Supplementary Provisions
附 則
Supplementary Provisions, Article 1Effective Date
第一条（施行期日）
This Act comes into effect on October 1, 2014; provided, however, that the provisions set forth in the following items come into effect on the dates specified in those items.
この法律は、平成二十六年十月一日から施行する。ただし、次の各号に掲げる規定は、当該各号に定める日から施行する。
the provisions of Article 13 (excluding the provisions amending as set forth in the following item), and the provisions of Article 16 and Article 19 of the Supplementary Provisions: the date of promulgation;
the provisions in Article 1 amending Article 9-2-5 of the Supplementary Provisions of the National Pension Act, the provisions in Article 3 amending Article 17-14 of the Supplementary Provisions of the Employees’ Pension Insurance Act, the provisions of Articles 6 through 12, the provisions in Article 13 adding one Article after Article 9 of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act on Payment of Benefits for Supporting the Livelihood of Pension Recipients, and the provisions of Article 14, and the provisions of Article 3 and Article 17 of the Supplementary Provisions: January 1, 2015;
the provisions in Article 1 amending the Table of Contents of the National Pension Act, the provisions in Chapter II of that Act renumbering Article 14-2 of that Act as Article 14-5 of that Act, the provisions adding three Articles after Article 14 of that Act, the provisions adding a proviso to Article 101, paragraph (1) of that Act, the provisions amending Article 108, paragraph (1) of that Act, the provisions adding one item after Article 109-4, paragraph (1), item (iv) of that Act, the provisions amending Article 109-9 of that Act, the provisions adding one paragraph to that Article, the provisions amending Article 109-10, paragraph (1), item (ii) of that Act, and the provisions amending Article 7-5, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions of that Act, and the provisions in Article 3 adding three Articles after Article 28 of the Employees’ Pension Insurance Act, the provisions amending Article 75 of that Act, the provisions amending Article 78-7 and Article 78-15 of that Act, the provisions adding a proviso to Article 90, paragraph (1) of that Act, the provisions amending Article 100-2 of that Act, the provisions adding one item after Article 100-4, paragraph (1), item (vii) of that Act, the provisions amending Article 100-9 of that Act, and the provisions adding one paragraph to that Article, and the provisions of Articles 4 through 7 of the Supplementary Provisions, and the provisions in Article 18 of the Supplementary Provisions amending Article 7, paragraph (1), item (iv) of the Act for Establishment of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (Act No. 97 of 1999) (limited to the part adding ", the Employees’ Pension Insurance Act (Act No. 115 of 1954), the National Pension Act (Act No. 141 of 1959)" after "(Act No. 77 of 1984)"): March 1, 2015.
第一条のうち国民年金法の目次の改正規定、同法第二章中同法第十四条の二を同法第十四条の五とする改正規定、同法第十四条の次に三条を加える改正規定、同法第百一条第一項にただし書を加える改正規定、同法第百八条第一項の改正規定、同法第百九条の四第一項第四号の次に一号を加える改正規定、同法第百九条の九の改正規定、同条に一項を加える改正規定、同法第百九条の十第一項第二号の改正規定及び同法附則第七条の五第一項の改正規定並びに第三条中厚生年金保険法第二十八条の次に三条を加える改正規定、同法第七十五条の改正規定、同法第七十八条の七及び第七十八条の十五の改正規定、同法第九十条第一項にただし書を加える改正規定、同法第百条の二の改正規定、同法第百条の四第一項第七号の次に一号を加える改正規定、同法第百条の九の改正規定及び同条に一項を加える改正規定並びに附則第四条から第七条までの規定及び附則第十八条中厚生労働省設置法（平成十一年法律第九十七号）第七条第一項第四号の改正規定（「昭和五十九年法律第七十七号）」の下に「、厚生年金保険法（昭和二十九年法律第百十五号）、国民年金法（昭和三十四年法律第百四十一号）」を加える部分に限る。） 平成二十七年三月一日
Omitted
略
the provisions in Article 2 renumbering Article 109-2 of the National Pension Act as Article 109-2-2 of that Act and adding one Article after Article 109 of that Act, the provisions amending Article 109-4, paragraph (1), item (xvi) of that Act, the provisions adding one item after item (xxxiii) of that paragraph, the provisions amending Article 109-10, paragraph (1), item (xxxvi) of that Act, the provisions adding one item after that item, the provisions amending Article 113-2 of that Act, and the provisions amending Article 113-3, paragraph (1) of that Act, and the provisions of Article 4, and the provisions of the following Article: July 1, 2015.
