# 厚生年金保険法 / Employees' Pension Insurance Act — 附　則 (Supplementary Provisions)

- 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: 附　則 (Supplementary Provisions) — address `suppl-4301-71`
- Text in force since: 2026-10-01
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4301-71
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4301-71
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## 附　則 平成三〇年七月六日法律第七一号
<sup>suppl-4301-71 · https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4301-71 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4301-71</sup>

### 第一条（施行期日） — Effective Date
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<sup>suppl-4301-71/art-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4301-71/art-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4301-71/art-1</sup>

**第一項**  この法律は、平成三十一年四月一日から施行する。ただし、次の各号に掲げる規定は、当該各号に定める日から施行する。
<sup>suppl-4301-71/art-1/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4301-71/art-1/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4301-71/art-1/par-1</sup>
This Act comes into effect on April 1, 2019; provided, however, that the provisions set forth in the following items come into effect as of the days specified in those items.
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  **一**  第三条の規定並びに附則第七条第二項、第八条第二項、第十四条及び第十五条の規定、附則第十八条中社会保険労務士法（昭和四十三年法律第八十九号）別表第一第十八号の改正規定、附則第十九条中高年齢者等の雇用の安定等に関する法律（昭和四十六年法律第六十八号）第二十八条及び第三十八条第三項の改正規定、附則第二十条中建設労働者の雇用の改善等に関する法律（昭和五十一年法律第三十三号）第三十条第二項の改正規定、附則第二十七条の規定、附則第二十八条中厚生労働省設置法（平成十一年法律第九十七号）第四条第一項第五十二号の改正規定及び同法第九条第一項第四号の改正規定（「（平成十年法律第四十六号）」の下に「、労働施策の総合的な推進並びに労働者の雇用の安定及び職業生活の充実等に関する法律」を加える部分に限る。）並びに附則第三十条の規定　公布の日
  <sup>suppl-4301-71/art-1/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4301-71/art-1/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4301-71/art-1/par-1/item-1</sup>
  the provisions of Article 3 and the provisions of Article 7, paragraph (2), Article 8, paragraph (2), and Articles 14 and 15 of the Supplementary Provisions, the provisions of Article 18 of the Supplementary Provisions amending item (xviii) of Appended Table 1 of the Act on Public Consultants on Social and Labour Insurance (Act No. 89 of 1968), the provisions of Article 19 of the Supplementary Provisions amending Article 28 and Article 38, paragraph (3) of the Act on Employment Security of Elderly Persons (Act No. 68 of 1971), the provisions of Article 20 of the Supplementary Provisions amending Article 30, paragraph (2) of the Act on the Improvement of Employment of Construction Workers (Act No. 33 of 1976), the provisions of Article 27 of the Supplementary Provisions, the provisions of Article 28 of the Supplementary Provisions amending Article 4, paragraph (1), item (lii) of the Act for Establishment of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (Act No. 97 of 1999) and the provisions amending Article 9, paragraph (1), item (iv) of that Act (limited to the part adding ", the Act on Comprehensively Advancing Labor Measures, and Stabilizing the Employment of Workers, and Enriching Workers' Vocational Lives" after "(Act No. 46 of 1998)"), and the provisions of Article 30 of the Supplementary Provisions: the date of promulgation;
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  **二**  第五条の規定（労働者派遣法第四十四条から第四十六条までの改正規定を除く。）並びに第七条及び第八条の規定並びに附則第六条、第七条第一項、第八条第一項、第九条、第十一条、第十三条及び第十七条の規定、附則第十八条（前号に掲げる規定を除く。）の規定、附則第十九条（前号に掲げる規定を除く。）の規定、附則第二十条（前号に掲げる規定を除く。）の規定、附則第二十一条、第二十三条及び第二十六条の規定並びに附則第二十八条（前号に掲げる規定を除く。）の規定　令和二年四月一日
  <sup>suppl-4301-71/art-1/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4301-71/art-1/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4301-71/art-1/par-1/item-2</sup>
  the provisions of Article 5 (excluding the provisions amending Articles 44 through 46 of the Worker Dispatching Act), the provisions of Article 7 and Article 8, the provisions of Article 6, Article 7, paragraph (1), Article 8, paragraph (1), Article 9, Article 11, Article 13 and Article 17 of the Supplementary Provisions, the provisions of Article 18 of the Supplementary Provisions (excluding the provisions set forth in the preceding item), the provisions of Article 19 of the Supplementary Provisions (excluding the provisions set forth in the preceding item), the provisions of Article 20 of the Supplementary Provisions (excluding the provisions set forth in the preceding item), the provisions of Article 21, Article 23 and Article 26 of the Supplementary Provisions, and the provisions of Article 28 of the Supplementary Provisions (excluding the provisions set forth in the preceding item): April 1, 2020;
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### 第二十九条（罰則に関する経過措置） — Transitional Measures Concerning Penal Provisions
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<sup>suppl-4301-71/art-29 · https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4301-71/art-29 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4301-71/art-29</sup>

**第一項**  この法律（附則第一条第三号に掲げる規定にあっては、当該規定）の施行前にした行為並びにこの附則の規定によりなお従前の例によることとされる場合及びこの附則の規定によりなおその効力を有することとされる場合におけるこの法律の施行後にした行為に対する罰則の適用については、なお従前の例による。
<sup>suppl-4301-71/art-29/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4301-71/art-29/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4301-71/art-29/par-1</sup>
With regard to the application of penal provisions to conduct engaged in before this Act (or, for the provisions set forth in Article 1, item (iii) of the Supplementary Provisions, those provisions) comes into effect and to conduct engaged in after this Act comes into effect in the case where the provisions then in force are to remain applicable pursuant to the provisions of these Supplementary Provisions and in the case where provisions are to remain in force pursuant to the provisions of these Supplementary Provisions, the provisions then in force continue to govern.
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### 第三十条（政令への委任） — Delegation to Cabinet Order
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<sup>suppl-4301-71/art-30 · https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4301-71/art-30 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4301-71/art-30</sup>

**第一項**  この附則に規定するもののほか、この法律の施行に伴い必要な経過措置（罰則に関する経過措置を含む。）は、政令で定める。
<sup>suppl-4301-71/art-30/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4301-71/art-30/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4301-71/art-30/par-1</sup>
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.
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## Cites
- suppl-4301-71/art-1/par-1/item-1: 附則第三十条 → 厚生年金保険法 附則第三十条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 30), suppl-4301-71/art-30 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4301-71/art-30 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4301-71/art-30
- suppl-4301-71/art-1/par-1/item-2: 前号 → 厚生年金保険法 附則第一条第一項第一号 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 1, paragraph (1), item (i)), suppl-4301-71/art-1/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4301-71/art-1/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4301-71/art-1/par-1/item-1

## Cited by

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

- 厚生年金保険法 附則第一条第一項第一号（施行期日） — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4301-71/art-1/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4301-71/art-1/par-1/item-1
- 厚生年金保険法 附則第一条第一項第二号（施行期日） — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4301-71/art-1/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4301-71/art-1/par-1/item-2

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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-20261013T074650-097, 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
