# 労働安全衛生法 / Industrial Safety and Health Act — 第五十三条の三 (Article 53-3)

- Law: 労働安全衛生法 (Industrial Safety and Health Act), 昭和四十七年法律第五十七号
- English title "Industrial Safety and Health Act": Ministry of Justice translation
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- Provision: 第五十三条の三 (Article 53-3)（登録性能検査機関） — address `art-53-3`
- Text in force since: 2026-10-01
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### 第五十三条の三（登録性能検査機関） — (Registered Agency for Performance Inspections)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-53-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-53-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-53-3</sup>

  **第一項**  第四十六条（第一項（各号に係る部分に限る。）及び第三項（第一号及び第二号に係る部分に限る。）を除く。）及び第四十六条の二の規定は第四十一条第二項の登録について、第四十七条から前条までの規定は登録性能検査機関について準用する。この場合において、第四十七条（見出しを含む。）から第五十条まで及び前条（見出しを含む。）の規定中「設計審査等」とあるのは「性能検査」と、第五十二条から第五十三条までの規定中「外国登録設計審査等機関」とあるのは「外国登録性能検査機関」と読み替えるほか、次の表の上欄に掲げる規定中同表の中欄に掲げる字句は、それぞれ同表の下欄に掲げる字句に読み替えるものとする。
第四十六条第一項	第三十七条第三項	第四十一条第二項
次の各号に掲げる特定機械等の区分に応じ当該各号に定める業務を行うことについて、厚生労働省令で定める地域の区分	厚生労働省令で定める区分
設計審査又は製造時等検査（以下「設計審査等」という。）	第四十一条第二項の性能検査（以下「性能検査」という。）
第四十六条第三項第三号	製造時等検査を行う者にあつては、別表第五	別表第八
製造時等検査を行うもの	性能検査を行うもの
第四十六条第三項第四号	製造時等検査を行う者にあつては、製造時等検査	別表第九の上欄に掲げる機械等に応じ、性能検査
別表第六第一号	同表の中欄
同表第二号	同表の下欄
第四十六条第三項第五号	製造時等検査を行う者にあつては、検査員	検査員
別表第七	別表第十
製造時等検査の	性能検査の
第四十六条第三項第六号	又は輸入する者	若しくは輸入する者又は特定機械等の整備を業とする者
設計審査等	性能検査
第四十六条第四項	登録設計審査等機関登録簿	登録性能検査機関登録簿
第四十七条第二項	設計審査を行うときは審査員にこれを実施させ、製造時等検査を行うときは	性能検査を行うときは、
第四十七条第四項	製造時等検査	性能検査
第四十九条	あらかじめ	休止又は廃止の日の三十日前までに
第五十一条（見出しを含む。）	審査員又は検査員	検査員
第五十二条	設計審査等の	性能検査の
第五十二条の二	設計審査等を	性能検査を
設計審査等の	性能検査の
第五十三条第一項及び第二項第三号	設計審査等の	性能検査の
前条（見出しを含む。）	都道府県労働局長	労働基準監督署長
  <sup>art-53-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-53-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-53-3/par-1</sup>
  The provisions of Article 46 (excluding paragraph (1) (limited to the part concerning its items) and paragraph (3) (limited to the part concerning items (i) and (ii))) and Article 46-2 apply mutatis mutandis to the registration referred to in paragraph (2) of Article 41, and the provisions of Article 47 through the preceding Article apply mutatis mutandis to a registered agency for performance inspections. In such a case, beyond the term "design review or post-manufacturing inspection" in the provisions of Article 47 (including its caption) through Article 50 and of the preceding Article (including its caption) being deemed to be replaced with "performance inspection", and the term "foreign registered agency for design reviews and post-manufacturing inspections" in the provisions of Article 52 through Article 53 being deemed to be replaced with "foreign registered agency for performance inspections", the terms in the provisions set forth in the left-hand column of the following table that are set forth in the middle column of that table are deemed to be replaced with the terms set forth in the corresponding right-hand column of that table.
paragraph (1) of Article 46	paragraph (3) of Article 37	paragraph (2) of Article 41
for conducting the operations specified in each of the following items according to the category of specified machinery or other such equipment set forth in that item, for each regional classification prescribed by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare	for each classification prescribed by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
a design review or post-manufacturing inspection (hereinafter referred to as a "design review or post-manufacturing inspection")	a performance inspection referred to in paragraph (2) of Article 41 (hereinafter referred to as a "performance inspection")
item (iii) of paragraph (3) of Article 46	for a person conducting post-manufacturing inspections, according to the category of machinery or other such equipment set forth in the left-hand column of Appended Table 5	according to the category of machinery or other such equipment set forth in the left-hand column of Appended Table 8
it would conduct post-manufacturing inspections	it would conduct performance inspections
item (iv) of paragraph (3) of Article 46	for a person conducting post-manufacturing inspections, the number of persons implementing post-manufacturing inspections	according to the machinery or other such equipment set forth in the left-hand column of Appended Table 9, the number of persons implementing performance inspections
item (i) of Appended Table 6	the middle column of that Table
item (ii) of that Table	the right-hand column of that Table
item (v) of paragraph (3) of Article 46	for a person conducting post-manufacturing inspections, an inspector	an inspector
Appended Table 7	Appended Table 10
supervise the post-manufacturing inspections	supervise the performance inspections
item (vi) of paragraph (3) of Article 46	a person manufacturing or importing specified machinery or other such equipment	a person manufacturing or importing specified machinery or other such equipment or a person engaged in the business of maintaining specified machinery or other such equipment
design reviews or post-manufacturing inspections	performance inspections
paragraph (4) of Article 46	register of the registered agency for design reviews and post-manufacturing inspections	register of the registered agency for performance inspections
paragraph (2) of Article 47	in conducting design reviews, have these implemented by reviewers, and, in conducting post-manufacturing inspections,	in conducting performance inspections,
paragraph (4) of Article 47	post-manufacturing inspection	performance inspection
Article 49	must first file a notification of this with the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare	must file a notification of this with the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare no later than 30 days prior to the date of suspension or discontinuance
Article 51 (including its caption)	a reviewer or an inspector	an inspector
Article 52	design reviews or post-manufacturing inspections	performance inspections
Article 52-2	a design review or post-manufacturing inspection	a performance inspection
the methods of design reviews or post-manufacturing inspections	the methods of performance inspections
paragraph (1) and item (iii) of paragraph (2) of Article 53	operations for design reviews or post-manufacturing inspections	operations for performance inspections
the preceding Article (including its caption)	Director of the Prefectural Labour Bureau	Chief of the Labour Standard Inspection Offices
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

