Article 73Measures Accompanying Designation of Specified Industries
When the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare has designated a specified industry, a preparatory committee is established in the Organization in order to make the preparations necessary for the commencement of the operations listed in Article 70, paragraph (1), item (i) relating to that specified industry.
厚生労働大臣が特定業種の指定をしたときは、当該特定業種に係る第七十条第一項第一号に掲げる業務の開始に必要な準備を行うため、機構に、準備委員会を置く。
A preparatory committee is organized by the president and by members appointed by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare from among small and medium-sized enterprises that carry on businesses belonging to the specified industry concerned (where the enterprise is a corporation, its representative) and persons with the knowledge and experience necessary for the proper operation of the Organization's retirement allowance mutual aid operations relating to that specified industry (referred to as "preparatory committee members" in the following paragraph).
The Organization must, after deliberation by the preparatory committee, amend the specified-industry retirement allowance mutual aid rules in order to commence the operations listed in Article 70, paragraph (1), item (i) relating to the specified industry concerned, and obtain the authorization under Article 71, paragraph (2).
機構は、準備委員会の議を経て、当該特定業種に係る第七十条第一項第一号に掲げる業務を開始するため、特定業種退職金共済規程の変更を行い、第七十一条第二項の認可を受けなければならない。
The Organization must, after deliberation by the preparatory committee, amend the annual plan for the business year in which it will commence the operations listed in Article 70, paragraph (1), item (i) relating to the specified industry concerned, in order to commence those operations.
機構は、準備委員会の議を経て、当該特定業種に係る第七十条第一項第一号に掲げる業務を開始するため、当該業務を開始する事業年度の年度計画を変更しなければならない。
When the Organization has amended the annual plan pursuant to the preceding paragraph and has notified the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare pursuant to Article 31, paragraph (1) of the General Rules Act, it must solicit, from among the small and medium-sized enterprises that carry on businesses belonging to the specified industry concerned, those who wish to become mutual aid policyholders.
When the number of persons who have responded to the solicitation under the preceding paragraph reaches the number obtained by multiplying the number of small and medium-sized enterprises that carry on businesses belonging to the specified industry concerned by the rate specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, the Organization must apply to the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare for authorization to commence the operations listed in Article 70, paragraph (1), item (i) relating to that specified industry.
機構は、前項の規定による募集に応じた者の数が当該特定業種に属する事業を営む中小企業者の数に厚生労働省令で定める率を乗じて得た数に達したときは、厚生労働大臣に対し、当該特定業種に係る第七十条第一項第一号に掲げる業務の開始の認可を申請しなければならない。
A specified-industry retirement allowance mutual aid contract relating to the specified industry concerned is deemed to have been concluded between a person who responded to the solicitation under paragraph (5) and the Organization at the time of the authorization under the preceding paragraph.
第五項の規定による募集に応じた者と機構との間には、前項の認可があつた時において、当該特定業種に係る特定業種退職金共済契約が締結されたものとみなす。
The specified-industry retirement allowance mutual aid contract referred to in the preceding paragraph is to take effect on the day on which the Organization commences the operations listed in Article 70, paragraph (1), item (i) relating to the specified industry concerned.
前項の特定業種退職金共済契約は、機構が当該特定業種に係る第七十条第一項第一号に掲げる業務を開始する日にその効力を生ずるものとする。
Article 74Separate Accounting
The Organization must separate its accounting for each of the following operations (for the operations listed in item (ii), for the operations relating to each specified industry), and keep its accounts by establishing an account for each.
General small and medium-sized enterprise retirement allowance mutual aid operations (meaning, of the retirement allowance mutual aid operations, those other than the operations listed in the following item) and operations incidental thereto;
Specified-industry retirement allowance mutual aid operations and operations incidental thereto;
特定業種退職金共済業務及びこれに附帯する業務
Operations prescribed in Article 70, paragraph (2).
第七十条第二項に規定する業務
Except where a transfer is made pursuant to Article 46, paragraph (1) or Article 55, paragraph (1) or (4), the Organization must not accommodate funds from one account established pursuant to the preceding paragraph to another account.
