Supplementary Provisions
附 則
Supplementary Provisions, Article 1Effective Date
第一条（施行期日）
This Act comes into effect as of April 1, 1999; provided, however, that the provisions set forth in the following items come into effect as of the day specified in the relevant item.
この法律は、平成十一年四月一日から施行する。ただし、次の各号に掲げる規定は、当該各号に定める日から施行する。
The provisions of Article 1 (excluding the amending provisions set forth in the following item), Article 3 (excluding the amending provisions set forth in the following item), Article 5, Article 6 and Article 7 (excluding the amending provisions set forth in the following item), and of Articles 3, 6, 7 and 10 and Article 14 (excluding the amending provisions set forth in the following item) of the Supplementary Provisions: the day specified by Cabinet Order within a period not exceeding six months from the date of promulgation
The provisions of Article 1 amending the heading preceding Article 26 of the Act on Securing, Etc. of Equal Opportunity and Treatment between Men and Women in Employment and Promotion of the Welfare of Female Workers, the provisions amending that Article (limited to the part adding ", as provided for by Order of the Ministry of Labour," after "a business operator" and the part replacing "must endeavor to give consideration so as to enable" with "must enable"), the provisions amending Article 27 of that Act (limited to the part replacing "must endeavor to take" with "must take" and the part adding two paragraphs to that Article), the provisions amending Article 34 of that Act (limited to the part replacing "and Article 12, paragraph (2)" with ", Article 12, paragraph (2) and Article 27, paragraph (3)", the part adding ", Article 27, paragraph (2)" after "Article 12, paragraph (1)", and the part replacing "Article 14 and" with "Article 14, Article 26 and") and the provisions amending Article 35 of that Act, the provisions of Article 3 amending Article 65, paragraph (1) of the Labor Standards Act (limited to the part replacing "10 weeks" with "14 weeks"), the provisions of Article 7 amending Article 5, item (xli) of the Act for Establishment of the Ministry of Labour (limited to the part replacing "concerning the measures that are to be endeavored to be taken by" with "for"), and the provisions of Articles 5, 12 and 13 of the Supplementary Provisions and the provisions of Article 14 of the Supplementary Provisions amending Article 4, paragraph (1), item (xxiv)-2-3 of the Act for Establishment of the Ministry of Transport (Act No. 157 of 1949) (limited to the part replacing "guidelines concerning the measures that are to be endeavored to be taken" with "guidelines, etc. concerning the measures that are to be taken"): April 1, 1998
第一条中雇用の分野における男女の均等な機会及び待遇の確保等女子労働者の福祉の増進に関する法律第二十六条の前の見出しの改正規定、同条の改正規定（「事業主は」の下に「、労働省令で定めるところにより」を加える部分及び「できるような配慮をするように努めなければならない」を「できるようにしなければならない」に改める部分に限る。）、同法第二十七条の改正規定（「講ずるように努めなければならない」を「講じなければならない」に改める部分及び同条に二項を加える部分に限る。）、同法第三十四条の改正規定（「及び第十二条第二項」を「、第十二条第二項及び第二十七条第三項」に改める部分、「第十二条第一項」の下に「、第二十七条第二項」を加える部分及び「第十四条及び」を「第十四条、第二十六条及び」に改める部分に限る。）及び同法第三十五条の改正規定、第三条中労働基準法第六十五条第一項の改正規定（「十週間」を「十四週間」に改める部分に限る。）、第七条中労働省設置法第五条第四十一号の改正規定（「が講ずるように努めるべき措置についての」を「に対する」に改める部分に限る。）並びに附則第五条、第十二条及び第十三条の規定並びに附則第十四条中運輸省設置法（昭和二十四年法律第百五十七号）第四条第一項第二十四号の二の三の改正規定（「講ずるように努めるべき措置についての指針」を「講ずべき措置についての指針等」に改める部分に限る。） 平成十年四月一日
Supplementary Provisions, Article 2Transitional Measures Concerning Penal Provisions
第二条（罰則に関する経過措置）
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.
この法律の施行前にした行為に対する罰則の適用については、なお従前の例による。