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 45"; the phrase "and only for elderly retirees, who are its members" in paragraph (5) of the same Article is deemed to be replaced with "and only for elderly retirees, who are its members directly or indirectly"; the phrase "Article 38, paragraph (5)" in Article 5, paragraph (2) in the table under paragraph (6) of the same Article, is deemed to be replaced with "Article 38, paragraph (5) of the same Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 45"; the phrase "silver human resources center" in Article 6, item (vi) and Article 6, item (viii) in the same table is deemed to be replaced with "silver human resources center association "; the phrase "the designated area of the center" in Article 39, paragraph (1) is deemed to be replaced with "the designated area of the association"; the phrase "this Section" in Article 42 is deemed to be replaced with "Chapter VI, Section 2"; the phrase "Article 37, paragraph (1)" in Article 43, paragraph (1) is deemed to be replaced with "Article 44, paragraph (1)"; and the phrase "this Section" in item (iii) of the same paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "Chapter VI, Section 2".

Based on its application, The Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare may designate a general incorporated association or general incorporated foundation established for the purpose of contributing to the enhancement of the welfare of elderly persons by actively promoting the practical use of the skills of persons who have mandatorily retired or other elderly retirees, while making efforts for the sound development of the silver human resources centers and the silver human resources center associations which are recognized to be capable of properly and effectively carrying out the operations provided for in the following Article, as the person to carry out the operations provided for in the Article, as the single the person designated nationwide.

The designated association as provided for in the preceding Article (hereinafter referred to as the "National Silver Human Resources Center Association") is to carry out the following operations:

The provisions of Article 37, paragraphs (3) through (5) and Articles 41 through 43 apply mutatis mutandis to the National Silver Human Resources Center Association. In this case, the phrase "the prefectural governor" in Article 37, paragraphs (3) through (5) and Articles 41 through 43 is deemed to be replaced with "the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare"; the phrase "paragraph (1)" in Article 37, paragraph (3) is deemed to be replaced with "Article 46"; the phrase "location of the office and the area concerned with the designation" is deemed to be replaced with "and location of the office"; the phrase "this Section" in Article 42 is deemed to be replaced with "Chapter VI, Section 3"; the phrase "Article 38, paragraph (1) (including the cases where it is applied by replacing terms pursuant to the provisions of Article 39, paragraphs (5) and (6); the same applies in the following Article)" is deemed to be replaced with "Article 47"; the phrase "Article 37, paragraph (1)" in Article 43, paragraph (1) is deemed to be replaced with "Article 46"; the phrase "Article 38, paragraph (1)" in item (i) of the same paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "Article 47"; and the phrase "this Section" in item (iii) of the same paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "Chapter VI, Section 3".