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## Cites
- art-53-3/par-1: 第四十六条 → 労働安全衛生法 第四十六条 (Article 46), art-46 — https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-46 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-46
- art-53-3/par-1: 第一項 → 労働安全衛生法 第四十六条第一項 (Article 46, paragraph (1)), art-46/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-46/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-46/par-1
- art-53-3/par-1: 第三項 → 労働安全衛生法 第四十六条第三項 (Article 46, paragraph (3)), art-46/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-46/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-46/par-3
- art-53-3/par-1: 第一号 → 労働安全衛生法 第四十六条第三項第一号 (Article 46, paragraph (3), item (i)), art-46/par-3/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-46/par-3/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-46/par-3/item-1
- art-53-3/par-1: 第二号 → 労働安全衛生法 第四十六条第三項第二号 (Article 46, paragraph (3), item (ii)), art-46/par-3/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-46/par-3/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-46/par-3/item-2
- art-53-3/par-1: 第四十六条の二 → 労働安全衛生法 第四十六条の二 (Article 46-2), art-46-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-46-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-46-2
- art-53-3/par-1: 第四十一条第二項 → 労働安全衛生法 第四十一条第二項 (Article 41, paragraph (2)), art-41/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-41/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-41/par-2
- art-53-3/par-1: 第四十七条から前条まで → 労働安全衛生法 第四十七条 (Article 47), art-47 — https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-47 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-47
- art-53-3/par-1: 第四十七条から前条まで → 労働安全衛生法 第四十七条の二 (Article 47-2), art-47-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-47-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-47-2
- art-53-3/par-1: 第四十七条から前条まで → 労働安全衛生法 第四十八条 (Article 48), art-48 — https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-48 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-48
- art-53-3/par-1: 第四十七条から前条まで → 労働安全衛生法 第四十九条 (Article 49), art-49 — https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-49 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-49
- art-53-3/par-1: 第四十七条から前条まで → 労働安全衛生法 第五十条 (Article 50), art-50 — https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-50 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-50
- art-53-3/par-1: 第四十七条から前条まで → 労働安全衛生法 第五十一条 (Article 51), art-51 — https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-51 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-51
- art-53-3/par-1: 第四十七条から前条まで → 労働安全衛生法 第五十二条 (Article 52), art-52 — https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-52 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-52
- art-53-3/par-1: 第四十七条から前条まで → 労働安全衛生法 第五十二条の二 (Article 52-2), art-52-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-52-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-52-2
- art-53-3/par-1: 第四十七条から前条まで → 労働安全衛生法 第五十二条の三 (Article 52-3), art-52-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-52-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-52-3
- art-53-3/par-1: 第四十七条から前条まで → 労働安全衛生法 第五十三条 (Article 53), art-53 — https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-53 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-53
- art-53-3/par-1: 第四十七条から前条まで → 労働安全衛生法 第五十三条の二 (Article 53-2), art-53-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-53-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-53-2
- art-53-3/par-1: 第三十七条第三項 → 労働安全衛生法 第三十七条第三項 (Article 37, paragraph (3)), art-37/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-37/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-37/par-3
- art-53-3/par-1: 第四十六条第三項第三号 → 労働安全衛生法 第四十六条第三項第三号 (Article 46, paragraph (3), item (iii)), art-46/par-3/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-46/par-3/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-46/par-3/item-3
- art-53-3/par-1: 別表第五 → 労働安全衛生法 別表第五 (Appended Table 5), appdx-5 — https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/appdx-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/appdx-5
- art-53-3/par-1: 別表第八 → 労働安全衛生法 別表第八 (Appended Table 8), appdx-8 — https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/appdx-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/appdx-8
