# 社会保険労務士法 / Act on Public Consultants on Social and Labour Insurance — 第四章 (Chapter 4) - Law: 社会保険労務士法 (Act on Public Consultants on Social and Labour Insurance), 昭和四十三年法律第八十九号 - English title "Act on Public Consultants on Social and Labour Insurance": Ministry of Justice translation database, which lists the title - 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: 第四章 (Chapter 4) — address `ch-4` - Text in force since: 2026-10-01 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-and-social-security-attorney-act/ch-4 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/343AC1000000089/ch-4 - Every provision below carries its address and both URLs on the line under it. - Japanese text: e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁). English: as marked on each line below. 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They are never merged and never substituted for one another. --- ## 第四章　監督 — Chapter IV Monitoring heading: machine translation, not official ch-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-and-social-security-attorney-act/ch-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/343AC1000000089/ch-4 ### 第二十四条（報告及び検査） — Reports and Inspections caption: machine translation, not official art-24 · https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-and-social-security-attorney-act/art-24 · https://japanlaw.org/l/343AC1000000089/art-24 **第一項** 厚生労働大臣は、開業社会保険労務士又は社会保険労務士法人の業務の適正な運営を確保するため必要があると認めるときは、当該開業社会保険労務士若しくは社会保険労務士法人に対し、その業務に関し必要な報告を求め、又はその職員をして当該開業社会保険労務士若しくは社会保険労務士法人の事務所に立ち入り、当該開業社会保険労務士若しくは社会保険労務士法人に質問し、若しくはその業務に関係のある帳簿書類（その作成、備付け又は保存に代えて電磁的記録の作成、備付け又は保存がされている場合における当該電磁的記録を含む。）を検査させることができる。 art-24/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-and-social-security-attorney-act/art-24/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/343AC1000000089/art-24/par-1 When the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare finds it necessary to ensure the proper operation of the business of a self-employed labor and social security attorney or a labor and social security attorney corporation, the Minister may require that self-employed labor and social security attorney or labor and social security attorney corporation to make a necessary report concerning its business, or have staff members enter the offices of that self-employed labor and social security attorney or labor and social security attorney corporation, question that self-employed labor and social security attorney or labor and social security attorney corporation, or inspect books and documents relating to its business (including an electronic or magnetic record where such a record has been prepared, kept or retained in lieu of preparing, keeping or retaining the books and documents). machine translation, not official **第二項** 前項の規定により立入検査をしようとする職員は、その身分を示す証明書を携帯し、関係人の請求があつたときは、これを提示しなければならない。 art-24/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-and-social-security-attorney-act/art-24/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/343AC1000000089/art-24/par-2 A staff member seeking to carry out entry and inspection pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph must carry an identification card and produce it when requested to do so by the persons concerned. machine translation, not official **第三項** 第一項の規定による立入検査の権限は、犯罪捜査のために認められたものと解釈してはならない。 art-24/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-and-social-security-attorney-act/art-24/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/343AC1000000089/art-24/par-3 The authority to conduct on-site inspections under paragraph (1) must not be construed as being vested for criminal investigation. machine translation, not official ### 第二十五条（懲戒の種類） — Types of Disciplinary Action caption: machine translation, not official art-25 · https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-and-social-security-attorney-act/art-25 · https://japanlaw.org/l/343AC1000000089/art-25 **第一項** 社会保険労務士に対する懲戒処分は、次の三種とする。 art-25/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-and-social-security-attorney-act/art-25/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/343AC1000000089/art-25/par-1 Disciplinary action against a labor and social security attorney consists of the following three types: machine translation, not official **一** 戒告 art-25/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-and-social-security-attorney-act/art-25/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/343AC1000000089/art-25/par-1/item-1 admonition; machine translation, not official **二** 一年以内の開業社会保険労務士若しくは開業社会保険労務士の使用人である社会保険労務士又は社会保険労務士法人の社員若しくは使用人である社会保険労務士の業務の停止 art-25/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-and-social-security-attorney-act/art-25/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/343AC1000000089/art-25/par-1/item-2 suspension of business, for a period of one year or less, of a self-employed labor and social security attorney, a labor and social security attorney who is an employee of a self-employed labor and social security attorney, or a labor and social security attorney who is a member or employee of a labor and social security attorney corporation; machine translation, not official **三** 失格処分（社会保険労務士の資格を失わせる処分をいう。