Article 75Disposition of Reserve Funds
After the Organization has made the settlement under Article 44, paragraph (1) or (2) of the General Rules Act for the last business year of the period of the medium-term objectives prescribed in Article 29, paragraph (2), item (i) of the General Rules Act (referred to as the "period of the medium-term objectives" in this paragraph), if there is a reserve fund under Article 44, paragraph (1) of the General Rules Act, the Organization may apply the portion of the amount corresponding to that reserve fund that has been approved by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare to the financial resources for the operations prescribed in Article 70 in the period of the medium-term objectives following that period of the medium-term objectives, as provided in the medium-term plan authorized under Article 30, paragraph (1) of the General Rules Act for that following period (where authorization of a change under the latter part of that paragraph has been obtained, the plan as changed).
Where, after deducting the amount approved under the preceding paragraph from the amount corresponding to the reserve fund prescribed in that paragraph, there is still a remainder, the Organization must pay to the national treasury, out of that remaining amount, the amount calculated as provided by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.
In addition to what is provided for in the preceding two paragraphs, the procedures for paying the amount to be paid and other matters necessary for the disposition of reserve funds are specified by Cabinet Order.
前二項に定めるもののほか、納付金の納付の手続その他積立金の処分に関し必要な事項は、政令で定める。
Article 75-2Borrowing and Property Accumulation Housing Bonds
The Organization may, with the authorization of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare, take out long-term loans or issue property accumulation housing bonds in order to cover the expenses necessary for the operations listed in Article 70, paragraph (2), item (i).
機構は、第七十条第二項第一号に掲げる業務に必要な費用に充てるため、厚生労働大臣の認可を受けて、長期借入金をし、又は財形住宅債券を発行することができる。
When the Organization takes out short-term loans in order to cover the expenses necessary for the operations listed in Article 70, paragraph (2), item (i), it must obtain the authorization of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare, notwithstanding Article 45, paragraph (1) of the General Rules Act.
機構は、第七十条第二項第一号に掲げる業務に必要な費用に充てるため短期借入金をする場合には、通則法第四十五条第一項の規定にかかわらず、厚生労働大臣の認可を受けなければならない。
A creditor of property accumulation housing bonds under paragraph (1) has the right to receive payment of their claim in preference to other creditors out of the property of the Organization.
The order of statutory lien as set forth in the preceding paragraph is to be in the first subordinate position of priority to a general statutory lien pursuant to the provisions of the Civil Code (Act No. 89 of 1896).
前項の先取特権の順位は、民法(明治二十九年法律第八十九号)の規定による一般の先取特権に次ぐものとする。
The Organization may, with the authorization of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare, entrust all or part of the administrative work relating to taking out long-term loans to a financial institution specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, and all or part of the administrative work relating to the issuance of property accumulation housing bonds to a bank, a trust company or a person who conducts financial instruments business.
The provisions of Article 705, paragraphs (1) and (2) and Article 709 of the Companies Act apply mutatis mutandis to a bank, trust company or person who conducts financial instruments business that has been entrusted with administrative work relating to the issuance of property accumulation housing bonds pursuant to the preceding paragraph.
会社法第七百五条第一項及び第二項並びに第七百九条の規定は、前項の規定により財形住宅債券の発行に関する事務について委託を受けた銀行、信託会社又は金融商品取引業を行う者について準用する。
In addition to what is provided for in the preceding paragraphs (excluding paragraph (2)), matters necessary concerning property accumulation housing bonds are specified by Cabinet Order.
Article 75-3Redemption Plan
The Organization must, for each business year, draw up a redemption plan for long-term loans and property accumulation housing bonds and obtain the authorization of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare.
機構は、毎事業年度、長期借入金及び財形住宅債券の償還計画を立てて、厚生労働大臣の認可を受けなければならない。
Article 76Special Assets
With regard to property that an employer of a business belonging to a specified industry has contributed otherwise than under a specified-industry retirement allowance mutual aid contract, the Organization must keep it separate from other property, and manage and invest it so as to contribute to the sound development of the businesses relating to the Organization's retirement allowance mutual aid operations that relate to that specified industry.