- art-53-3/par-1: 第四十六条第三項第四号 → 労働安全衛生法 第四十六条第三項第四号 (Article 46, paragraph (3), item (iv)), art-46/par-3/item-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-46/par-3/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-46/par-3/item-4
- art-53-3/par-1: 別表第九 → 労働安全衛生法 別表第九 (Appended Table 9), appdx-9 — https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/appdx-9 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/appdx-9
- art-53-3/par-1: 別表第六第一号 → 労働安全衛生法 別表第六第一号 (Appended Table 6, item (i)), appdx-6/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/appdx-6/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/appdx-6/item-1
- art-53-3/par-1: 同表第二号 → 労働安全衛生法 別表第六第二号 (Appended Table 6, item (ii)), appdx-6/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/appdx-6/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/appdx-6/item-2
- art-53-3/par-1: 第四十六条第三項第五号 → 労働安全衛生法 第四十六条第三項第五号 (Article 46, paragraph (3), item (v)), art-46/par-3/item-5 — https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-46/par-3/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-46/par-3/item-5
- art-53-3/par-1: 別表第七 → 労働安全衛生法 別表第七 (Appended Table 7), appdx-7 — https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/appdx-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/appdx-7
- art-53-3/par-1: 別表第十 → 労働安全衛生法 別表第十 (Appended Table 10), appdx-10 — https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/appdx-10 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/appdx-10
- art-53-3/par-1: 第四十六条第三項第六号 → 労働安全衛生法 第四十六条第三項第六号 (Article 46, paragraph (3), item (vi)), art-46/par-3/item-6 — https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-46/par-3/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-46/par-3/item-6
- art-53-3/par-1: 第四十六条第四項 → 労働安全衛生法 第四十六条第四項 (Article 46, paragraph (4)), art-46/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-46/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-46/par-4
- art-53-3/par-1: 第四十七条第二項 → 労働安全衛生法 第四十七条第二項 (Article 47, paragraph (2)), art-47/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-47/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-47/par-2
- art-53-3/par-1: 第四十七条第四項 → 労働安全衛生法 第四十七条第四項 (Article 47, paragraph (4)), art-47/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-47/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-47/par-4
- art-53-3/par-1: 第五十三条第一項 → 労働安全衛生法 第五十三条第一項 (Article 53, paragraph (1)), art-53/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-53/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-53/par-1
- art-53-3/par-1: 第二項第三号 → 労働安全衛生法 第五十三条第二項第三号 (Article 53, paragraph (2), item (iii)), art-53/par-2/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-53/par-2/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-53/par-2/item-3

## Cited by

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

- 労働安全衛生法 第百十二条の二第一項第三号（公示） — https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-112-2/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-112-2/par-1/item-3
- 労働安全衛生法 第百十二条の二第一項第四号（公示） — https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-112-2/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-112-2/par-1/item-4
- 労働安全衛生法 第百十二条の二第一項第五号（公示） — https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-112-2/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-112-2/par-1/item-5
- 労働安全衛生法 第百十二条の二第一項第六号（公示） — https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-112-2/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-112-2/par-1/item-6
- 労働安全衛生法 第百十八条第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-118/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-118/par-1
- 労働安全衛生法 第百二十一条第一項第一号 — https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-121/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-121/par-1/item-1
- 労働安全衛生法 第百二十三条第一項第一号 — https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-123/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-123/par-1/item-1

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 労働安全衛生法 — the text in force from 2026-10-01 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/347AC0000000057/20261001_507AC0000000033), retrieved 2026-10-17
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- This site's parser, version 209 — 労働安全衛生法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-17
