# 労働安全衛生法 / Industrial Safety and Health Act — 第七十二条 (Article 72)

- 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
- Kind: Act — 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: 第七十二条 (Article 72)（免許） — address `art-72`
- Text in force since: 2026-10-01
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-72
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### 第七十二条（免許） — (Licensing)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-72 · https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-72 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-72</sup>

**第一項**  第十二条第一項、第十四条又は第六十一条第一項の免許（以下「免許」という。）は、第七十五条第一項の免許試験に合格した者その他厚生労働省令で定める資格を有する者に対し、免許証を交付して行う。
<sup>art-72/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-72/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-72/par-1</sup>
A licensing authority undertakes the licensing referred to in paragraph (1) of Article 12, Article 14 or paragraph (1) of Article 61 (hereinafter referred to as granting a "license") by issuing a license document to a person that has passed the licensing examination provided for in paragraph (1) of Article 75 or to a person with the qualifications prescribed by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第二項**  次の各号のいずれかに該当する者には、免許を与えない。
<sup>art-72/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-72/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-72/par-2</sup>
A licensing authority does not grant a license to a person falling under any of the following items:
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **一**  第七十四条第二項（第三号を除く。）の規定により免許を取り消され、その取消しの日から起算して一年を経過しない者
  <sup>art-72/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-72/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-72/par-2/item-1</sup>
  a person whose license has been revoked pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (2) of Article 74 (excluding item (iii)) if one year has not passed since the date of the revocation;
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  **二**  前号に掲げる者のほか、免許の種類に応じて、厚生労働省令で定める者
  <sup>art-72/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-72/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-72/par-2/item-2</sup>
  a person specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare for that kind of license, beyond one set forth in the preceding item.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第三項**  第六十一条第一項の免許については、心身の障害により当該免許に係る業務を適正に行うことができない者として厚生労働省令で定めるものには、同項の免許を与えないことがある。
<sup>art-72/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-72/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-72/par-3</sup>
It is possible that a licensing authority will not grant a license as referred to in paragraph (1) of Article 61 to any person specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare as one that is unable to appropriately carry out the work to which the license pertains due to a mental disorder or physical disability.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第四項**  都道府県労働局長は、前項の規定により第六十一条第一項の免許を与えないこととするときは、あらかじめ、当該免許を申請した者にその旨を通知し、その求めがあつたときは、都道府県労働局長の指定する職員にその意見を聴取させなければならない。
<sup>art-72/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-72/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-72/par-4</sup>
Before deciding not to grant the license prescribed in paragraph (1) of Article 61 pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the Director of the Prefectural Labour Bureau must notify the applicant of this in advance, and if so requested, must have an official that the Director of the Prefectural Labour Bureau designates hear the opinion of the applicant.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-72/par-1: 第十二条第一項 → 労働安全衛生法 第十二条第一項 (Article 12, paragraph (1)), art-12/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-12/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-12/par-1
- art-72/par-1: 第十四条 → 労働安全衛生法 第十四条 (Article 14), art-14 — https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-14 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-14
- art-72/par-1: 第六十一条第一項 → 労働安全衛生法 第六十一条第一項 (Article 61, paragraph (1)), art-61/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-61/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-61/par-1
- art-72/par-1: 第七十五条第一項 → 労働安全衛生法 第七十五条第一項 (Article 75, paragraph (1)), art-75/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-75/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-75/par-1
- art-72/par-2/item-1: 第七十四条第二項 → 労働安全衛生法 第七十四条第二項 (Article 74, paragraph (2)), art-74/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-74/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-74/par-2
- art-72/par-2/item-1: 第三号 → 労働安全衛生法 第七十四条第二項第三号 (Article 74, paragraph (2), item (iii)), art-74/par-2/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-74/par-2/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-74/par-2/item-3
- art-72/par-2/item-2: 前号 → 労働安全衛生法 第七十二条第二項第一号 (Article 72, paragraph (2), item (i)), art-72/par-2/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-72/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-72/par-2/item-1
- art-72/par-3: 第六十一条第一項 → 労働安全衛生法 第六十一条第一項 (Article 61, paragraph (1)), art-61/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-61/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-61/par-1
- art-72/par-4: 前項 → 労働安全衛生法 第七十二条第三項 (Article 72, paragraph (3)), art-72/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-72/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-72/par-3
- art-72/par-4: 第六十一条第一項 → 労働安全衛生法 第六十一条第一項 (Article 61, paragraph (1)), art-61/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-61/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-61/par-1

## Cited by

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

- 労働安全衛生法 第七十二条第二項第二号（免許） — https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-72/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-72/par-2/item-2
- 労働安全衛生法 第七十二条第四項（免許） — https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-72/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-72/par-4
- 労働安全衛生法 第七十四条第一項（免許の取消し等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-74/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-74/par-1
- 労働安全衛生法 第七十四条第二項第三号（免許の取消し等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-74/par-2/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-74/par-2/item-3
- 労働安全衛生法 第七十四条の二第一項（厚生労働省令への委任） — https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-74-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-74-2/par-1
- 労働安全衛生法 第百十二条第一項第九号（手数料） — https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-112/par-1/item-9 · https://japanlaw.org/l/347AC0000000057/art-112/par-1/item-9
- 行政手続における特定の個人を識別するための番号の利用等に関する法律 別表第一 — https://japanlaw.org/en/my-number-act/appdx-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/425AC0000000027/appdx-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
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Industrial Safety and Health Act — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/3440/tb), retrieved 2026-10-17
- This site's parser, version 209 — 労働安全衛生法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-17