機構は、特定業種に属する事業の事業主が特定業種退職金共済契約によらないで拠出した財産については、これを他の財産と区分し、機構の退職金共済業務に係る事業で当該特定業種に係るものの健全な発展に資するように、管理し、及び運用しなければならない。
Article 77Special Provisions on Investment of Surplus Funds
In investing surplus funds arising in the course of retirement allowance mutual aid operations, the Organization must not use any method other than the following:
acquisition of national government bonds, local government bonds, government-guaranteed bonds (meaning bonds for which the government guarantees the redemption of principal and the payment of interest), and other securities designated by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare;
国債、地方債、政府保証債(その元本の償還及び利息の支払について政府が保証する債券をいう。)その他厚生労働大臣の指定する有価証券の取得
deposits with banks and other financial institutions designated by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare;
銀行その他厚生労働大臣の指定する金融機関への預金
trusts with a financial institution engaged in trust business or with a trust company (for a trust that specifies the method of investment (excluding a trust made by concluding, with a financial instruments business operator (meaning a financial instruments business operator prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (9) of the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act), a discretionary investment contract (meaning a contract prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (8), item (xii), (b) of that Act) that is specified by Cabinet Order), limited to one designated by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare);
信託業務を営む金融機関又は信託会社への信託(運用方法を特定する信託(金融商品取引業者(金融商品取引法第二条第九項に規定する金融商品取引業者をいう。)との投資一任契約(同条第八項第十二号ロに規定する契約をいう。)であつて政令で定めるものの締結によるものを除く。)については、厚生労働大臣の指定するものに限る。)
acquisition of real property designated by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare;
厚生労働大臣の指定する不動産の取得
payment of premiums for life insurance under which a covered employee is the insured (limited to insurance under which the event giving rise to the payment of the insurance benefit is the retirement of the insured, in the investment of surplus funds arising in the course of retirement allowance mutual aid operations other than specified-industry surplus funds, or the insured's falling under a ground listed in the items of Article 43, paragraph (1) (including as applied pursuant to paragraphs (2) and (3) of that Article), in the investment of specified-industry surplus funds);
deposits with the Fiscal Loan Fund.
財政融資資金への預託
Trust property (excluding money and the securities prescribed in item (i) of the preceding paragraph) that comes to belong to the Organization upon the termination or partial cancellation of a trust under the provisions of item (iii) of the preceding paragraph must be invested immediately by the method listed in item (iii) of the preceding paragraph.
In investing surplus funds arising in the course of retirement allowance mutual aid operations, consideration must be given to ensuring, to the extent that safe and efficient investment is not impaired, that the funds are lent as far as possible as business funds for small and medium-sized enterprises or as funds for promoting the welfare of their employees.
The provisions of Article 47 of the General Rules Act do not apply to the retirement allowance mutual aid operations of the Organization.
The Organization may, as provided for by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, pool and invest the surplus funds arising in the course of general small and medium-sized enterprise retirement allowance mutual aid operations and specified-industry retirement allowance mutual aid operations.
機構は、厚生労働省令で定めるところにより、一般の中小企業退職金共済業務及び特定業種退職金共済業務に係る業務上の余裕金を合同して運用することができる。
Article 78Basic Policy on the Investment of Surplus Funds, etc.
With regard to the investment of surplus funds arising in the course of retirement allowance mutual aid operations, the Organization must prepare a basic policy stating the purpose of the investment and other matters specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, and must invest in accordance with that basic policy.
The basic policy under the provisions of the preceding paragraph must not contravene this Act (including orders issued under it) or other laws and regulations.
前項の規定による基本方針は、この法律(これに基づく命令を含む。)その他の法令に反するものであつてはならない。
When investing by the methods listed in items (iii) and (v) of paragraph (1) of the preceding Article (excluding the payment of insurance premiums specified by Cabinet Order), the Organization must, as provided for by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, indicate to the counterparty to the contract concerning that investment that it is to invest, based on consultation, in line with the purport of the basic policy under the provisions of paragraph (1).
第六節 雑則
Section 6 Miscellaneous Provisions
Article 78-2Reports and Inspections
When the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare finds it necessary in order to enforce the provisions of this Chapter, the Minister may have a property accumulation entrusted financial institution submit reports concerning the operations entrusted to it, or have officials enter the offices of a property accumulation entrusted financial institution and inspect the state of its operations or its books, documents and other articles concerning the operations entrusted to it.
