Supplementary Provisions
附 則
This Act comes into effect as of the date of enforcement of the Act for Establishment of the Consumer Affairs Agency and the Consumer Commission (Act No. 48 of 2009).
この法律は、消費者庁及び消費者委員会設置法（平成二十一年法律第四十八号）の施行の日から施行する。
Within three years after the enforcement of this Act, the government is to review the scope of Actual or Potential Serious Accidents, including serious harm to the property of Consumers, taking into account the status of the Instances of Harm to Consumers from Occurring or Increasing and other economic and social conditions, etc., and take necessary measures.
政府は、この法律の施行後三年以内に、消費者被害の発生又は拡大の状況その他経済社会情勢等を勘案し、消費者の財産に対する重大な被害を含め重大事故等の範囲について検討を加え、必要な措置を講ずるものとする。
When five years have passed after the enforcement of this Act, the government is to review, in addition to the matters provided for in the preceding paragraph, the status of the enforcement of this Act, and take the required measures based on the results of that review, if it finds this necessary.
政府は、この法律の施行後五年を経過した場合において、前項に定める事項のほか、この法律の施行の状況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。
Consumer
「消費者」
An individual, except when carrying on a commercial, industrial, financial or other business.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1)· applies throughout the law
Actual or Potential Serious Accident
「重大事故等」
An accident in which a consumer suffers harm to life or body that a Cabinet Order (政令) treats as serious, or a situation in which something not safe to use was used that a Cabinet Order treats as likely to cause such an accident.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (7)· applies throughout the law
Instances of Harm to Consumers from Occurring or Increasing
「消費者被害の発生又は拡大」
Harm from an actual or potential consumer-related incident (消費者事故等) spreading, or the same or a similar incident happening.
Short name set inArticle 38, paragraph (1)