Chapter VII Miscellaneous Provisions (Articles 100-3-2 to 100-4)
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Article 100-3-2第百条の三の二
Liaison and Coordination among Implementing Agencies(実施機関相互間の連絡調整)
Article 100-3-2, paragraph (1)
Pursuant to Cabinet Order, an implementing organization is to conduct a part of the administrative functions to be handled by another implementing organization, for the purpose of contributing to the enhanced convenience of insureds, beneficiaries, and other such persons.
Order of the competent ministry provides for the necessary particulars in connection with the liaison and coordination among implementing organizations in a case as referred to in the preceding paragraph.
前項の場合において、実施機関相互間の連絡及び調整に関し必要な事項は、主務省令で定める。
Article 100-3-3第百条の三の三
Competent Ministers; Related Matters(主務大臣等)
Article 100-3-3, paragraph (1)
The competent ministers referred to in Chapter IV-II and paragraph (3) of this Article are the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare; the Minister of Finance; the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications; and the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.
第四章の二及び第三項における主務大臣は、厚生労働大臣、財務大臣、総務大臣及び文部科学大臣とする。
Article 100-3-3, paragraph (2)
In this Act, order of the competent ministry means an order that the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare; the Minister of Finance; the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; or a competent minister under the provisions of Article 144-29, paragraph (1) of the Local Public Officers, etc. Mutual Aid Association Act issues pursuant to Cabinet Order; provided, however, that the orders of the competent ministry set forth in the following items are as prescribed respectively in those items:
order of the competent ministry referred to in Article 79-8, paragraph (1) and paragraph (2):orders issued by the minister with jurisdiction.
第七十九条の八第一項及び第二項の主務省令 所管大臣の発する命令
Article 100-3-3, paragraph (2), item (ii)
order of the competent ministry referred to in Article 79-9, paragraph (1):orders issued by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, the Minister of Finance, the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications, and the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.
第七十九条の九第一項の主務省令 厚生労働大臣、財務大臣、総務大臣及び文部科学大臣の発する命令
Article 100-3-3, paragraph (3)
Before establishing, amending, or repealing an order of the competent ministry set forth in item (i) of the preceding paragraph the minister with jurisdiction is to consult with the competent ministers in advance.
Relationship to National Civil Service Act and Local Public Service Act(国家公務員法及び地方公務員法との関係)
Article 100-3-4, paragraph (1)
For national public officers in regular service provided for in Article 2 of the National Public Service Act, employees' pension insurance is a part of the pension system provided for in Article 107 of the National Public Service Act; for local civil servants in regular government service provided for in Article 3 of the Local Public Service Act (Act No. 261 of 1950), employees' pension insurance is a part of the mutual aid system provided for in Article 43 of the Local Public Service Act.
The administrative functions associated with the following authorities of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare are entrusted to JPS; provided, however, that this does not prevent the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare from being the one to exercise the authority under items (xxxii) through (xxxiv) and items (xxxvi) through (xxxviii):
approval under the provisions of Article 6, paragraph (3) and Article 8, paragraph (1), authorization under the provisions of Article 8-2, paragraph (1), and acceptance of applications under the provisions of Article 6, paragraph (4) and Article 8, paragraph (2);
approval under the provisions of Article 10, paragraph (1), Article 11 (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 4-5, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions), and Article 4-5, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions;
decision and revision of standard monthly remuneration under the provisions of Article 21, paragraph (1), Article 22, paragraph (1), Article 23, paragraph (1), Article 23-2, paragraph (1), and Article 23-3, paragraph (1) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 46, paragraph (2)) (this includes acceptance of requests under the provisions of Article 23-2, paragraph (1), Article 23-3, paragraph (1), and Article 26, paragraph (1) and also includes cases in which the amount calculated pursuant to the provisions of Article 24, paragraph (1) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 46, paragraph (2)) is decided or revised as the monthly amount of remuneration);
decision and revision of standard monthly remuneration under the provisions of Articles 17 through 20 and Article 23 of the Mariners Insurance Act, which is to govern pursuant to the provisions of Article 24-2 of this Act (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to the provisions of Article 46, paragraph (2) of this Act) (this decision and revision includes acceptance of requests under the provisions of Article 19, paragraph (1) of the Mariners Insurance Act and also includes cases in which the amount calculated pursuant to the provisions of Article 20, paragraph (2) of this Act is decided or revised as the monthly amount of remuneration);
