# Article 59, paragraph (1), item (iii), its wordings — Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act

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How the wording of Article 59, paragraph (1), item (iii) (第五十九条第一項第三号) 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 59, paragraph (1), item (iii) (第五十九条第一項第三号) — https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act/art-59/par-1/item-3 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/immigration-control-act/art-59/par-1/item-3)
- The law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act/amendments
- 2 wordings, oldest first.

## 1. Before Act No. 32 of 2026

- State: In force

Japanese:

> 前号に規定する者を除き、上陸後五年以内に、第二十四条各号のいずれかに該当して退去強制を受けた者のうち、その者の上陸のときに当該船舶等の長又は運送業者がその者について退去強制の理由となつた事実があることを明らかに知つていたと認められるもの

English (Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice):

> excluding those persons prescribed in the preceding item, out of those who were deported within 5 years of their landing date for falling under any of the items of Article 24, the person whom the captain of the vessel or aircraft or the carrier who operated the vessel or aircraft at the time of their landing is found to have obviously known the existence of grounds for deportation.

## 2. By 31 March 2029 — Act No. 32 of 2026

- State: Not yet in force
- Takes effect: By 31 March 2029
- The amendment: Reworded (Act No. 32 of 2026) — https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act/amendments/20290331_508AC0000000032

Japanese:

> 前号に規定する者を除き、上陸後五年以内に、第二十四条各号のいずれかに該当して退去強制を受けた者のうち、その者の上陸の時に当該船舶等の長又は運送業者がその者について退去強制の理由となつた事実があることを明らかに知つていたと認められるもの

English (Machine translation, not official):

> excluding those persons prescribed in the preceding item, out of those who were deported within 5 years of their landing date for falling under any of the items of Article 24, the person whom the captain of the vessel or aircraft or the carrier who operated the vessel or aircraft at the time of their landing is found to have obviously known the existence of grounds for deportation.

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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/326CO0000000319/20281031_508AC0000000032)
- The Japanese text after: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/326CO0000000319/20290331_508AC0000000032)