Supplementary Provisions, Article 21Transitional Measures concerning the Payment of Employees' Old-Age Pension, etc.
第二十一条（老齢厚生年金等の支給に関する経過措置）
With regard to a person who, on the day preceding the Effective Date, does not actually hold the right to receive an employees' old-age pension under the Employees' Pension Insurance Act, or any other pension benefit or pension insurance benefit for which old age or retirement is the ground for payment, as specified by Cabinet Order, and who satisfies the requirements for payment of an employees' old-age pension or other pension insurance benefit for which old age is the ground for payment (hereinafter in this Article referred to as "employees' old-age pension, etc.") under Article 42 of the Employees' Pension Insurance Act as amended by the provisions of Article 3 or other provisions specified by Cabinet Order, the employees' old-age pension, etc. under those provisions is paid to that person on or after the Effective Date, by deeming that the person has come to satisfy the requirements for payment of the employees' old-age pension, etc. under those provisions on the Effective Date. In this case, matters necessary for the application of those provisions are specified by Cabinet Order.
施行日の前日において現に厚生年金保険法による老齢厚生年金その他老齢又は退職を支給事由とする年金たる給付又は年金たる保険給付であって政令で定めるものの受給権を有しない者であって、第三条の規定による改正後の厚生年金保険法第四十二条その他政令で定める規定による老齢厚生年金その他老齢を支給事由とする年金たる保険給付（以下この条において「老齢厚生年金等」という。）の支給要件に該当するものについては、施行日においてこれらの規定による老齢厚生年金等の支給要件に該当するに至ったものとみなして、施行日以後、その者に対し、これらの規定による老齢厚生年金等を支給する。この場合において、これらの規定の適用に関し必要な事項は、政令で定める。