Supplementary Provisions, Article 3Consultation with the Social Security Council
第三条（社会保障審議会への諮問）
When the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare intends to establish the policy set forth in Article 14-3, paragraph (1) of the National Pension Act after the amendment under the provisions of Article 1 (limited to the provisions amending as set forth in Article 1, item (iii) of the Supplementary Provisions) (referred to as the "National Pension Act as Amended by the item (iii) Provisions" in the following Article and Article 5 of the Supplementary Provisions), or the policy set forth in Article 28-3, paragraph (1) of the Employees' Pension Insurance Act after the amendment under the provisions of Article 3 (limited to the provisions amending as set forth in that item) (hereinafter referred to as the "Employees' Pension Insurance Act as Amended by the item (iii) Provisions"), the Minister may consult the Social Security Council even before the date of enforcement of the provisions set forth in that item.
厚生労働大臣は、第一条の規定（附則第一条第三号に掲げる改正規定に限る。）による改正後の国民年金法（次条及び附則第五条において「第三号改正後国民年金法」という。）第十四条の三第一項又は第三条の規定（同号に掲げる改正規定に限る。）による改正後の厚生年金保険法（以下「第三号改正後厚生年金保険法」という。）第二十八条の三第一項の方針を定めようとするときは、同号に掲げる規定の施行の日前においても、社会保障審議会に諮問することができる。