# Article 19-26, paragraph (1), item (ix), its wordings — Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act

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How the wording of Article 19-26, paragraph (1), item (ix) (第十九条の二十六第一項第九号) changed with each amendment, and how it will change.

- Law: Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act (出入国管理及び難民認定法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act
- Provision: Article 19-26, paragraph (1), item (ix) (第十九条の二十六第一項第九号) — https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act/art-19-26/par-1/item-9 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/immigration-control-act/art-19-26/par-1/item-9)
- The law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act/amendments
- 2 wordings, oldest first.

## 1. Before Act No. 60 of 2024

- State: In force

Japanese:

> 第十九条の二十三第一項の登録の申請の日前五年以内に出入国又は労働に関する法令に関し不正又は著しく不当な行為をした者

English (Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice):

> a person who has committed a wrongful or significantly unjustifiable act in relation to the laws and regulations relating to immigration or labor within five years prior to the day of applying for the registration set forth under Article 19-23, paragraph (1);

## 2. 1 April 2027 — Act No. 60 of 2024

- State: Not yet in force
- Takes effect: 1 April 2027
- The amendment: Reworded (Act No. 60 of 2024) — https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act/amendments/20270401_506AC0000000060

Japanese:

> 出入国又は労働に関する法令に関し不正又は著しく不当な行為をした日から起算して五年を経過しない者

English (Machine translation, not official):

> a person who has committed a wrongful or significantly unjustifiable act in relation to the laws and regulations relating to immigration or labor, and for whom five years have not yet passed since the day of committing that act;

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## Sources

- The dates and the amending laws: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/326CO0000000319)
- English name of the law: Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/3624/tb)
- English titles of the amending laws: Written for this site with AI
- The Japanese text before: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/326CO0000000319/20270331_507AC0000000039)
- The Japanese text after: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/326CO0000000319/20270401_506AC0000000060)