The authority of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare or the Director of a Prefectural Labor Bureau prescribed in Article 10, paragraph (1), Article 12, Article 15, paragraph (2), and Article 17 is to be exercised by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare for cases related to the jurisdiction districts of two or more Prefectural Labor Bureaus and those related only to the jurisdiction district of one Prefectural Labor Bureau designated by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare as cases relevant to the whole country pursuant to the provisions of the Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, and with regard to cases related only to the jurisdiction district of one Prefectural Labor Bureau (excluding those under the authority of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare), is to be exercised by the Director of the Prefectural Labor Bureau.
The Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare may order the Director of a Prefectural Labor Bureau to decide to revise or abolish the minimum wages decided by the Director in cases where the Minister finds that the minimum wages are extremely inappropriate.
厚生労働大臣は、都道府県労働局長が決定した最低賃金が著しく不適当であると認めるときは、その改正又は廃止の決定をなすべきことを都道府県労働局長に命ずることができる。
The Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare must hear the opinions of the Central Minimum Wages Council in advance when issuing an order pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph.
厚生労働大臣は、前項の規定による命令をしようとするときは、あらかじめ中央最低賃金審議会の意見を聴かなければならない。
The provisions of Article 10, paragraph (2) apply mutatis mutandis to cases where the Central Minimum Wages Council submits its opinions pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph.