Article 204Delegation of Affairs under the Authority of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare to an Organization
第二百四条（機構への厚生労働大臣の権限に係る事務の委任）
The following affairs under the authority of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare (excluding those to be administered by JHIA pursuant to the provisions of Article 181-3, paragraph (1), those to be administered by the mayor of a municipality pursuant to the provisions of the preceding Article, paragraph (1), and those prescribed in Article 204-7, paragraph (1)) are to be administered by the Japan Pension Service (hereinafter referred to as "JPS"); however, the authorities listed in items (xviii) through (xx) do not preclude the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare from personally administering the affairs:
次に掲げる厚生労働大臣の権限に係る事務（第百八十一条の三第一項の規定により協会が行うこととされたもの、前条第一項の規定により市町村長が行うこととされたもの及び第二百四条の七第一項に規定するものを除く。）は、日本年金機構（以下「機構」という。）に行わせるものとする。ただし、第十八号から第二十号までに掲げる権限は、厚生労働大臣が自ら行うことを妨げない。
approval pursuant to the provisions of Article 3, paragraph (1), item (viii);
第三条第一項第八号の規定による承認
approval pursuant to the proviso to Article 3, paragraph (2) (limited to the portion pertaining to items (i) and (ii) of the same paragraph);
authorization pursuant to the provisions of Article 31, paragraph (1) and Article 33, paragraph (1) (excluding those pertaining to health insurance societies), approval pursuant to the provisions of Article 34, paragraph (1) (excluding those pertaining to health insurance societies), and acceptance of requests pursuant to the provisions Article 31, paragraph (2) and Article 33, paragraph (2) (excluding those pertaining to health insurance societies);
confirmation pursuant to the provisions of Article 39, paragraph (1);
第三十九条第一項の規定による確認
determination or revision of standard monthly remuneration amounts pursuant to the provisions of Article 41, paragraph (1), Article 42, paragraph (1), Article 43, paragraph (1), Article 43-2, paragraph (1), and Article 43-3, paragraph (1) (including acceptance of a request pursuant to Article 43-2, paragraph (1) and Article 43-3, paragraph (1), and including a case where an amount calculated is determined or revised as a monthly standard remuneration pursuant to Article 44, paragraph (1));
第四十一条第一項、第四十二条第一項、第四十三条第一項、第四十三条の二第一項及び第四十三条の三第一項の規定による標準報酬月額の決定又は改定（第四十三条の二第一項及び第四十三条の三第一項の規定による申出の受理を含み、第四十四条第一項の規定により算定する額を報酬月額として決定又は改定する場合を含む。）
determination of amounts of standard bonus pursuant to the provisions of Article 45, paragraph (1) (including when an amount is determined by calculating pursuant to the provisions of Article 44, paragraph (1) as applied mutatis mutandis to paragraph (2) of Article 45);
acceptance of requests pursuant to the provisions of Article 48 (including when applied mutatis mutandis to Article 168, paragraph (2)) and giving notifications pursuant to the provisions of Article 50, paragraph (1);
giving notice pertaining to authorization pursuant to the provisions of Article 49, paragraph (1) (excluding those pertaining to health insurance societies), acceptance of notifications pursuant to the provisions paragraph (3) of the same Article (excluding those pertaining to health insurance societies), and giving public notice pursuant to the provisions of paragraphs (4) and (5) of the same Article (excluding those pertaining to health insurance societies);
confirmation or giving notice about determination or revision of standard remuneration pursuant to the provisions of Article 49, paragraph (1), acceptance of notifications pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (3) of the same Article (including when applied mutatis mutandis to Article 50, paragraph (2)), and public notice pursuant to the provisions of Article 49, paragraphs (4) and (5) (including when applied mutatis mutandis to Article 50, paragraph (2));
acceptance of requests pursuant to the provisions of Article 51, paragraph (1) and dismissal of requests pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (2) of the same Article;
acceptance of applications pursuant to the provisions of Article 126, paragraph (1), delivery thereof pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (2) of the same Article, and receipt of specially-insured day laborer's insurance books pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (3) of the same Article;
acceptance of a request pursuant to the provisions of Article 159, paragraph (1) and Article 159-3;
