# 厚生年金保険法 / Employees' Pension Insurance Act — 第百条の三の三 (Article 100-3-3)

- Law: 厚生年金保険法 (Employees' Pension Insurance Act), 昭和二十九年法律第百十五号
- English title "Employees' Pension Insurance 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: 第百条の三の三 (Article 100-3-3)（主務大臣等） — address `art-100-3-3`
- Text in force since: 2026-10-01
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-100-3-3
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-100-3-3
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### 第百条の三の三（主務大臣等） — (Competent Ministers; Related Matters)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-100-3-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-100-3-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-100-3-3</sup>

**第一項**  第四章の二及び第三項における主務大臣は、厚生労働大臣、財務大臣、総務大臣及び文部科学大臣とする。
<sup>art-100-3-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-100-3-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-100-3-3/par-1</sup>
The competent ministers referred to in Chapter IV-II and paragraph (3) of this Article are the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare; the Minister of Finance; the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications; and the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第二項**  この法律における主務省令は、政令で定めるところにより、厚生労働大臣、財務大臣、文部科学大臣又は地方公務員等共済組合法第百四十四条の二十九第一項の規定による主務大臣の発する命令とする。ただし、次の各号に掲げる主務省令については、当該各号に定めるとおりとする。
<sup>art-100-3-3/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-100-3-3/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-100-3-3/par-2</sup>
In this Act, order of the competent ministry means an order that the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare; the Minister of Finance; the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; or a competent minister under the provisions of Article 144-29, paragraph (1) of the Local Public Officers, etc. Mutual Aid Association Act issues pursuant to Cabinet Order; provided, however, that the orders of the competent ministry set forth in the following items are as prescribed respectively in those items:
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **一**  第七十九条の八第一項及び第二項の主務省令　所管大臣の発する命令
  <sup>art-100-3-3/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-100-3-3/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-100-3-3/par-2/item-1</sup>
  order of the competent ministry referred to in Article 79-8, paragraph (1) and paragraph (2):orders issued by the minister with jurisdiction.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **二**  第七十九条の九第一項の主務省令　厚生労働大臣、財務大臣、総務大臣及び文部科学大臣の発する命令
  <sup>art-100-3-3/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-100-3-3/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-100-3-3/par-2/item-2</sup>
  order of the competent ministry referred to in Article 79-9, paragraph (1):orders issued by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, the Minister of Finance, the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications, and the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第三項**  所管大臣は、前項第一号に掲げる主務省令を制定し、又は改廃する場合においては、あらかじめ、主務大臣に協議するものとする。
<sup>art-100-3-3/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-100-3-3/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-100-3-3/par-3</sup>
Before establishing, amending, or repealing an order of the competent ministry set forth in item (i) of the preceding paragraph the minister with jurisdiction is to consult with the competent ministers in advance.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-100-3-3/par-1: 第三項 → 厚生年金保険法 第百条の三の三第三項 (Article 100-3-3, paragraph (3)), art-100-3-3/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-100-3-3/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-100-3-3/par-3
- art-100-3-3/par-2: 地方公務員等共済組合法第百四十四条の二十九第一項 → e-Gov law 337AC0000000152, 第百四十四条の二十九第一項 (Article 144-29, paragraph (1)), art-144-29/par-1 — not held in this collection
- art-100-3-3/par-2/item-1: 第七十九条の八第一項 → 厚生年金保険法 第七十九条の八第一項 (Article 79-8, paragraph (1)), art-79-8/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-79-8/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-79-8/par-1
- art-100-3-3/par-2/item-1: 第二項 → 厚生年金保険法 第七十九条の八第二項 (Article 79-8, paragraph (2)), art-79-8/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-79-8/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-79-8/par-2
- art-100-3-3/par-2/item-2: 第七十九条の九第一項 → 厚生年金保険法 第七十九条の九第一項 (Article 79-9, paragraph (1)), art-79-9/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-79-9/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-79-9/par-1
- art-100-3-3/par-3: 前項第一号 → 厚生年金保険法 第百条の三の三第二項第一号 (Article 100-3-3, paragraph (2), item (i)), art-100-3-3/par-2/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-100-3-3/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-100-3-3/par-2/item-1

## Cited by

4 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction.

- 厚生年金保険法 第七十九条の六第四項（管理運用の方針） — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-79-6/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-79-6/par-4
- 厚生年金保険法 第百条の三の三第一項（主務大臣等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-100-3-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-100-3-3/par-1
- 厚生年金保険法 第百条の三の三第三項（主務大臣等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-100-3-3/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-100-3-3/par-3
- 厚生年金保険法 附則第二十八条第一項（積立金基本指針等に関する経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4241-63/art-28/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4241-63/art-28/par-1

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 厚生年金保険法 — the text in force from 2026-10-01 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/329AC0000000115/20261001_507AC0000000074), retrieved 2026-10-13
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Employees' Pension Insurance Act — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/3554/tb), retrieved 2026-10-13
- This site's parser, version 190 — 厚生年金保険法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-13