decision of standard bonus amounts under the provisions of Article 24-4, paragraph (1) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 46, paragraph (2)) (this includes cases in which the amount calculated pursuant to the provisions of Article 24, paragraph (1), which applies mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 24-4, paragraph (2), is decided as the standardized amount of a bonus);
acceptance of notifications under the provisions of Article 27 (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 4-5, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions) and issuance of notices under the provisions of Article 30, paragraph (1) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 4-5, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions);
acceptance of requests under the provisions of Article 28-2, paragraph (1) (including as applied mutatis mutandis in paragraph (2) and paragraph (3) of that Article);
issuance of notices under the provisions of Article 29, paragraph (1) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 4-5, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions), acceptance of notifications under the provisions of Article 29, paragraph (3) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 30, paragraph (2) (this includes cases in which these provisions apply mutatis mutandis to Article 4-5, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions; the same applies hereinafter in this item) and Article 4-5, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions), and the making of public notice under the provisions of Article 29, paragraph (4) and paragraph (5) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 30, paragraph (2) and Article 4-5, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions);
acceptance of requests under the provisions of Article 31, paragraph (1) and dismissal of requests under the provisions of paragraph (2) of that Article;
acceptance of requests under the provisions of Article 38-2, paragraph (1);
第三十八条の二第一項の規定による申出の受理
Article 100-4, paragraph (1), item (xiii)(機構への厚生労働大臣の権限に係る事務の委任)(Delegation of Administrative Functions Associated with the Authority of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare to JPS)Changed
certification under the provisions of Article 44, paragraph (5) and Article 46, paragraph (8);
第四十四条第五項及び第四十六条第八項の規定による認定
Article 100-4, paragraph (1), item (xiv)(機構への厚生労働大臣の権限に係る事務の委任)(Delegation of Administrative Functions Associated with the Authority of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare to JPS)Changed
acceptance of requests under the provisions of Article 44-3, paragraph (1) and Article 44-4, paragraph (1) and acceptance of claims under the provisions of Article 7-3, paragraph (1) and Article 13-4, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions;
acceptance of claims under the provisions of Article 47-2, paragraph (1);
第四十七条の二第一項の規定による請求の受理
Article 100-4, paragraph (1), item (xv-2)(機構への厚生労働大臣の権限に係る事務の委任)(Delegation of Administrative Functions Associated with the Authority of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare to JPS)Changed
certification under the provisions of Article 50-2, paragraph (5) and Article 46, paragraph (8) as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 54, paragraph (3);
acceptance of requests under the provisions of Article 58, paragraph (2);
第五十八条第二項の規定による申出の受理
Article 100-4, paragraph (1), item (xviii)(機構への厚生労働大臣の権限に係る事務の委任)(Delegation of Administrative Functions Associated with the Authority of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare to JPS)Changed
certification under the provisions of Article 59, paragraph (45);
revision and decision on standard monthly remuneration under the provisions of Article 78-6, paragraph (1) and revision and decision on the standard bonus amounts under the provisions of paragraph (2) of that Article;
acceptance of requests under the provisions of Article 78-14, paragraph (1); revision and decision of standard monthly remuneration under the provisions of paragraph (2) of that Article; and revision and decision of standard bonus amounts under the provisions of paragraph (3) of that Article;
notifying the relevant persons under the provisions of Article 78-16;
第七十八条の十六の規定による通知
Article 100-4, paragraph (1), item (xxvi-2)(機構への厚生労働大臣の権限に係る事務の委任)(Delegation of Administrative Functions Associated with the Authority of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare to JPS)Added
acceptance of requests under the provisions of Article 78-21-2, paragraph (1) and paragraph (2), and revision or decision of standardized remuneration under the provisions of paragraph (3) and paragraph (5) of that Article;
Article 100-4, paragraph (1), item (xxvi-3)(機構への厚生労働大臣の権限に係る事務の委任)(Delegation of Administrative Functions Associated with the Authority of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare to JPS)Added
notification under the provisions of Article 78-21-4;
dispositions as per the rules on measures to collect national tax arrears under the provisions of Article 86, paragraph (5), and requests to municipalities for dispositions under the provisions of that paragraph;
authority connected with collection that is to be carried out as per the rules on measures to collect national tax arrears pursuant to the provisions of Article 89 (excluding payment notices governed by the provisions of Article 36, paragraph (1) of the Act on General Rules for National Taxes (Act No. 66 of 1962); the exercise, as per the provisions of Article 423, paragraph (1) of the Civil Code as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 42 of that Act, of rights held by persons who are obligated to pay; grace periods for payment governed by the provisions of Article 46 of the Act on General Rules for National Taxes and other authority prescribed by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare; and questioning, inspections, requests for presentation or submission, retention of articles, and searches set forth in the following item);
