Supplementary Provisions
附 則
Supplementary Provisions, Article 1Effective Date
第一条（施行期日）
This Act comes into effect on April 1, 2010.
この法律は、平成二十二年四月一日から施行する。
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 conduct engaged in 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。
Supplementary Provisions, Article 3Review
第三条（検討）
If three years have elapsed since this Act came into effect, the government is to review the proviso to Article 37, paragraph (1) and the provisions of Article 138 of the Labor Standards Act as amended by this Act (hereinafter referred to as "the new Act" in this Article) while taking into consideration the status of enforcement of those provisions, trends in off-hours work and other circumstances, and is to take the necessary measures based on the results of that review.
政府は、この法律の施行後三年を経過した場合において、この法律による改正後の労働基準法（以下この条において「新法」という。）第三十七条第一項ただし書及び第百三十八条の規定の施行の状況、時間外労働の動向等を勘案し、これらの規定について検討を加え、その結果に基づいて必要な措置を講ずるものとする。
Beyond what is provided for in the preceding paragraph, if five years have elapsed since this Act came into effect, the government is to take into consideration the status of enforcement of the new Act and, when it finds it necessary, is to review the provisions of the new Act and take the necessary measures based on the results of that review.