第四条の四の二(地方厚生局長等への権限の委任)
Article 4-4-2Delegation of Authority to the Director-General of the Regional Bureau of Health and Welfare, etc.
The authority of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare prescribed in Article 28-4 of the Act is delegated to the Director-General of the Regional Bureau of Health and Welfare having jurisdiction over the location of the office of JPS (including pension offices (meaning the pension offices prescribed in Article 29 of the Japan Pension Organization Act (Act No. 109 of 2007); the same applies hereinafter); the same applies in the following paragraph) that received the request under the provisions of Article 28-2, paragraph (1) of the Act (including as applied mutatis mutandis in paragraphs (2) and (3) of that Article; the same applies in the following paragraph); provided, however, that this does not preclude the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare from exercising the authority personally.
The authority delegated to the Director-General of the Regional Bureau of Health and Welfare pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph is delegated to the Director-General of the Regional Branch Bureau of Health and Welfare having jurisdiction over the location of the office of JPS that received the request under the provisions of Article 28-2, paragraph (1) of the Act; provided, however, that this does not preclude the Director-General of the Regional Bureau of Health and Welfare from exercising the authority personally.
前項の規定により地方厚生局長に委任された権限は、法第二十八条の二第一項の規定による請求を受理した日本年金機構の事務所の所在地を管轄する地方厚生支局長に委任する。ただし、地方厚生局長が自らその権限を行うことを妨げない。
定義第四条の四の二第一項
日本年金機構法(平成十九年法律第百九号)第二十九条に規定する年金事務所
わかりやすく言うと
日本年金機構が、従たる事務所の業務の一部を分担させるため、被保険者、事業主や受給権者の便利さに配慮しながら、必要な地に置く事務所のことです(日本年金機構法第二十九条)。