Chapter VIII Miscellaneous Provisions
第八章 雑則
Article 52Reporting of Employment Conditions, etc.
第五十二条（雇用状況等の報告）
An employer must prepare and submit a report once a year to the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare concerning the circumstances surrounding the mandatory retirement age, the continuous employment system, the continuous employment system for persons 65 years of age or older, the measures for start-up support and other assistance and other particulars related to securing job opportunities for elderly persons pursuant to the provisions of Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.
事業主は、毎年一回、厚生労働省令で定めるところにより、定年、継続雇用制度、六十五歳以上継続雇用制度及び創業支援等措置の状況その他高年齢者の就業の機会の確保に関する状況を厚生労働大臣に報告しなければならない。
In addition to the annual report referred to in the preceding paragraph, when the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare deems it necessary for the enforcement of this Act, the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare may request an employer to submit reports on necessary particulars concerning the circumstances provided for in the paragraph, pursuant to the provisions of Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.
Article 53Designation Conditions
第五十三条（指定の条件）
Conditions may be attached to the designation under the provisions of this Act, and such conditions may be changed.
この法律の規定による指定には、条件を付け、及びこれを変更することができる。
The conditions under the preceding paragraph must be limited to the minimum changes necessary to ensure the steady implementation of the particulars related to the designation, and must not impose unreasonable duties on the person subject to the designation.
前項の条件は、当該指定に係る事項の確実な実施を図るために必要な最小限度のものに限り、かつ、当該指定を受ける者に不当な義務を課することとなるものであつてはならない。
Article 53-2Transitional Measures
第五十三条の二（経過措置）
If a Cabinet Order or Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare is established, amended, or repealed under the provisions of this Act, necessary transitional measures (including transitional measures on penal provisions) may be specified by a Cabinet Order or Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare respectively, within limits that can be reasonably considered to be necessary in connection with the establishment, amendment, or repeal concerned.
この法律の規定に基づき政令又は厚生労働省令を制定し、又は改廃する場合においては、それぞれ政令又は厚生労働省令で、その制定又は改廃に伴い合理的に必要と判断される範囲内において、所要の経過措置（罰則に関する経過措置を含む。）を定めることができる。
Article 54Delegation of Authority
第五十四条（権限の委任）
Part of the authority of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare specified in this Act may be delegated to the Director of the Prefectural Labor Bureau, pursuant to the provisions of Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.
この法律に定める厚生労働大臣の権限は、厚生労働省令で定めるところにより、その一部を都道府県労働局長に委任することができる。
The authority delegated to the Director of the Prefectural Labor Bureau under the provisions of the preceding paragraph may be delegated to the Chief of the Public Employment Security Office, pursuant to the provisions of Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.
前項の規定により都道府県労働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、公共職業安定所長に委任することができる。