# Changes to Japanese law on 1 October 2019

This is the Markdown twin of https://japanlaw.org/en/changes/2019-10-01. Every law, and how to address a provision: https://japanlaw.org/llms.txt. The same laws as MCP tools (no sign-in): https://japanlaw.org/mcp.

What changed on 1 October 2019 in 14 laws on this site: for each, the Act that amends it.

- Residential Basic Book Act (住民基本台帳法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/residential-basic-book-act
  - Amended by Act on Payment of Benefits for Supporting the Livelihood of Pension Recipients (Act No. 102 of 2012) (年金生活者支援給付金の支給に関する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/424AC0000000102 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/424AC0000000102)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/residential-basic-book-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/342AC0000000081/20191001_424AC0000000102
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Local Tax Act, etc., and Other Matters (Act No. 13 of 2016) (地方税法等の一部を改正する等の法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/428AC0000000013 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/428AC0000000013)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/residential-basic-book-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/342AC0000000081/20191001_428AC0000000013
  - Amended by Act on the Special Corporate Business Tax and the Special Corporate Business Transfer Tax (Act No. 4 of 2019) (特別法人事業税及び特別法人事業譲与税に関する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/431AC0000000004 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/431AC0000000004)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/residential-basic-book-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/342AC0000000081/20191001_431AC0000000004
- Health Insurance Act (健康保険法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act
  - Amended by Act on Payment of Benefits for Supporting the Livelihood of Pension Recipients (Act No. 102 of 2012) (年金生活者支援給付金の支給に関する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/424AC0000000102 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/424AC0000000102)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/211AC0000000070/20191001_424AC0000000102
- National Tax Collection Act (国税徴収法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/national-tax-collection-act
  - Amended by Act on the Special Corporate Business Tax and the Special Corporate Business Transfer Tax (Act No. 4 of 2019) (特別法人事業税及び特別法人事業譲与税に関する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/431AC0000000004 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/431AC0000000004)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/national-tax-collection-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/334AC0000000147/20191001_431AC0000000004
- Act on General Rules for National Taxes (国税通則法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/national-tax-general-rules-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Income Tax Act, etc. (Act No. 6 of 2019) (所得税法等の一部を改正する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/431AC0000000006 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/431AC0000000006)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/national-tax-general-rules-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/337AC0000000066/20191001_431AC0000000006
- Local Tax Act (地方税法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/local-tax-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Local Tax Act and the Local Allocation Tax Act to Carry Out a Drastic Reform of the Tax System for Securing Stable Financial Resources for Social Security, etc. (Act No. 69 of 2012) (社会保障の安定財源の確保等を図る税制の抜本的な改革を行うための地方税法及び地方交付税法の一部を改正する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/424AC0000000069 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/424AC0000000069)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/local-tax-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/325AC0000000226/20191001_424AC0000000069
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Local Tax Act, etc., and Other Matters (Act No. 13 of 2016) (地方税法等の一部を改正する等の法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/428AC0000000013 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/428AC0000000013)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/local-tax-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/325AC0000000226/20191001_428AC0000000013
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Local Tax Act, etc. (Act No. 3 of 2018) (地方税法等の一部を改正する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/430AC0000000003 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/430AC0000000003)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/local-tax-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/325AC0000000226/20191001_430AC0000000003
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Local Tax Act, etc. (Act No. 2 of 2019) (地方税法等の一部を改正する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/431AC0000000002 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/431AC0000000002)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/local-tax-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/325AC0000000226/20191001_431AC0000000002
- Regulation for Enforcement of the Income Tax Act (所得税法施行規則) — https://japanlaw.org/en/income-tax-act-enforcement-regulation
  - Amended by Ministerial Order Partially Amending the Regulation for Enforcement of the Income Tax Act (Ministry of Finance Order No. 27 of 2019) (所得税法施行規則の一部を改正する省令)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/501M60000040027 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/501M60000040027)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/income-tax-act-enforcement-regulation/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/340M50000040011/20191001_501M60000040027
- Corporation Tax Act (法人税法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/corporation-tax-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Income Tax Act, etc. (Act No. 15 of 2016) (所得税法等の一部を改正する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/428AC0000000015 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/428AC0000000015)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/corporation-tax-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/340AC0000000034/20191001_428AC0000000015
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Income Tax Act, etc. (Act No. 6 of 2019) (所得税法等の一部を改正する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/431AC0000000006 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/431AC0000000006)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/corporation-tax-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/340AC0000000034/20191001_431AC0000000006
- Consumption Tax Act (消費税法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/consumption-tax-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Consumption Tax Act, etc., and Other Matters to Carry Out a Drastic Reform of the Tax System for Securing Stable Financial Resources for Social Security, etc. (Act No. 68 of 2012) (社会保障の安定財源の確保等を図る税制の抜本的な改革を行うための消費税法の一部を改正する等の法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/424AC0000000068 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/424AC0000000068)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/consumption-tax-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/363AC0000000108/20191001_424AC0000000068
