# Article 69-2, paragraph (1), its wordings — Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act

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How the wording of Article 69-2, paragraph (1) (第六十九条の二第一項) 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 69-2, paragraph (1) (第六十九条の二第一項) — https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act/art-69-2/par-1 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/immigration-control-act/art-69-2/par-1)
- 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:

> 出入国管理及び難民認定法に規定する法務大臣の権限は、政令で定めるところにより、出入国在留管理庁長官に委任することができる。ただし、第二条の三第三項から第五項まで（これらの規定を同条第六項において準用する場合を含む。）、第二条の四第一項、同条第三項から第五項まで（これらの規定を同条第六項において準用する場合を含む。）並びに第七条の二第三項及び第四項（これらの規定を同条第五項において準用する場合を含む。）に規定する権限については、この限りでない。

English (Machine translation, not official):

> The authority of the Minister of Justice provided for by the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act may be delegated to the Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency pursuant to the provisions of Cabinet Order; provided however, that this does not apply to the authority prescribed in Article 2-3, paragraphs (3) through (5) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (6) of the same Article), Article 2-4, paragraph (1), paragraphs (3) through (5) of the same Article (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (6) of the same Article) and Article 7-2, paragraph (3) and paragraph (4) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (5) of the same Article).

## 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:

> この法律に規定する法務大臣の権限は、政令で定めるところにより、出入国在留管理庁長官に委任することができる。ただし、第二条の三第三項から第五項まで（これらの規定を同条第六項において準用する場合を含む。）、第二条の四第一項、同条第三項から第五項まで（これらの規定を同条第六項において準用する場合を含む。）並びに第七条の三第三項及び第四項（これらの規定を同条第五項において準用する場合を含む。）に規定する権限については、この限りでない。

English (Machine translation, not official):

> The authority of the Minister of Justice provided for by this Act may be delegated to the Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency pursuant to the provisions of Cabinet Order; provided however, that this does not apply to the authority prescribed in Article 2-3, paragraphs (3) through (5) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (6) of the same Article), Article 2-4, paragraph (1), paragraphs (3) through (5) of the same Article (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (6) of the same Article) and Article 7-3, paragraph (3) and paragraph (4) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (5) of the same Article).

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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)