Supplementary Provisions

This Act comes into effect as of the date specified by Cabinet Order within a period not exceeding 1 year from the date of promulgation.

A person who, at the time this Act comes into effect, actually holds the qualification to become a labor and social security attorney prescribed in Article 3 of the Act on Public Consultants on Social and Labour Insurance prior to its amendment (hereinafter referred to as the "Former Act") is deemed to hold the qualification to become a labor and social security attorney prescribed in Article 3 of the Act on Public Consultants on Social and Labour Insurance as amended (hereinafter referred to as the "New Act").

The provisions of Article 5, item (iii) of the New Act apply to a person who has received a decision to commence bankruptcy proceedings on or after the day this Act comes into effect (hereinafter referred to as the "Effective Date").

The provisions of Article 5, items (v) and (vi) of the New Act apply to a person sentenced to the penalty prescribed in those provisions on or after the Effective Date, and with regard to the grounds for ineligibility relating to that penalty of a person sentenced, before the Effective Date, to the penalty prescribed in the provisions of Article 5, item (iv) or (v) of the Former Act, the provisions then in force continue to govern.

The provisions of Article 5, items (viii) and (ix) of the New Act apply to a person who has received the disposition prescribed in those provisions on or after the Effective Date.

With regard to the grounds for ineligibility relating to the disposition of a person who received, before the Effective Date, the disposition prescribed in Article 5, item (iii) of the Former Act, the provisions then in force continue to govern.

A labor and social security attorney's association or the Japan Federation of Labor and Social Security Attorney's Associations that, at the time this Act comes into effect, is actually established under Article 25-2, paragraph (1) or Article 25-7, paragraph (1) of the Former Act is deemed to be, respectively, a labor and social security attorney's association or the Japan Federation of Labor and Social Security Attorney's Associations established under Article 25-6, paragraph (1) or Article 25-13, paragraph (1) of the New Act (hereinafter, except in Article 23 of the Supplementary Provisions, referred to as the "Federation").

The bylaws of a labor and social security attorney's association or the bylaws of the Japan Federation of Labor and Social Security Attorney's Associations that, at the time this Act comes into effect, have actually received authorization under Article 25-2, paragraph (1) or Article 25-7, paragraph (1) of the Former Act are deemed to be, respectively, the bylaws of a labor and social security attorney's association or the bylaws of the Federation that have received authorization under Article 25-6, paragraph (1) or Article 25-13, paragraph (1) of the New Act.

A person who, at the time this Act comes into effect, is actually a labor and social security attorney carrying on the labor and social security attorney business under Article 16 of the Former Act and who is a member of the labor and social security attorney's association under that Act is deemed to be a self-employed labor and social security attorney under Article 18 of the New Act who is a member of the labor and social security attorney's association under the New Act, for one year from the Effective Date (limited to the period until registration is made under the provisions of Article 15 of the Supplementary Provisions (or, if before registration the person comes to fall under any one of the items from item (ii) through item (ix) of Article 5 of the New Act, or disqualification of a labor and social security attorney is imposed as disciplinary action, until that time)).

A person who, at the time this Act comes into effect, actually holds the license under Article 4, paragraph (1) of the Former Act (excluding a person deemed to be the self-employed labor and social security attorney prescribed in that Article by the provisions of the preceding Article) is deemed to be a labor and social security attorney under the New Act, for one year from the Effective Date (limited to the period until registration is made under the provisions of Article 15 of the Supplementary Provisions (or, if before registration the person comes to fall under any one of the items from item (ii) through item (ix) of Article 5 of the New Act, or disqualification of a labor and social security attorney is imposed as disciplinary action, until that time)).

The persons prescribed in the preceding two Articles are not to include a person who received the license under Article 4, paragraph (1) of the Former Act on the basis of false or wrongful facts, or a person who, at the time this Act comes into effect, falls under Article 5, item (ii), (iv) or (v) of the Former Act.

A person who has been deemed to be a labor and social security attorney under the New Act by the provisions of Article 10 of the Supplementary Provisions and who, at the time this Act comes into effect, is actually a labor and social security attorney carrying on the labor and social security attorney business under Article 16 of the Former Act may, notwithstanding Article 27 of that Act, while deemed to be a labor and social security attorney under the New Act by the provisions of Article 10 of the Supplementary Provisions, perform as a business, at the request of another person and for remuneration, the affairs listed in Article 2, paragraph (1), items (i) through (ii) of the Former Act.

A person deemed to be a self-employed labor and social security attorney prescribed in Article 9 of the Supplementary Provisions by the provisions of that Article must, within one year from the Effective Date, submit to the Federation a document stating the person's name, date of birth, address, license number, the name and location of the office, and other matters specified by Ministerial Order of the competent ministry.

A person deemed to be a labor and social security attorney under the New Act by the provisions of Article 10 of the Supplementary Provisions must, within one year from the Effective Date, submit to the Federation a document stating the person's name, date of birth, address, license number, and other matters specified by Ministerial Order of the competent ministry.

When a document has been submitted under the provisions of the preceding two Articles, the Federation must register the person in the roll of labor and social security attorneys.

If it becomes clear that a labor and social security attorney, before registration under the provisions of the preceding Article, had received the license under Article 4, paragraph (1) of the Former Act on the basis of false or wrongful facts, or had fallen under Article 5, item (ii), (iv) or (v) of that Act, the Federation must, without delay, cancel the registration.

When the Federation has made a registration under the provisions of Article 15 of the Supplementary Provisions, and when it has canceled a registration under the provisions of the preceding Article, it must, without delay, give public notice to that effect in the Official Gazette.

In addition to what is prescribed in the preceding three Articles, matters necessary with regard to registration under the provisions of Article 15 of the Supplementary Provisions are specified by Ministerial Order of the competent ministry.

With regard to the application of the provisions on disciplinary action to acts committed before this Act comes into effect, the provisions then in force continue to govern. In this case, the phrase "revoke the license" in Article 25, paragraph (1) of the Former Act is deemed to be replaced with "impose disqualification", and the phrase "revocation of the license" in paragraphs (2) and (5) of that Article is deemed to be replaced with "disqualification".

A person who violates an order for suspension of business under the provisions of Article 25, paragraph (1) of the Former Act, or under the provisions of that paragraph of that Article that are to be governed by the provisions then in force pursuant to the preceding Article, is punished by imprisonment with work for not more than one year or a fine of not more than 50,000 yen.

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 this Act comes into effect, the provisions then in force continue to govern.

An organization that, at the time this Act comes into effect, is actually using the name of a labor and social security attorney's association or the Japan Federation of Labor and Social Security Attorney's Associations, or a name similar to these, may, for six months from the Effective Date, continue to use its former name notwithstanding Article 26, paragraph (2) of the New Act.