Article 109-8Approval, etc. for On-site Inspections, etc. Performed by the Japan Pension Service
第百九条の八（機構が行う立入検査等に係る認可等）
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.
機構は、第百九条の四第一項第二十一号、第二十八号、第二十九号又は第三十二号に掲げる権限に係る事務を行う場合には、あらかじめ、厚生労働大臣の認可を受けなければならない。
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".