以下同じ。） art-25/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-and-social-security-attorney-act/art-25/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/343AC1000000089/art-25/par-1/item-3 disqualification (meaning a disposition that causes a person to lose qualification as a labor and social security attorney; the same applies hereinafter). machine translation, not official ### 第二十五条の二（不正行為の指示等を行つた場合の懲戒） — Disciplinary Action in the Case of Instructing Wrongful Acts, etc. caption: machine translation, not official art-25-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-and-social-security-attorney-act/art-25-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/343AC1000000089/art-25-2 **第一項** 厚生労働大臣は、社会保険労務士が、故意に、真正の事実に反して申請書等の作成、事務代理若しくは紛争解決手続代理業務を行つたとき、又は第十五条の規定に違反する行為をしたときは、一年以内の開業社会保険労務士若しくは開業社会保険労務士の使用人である社会保険労務士若しくは社会保険労務士法人の社員若しくは使用人である社会保険労務士の業務の停止又は失格処分の処分をすることができる。 art-25-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-and-social-security-attorney-act/art-25-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/343AC1000000089/art-25-2/par-1 When a labor and social security attorney has intentionally prepared a written application, etc. or performed administrative representation or dispute resolution procedure representation business contrary to the true facts, or has committed an act in violation of Article 15, the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare may take a disposition of suspension of business, for a period of one year or less, of a self-employed labor and social security attorney, a labor and social security attorney who is an employee of a self-employed labor and social security attorney, or a labor and social security attorney who is a member or employee of a labor and social security attorney corporation, or a disposition of disqualification. machine translation, not official **第二項** 厚生労働大臣は、社会保険労務士が、相当の注意を怠り、前項に規定する行為をしたときは、戒告又は一年以内の開業社会保険労務士若しくは開業社会保険労務士の使用人である社会保険労務士若しくは社会保険労務士法人の社員若しくは使用人である社会保険労務士の業務の停止の処分をすることができる。 art-25-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-and-social-security-attorney-act/art-25-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/343AC1000000089/art-25-2/par-2 When a labor and social security attorney has committed an act prescribed in the preceding paragraph by failing to exercise due care, the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare may take a disposition of admonition or of suspension of business, for a period of one year or less, of a self-employed labor and social security attorney, a labor and social security attorney who is an employee of a self-employed labor and social security attorney, or a labor and social security attorney who is a member or employee of a labor and social security attorney corporation. machine translation, not official ### 第二十五条の三（一般の懲戒） — General Disciplinary Action caption: machine translation, not official art-25-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-and-social-security-attorney-act/art-25-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/343AC1000000089/art-25-3 **第一項** 厚生労働大臣は、前条の規定に該当する場合を除くほか、社会保険労務士が、第十七条第一項若しくは第二項の規定により添付する書面若しくは同条第一項若しくは第二項の規定による付記に虚偽の記載をしたとき、この法律及びこれに基づく命令若しくは労働社会保険諸法令の規定に違反したとき、又は社会保険労務士たるにふさわしくない重大な非行があつたときは、第二十五条に規定する懲戒処分をすることができる。 art-25-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-and-social-security-attorney-act/art-25-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/343AC1000000089/art-25-3/par-1 In addition to cases falling under the preceding Article, when a labor and social security attorney has made a false entry in a document attached under Article 17, paragraph (1) or (2) or in a note added under paragraph (1) or (2) of that Article, has violated the provisions of this Act and orders based on it or of the labor and social insurance laws and regulations, or has committed serious misconduct unbecoming of a labor and social security attorney, the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare may take the disciplinary action prescribed in Article 25. machine translation, not official ### 第二十五条の三の二（懲戒事由の通知等） — Notification of Grounds for Disciplinary Action, etc. caption: machine translation, not official art-25-3-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-and-social-security-attorney-act/art-25-3-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/343AC1000000089/art-25-3-2 **第一項** 社会保険労務士会又は連合会は、社会保険労務士会の会員について、前二条に規定する行為又は事実があると認めたときは、厚生労働大臣に対し、当該会員の氏名及び事業所の所在地並びにその行為又は事実を通知しなければならない。 art-25-3-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-and-social-security-attorney-act/art-25-3-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/343AC1000000089/art-25-3-2/par-1 When a labor and social security attorney's association or the Federation finds that there is an act or fact prescribed in the preceding two Articles concerning a member of the labor and social security attorney's association, it must notify the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare of the member's name, the location of the member's place of business, and that act or fact. machine translation, not official **第二項** 何人も、社会保険労務士について、前二条に規定する行為又は事実があると認めたときは、厚生労働大臣に対し、当該社会保険労務士の氏名及びその行為又は事実を通知し、適当な措置をとるべきことを求めることができる。 