第二条中国民年金法第百九条の二を同法第百九条の二の二とし、同法第百九条の次に一条を加える改正規定、同法第百九条の四第一項第十六号の改正規定、同項第三十三号の次に一号を加える改正規定、同法第百九条の十第一項第三十六号の改正規定、同号の次に一号を加える改正規定、同法第百十三条の二の改正規定及び同法第百十三条の三第一項の改正規定並びに第四条の規定並びに次条の規定 平成二十七年七月一日
the provisions of Article 10 and Article 11 of the Supplementary Provisions: October 1, 2015;
the provisions of Article 2 (excluding the provisions amending as set forth in item (v)), and the provisions of Article 12 and Article 13 of the Supplementary Provisions: the date specified by Cabinet Order within a period not exceeding two years from the date of promulgation;
the provisions of Article 14 and Article 15 of the Supplementary Provisions: July 1, 2016.
Supplementary Provisions, Article 2Review
第二条（検討）
The government is to, with a target of five years after the enforcement of the provisions set forth in item (v) of the preceding Article, taking into account the status of the enforcement of this Act, review the state of the regulation based on the provisions of the National Pension Act as amended by this Act, and when it finds it necessary, take the required measures based on the results of that review.
政府は、前条第五号に掲げる規定の施行後五年を目途として、この法律の施行の状況を勘案し、この法律により改正された国民年金法の規定に基づく規制の在り方について検討を加え、必要があると認めるときは、その結果に基づいて所要の措置を講ずるものとする。
Supplementary Provisions, Article 3Consultation with the Social Security Council
第三条（社会保障審議会への諮問）
When the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare intends to establish the policy set forth in Article 14-3, paragraph (1) of the National Pension Act after the amendment under the provisions of Article 1 (limited to the provisions amending as set forth in Article 1, item (iii) of the Supplementary Provisions) (referred to as the "National Pension Act as Amended by the item (iii) Provisions" in the following Article and Article 5 of the Supplementary Provisions), or the policy set forth in Article 28-3, paragraph (1) of the Employees’ Pension Insurance Act after the amendment under the provisions of Article 3 (limited to the provisions amending as set forth in that item) (hereinafter referred to as the "Employees' Pension Insurance Act as Amended by the item (iii) Provisions"), the Minister may consult the Social Security Council even before the date of enforcement of the provisions set forth in that item.
When the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare intends to establish the Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare set forth in Article 9-4-7, paragraph (9) of the Supplementary Provisions of the National Pension Act after the amendment under the provisions of Article 2 (limited to the provisions amending as set forth in Article 1, item (vii) of the Supplementary Provisions) (hereinafter referred to in this paragraph as the "National Pension Act as Amended by the item (vii) Provisions") (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 9-4-9, paragraph (9), Article 9-4-10, paragraph (7), and Article 9-4-11, paragraph (7) of the Supplementary Provisions of the National Pension Act as Amended by the item (vii) Provisions), the Minister may consult the Social Security Council even before the date of enforcement of the provisions set forth in that item (hereinafter referred to as the "item (vii) Effective Date").
