# 厚生年金保険法 / Employees' Pension Insurance Act — 第六十三条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 63)

- 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
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- Provision: 第六十三条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 63)（施行日において六十歳以上である者に係る厚生年金保険の年金たる保険給付の特例） — address `suppl-3601-34/art-63`
- Text in force since: 2026-10-01
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### 第六十三条（施行日において六十歳以上である者に係る厚生年金保険の年金たる保険給付の特例） — Special Provisions on Pension Insurance Benefits under Employees' Pension Insurance for Persons Aged 60 or Older on the Effective Date
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<sup>suppl-3601-34/art-63 · https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-3601-34/art-63 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-3601-34/art-63</sup>

**第一項**  大正十五年四月一日以前に生まれた者又は施行日の前日において旧厚生年金保険法による老齢年金、旧船員保険法による老齢年金若しくは共済組合が支給する退職年金（同日においてその受給権者が五十五歳に達しているものに限る。）若しくは減額退職年金（同日においてその受給権者が五十五歳に達しているものに限る。）の受給権を有していた者については、厚生年金保険法第三章第二節及び第五十八条第一項第四号の規定、同法附則第八条及び第二十八条の三並びに平成六年改正法附則第十五条及び第十六条の規定を適用せず、旧厚生年金保険法中同法による老齢年金、通算老齢年金及び特例老齢年金の支給要件に関する規定並びにこれらの年金たる保険給付の支給要件に関する規定であつてこの法律によつて廃止され又は改正されたその他の法律の規定（これらの規定に基づく命令の規定を含む。）は、これらの者について、なおその効力を有する。
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With respect to a person who was born on or before April 1, 1926, or who, on the day preceding the Effective Date, had the right to receive an old-age pension under the former Employees' Pension Insurance Act, an old-age pension under the former Mariners Insurance Act, or a retirement pension (limited to one whose beneficiary had reached 55 years of age on that day) or reduced retirement pension (limited to one whose beneficiary had reached 55 years of age on that day) paid by a mutual aid Association, the provisions of Chapter III, Section 2 and Article 58, paragraph (1), item (iv) of the Employees' Pension Insurance Act, Article 8 and Article 28-3 of the Supplementary Provisions of the Employees' Pension Insurance Act, and Articles 15 and 16 of the Supplementary Provisions of the 1994 Amendment Act do not apply, and the provisions of the former Employees' Pension Insurance Act concerning the requirements for payment of old-age pensions, aggregated old-age pensions and special old-age pensions under the former Employees' Pension Insurance Act, and the provisions of other laws concerning the requirements for payment of those pension insurance benefits that have been repealed or amended by this Act (including provisions of orders based on those provisions), remain in force with respect to those persons.
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**第二項**  前項の規定によりなおその効力を有するものとされた旧厚生年金保険法第四十六条の三の規定を適用する場合においては、同条第一号イ中「二十五年」とあるのは、「十年」とするほか、同項の規定によりなおその効力を有するものとされた規定の適用に関し必要な技術的読替えは、政令で定める。
<sup>suppl-3601-34/art-63/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-3601-34/art-63/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-3601-34/art-63/par-2</sup>
In applying the provisions of Article 46-3 of the former Employees' Pension Insurance Act that remain in force pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the phrase "25 years" in item (i), (a) of that Article is deemed to be replaced with "10 years", and beyond this, necessary technical replacement of terms concerning the application of the provisions that remain in force pursuant to the provisions of that paragraph is specified by Cabinet Order.
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**第三項**  第一項に規定する者であつて厚生年金保険法第七十八条の六第一項及び第二項の規定により標準報酬が改定され、又は決定されたものについて、第一項の規定によりなおその効力を有するものとされた旧厚生年金保険法第四十二条第一項及び旧通則法第四条第一項の規定を適用する場合においては、旧厚生年金保険法第四十二条第一項中「被保険者期間」とあるのは「被保険者期間（厚生年金保険法第七十八条の六第三項の規定により被保険者期間であつたものとみなされた期間を除く。）」と、旧通則法第四条第一項中「みなされる期間」とあるのは「みなされる期間（厚生年金保険法第七十八条の六第三項の規定により被保険者期間であつたものとみなされた期間を除く。）」とするほか、第一項の規定によりなおその効力を有するものとされた規定の適用に関し必要な読替えその他必要な事項は、政令で定める。
<sup>suppl-3601-34/art-63/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-3601-34/art-63/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-3601-34/art-63/par-3</sup>
With respect to a person prescribed in paragraph (1) whose standardized remuneration has been revised or decided pursuant to the provisions of Article 78-6, paragraphs (1) and (2) of the Employees' Pension Insurance Act, in applying Article 42, paragraph (1) of the former Employees' Pension Insurance Act and Article 4, paragraph (1) of the former Pension Aggregation General Rules Act that remain in force pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1), the phrase "insured period" in Article 42, paragraph (1) of the former Employees' Pension Insurance Act is deemed to be replaced with "insured period (excluding a period deemed to have been an insured period pursuant to the provisions of Article 78-6, paragraph (3) of the Employees' Pension Insurance Act)" and the phrase "period deemed to be" in Article 4, paragraph (1) of the former Pension Aggregation General Rules Act with "period deemed to be (excluding a period deemed to have been an insured period pursuant to the provisions of Article 78-6, paragraph (3) of the Employees' Pension Insurance Act)", and beyond this, necessary replacement of terms and other necessary matters concerning the application of the provisions that remain in force pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) are specified by Cabinet Order.
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## Cites
- suppl-3601-34/art-63/par-1: 第五十八条第一項第四号 → 厚生年金保険法 第五十八条第一項第四号 (Article 58, paragraph (1), item (iv)), art-58/par-1/item-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-58/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-58/par-1/item-4
- suppl-3601-34/art-63/par-1: 同法附則第八条 → 厚生年金保険法 附則第八条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 8), suppl-3291-115/art-8 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-3291-115/art-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-3291-115/art-8
- suppl-3601-34/art-63/par-1: 第二十八条の三 → 厚生年金保険法 附則第二十八条の三 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 28-3), suppl-3291-115/art-28-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-3291-115/art-28-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-3291-115/art-28-3
- suppl-3601-34/art-63/par-1: 平成六年改正法附則第十五条 → 厚生年金保険法 附則第十五条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 15), suppl-4061-95/art-15 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4061-95/art-15 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4061-95/art-15
- suppl-3601-34/art-63/par-2: 前項 → 厚生年金保険法 附則第六十三条第一項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 63, paragraph (1)), suppl-3601-34/art-63/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-3601-34/art-63/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-3601-34/art-63/par-1
- suppl-3601-34/art-63/par-3: 第一項 → 厚生年金保険法 附則第六十三条第一項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 63, paragraph (1)), suppl-3601-34/art-63/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-3601-34/art-63/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-3601-34/art-63/par-1
- suppl-3601-34/art-63/par-3: 厚生年金保険法第七十八条の六第一項 → 厚生年金保険法 第七十八条の六第一項 (Article 78-6, paragraph (1)), art-78-6/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-78-6/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-78-6/par-1
- suppl-3601-34/art-63/par-3: 第二項 → 厚生年金保険法 第七十八条の六第二項 (Article 78-6, paragraph (2)), art-78-6/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-78-6/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-78-6/par-2
- suppl-3601-34/art-63/par-3: 厚生年金保険法第七十八条の六第三項 → 厚生年金保険法 第七十八条の六第三項 (Article 78-6, paragraph (3)), art-78-6/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-78-6/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-78-6/par-3

