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Chapter I General Provisions
The law as Act on the Arrangement of Related Acts upon the Enforcement of the Act Partially Amending the Civil Code, etc. (Act No. 46 of 2026) leaves it, with the words it changes marked.
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The purpose of this Act is to promote the sound development of juveniles, while correcting character flaws and modifying the environment of delinquent juveniles through disposition for rehabilitation of the adjudicated delinquents, and implementing special measures for juvenile criminal cases.
この法律は、少年の健全な育成を期し、非行のある少年に対して性格の矯正及び環境の調整に関する保護処分を行うとともに、少年の刑事事件について特別の措置を講ずることを目的とする。
In this Act, the term "juvenile" refers to a person under 20 years of age.
この法律において「少年」とは、二十歳に満たない者をいう。
In this Act, the term "parent or guardian" refers to a person with a statutory obligation to have custody of and provide education to a juvenile, or a person who actually has custody of a juvenile.
この法律において「保護者」とは、少年に対して法律上監護教育の義務ある者及び少年を現に監護する者をいう。