①Based on an application from the association or foundation, the prefectural governor may designate as a person that is to carry out the operations provided for in following Article a general incorporated association or general incorporated foundation (referred to as a " corporation that provides employment support to elderly persons" in the following paragraph and Article 44, paragraph (1)) that has been established for the purpose of contributing to the advancement of the welfare of the elderly by securing and systematically providing opportunities for temporary short-term work or other light tasks (limited to those specified by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare upon taking into consideration the relevant labor supply-and-demand situation and the practical aspects of processing the relevant operations; the same applies in the following Article) based on the preferences of persons who have reached the mandatory retirement age and other elderly retirees, and thereby enabling the active utilization of their abilities and assisting with their search for employment, and that is an organization found to comply with the criteria listed below concerning the operations provided for in the following Article, with only a single such organization to be designated for each municipal area (including an area of a special ward; the same applies in Articles 39 and 44) (or with only a single such organization to be designated for two or more municipal areas as designated by the prefectural governor, when found necessary to ensure the smooth operations of the activities listed in paragraph (1), items (i) and (ii) of the following Article, in accordance with the criteria specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, taking into consideration the circumstances of employment opportunities for temporary short-term work in the areas and other relevant circumstances); provided, however, that areas subject to the designation in Article 44, paragraph (1) (if changes have been made to paragraphs (2) or (4) of the Article, then areas after changes have been made; hereinafter referred to as the "designated areas of the association") concerning persons who have received the designation pursuant to the paragraph (1) (hereinafter referred to as the "silver human resources center association") cannot be areas subject to the designation in this paragraph:

②The designation in the preceding paragraph may not be applied to an elderly persons employment support corporations that possesses as its members two or more persons (hereinafter referred to as the "silver human resources center") that have received a designation under the paragraph.

③When making the designation under paragraph (1), the prefectural governor must make public the name, address, and location of the office of the silver human resources center, as well as the area concerned with the designation.

④When a silver human resources center seeks to change its name, address, or the location of its office, it must notify the prefectural governor to that effect in advance.

⑤When a notification provided for in the preceding paragraph has been submitted, the prefectural governor must make public the particulars concerning the notice.