厚生労働大臣は、第二条の規定（附則第一条第七号に掲げる改正規定に限る。）による改正後の国民年金法（以下この項において「第七号改正後国民年金法」という。）附則第九条の四の七第九項（第七号改正後国民年金法附則第九条の四の九第九項、第九条の四の十第七項及び第九条の四の十一第七項において準用する場合を含む。）の厚生労働省令を定めようとするときは、同号に掲げる規定の施行の日（以下「第七号施行日」という。）前においても、社会保障審議会に諮問することができる。
Supplementary Provisions, Article 4Transitional Measures Concerning the Decision on Correction, etc. under the National Pension Act
第四条（国民年金法の訂正の決定等に関する経過措置）
The provisions of Article 14-4 of the National Pension Act as Amended by the item (iii) Provisions do not apply until March 31, 2015.
第三号改正後国民年金法第十四条の四の規定は、平成二十七年三月三十一日までは、適用しない。
Supplementary Provisions, Article 5Transitional Measures Concerning a Person Entitled to Receive a Benefit, etc. under the Former National Pension Act
第五条（旧国民年金法による給付の受給権者等に係る経過措置）
With respect to a person who can claim payment of an unpaid pension pursuant to the provisions of Article 19 of the National Pension Act before the amendment under Article 1 of the Act Partially Amending the National Pension Act, etc. (Act No. 34 of 1985; hereinafter referred to as the "1985 Amendment Act") (referred to as the "Former National Pension Act" in the following paragraph), for which the provisions then in force continue to govern pursuant to Article 32, paragraph (12) of the Supplementary Provisions of the 1985 Amendment Act, or other provisions concerning payment of an unpaid pension specified by Cabinet Order, the provisions of Article 14-2, paragraph (2) of the National Pension Act as Amended by the item (iii) Provisions apply by deeming that person to be a person who can claim payment of an unpaid pension pursuant to the provisions of Article 19 of the National Pension Act.
国民年金法等の一部を改正する法律（昭和六十年法律第三十四号。以下「昭和六十年改正法」という。）附則第三十二条第十二項の規定によりなお従前の例によるものとされた昭和六十年改正法第一条の規定による改正前の国民年金法（次項において「旧国民年金法」という。）第十九条の規定その他未支給の年金の支給に関する規定であって政令で定めるものにより未支給の年金の支給を請求することができる者については、国民年金法第十九条の規定により未支給の年金の支給を請求することができる者とみなして、第三号改正後国民年金法第十四条の二第二項の規定を適用する。
With respect to a person who can receive an orphan's pension under the Former National Pension Act, or another benefit in the form of a pension with death as the ground for payment specified by Cabinet Order, for which the provisions then in force continue to govern pursuant to Article 32, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions of the 1985 Amendment Act, the provisions of Article 14-2, paragraph (2) of the National Pension Act as Amended by the item (iii) Provisions apply by deeming that person to be a spouse or child who can receive a survivors' basic pension under the National Pension Act.
昭和六十年改正法附則第三十二条第一項の規定によりなお従前の例によるものとされた旧国民年金法による遺児年金その他死亡を支給事由とする年金たる給付であって政令で定めるものを受けることができる者については、国民年金法による遺族基礎年金を受けることができる配偶者又は子とみなして、第三号改正後国民年金法第十四条の二第二項の規定を適用する。
In the cases referred to in the preceding two paragraphs, the necessary replacement of terms and other necessary matters concerning the application of the provisions of Article 14-2, paragraph (2) of the National Pension Act as Amended by the item (iii) Provisions are specified by Cabinet Order.
