Supplementary Provisions, Article 19
第十九条
To an insured aged 60 or older and under 65 whose standardized remuneration grade is any of Grade 1 through Grade 25 and who, on June 1, 1980, actually has an insured period of 16 years or more based on the period of having been a class 3 insured person under the Former Employees' Pension Insurance Act (Act No. 60 of 1941) within a continuous period of 15 years, or an insured period of 16 years or more based on the period of having been a class 3 insured person under that Act and the period of having been a class 3 insured person under the Employees' Pension Insurance Act within a continuous period of 15 years, an old-age pension under Article 42, paragraph (1) of the Employees' Pension Insurance Act as amended by the provisions of Article 1 is paid, deeming that person to fall under that paragraph even where the person does not.
昭和五十五年六月一日において現に継続した十五年間における旧厚生年金保険法（昭和十六年法律第六十号）による第三種被保険者であつた期間に基づく被保険者期間又は継続した十五年間における同法による第三種被保険者であつた期間と厚生年金保険法による第三種被保険者であつた期間とに基づく被保険者期間が十六年以上である六十歳以上六十五歳未満の被保険者であつて、その者の標準報酬等級が第一級から第二十五級までの等級であるものに対しては、第一条の規定による改正後の同法第四十二条第一項の規定に該当しない場合においても、これに該当するものとみなして、同項の老齢年金を支給する。