questioning, inspections, and requests for presentation or submission under the provisions of Article 141 of the National Tax Collection Act (Act No. 147 of 1959), retention of articles under the provisions of Article 141-2 of that Act, and searches under the provisions of Article 142 of that Act, which is to govern pursuant to the provisions of Article 89 of this Act;
orders and questioning under the provisions of Article 96, paragraph (1) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 29, paragraph (9) of the Supplementary Provisions);
acceptance of notifications under the provisions of Article 98, paragraphs (1) through (4) (including when those paragraphs are applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 29, paragraph (9) of the Supplementary Provisions) and receipt of documents and other items under the provisions of Article 98, paragraph (3);
orders, questioning, and inspections under the provisions of Article 100, paragraph (1) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to the provisions of Article 29, paragraph (9) of the Supplementary Provisions);
requests to provide materials under the provisions of Article 100-2, paragraphs (2) through (4) (excluding the receipt of certificates set forth in item (xxxii)) and requests for reports under the provisions of paragraph (6) of that Article;
If JPS finds it to be necessary to do so in order to effectively undertaking the administrative functions associated with dispositions as per the rules on measures to collect national tax arrears provided for in item (xxix) of the preceding paragraph or the authority provided for in item (xxxi) of that paragraph (hereinafter referred to as "measures to collect arrears and related authority") or other authority provided for in the items of that paragraph and prescribed by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, JPS may provide the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare with the information necessary to exercise that authority and ask that the Minister be the one to exercise that authority, as prescribed by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.
If a request is made pursuant to the preceding paragraph and the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare finds it to be necessary to do so, or if the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare finds it to be difficult or inappropriate for JPS to carry out the whole or a part of the administrative functions associated with the authority provided for in the items of paragraph (1) due to a natural disaster or other reasons, the Minister is to be the one to exercise the whole or a part of the authority provided for in the items of that paragraph.
Before the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare either decides to be the one to exercise the whole or a part of the authority provided for in the items of paragraph (1), pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, or decides not to exercise the whole or a part of the authority provided for in the items of paragraph (1) that the Minister has been the one exercising pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph (other than in cases provided for in the following paragraph), the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare must first issue public notice of this.
With regard to measures to collect arrears and related authority that the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare has decided to be the one to carry out pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (3), if the person who will be the subject of measures to collect arrears and related authority that the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare has taken over from JPS has been specified, the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare must notify that person that the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare will undertake the measures to collect arrears and related authority involving that person and of any other particulars prescribed by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.
Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare provides for the handing over of the administrative functions associated with the authority set forth in the items of paragraph (1) and any other necessary particulars for cases in which the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare either decides to be the one to exercise the whole or a part of the authority provided for in the items of paragraph (1), pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (3), or decides not to exercise the whole or a part of the authority provided for in the items of paragraph (1) that the Minister has been the one exercising pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (3).
Beyond as provided in each of the preceding paragraphs, Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare provides for the necessary particulars in connection with JPS's implementation of the administrative functions associated with the authority provided for in the items of paragraph (1) and in connection with the exercise, by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare, of the authority provided for in the items of that paragraph.