前二項の場合において、第三号改正後国民年金法第十四条の二第二項の規定の適用に関し必要な読替えその他必要な事項は、政令で定める。
Supplementary Provisions, Article 10Special Provisions on Payment of National Pension Premiums
第十条（国民年金の保険料の納付の特例）
From October 1, 2015 to September 30, 2018, an insured person of National Pension or a person who was an insured person of National Pension (excluding a person entitled to receive an old-age basic pension under the National Pension Act) may, with the approval of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare, pay, for each month of a period, among that person’s insured periods of National Pension, other than the premium-paid period of National Pension (meaning the premium-paid period prescribed in Article 5, paragraph (1) of that Act; the same applies hereinafter) and the premium exemption period (meaning the premium exemption period prescribed in paragraph (2) of that Article) (limited to a period within five years before the month in which the day of approval falls, and for which the right to collect the premium of National Pension pertaining to that period has been extinguished by prescription), a premium of National Pension in the amount obtained by adding the amount specified by Cabinet Order to the amount equivalent to the premium of National Pension for that month (hereinafter referred to in this Article as the "late-payment premium").
平成二十七年十月一日から平成三十年九月三十日までの間、国民年金の被保険者又は被保険者であった者（国民年金法による老齢基礎年金の受給権者を除く。）は、厚生労働大臣の承認を受け、その者の国民年金の被保険者期間のうち、国民年金の保険料納付済期間（同法第五条第一項に規定する保険料納付済期間をいう。以下同じ。）及び保険料免除期間（同条第二項に規定する保険料免除期間をいう。）以外の期間（承認の日の属する月前五年以内の期間であって、当該期間に係る国民年金の保険料を徴収する権利が時効によって消滅しているものに限る。）の各月につき、当該各月の国民年金の保険料に相当する額に政令で定める額を加算した額の国民年金の保険料（以下この条において「後納保険料」という。）を納付することができる。
When granting the approval under the preceding paragraph, if a person seeking that approval has not paid the whole or part of a premium of National Pension that was not paid by the due date for payment and for which the right to collect it has not been extinguished by prescription (hereinafter referred to in this paragraph as "premiums in arrears"), the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare is to request payment of those premiums in arrears.
Payment of the late-payment premium under paragraph (1) is to be made in order, beginning with the late-payment premium pertaining to the premium of National Pension for the month that elapsed earliest.
When payment of the late-payment premium is made under the provisions of paragraph (1), the premium of National Pension for the month to which the payment pertains is deemed to have been paid on the day the payment was made.
With regard to the application of the provisions of Article 87-2, paragraph (2) of the National Pension Act in the case referred to in the preceding paragraph, the term "Article 94, paragraph (4)" in that paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "Article 94, paragraph (4), or Article 10, paragraph (4) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act Partially Amending the National Pension Act, etc. for Improving the Administration of Government-Administered Pension Programs, etc. (Act No. 64 of 2014)".
前項の場合における国民年金法第八十七条の二第二項の規定の適用については、同項中「第九十四条第四項」とあるのは、「第九十四条第四項又は政府管掌年金事業等の運営の改善のための国民年金法等の一部を改正する法律（平成二十六年法律第六十四号）附則第十条第四項」とする。
With regard to the application of the provisions of Article 18 of the Supplementary Provisions of the 1985 Amendment Act to a person who paid the late-payment premium under the provisions of paragraph (1), the term "the insured period of National Pension on and after that day" in paragraph (1) of that Article is deemed to be replaced with "the period that became a premium-paid period as a result of payment made on and after that day under the provisions of Article 10, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act Partially Amending the National Pension Act, etc. for Improving the Administration of Government-Administered Pension Programs, etc. (Act No. 64 of 2014)".