art-25-3-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-and-social-security-attorney-act/art-25-3-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/343AC1000000089/art-25-3-2/par-2 Any person who finds that there is an act or fact prescribed in the preceding two Articles concerning a labor and social security attorney may notify the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare of the labor and social security attorney's name and that act or fact, and request that appropriate measures be taken. machine translation, not official ### 第二十五条の四（聴聞の特例） — Special Provisions on Hearings caption: machine translation, not official art-25-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-and-social-security-attorney-act/art-25-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/343AC1000000089/art-25-4 **第一項** 厚生労働大臣は、第二十五条の二又は第二十五条の三の規定による戒告又は業務の停止の懲戒処分をしようとするときは、行政手続法（平成五年法律第八十八号）第十三条第一項の規定による意見陳述のための手続の区分にかかわらず、聴聞を行わなければならない。 art-25-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-and-social-security-attorney-act/art-25-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/343AC1000000089/art-25-4/par-1 When the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare intends to take disciplinary action of admonition or suspension of business under Article 25-2 or Article 25-3, the Minister must hold a hearing, regardless of the classification of procedures for the statement of opinions under Article 13, paragraph (1) of the Administrative Procedure Act (Act No. 88 of 1993). machine translation, not official **第二項** 厚生労働大臣は、第二十五条の二又は第二十五条の三の規定による懲戒処分に係る聴聞を行うに当たつては、その期日の一週間前までに、行政手続法第十五条第一項の規定による通知をし、かつ、聴聞の期日及び場所を公示しなければならない。 art-25-4/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-and-social-security-attorney-act/art-25-4/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/343AC1000000089/art-25-4/par-2 In holding a hearing relating to disciplinary action under Article 25-2 or Article 25-3, the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare must, by one week before the date of the hearing, give the notice under Article 15, paragraph (1) of the Administrative Procedure Act and publicly announce the date and place of the hearing. machine translation, not official **第三項** 前項の聴聞の期日における審理は、公開により行わなければならない。 art-25-4/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-and-social-security-attorney-act/art-25-4/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/343AC1000000089/art-25-4/par-3 The examination on the date of the hearing under the preceding paragraph must be conducted in public. machine translation, not official ### 第二十五条の四の二（登録抹消の制限） — Restriction on Cancellation of Registration caption: machine translation, not official art-25-4-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-and-social-security-attorney-act/art-25-4-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/343AC1000000089/art-25-4-2 **第一項** 連合会は、社会保険労務士が懲戒の手続に付された場合においては、その手続が結了するまでは、第十四条の十第一項第一号の規定による当該社会保険労務士の登録の抹消をすることができない。 art-25-4-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-and-social-security-attorney-act/art-25-4-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/343AC1000000089/art-25-4-2/par-1 When a labor and social security attorney has been placed under disciplinary proceedings, the Federation may not cancel the registration of that labor and social security attorney under Article 14-10, paragraph (1), item (i) until those proceedings have been concluded. machine translation, not official ### 第二十五条の五（懲戒処分の通知及び公告） — Notification and Public Notice of Disciplinary Action caption: machine translation, not official art-25-5 · https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-and-social-security-attorney-act/art-25-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/343AC1000000089/art-25-5 **第一項** 厚生労働大臣は、第二十五条の二又は第二十五条の三の規定により懲戒処分をしたときは、遅滞なく、その旨を、その理由を付記した書面により当該社会保険労務士に通知するとともに、官報をもつて公告しなければならない。 art-25-5/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-and-social-security-attorney-act/art-25-5/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/343AC1000000089/art-25-5/par-1 When the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare has taken disciplinary action under Article 25-2 or Article 25-3, the Minister must, without delay, notify the labor and social security attorney concerned to that effect in a document stating the reasons, and give public notice in the Official Gazette. machine translation, not official --- ## Cites - art-24/par-2: 前項 → 社会保険労務士法 第二十四条第一項 (Article 24, paragraph (1)), art-24/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-and-social-security-attorney-act/art-24/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/343AC1000000089/art-24/par-1 - art-24/par-3: 第一項 → 社会保険労務士法 第二十四条第一項 (Article 24, paragraph (1)), art-24/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-and-social-security-attorney-act/art-24/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/343AC1000000089/art-24/par-1 - art-25-2/par-1: 第十五条 → 社会保険労務士法 第十五条 (Article 15), art-15 — https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-and-social-security-attorney-act/art-15 · https://japanlaw.org/l/343AC1000000089/art-15 - art-25-2/par-2: 前項 → 社会保険労務士法 第二十五条の二第一項 (Article 25-2, paragraph (1)), art-25-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-and-social-security-attorney-act/art-25-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/343AC1000000089/art-25-2/par-1 - art-25-3/par-1: 前条 → 社会保険労務士法 第二十五条の二 (Article 25-2), art-25-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-and-social-security-attorney-act/art-25-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/343AC1000000089/art-25-2 - art-25-3/par-1: 第十七条第一項 → 社会保険労務士法 第十七条第一項 (Article 17, paragraph (1)), art-17/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-and-social-security-attorney-act/art-17/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/343AC1000000089/art-17/par-1 - art-25-3/par-1: 第二項 → 社会保険労務士法 第十七条第二項 (Article 17, paragraph (2)), art-17/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-and-social-security-attorney-act/art-17/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/343AC1000000089/art-17/par-2 - art-25-3/par-1: 第二十五条 → 社会保険労務士法 第二十五条 (Article 25), art-25 — https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-and-social-security-attorney-act/art-25 · https://japanlaw.org/l/343AC1000000089/art-25 - art-25-3-2/par-1: 前二条 → 社会保険労務士法 第二十五条の二 (Article 25-2), art-25-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-and-social-security-attorney-act/art-25-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/343AC1000000089/art-25-2 - art-25-3-2/par-1: 前二条 → 社会保険労務士法 第二十五条の三 (Article 25-3), art-25-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-and-social-security-attorney-act/art-25-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/343AC1000000089/art-25-3 - art-25-3-2/par-2: 前二条 → 社会保険労務士法 第二十五条の二 (Article 25-2), art-25-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-and-social-security-attorney-act/art-25-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/343AC1000000089/art-25-2 - art-25-3-2/par-2: 前二条 → 社会保険労務士法 第二十五条の三 (Article 25-3), art-25-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-and-social-security-attorney-act/art-25-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/343AC1000000089/art-25-3 - art-25-4/par-1: 第二十五条の二 → 社会保険労務士法 第二十五条の二 (Article 25-2), art-25-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-and-social-security-attorney-act/art-25-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/343AC1000000089/art-25-2 - art-25-4/par-1: 第二十五条の三 → 社会保険労務士法 第二十五条の三 (Article 25-3), art-25-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-and-social-security-attorney-act/art-25-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/343AC1000000089/art-25-3 - art-25-4/par-1: 行政手続法（平成五年法律第八十八号）第十三条第一項 → 行政手続法 第十三条第一項 (Article 13, paragraph (1)), art-13/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/administrative-procedure-act/art-13/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/405AC0000000088/art-13/par-1 - art-25-4/par-2: 第二十五条の二 → 社会保険労務士法 第二十五条の二 (Article 25-2), art-25-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-and-social-security-attorney-act/art-25-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/343AC1000000089/art-25-2 - art-25-4/par-2: 第二十五条の三 → 社会保険労務士法 第二十五条の三 (Article 25-3), art-25-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-and-social-security-attorney-act/art-25-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/343AC1000000089/art-25-3 - art-25-4/par-2: 行政手続法第十五条第一項 → 行政手続法 第十五条第一項 (Article 15, paragraph (1)), art-15/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/administrative-procedure-act/art-15/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/405AC0000000088/art-15/par-1 - art-25-4/par-3: 前項 → 社会保険労務士法 第二十五条の四第二項 (Article 25-4, paragraph (2)), art-25-4/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-and-social-security-attorney-act/art-25-4/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/343AC1000000089/art-25-4/par-2 - art-25-4-2/par-1: 第十四条の十第一項第一号 → 社会保険労務士法 第十四条の十第一項第一号 (Article 14-10, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-14-10/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-and-social-security-attorney-act/art-14-10/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/343AC1000000089/art-14-10/par-1/item-1 - art-25-5/par-1: 第二十五条の二 → 社会保険労務士法 第二十五条の二 (Article 25-2), art-25-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-and-social-security-attorney-act/art-25-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/343AC1000000089/art-25-2 - art-25-5/par-1: 第二十五条の三 → 社会保険労務士法 第二十五条の三 (Article 25-3), art-25-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-and-social-security-attorney-act/art-25-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/343AC1000000089/art-25-3 --- ## Sources - e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 社会保険労務士法 — the text in force from 2026-10-01 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/343AC1000000089/20261001_507AC0000000063), retrieved 2026-10-18 - Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — 社会保険労務士法 — its 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