Supplementary Provisions

This Act comes into effect as of April 1, 1985; provided, however, that the provisions amending the Appended Table come into effect as of October 1, 1984.

In the case where the Association for the Employment Promotion of Persons with Physical Disabilities (hereinafter referred to as the "association") has already been established at the time this Act comes into effect, with regard to the budget, business plan and financial plan of that association for the business year beginning on April 1, 1985, the phrase "prior to the commencement of that fiscal year" in Article 61-2 of the Act for Employment Promotion of Persons with Physical Disabilities as amended by this Act (hereinafter referred to as the "New Act") is deemed to be replaced with "without delay after this Act comes into effect".

①The Employment Promotion Corporation (hereinafter referred to as the "Employment Promotion Corporation") is, at the time this Act comes into effect, to hand over to the Minister of Labour (or, in the case where the association is to be made to conduct the operations referred to in Article 39-2, paragraph (1) of the New Act (referred to as "levy-related operations" in the following Article) pursuant to that paragraph, to the association; the same applies hereinafter) its affairs relating to the operations that are to be conducted by the Minister of Labour under the provisions of the New Act and that the Employment Promotion Corporation was previously to conduct under the provisions of the Act for Employment Promotion of Persons with Physical Disabilities before amendment by this Act (hereinafter referred to as the "Former Act") (hereinafter referred to as the "operations under the former law").

②Procedures and other acts taken, prior to the enforcement of this Act, with regard to the operations under the former law toward the Employment Promotion Corporation pursuant to the provisions of the Former Act, and dispositions, procedures and other acts taken by the Employment Promotion Corporation, are deemed to be procedures and other acts taken toward the Minister of Labour, and dispositions, procedures and other acts taken by the Minister of Labour, pursuant to the corresponding provisions of the New Act.

All rights and obligations that the Employment Promotion Corporation actually has in relation to the operations under the former law at the time this Act comes into effect are succeeded to by the State (or by the association, in the case where the association is made to conduct the levy-related operations pursuant to the provisions of Article 39-2, paragraph (1) of the New Act) at that time.

With regard to the settlement of accounts relating to the operations under the former law for the business year of the Employment Promotion Corporation beginning on April 1, 1984, and its inventory of assets, balance sheet and profit and loss statement, the provisions then in force continue to govern.

With regard to the business report, balance sheet, income and expenditure statement and inventory of assets of the association for the business year beginning on April 1, 1984, the provisions then in force continue to govern.

Beyond what is provided for in these Supplementary Provisions, transitional measures necessary incidental to the enforcement of this Act are specified by Cabinet Order.

With regard to the application of penal provisions to acts committed before the enforcement of this Act and to acts committed after the enforcement of this Act in relation to matters for which the provisions then in force continue to govern pursuant to Articles 5 and 6 of the Supplementary Provisions, the provisions then in force continue to govern.