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Local Tax Act, etc., and Other Matters (Act No. 13 of 2016) (地方税法等の一部を改正する等の法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/428AC0000000013 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/428AC0000000013)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/consumption-tax-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/363AC0000000108/20191001_428AC0000000013
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Income Tax Act, etc. (Act No. 15 of 2016) (所得税法等の一部を改正する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/428AC0000000015 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/428AC0000000015)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/consumption-tax-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/363AC0000000108/20191001_428AC0000000015
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Income Tax Act, etc. (Act No. 6 of 2019) (所得税法等の一部を改正する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/431AC0000000006 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/431AC0000000006)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/consumption-tax-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/363AC0000000108/20191001_431AC0000000006
- Public Assistance Act (生活保護法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/public-assistance-act
  - Amended by Act on Payment of Benefits for Supporting the Livelihood of Pension Recipients (Act No. 102 of 2012) (年金生活者支援給付金の支給に関する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/424AC0000000102 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/424AC0000000102)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/public-assistance-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/325AC0000000144/20191001_424AC0000000102
- Act on Public Consultants on Social and Labour Insurance (社会保険労務士法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-and-social-security-attorney-act
  - Amended by Act on Payment of Benefits for Supporting the Livelihood of Pension Recipients (Act No. 102 of 2012) (年金生活者支援給付金の支給に関する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/424AC0000000102 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/424AC0000000102)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-and-social-security-attorney-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/343AC1000000089/20191001_424AC0000000102
- Act on Special Measures Concerning Taxation (租税特別措置法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/special-taxation-measures-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Income Tax Act, etc. (Act No. 15 of 2016) (所得税法等の一部を改正する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/428AC0000000015 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/428AC0000000015)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/special-taxation-measures-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/332AC0000000026/20191001_428AC0000000015
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Income Tax Act, etc. (Act No. 6 of 2019) (所得税法等の一部を改正する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/431AC0000000006 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/431AC0000000006)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/special-taxation-measures-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/332AC0000000026/20191001_431AC0000000006
- Act on Securing Compensation for Automobile Accidents (自動車損害賠償保障法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/automobile-accident-compensation-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Local Tax Act, etc., and Other Matters (Act No. 13 of 2016) (地方税法等の一部を改正する等の法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/428AC0000000013 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/428AC0000000013)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/automobile-accident-compensation-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/330AC0000000097/20191001_428AC0000000013
- Act on the Use of Numbers to Identify a Specific Individual in Administrative Procedures (行政手続における特定の個人を識別するための番号の利用等に関する法律) — https://japanlaw.org/en/my-number-act
  - Amended by Act on Payment of Benefits for Supporting the Livelihood of Pension Recipients (Act No. 102 of 2012) (年金生活者支援給付金の支給に関する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/424AC0000000102 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/424AC0000000102)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/my-number-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/425AC0000000027/20191001_424AC0000000102
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Local Tax Act, etc., and Other Matters (Act No. 13 of 2016) (地方税法等の一部を改正する等の法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/428AC0000000013 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/428AC0000000013)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/my-number-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/425AC0000000027/20191001_428AC0000000013
  - Amended by Act on the Special Corporate Business Tax and the Special Corporate Business Transfer Tax (Act No. 4 of 2019) (特別法人事業税及び特別法人事業譲与税に関する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/431AC0000000004 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/431AC0000000004)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/my-number-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/425AC0000000027/20191001_431AC0000000004
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Act on Support for Children and Child-rearing (Act No. 7 of 2019) (子ども・子育て支援法の一部を改正する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/501AC0000000007 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/501AC0000000007)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/my-number-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/425AC0000000027/20191001_501AC0000000007
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Act on Use of Information and Communications Technology in Administrative Procedures, etc., and Other Acts to Improve Convenience for Persons Concerned in Administrative Procedures, etc. and to Simplify and Streamline Administrative Operations through the Use of Information and Communications Technology (Act No. 16 of 2019) (情報通信技術の活用による行政手続等に係る関係者の利便性の向上並びに行政運営の簡素化及び効率化を図るための行政手続等における情報通信の技術の利用に関する法律等の一部を改正する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/501AC0000000016 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/501AC0000000016)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/my-number-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/425AC0000000027/20191001_501AC0000000016
- Road Transport Vehicle Act (道路運送車両法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-transport-vehicle-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Local Tax Act, etc., and Other Matters (Act No. 13 of 2016) (地方税法等の一部を改正する等の法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/428AC0000000013 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/428AC0000000013)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/road-transport-vehicle-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/326AC0000000185/20191001_428AC0000000013

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## Sources

- Amendments and their dates: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (14 records)
- English names of the laws: Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice (14 records)
- English titles of the amending laws: Written for this site with AI