## Cited by

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- 厚生年金保険法 附則第五十六条第一項（厚生年金保険の年金たる保険給付に係る併給調整の経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-3601-34/art-56/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-3601-34/art-56/par-1
- 厚生年金保険法 附則第六十三条第二項（施行日において六十歳以上である者に係る厚生年金保険の年金たる保険給付の特例） — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-3601-34/art-63/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-3601-34/art-63/par-2
- 厚生年金保険法 附則第六十三条第三項（施行日において六十歳以上である者に係る厚生年金保険の年金たる保険給付の特例） — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-3601-34/art-63/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-3601-34/art-63/par-3
- 厚生年金保険法 附則第七十八条第一項（旧厚生年金保険法による給付） — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-3601-34/art-78/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-3601-34/art-78/par-1
- 厚生年金保険法 附則第七十八条の二第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-3601-34/art-78-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-3601-34/art-78-2/par-1
- 厚生年金保険法 附則第七十八条の三第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-3601-34/art-78-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-3601-34/art-78-3/par-1
- 厚生年金保険法 附則第二条第一項（解散基金加入員に支給する老齢厚生年金等に関する経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-3631-61/art-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-3631-61/art-2/par-1
- 厚生年金保険法 附則第九条第一項（厚生年金基金の老齢年金給付に関する経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4121-18/art-9/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4121-18/art-9/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
- claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch employees-pension-insurance-act-20261013T074650-033, translated 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