厚生労働大臣は、この章の規定を施行するため必要があると認めるときは、財形受託金融機関に対し、その委託を受けた業務に関し報告をさせ、又はその職員に、財形受託金融機関の事務所に立ち入り、その委託を受けた業務に関し業務の状況若しくは帳簿、書類その他の物件を検査させることができる。
An official who conducts an on-site inspection under the provisions of the preceding paragraph must carry a certificate showing the official's status and present it to the persons concerned.
前項の規定により立入検査をする職員は、その身分を示す証明書を携帯し、関係者にこれを提示しなければならない。
The authority to conduct on-site inspections under paragraph (1) must not be construed as being vested for criminal investigation.
第一項の規定による立入検査の権限は、犯罪捜査のために認められたものと解釈してはならない。
Article 79Consultations
The Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare must consult the Minister of Finance in the following cases:
厚生労働大臣は、次の場合には、財務大臣に協議しなければならない。
when intending to make a designation under Article 2, paragraph (4) or Article 77, paragraph (1), items (i) through (iv);
第二条第四項又は第七十七条第一項第一号から第四号までの規定による指定をしようとするとき。
when intending to establish the Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare referred to in Article 53 or Article 75, paragraph (2);
when intending to give authorization under Article 72, paragraph (2), Article 75-2, paragraph (1), (2) or (5), or Article 75-3;
第七十二条第二項、第七十五条の二第一項、第二項若しくは第五項又は第七十五条の三の規定による認可をしようとするとき。
when intending to give approval under Article 75, paragraph (1).
第七十五条第一項の規定による承認をしようとするとき。
When the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare intends to give authorization under Article 28, paragraph (1) of the General Rules Act with regard to the operations listed in Article 70, paragraph (2), item (i), the Minister must consult the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.
厚生労働大臣は、第七十条第二項第一号に掲げる業務に関し、通則法第二十八条第一項の認可をしようとする場合には、国土交通大臣に協議しなければならない。
Article 80Competent Minister, etc.
The competent minister and order of the competent ministry under the General Rules Act with regard to the Organization are the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare and the Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, respectively.
機構に係る通則法における主務大臣及び主務省令は、それぞれ厚生労働大臣及び厚生労働省令とする。
Article 81Exclusion from Application of the National Public Officers' Housing Act
The provisions of the National Public Officers' Housing Act (Act No. 117 of 1949) do not apply to officers and employees of the Organization.
国家公務員宿舎法(昭和二十四年法律第百十七号)の規定は、機構の役員及び職員には適用しない。
この部分の英訳はまだありません。
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定義第二条第一項・法令全体に適用
