# 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行令 / Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act Enforcement Order — 第二十三条 (Article 23)

- Law: 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行令 (Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act Enforcement Order), 平成十年政令第百七十八号
- English title "Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act Enforcement Order": Ministry of Justice translation
- Kind: CabinetOrder — 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: 第二十三条 (Article 23)（法第六十一条の三の二第五項の政令で定める入国警備官の階級） — address `art-23`
- Text in force since: 2026-10-01
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act-enforcement-order/art-23
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### 第二十三条（法第六十一条の三の二第五項の政令で定める入国警備官の階級） — (Ranks of Immigration Control Officers Specified by Cabinet Order Pursuant to Article 61-3-2, Paragraph (5) of the Act)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-23 · https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act-enforcement-order/art-23 · https://japanlaw.org/l/410CO0000000178/art-23</sup>

**第一項**  法第六十一条の三の二第五項の政令で定める入国警備官の階級は、警備監、警備長、警備士長、警備士、警備士補、警守長及び警守とする。
<sup>art-23/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act-enforcement-order/art-23/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/410CO0000000178/art-23/par-1</sup>
The ranks of immigration control officers specified by Cabinet Order pursuant to Article 61-3-2, paragraph (5) of the Act are to be the Director General of Immigration Security, Director of Immigration Security, Chief Immigration Security Officer, Immigration Security Officer, Assistant Immigration Security Officer, Chief Security Guard, and Security Guard.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-23: 法第六十一条の三の二第五項 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法 第六十一条の三の二第五項 (Article 61-3-2, paragraph (5)), art-61-3-2/par-5 — https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act/art-61-3-2/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-61-3-2/par-5
- art-23/par-1: 法第六十一条の三の二第五項 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法 第六十一条の三の二第五項 (Article 61-3-2, paragraph (5)), art-61-3-2/par-5 — https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act/art-61-3-2/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-61-3-2/par-5

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行令 — the text in force from 2026-10-01 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/410CO0000000178/20261001_508CO0000000268), retrieved 2026-10-19
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act Enforcement Order — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/3750/tb), retrieved 2026-10-19
- This site's parser, version 208 — 出入国管理及び難民認定法施行令 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-19