acceptance of and approval for a request pursuant to the provisions of Article 166 (including when applied mutatis mutandis to Article 169, paragraph (8));
acceptance of reports pursuant to the provisions of Article 171, paragraphs (1) and (3);
dispositions as governed by the same rules as dispositions of a national tax delinquency pursuant to the provisions of Article 180, paragraph (4) and requests toward a municipality pursuant to the provisions of the same paragraph;
authority pertaining to collection as governed by the same rules as national tax collection pursuant to the provisions of Article 183 (excluding notification of payment pursuant to the provisions of Article 36, paragraph (1) of the Act on General Rules for National Taxes (Act No. 66 of 1962), exercise of rights belonging to persons obliged to pay pursuant to the provisions of Article 423, paragraph (1) of the Civil Code as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 42 of the Act on General Rules for National Taxes, grace periods for payment pursuant to the provisions of Article 46 of the Act on General Rules for National Taxes, and other authority specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare as well as questioning, inspection, requests for presentation or submission, retention of articles, and searching listed in the following item);
第百八十三条の規定により国税徴収の例によるものとされる徴収に係る権限（国税通則法（昭和三十七年法律第六十六号）第三十六条第一項の規定の例による納入の告知、同法第四十二条において準用する民法第四百二十三条第一項の規定の例による納付義務者に属する権利の行使、国税通則法第四十六条の規定の例による納付の猶予その他の厚生労働省令で定める権限並びに次号に掲げる質問、検査及び提示又は提出の要求、物件の留置き並びに捜索を除く。）
questioning, inspection, and requests for presentation or submission pursuant to the provisions of Article 141 of the National Tax Collection Act (Act No. 147 of 1959) as governed by the provisions of Article 183, retention of articles pursuant to the provisions of Article 141-2 of the same Act, as well as searching pursuant to the provisions of Article 142 of the same Act;
第百八十三条の規定によりその例によるものとされる国税徴収法（昭和三十四年法律第百四十七号）第百四十一条の規定による質問、検査及び提示又は提出の要求、同法第百四十一条の二の規定による物件の留置き並びに同法第百四十二条の規定による捜索
having an employer report, present documents, and administer other affairs necessary for enforcement of this Act pursuant to the provisions of Article 197, paragraph (1), and having an insured person make a request or notification, or submit documents pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (2) of the same Article;
orders, questions, and inspections pursuant to the provisions of Article 198, paragraph (1) (excluding cases pertaining to health insurance societies);
第百九十八条第一項の規定による命令並びに質問及び検査（健康保険組合に係る場合を除く。）
requests for the provision of materials and requests for reports pursuant to the provisions of Article 199, paragraph (1);
第百九十九条第一項の規定による資料の提供の求め及び報告の求め
acceptance of a request pursuant to the provisions of Article 8-3-2, paragraphs (2) and (5) of the Supplementary Provisions; and
附則第八条の三の二第二項及び第五項の規定による申出の受理
beyond the matters listed in the preceding items, the authority specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.
前各号に掲げるもののほか、厚生労働省令で定める権限
When JPS finds it necessary for effectively administering affairs concerning dispositions as governed by the same rules as dispositions of national tax delinquency and listed in item (xv) of the preceding paragraph and the authorities listed in item (xvii) of the same paragraph (hereinafter referred to as "dispositions of delinquency") and other authorities specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare among the authorities listed in the items of the same paragraph, JPS may provide information necessary for the exercise of the authorities to the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare and request the Minister to personally exercise the authorities, as specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.
When a request is made pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare is to personally exercise all or part of the authorities listed in the items of the paragraph (1) if the Minister finds it necessary or finds it difficult or inappropriate for JPS to administer all or some of the affairs pertaining to those authorities due to a natural disaster or other reasons.
The provisions of Article 100-4, paragraphs (4) through (7) of the Employee's Pension Insurance Act apply mutatis mutandis to JPS's administration of affairs concerning the authorities listed in the items of paragraph (1) or the exercise of those authorities by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare.
厚生年金保険法第百条の四第四項から第七項までの規定は、機構による第一項各号に掲げる権限に係る事務の実施又は厚生労働大臣による同項各号に掲げる権限の行使について準用する。