次の各号のいずれかに該当する事業主(国、地方公共団体その他厚生労働省令で定めるこれらに準ずる者を除く。)
わかりやすく言うと
常時雇用する従業員の数か、法人の資本金または出資の総額が業種ごとの基準以下の事業主です。卸売業は百人以下か一億円以下、サービス業は百人以下か五千万円以下、小売業は五十人以下か五千万円以下、その他は三百人以下か三億円以下です。国、地方公共団体とこれらに準ずる者は除きます。
略称規定第二条第三項・この規定以降に適用(第五十六条及び第五十七条を除く)
この法律で「退職金共済契約」とは、事業主が独立行政法人勤労者退職金共済機構(第五十六条及び第五十七条を除き、以下「機構」という。)に掛金を納付することを約し、機構がその事業主の雇用する従業員の退職について、この法律の定めるところにより…
わかりやすく言うと
独立行政法人勤労者退職金共済機構のことです。事業主から掛金を受け取り、従業員が退職したときに退職金を支給する相手方です。第五十六条と第五十七条を除き、この法律で機構というときはこの法人を指します。
定義第二条第四項・法令全体に適用
建設業その他従業員の相当数が、通常、当該業種に属する多数の事業の間を移動してこれらの事業の事業主に雇用される業種であつて、厚生労働大臣が指定するもの
定義第二条第五項・法令全体に適用
特定業種に属する事業の事業主が機構に掛金を納付することを約し、機構が、期間を定めて雇用される者としてその事業主に雇用され、かつ、当該特定業種に属する事業に従事することを常態とする者の退職について、この法律の定めるところにより、退職金を支給することを約する契約
わかりやすく言うと
厚生労働大臣が指定する特定業種(建設業など、従業員の相当数が、ふだんその業種の多くの事業の間を移って雇われる業種)の事業主が機構に掛金を納め、期間を定めて雇われてその業種の事業に従事するのが普通の人が退職したときに、機構が退職金を支給する契約のことです。
略称規定第三十八条第一項
機構は、第七十条第一項に規定する業務(以下「退職金共済業務」という。)の執行に必要な限度において、退職金共済契約の共済契約者又は被共済者に対して、報告又は文書の提出を求めることができる。
わかりやすく言うと
機構が行う、退職金共済契約と特定業種退職金共済契約に係る中小企業退職金共済事業と、それに附帯する業務のことです(第七十条第一項)。
略称規定第五十七条第一項
この法律及び独立行政法人通則法(平成十一年法律第百三号。以下「通則法」という。)の定めるところにより設立される通則法第二条第一項に規定する独立行政法人の名称は、独立行政法人勤労者退職金共済機構とする。
わかりやすく言うと
独立行政法人通則法(平成十一年法律第百三号)のことです。独立行政法人勤労者退職金共済機構は、この法律と独立行政法人通則法に基づいて設立されています。
略称規定第六十七条第一項
機構に、退職金共済業務のうち特定業種ごとに行われるもの(以下「特定業種退職金共済業務」という。)の円滑な運営を図るため、特定業種ごとに、運営委員会を置く。
略称規定第六十七条第二項第四号
通則法第三十一条第一項に規定する年度計画(以下「年度計画」という。)
わかりやすく言うと
機構が、毎事業年度の始まる前に、認可を受けた中期計画に基づいて定める、その事業年度の業務運営に関する計画のことで、主務大臣に届け出て公表します(独立行政法人通則法第三十一条第一項)。
定義第六十九条の四第三項第一号・この規定及び第七十五条の二第五項及び第六項の中だけ
金融商品取引法(昭和二十三年法律第二十五号)第二条第八項に規定する金融商品取引業
わかりやすく言うと
金融商品取引法第二条第八項に掲げる行為、たとえば有価証券の売買やその媒介、デリバティブ取引、投資の助言や運用などを、業として行うことです。投資者の保護に支障がないとして政令で定めるものなどは除かれます。
略称規定第七十二条第四項・この規定及び第七十八条の二第一項及び第九十条の中だけ
第二項の規定により業務の委託を受けた金融機関(第七十八条の二第一項及び第九十条において「財形受託金融機関」という。)の役員及び職員であつて当該委託を受けた業務に従事するものは、刑法その他の罰則の適用については…
わかりやすく言うと
機構が厚生労働大臣の認可を受けて、勤労者財産形成促進法第九条第一項の業務(事業主などが勤労者に住宅資金を貸し付けるための資金を、機構が貸し付ける業務)の一部を委託した金融機関のことです。
略称規定第七十三条第二項・この規定及び第七十三条第三項の中だけ
…当該特定業種に属する事業を営む中小企業者(当該中小企業者が法人であるときは、その代表者)及び当該特定業種に係る機構の退職金共済業務の適正な運営に必要な学識経験を有する者のうちから厚生労働大臣が任命した委員(次項において「準備委員」という…
わかりやすく言うと
厚生労働大臣が新たに特定業種を指定したとき、その業種の業務を始める準備のため機構に置かれる準備委員会の委員です。その業種の中小企業者(法人ならその代表者)と、その業種の退職金共済業務の適正な運営に必要な学識経験のある人の中から、厚生労働大臣が任命します。
略称規定第七十五条第一項・この項の中だけ
機構は、通則法第二十九条第二項第一号に規定する中期目標の期間(以下この項において「中期目標の期間」という。)の最後の事業年度に係る通則法第四十四条第一項又は第二項の規定による整理を行つた後、同条第一項の規定による積立金があるときは…
わかりやすく言うと
主務大臣が、機構が達成すべき業務運営の目標(中期目標)を定めるときに、三年以上五年以下の範囲内で定める期間のことです(独立行政法人通則法第二十九条)。