National Pension Act

If the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare finds it necessary for the effective collection of premiums and other amounts to be collected under the provisions of this Act, because there is a risk that a person liable for payment pertaining to dispositions for arrears, etc. and the authority listed in item (xxiii) of paragraph (1) of the preceding Article, in the case where the Minister has decided pursuant to paragraph (3) of the preceding Article to personally exercise all or part of that authority, and, among the authority specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare prescribed in that item, the authority further specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (hereinafter in this Article referred to as "dispositions for arrears and other dispositions"), is concealing their property for the purpose of evading the execution of dispositions for arrears and other dispositions, or because other circumstances specified by Cabinet Order exist, the Minister may, as specified by Cabinet Order, provide the Minister of Finance with information concerning that person liable for payment and other necessary information, and delegate to the Minister of Finance all or part of the authority for dispositions for arrears and other dispositions pertaining to that person liable for payment.

If the Minister of Finance has exercised all or part of the authority for dispositions for arrears and other dispositions based on the delegation under the preceding paragraph, the Minister of Finance is to report the status of the execution of dispositions for arrears and other dispositions and its result to the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare, as specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.

Paragraph (5) of the preceding Article applies mutatis mutandis to notification by the Minister of Finance where the Minister of Finance exercises all or part of the authority for dispositions for arrears and other dispositions based on the delegation under paragraph (1). In this case, the necessary technical replacement of terms and other matters necessary in connection with notification to a person who is subject to dispositions for arrears and other dispositions are specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.

The handover of affairs concerning the authority for dispositions for arrears and other dispositions, and other necessary matters, in the case where the Minister of Finance decides to exercise all or part of the authority for dispositions for arrears and other dispositions based on the delegation under paragraph (1), or decides not to exercise all or part of the authority for dispositions for arrears and other dispositions that the Minister of Finance is exercising based on the delegation under that paragraph, are specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.

The Minister of Finance delegates to the Commissioner of the National Tax Agency the authority delegated under paragraph (1), the authority under paragraph (2), and the authority under paragraph (5) of the preceding Article as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (3).

The Commissioner of the National Tax Agency may, as specified by Cabinet Order, delegate all or part of the authority delegated under the preceding paragraph to the regional commissioner having jurisdiction over the place of residence of the person liable for payment.

A regional commissioner may, as specified by Cabinet Order, delegate all or part of the authority delegated under the preceding paragraph to the district director having jurisdiction over the place of residence of the person liable for payment.

If the Japan Pension Service performs dispositions for arrears, etc., it must obtain the authorization of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare in advance, and must have a collection officer perform it in accordance with the rules for carrying out dispositions for arrears prescribed in paragraph (1) of the following Article.

The collection officer under the preceding paragraph is appointed by the president of the Japan Pension Service, with the authorization of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare, from among the employees of the Japan Pension Service who have knowledge of the laws and regulations concerning dispositions for arrears, etc., and the knowledge and ability necessary for the practical work.

If the Japan Pension Service has performed dispositions for arrears, etc., it must promptly report the result to the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare, as specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.

The Japan Pension Service must establish regulations concerning the implementation of dispositions for arrears, etc. (hereinafter in this Article referred to as the "rules for carrying out dispositions for arrears") and obtain the authorization of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare. The same applies when it intends to change these regulations.

The rules for carrying out dispositions for arrears must state the time for making a seizure, the method for selecting the property to be seized, and other matters specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare as necessary to ensure the fair and reliable implementation of dispositions for arrears, etc.

If the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare finds that the rules for carrying out dispositions for arrears approved under paragraph (1) have become inappropriate for ensuring the fair and reliable implementation of dispositions for arrears, etc., the Minister may order the Japan Pension Service to change those rules for carrying out dispositions for arrears.

If the Japan Pension Service performs the affairs concerning the authority listed in item (xxi), item (xxviii), item (xxix), or item (xxxii) of Article 109-4, paragraph (1), it must obtain the authorization of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare in advance.

For the purpose of applying the provisions of the items of Article 72, Article 106, and Article 107, paragraphs (1) and (2), where the Japan Pension Service performs the affairs concerning the authority listed in item (xxi), item (xxviii), item (xxix), or item (xxxii) of Article 109-4, paragraph (1), the term "the relevant official" in these provisions is deemed to be replaced with "an employee of the Japan Pension Service".

The authority of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare prescribed in this Act (excluding the authority of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare prescribed in Article 109-5, paragraphs (1) and (2), and in Chapter X) may be delegated to the Director-General of the Regional Bureau of Health and Welfare, as specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (or, for the authority of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare prescribed in Article 14-4, by Cabinet Order).

The authority delegated to the Director-General of the Regional Bureau of Health and Welfare under the preceding paragraph may be delegated to the Director-General of the Regional Branch Bureau of Health and Welfare, as specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (or, for the authority of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare prescribed in Article 14-4, by Cabinet Order).

If the authority of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare prescribed in Article 14-4 has been delegated to the Director-General of the Regional Bureau of Health and Welfare under paragraph (1) (including where the authority of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare prescribed in that Article has been delegated to the Director-General of the Regional Branch Bureau of Health and Welfare under the preceding paragraph), the term "Social Security Council" in paragraph (3) of that Article is deemed to be replaced with "a council specified by Cabinet Order established in the Regional Bureau of Health and Welfare".