①Through consultation at the council set forth in paragraph (1) of the following Article and in accordance with the actual circumstances of the area, local governments may individually or jointly formulate a plan for securing diverse employment opportunities for elderly persons (hereinafter referred to as a "local plan for securing job opportunities for elderly persons" in this Article and paragraph(1)), consult with the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare, and seek the Minister's consent.

②A local plan for securing job opportunities for elderly persons is to provide for the following particulars:

③In addition to the particulars set forth in the items of the preceding paragraph, efforts are to be made to specify the following particulars in a local plan for securing job opportunities for elderly persons:

④If a local government intends to make changes to the local plan for securing job opportunities for elderly persons for which it has obtained the consent set forth in paragraph (1), it must consult with and obtain the consent of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare.

⑤With regard to the programs prescribed in paragraph (2), item (iii) related to a local plan for securing job opportunities for elderly persons for which the consent set forth in paragraph (1) has been obtained (when consent for change under the provisions of the preceding paragraph has been given, the plan after the change), the government is to provide them as Employment Stabilization Programs set forth in Article 62 of the Employment Insurance Act (Act No. 116 of 1974) or as Human Resources Development Programs set forth in Article 63 of the same Act.