Act on Public Consultants on Social and Labour Insurance

A person who has violated the provisions of Article 15 (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 25-20) is to be punished by imprisonment for not more than three years or a fine of not more than 2,000,000 yen.

A person that falls under any of the following items is to be punished by imprisonment for not more than one year or a fine of not more than one million yen:

a person that has received registration under the provisions of Article 14-2, paragraph (1) by deception or other wrongful means;

a person that has violated the provisions of Article 21 or Article 27-2;

a person that has violated the provisions of Article 23-2 (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 25-20);

a person that has violated a disposition of suspension of business under the provisions of Article 25-2, Article 25-3 or Article 25-24, paragraph (1);

a person that has violated the provisions of Article 25-42, paragraph (1) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 25-45-2);

a person that has violated the provisions of Article 27.

No public prosecution can be instituted for the offense set forth in item (ii) of the preceding paragraph without a complaint.

A person that falls under any of the following items is punished by a fine not exceeding 1,000,000 yen:

a person that has violated the provisions of Article 19 (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 25-20);

a person that has violated the provisions of Article 20 (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 25-20);

a person that has violated the provisions of Article 26.

A person falling under one of the following items is subject to a fine of not more than 300,000 yen:

a person who has failed to make a report or has made a false report under the provisions of Article 24, paragraph (1), has refused, obstructed or evaded an entry or inspection under the provisions of that paragraph, or has failed to answer or has given a false answer to a question under the provisions of that paragraph;

a person who, in violation of the provisions of Article 955, paragraph (1) of the Companies Act as applied mutatis mutandis in Article 25-23-2, paragraph (6), has failed to state or record in the investigation record book, etc. prescribed in that paragraph the matters prescribed by Ministry of Justice Order concerning the electronic public notice investigation prescribed in that paragraph, has made a false statement or record, or has failed to preserve that investigation record book, etc.

An officer or staff member of a labor and social security attorney's association or the Federation who has failed to make a report or has made a false report under the provisions of Article 25-49, paragraph (1), or has refused, obstructed or evaded an inspection under the provisions of that paragraph, is punished by a fine of not more than 300,000 yen.

If a representative of a juridical person, or an agent, employee or other worker of a juridical person or an individual, has committed, in relation to the business of that juridical person or individual, a violation of Article 32, Article 32-2, paragraph (1), item (iii), item (iv) (limited to the portion pertaining to Article 25-24, paragraph (1)) or item (vi), or Articles 33 through the preceding Article, then in addition to punishing the offender, the fine prescribed in the relevant Article is also imposed on that juridical person or individual.

A person that falls under any of the following items is subject to punishment by a civil fine of not more than one million yen:

a person that, in violation of the provisions of Article 946, paragraph (3) of the Companies Act as applied mutatis mutandis in Article 25-23-2, paragraph (6), has failed to make a report or has made a false report;

a person that, without a justifiable reason, has refused a request set forth in the items of Article 951, paragraph (2) or the items of Article 955, paragraph (2) of the Companies Act as applied mutatis mutandis in Article 25-23-2, paragraph (6).

In any of the following cases, a member or liquidator of a labor and social security attorney corporation, or an officer of a labor and social security attorney's association or the Federation, is subject to punishment by a civil fine of not more than 300,000 yen:

if a registration has been neglected in violation of the provisions of a Cabinet Order under this Act;

if a merger has been carried out in violation of the provisions of Article 25-23-2, paragraph (2) or (5);

if, in violation of the provisions of Article 941 of the Companies Act as applied mutatis mutandis in Article 25-23-2, paragraph (6), an investigation under that Article has not been requested;

if matters that should be stated or recorded in the articles of incorporation, in the account books under Article 615, paragraph (1) of the Companies Act as applied mutatis mutandis in Article 25-25, paragraph (1), or in the balance sheet under Article 617, paragraph (1) or (2) of that Act as applied mutatis mutandis in Article 25-25, paragraph (1), have not been stated or recorded, or a false statement or record has been made;

if, in violation of the provisions of Article 656, paragraph (1) of the Companies Act as applied mutatis mutandis in Article 25-25, paragraph (2), a petition for commencement of bankruptcy proceedings has been neglected;

if property has been distributed in violation of the provisions of Article 664 of the Companies Act as applied mutatis mutandis in Article 25-25, paragraph (2);

if property has been disposed of in violation of the provisions of Article 670, paragraph (2) or (5) of the Companies Act as applied mutatis mutandis in Article 25-25, paragraph (2).