Supplementary Provisions

This Act comes into effect as of the date specified by Cabinet Order within a period not exceeding 1 year from the date of promulgation; provided, however, that the provisions of Chapter I, Chapter III, Article 103, Article 106, Article 107, Article 110 (limited to the part pertaining to Article 80 (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 86 and Article 88, paragraph (2))), Article 112 (limited to the part pertaining to item (xii)), Article 114 and Article 115, and the provisions of Articles 5 through 9, Article 11, Articles 14 through 17, Article 18 (limited to the provision amending Appended Table 3 of the Registration and License Tax Act (Act No. 35 of 1967)), Articles 20 through 23 and Article 26 of the Supplementary Provisions come into effect as of the date of promulgation.

Approximately five years after the enforcement of this Act, the government is to take into consideration the status of enforcement of this Act and, if it finds it necessary, review the provisions of this Act and take necessary measures based on the results.

①The activities conducted by a person residing with the status of residence of "Technical Intern Training" in Appended Table I-2 of the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act prior to its amendment by the provisions of Article 12 of the Supplementary Provisions (hereinafter referred to as the "Former Immigration Control Act"), as to which the provisions then in force continue to govern pursuant to Article 13, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions, are not to constitute technical intern training.

②In the case where a person provided for in the preceding paragraph or a person who resided, before the date of enforcement of this Act (hereinafter referred to as the "Effective Date"), with the status of residence of "Technical Intern Training" in Appended Table I-2 of the Former Immigration Control Act (excluding a person provided for in that paragraph), or any other person whom the competent ministers find appropriate as being equivalent thereto (hereinafter referred to in this Article and the following Article as a "holder of the former technical intern training status of residence, etc.") has completed what is specified by order of the competent ministry as equivalent to individual-enterprise-type technical intern training (i), with regard to the application of the provisions of Article 2, paragraph (2), item (ii), the phrase "individual-enterprise-type technical intern training (i)" in that item is, for the time being, to be replaced with "what is specified by order of the competent ministry under Article 3, paragraph (2) of the Supplementary Provisions".

③In the case where a holder of the former technical intern training status of residence, etc. has completed what is specified by order of the competent ministry as equivalent to individual-enterprise-type technical intern training (ii), with regard to the application of the provisions of Article 2, paragraph (2), item (iii), the phrase "individual-enterprise-type technical intern training (ii)" in that item is, for the time being, to be replaced with "what is specified by order of the competent ministry under Article 3, paragraph (3) of the Supplementary Provisions".

④In the case where a holder of the former technical intern training status of residence, etc. has completed what is specified by order of the competent ministry as equivalent to supervising-organization-type technical intern training (i), with regard to the application of the provisions of Article 2, paragraph (4), item (ii), the phrase "supervising-organization-type technical intern training (i)" in that item is, for the time being, to be replaced with "what is specified by order of the competent ministry under Article 3, paragraph (4) of the Supplementary Provisions".

⑤In the case where a holder of the former technical intern training status of residence, etc. has completed what is specified by order of the competent ministry as equivalent to supervising-organization-type technical intern training (ii), with regard to the application of the provisions of Article 2, paragraph (4), item (iii), the phrase "supervising-organization-type technical intern training (ii)" in that item is, for the time being, to be replaced with "what is specified by order of the competent ministry under Article 3, paragraph (5) of the Supplementary Provisions".

In the case where a person who employs or intends to employ a holder of the former technical intern training status of residence, etc. has prepared a technical intern training plan for that holder (excluding one pertaining to individual-enterprise-type technical intern training (i) or supervising-organization-type technical intern training (i)) and has filed an application for the accreditation under Article 8, paragraph (1) for that technical intern training plan, with regard to the application of the provisions of Article 9, the phrase "technical intern training plan for individual-enterprise-type technical intern training (i) or supervising-organization-type technical intern training (i)" in item (iv) of that Article is, for the time being, to be replaced with "plan specified by order of the competent ministry pertaining to the activities conducted by a holder of the former technical intern training status of residence, etc. provided for in Article 3, paragraph (2) of the Supplementary Provisions (hereinafter referred to in this item as an "equivalent technical intern training plan")", the phrase "technical intern training plan for individual-enterprise-type technical intern training (ii) or supervising-organization-type technical intern training (ii)" in that item is to be replaced with "equivalent technical intern training plan", and the phrase "technical intern training for multiple technical intern trainees" in item (xi) of that Article is to be replaced with "technical intern training (including what is equivalent to technical intern training (meaning what is specified by order of the competent ministry under Article 3, paragraph (2) of the Supplementary Provisions, what is specified by order of the competent ministry under paragraph (3) of that Article, what is specified by order of the competent ministry under paragraph (4) of that Article, and what is specified by order of the competent ministry under paragraph (5) of that Article; the same applies hereinafter in this item)) for multiple technical intern trainees (including a holder of the former technical intern training status of residence, etc. provided for in paragraph (2) of that Article who engages in what is equivalent to technical intern training)".

With regard to a person that is actually using the words "Gaikokujin Ginojisshu Kiko" (meaning "Organization for Technical Intern Training") in its name at the time of enforcement of this Act, the provisions of Article 61, paragraph (2) do not apply for six months after the enforcement of the provisions of Chapter III.

Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 91, the first fiscal year of the OTIT is to begin on the day of its establishment and end on the first March 31 thereafter.

With regard to the budget and business plan for the first fiscal year of the OTIT, the phrase "prior to the commencement of that fiscal year" in Article 92, paragraph (1) is to be replaced with "without delay after the establishment of the OTIT".

①The procedures for the accreditation under Article 8, paragraph (1) and for the license under Article 23, paragraph (1) may be carried out even before the Effective Date. In this case, the competent ministers may, in the same manner as under the provisions of Article 12 and Article 24, have the OTIT conduct all or part of the administrative affairs for accreditation or the investigation.

②In the case where the procedures for the license under Article 23, paragraph (1) are carried out before the Effective Date, the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare may, in the same manner as under the provisions of paragraph (6) of that Article, hear the opinion of the Labour Policy Council.

③A person who has submitted a written application pertaining to the procedures for the license under Article 23, paragraph (1), or a document to be attached thereto, that contains a false statement is subject to a fine of not more than 300,000 yen.

④If a representative of a corporation, or an agent, employee, or other worker of a corporation or individual, commits a violation referred to in the preceding paragraph in connection with the business of the corporation or individual, in addition to the offender being subject to punishment, the corporation or individual is subject to the fine referred to in that paragraph.

The provisions then in force continue to govern the application of penal provisions to acts committed before this Act comes into effect and to acts committed after this Act comes into effect in the cases where the provisions then in force are to continue to govern pursuant to the provisions of this Act.

Beyond what is provided for in these Supplementary Provisions, transitional measures necessary in connection with the enforcement of this Act (including transitional measures concerning penal provisions) are specified by Cabinet Order.