# 確定拠出年金法 / Defined Contribution Pension Act — 第百十六条 (Article 116)

- Law: 確定拠出年金法 (Defined Contribution Pension Act), 平成十三年法律第八十八号
- English title "Defined Contribution Pension Act": Ministry of Justice translation
- Kind: Act — the distinction between 法律 (Act), 政令 (Cabinet Order), 省令 (Ministerial Order) and 条例 (local ordinance) decides who may issue it and what it may say.
- Provision: 第百十六条 (Article 116)（実施規定） — address `art-116`
- Text in force since: 2026-04-01
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/defined-contribution-pension-act/art-116
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### 第百十六条（実施規定） — (Provisions on Implementation)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-116 · https://japanlaw.org/en/defined-contribution-pension-act/art-116 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0000000088/art-116</sup>

**第一項**  この法律に特別の規定があるものを除くほか、前章の実施のための手続その他その執行について必要な細則は主務省令で、その他この法律の実施のための手続その他その執行について必要な細則は厚生労働省令で定める。
<sup>art-116/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/defined-contribution-pension-act/art-116/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0000000088/art-116/par-1</sup>
Except as otherwise provided for in this Act, order of the competent ministry prescribes the procedures for implementing the preceding Chapter and other necessary detailed regulations regarding its enforcement, and Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare prescribes other procedures for implementing this Act and other necessary detailed regulations regarding its enforcement.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 確定拠出年金法 — the text in force from 2026-04-01 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/413AC0000000088/20260401_507AC0000000074), retrieved 2026-10-19
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Defined Contribution Pension Act — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4371/tb), retrieved 2026-10-19
- This site's parser, version 203 — 確定拠出年金法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-19