第一項の規定により後納保険料を納付した者に対する昭和六十年改正法附則第十八条の規定の適用については、同条第一項中「同日以後の国民年金の被保険者期間」とあるのは、「同日以後に政府管掌年金事業等の運営の改善のための国民年金法等の一部を改正する法律（平成二十六年法律第六十四号）附則第十条第一項の規定による納付が行われたことにより保険料納付済期間」とする。
The affairs pertaining to the authority of approval of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare under the provisions of paragraph (1) are to be performed by the Japan Pension Organization. In this case, the term "the National Pension Act" in Article 23, paragraph (3) of the Japan Pension Organization Act is deemed to be replaced with "the National Pension Act or the Act Partially Amending the National Pension Act, etc. for Improving the Administration of Government-Administered Pension Programs, etc. (Act No. 64 of 2014)"; the term "the National Pension Act" in Article 26, paragraph (2) of that Act is deemed to be replaced with "the National Pension Act or the Act Partially Amending the National Pension Act, etc. for Improving the Administration of Government-Administered Pension Programs, etc."; the term "the affairs pertaining to the authority prescribed therein, that Act" in Article 27, paragraph (1), item (ii) of that Act is deemed to be replaced with "and the affairs pertaining to the authority prescribed in Article 10, paragraph (7) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act Partially Amending the National Pension Act, etc. for Improving the Administration of Government-Administered Pension Programs, etc., the National Pension Act"; and the term "the National Pension Act" in Article 48, paragraph (1) of that Act is deemed to be replaced with "the National Pension Act or the Act Partially Amending the National Pension Act, etc. for Improving the Administration of Government-Administered Pension Programs, etc.".
第一項の規定による厚生労働大臣の承認の権限に係る事務は、日本年金機構に行わせるものとする。この場合において、日本年金機構法第二十三条第三項中「国民年金法」とあるのは「国民年金法若しくは政府管掌年金事業等の運営の改善のための国民年金法等の一部を改正する法律（平成二十六年法律第六十四号）」と、同法第二十六条第二項中「国民年金法」とあるのは「国民年金法若しくは政府管掌年金事業等の運営の改善のための国民年金法等の一部を改正する法律」と、同法第二十七条第一項第二号中「に規定する権限に係る事務、同法」とあるのは「及び政府管掌年金事業等の運営の改善のための国民年金法等の一部を改正する法律附則第十条第七項に規定する権限に係る事務、国民年金法」と、同法第四十八条第一項中「国民年金法」とあるのは「国民年金法若しくは政府管掌年金事業等の運営の改善のための国民年金法等の一部を改正する法律」とする。
The provisions of Article 109-4, paragraphs (3), (4), (6), and (7) of the National Pension Act apply mutatis mutandis to the authority of approval under the preceding paragraph. In this case, the necessary technical replacement of terms is specified by Cabinet Order.
国民年金法第百九条の四第三項、第四項、第六項及び第七項の規定は、前項の承認の権限について準用する。この場合において、必要な技術的読替えは、政令で定める。
The authority of approval of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare under the provisions of paragraph (1) may be delegated to the Director-General of the Regional Bureau of Health and Welfare, as specified by an Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.
第一項の規定による厚生労働大臣の承認の権限は、厚生労働省令で定めるところにより、地方厚生局長に委任することができる。
The authority delegated to the Director-General of the Regional Bureau of Health and Welfare under the provisions of the preceding paragraph may be delegated to the Director-General of the Regional Branch Bureau of Health and Welfare, as specified by an Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.
前項の規定により地方厚生局長に委任された権限は、厚生労働省令で定めるところにより、地方厚生支局長に委任することができる。
Beyond what is provided for in the preceding paragraphs, the payment procedure for the late-payment premium and other necessary matters concerning payment of the late-payment premium are specified by Cabinet Order.
Supplementary Provisions, Article 11Transitional Measures Concerning the Special Provisions on Payment of National Pension Premiums
第十一条（国民年金の保険料の納付の特例に関する経過措置）
With regard to the application of the provisions of the preceding Article during the period until the specified premium payment deadline prescribed in Article 9-4-3, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions of the National Pension Act, the term "limited to" in paragraph (1) of that Article is deemed to be replaced with "limited to, excluding the specific period prescribed in Article 9-4-2, paragraph (2) of the Supplementary Provisions of that Act".
国民年金法附則第九条の四の三第一項に規定する特定保険料納付期限日までの間における前条の規定の適用については、同条第一項中「限る」とあるのは、「限り、同法附則第九条の四の二第二項に規定する特定期間を除く」とする。