Supplementary Provisions

This Act comes into force as of February 1, 1987; provided, however, that the provisions listed in the following items come into effect as of the date prescribed in each item:

With regard to the businesses in respect of which the insurance relation of labor insurance prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (1) of the Act on the Collection, etc. of Insurance Premiums of Labor Insurance (hereinafter referred to as the "Collection Act") has been established at the time of enforcement of the provisions listed in Article 1, item (ii) of the Supplementary Provisions, the business operators which have made the notification specified by Order of the Ministry of Labour under the Act on the Collection, etc. of Insurance Premiums of Labor Insurance prior to the amendment by the provisions of Article 2 (hereinafter referred to as the "Old Collection Act"), which corresponds to the notification prescribed by Article 4-2, paragraph (1) or (2) of the Act on the Collection, etc. of Insurance Premiums of Labor Insurance as amended by the provisions of Article 2 (hereinafter referred to as the "New Collection Act"), are deemed to have made the notification prescribed in Article 4-2, paragraph (1) or (2) of the New Collection Act, respectively.

①With regard to the industrial accident insurance rate pertaining to each insurance year (meaning the period starting on April 1 of the year and ending on March 31 of the following year; the same applies hereinafter) including or before the insurance year starting on April 1, 1987 concerning the businesses falling under any of the cases prescribed by Article 12, paragraph (3) of the Old Collection Act on or before December 31, 1986, the provisions then in force remain applicable.

②With regard to the application of the provisions of Article 12, paragraph (3) of the New Collection Act to the industrial accident insurance rate pertaining to each insurance year from the insurance year starting on April 1, 1988 until the insurance year starting on April 1, 1990 for the businesses in respect of which the insurance relation of labor insurance pertaining to the industrial accident insurance prescribed by Article 3 of the Collection Act has been established as of March 31, 1987, the phrase "during each insurance year of three consecutive insurance years" in the same paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "during, if the business falls under any of the items of this paragraph prior to the amendment by the provisions of Article 2 of the Act on Partial Amendment of the Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance Act and the Act on the Collection, etc. of Insurance Premiums of Labor Insurance (Act No. 59 of 1986) during each insurance year, including or before the insurance year starting on April 1, 1986, of three consecutive insurance years, and any insurance year including and after the insurance year starting on April 1, 1987 is included in the consecutive three insurance years, each insurance year, including and after the insurance year starting on April 1, 1987, of the consecutive three insurance years."

With regard to the amount of final insurance premiums pertaining to the businesses in respect of which the insurance relation of labor insurance pertaining to the industrial accident insurance prescribed by Article 3 of the Collection Act has been established prior to April 1, 1987, among the businesses with a definite term prescribed by Article 20, paragraph (1) of the Collection Act falling under those specified by Order of the Ministry of Labour, the provisions then in force remain applicable.

Beyond what is set forth in Article 2 to the preceding Article of the Supplementary Provisions, any necessary transitional measures for the enforcement of this Act are specified by Cabinet Order.