# 社会保険労務士法 / Act on Public Consultants on Social and Labour Insurance — 附　則 (Supplementary Provisions)

- 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: 附　則 (Supplementary Provisions) — address `suppl-4121-16`
- 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/suppl-4121-16
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## 附　則 平成一二年三月三一日法律第一六号
<sup>suppl-4121-16 · https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-and-social-security-attorney-act/suppl-4121-16 · https://japanlaw.org/l/343AC1000000089/suppl-4121-16</sup>

### 第一条（施行期日） — Effective Date
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<sup>suppl-4121-16/art-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-and-social-security-attorney-act/suppl-4121-16/art-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/343AC1000000089/suppl-4121-16/art-1</sup>

**第一項**  この法律は、公布の日から施行する。ただし、第二条、第八条及び第十条（石油代替エネルギーの開発及び導入の促進に関する法律附則第二十四条及び第二十五条の改正規定に限る。）並びに附則第二条から第七条まで、第十条、第十二条、第十四条、第十五条、第十七条から第二十一条まで及び第二十九条の規定は平成十四年三月三十一日から、第四条、第六条、第九条及び第十条（石油代替エネルギーの開発及び導入の促進に関する法律第二十八条及び附則第二十三条の改正規定に限る。）並びに附則第八条、第九条、第十三条、第十六条及び第二十二条から第二十七条までの規定は同年四月一日から施行する。
<sup>suppl-4121-16/art-1/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-and-social-security-attorney-act/suppl-4121-16/art-1/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/343AC1000000089/suppl-4121-16/art-1/par-1</sup>
This Act comes into effect as of the day of promulgation; provided, however, that the provisions of Articles 2, 8 and 10 (limited to the provisions amending Articles 24 and 25 of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act on the Promotion of Development and Introduction of Alternative Energy to Oil) and Articles 2 through 7, 10, 12, 14, 15, 17 through 21 and 29 of the Supplementary Provisions come into effect as of March 31, 2002, and the provisions of Articles 4, 6, 9 and 10 (limited to the provisions amending Article 28 and Article 23 of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act on the Promotion of Development and Introduction of Alternative Energy to Oil) and Articles 8, 9, 13, 16 and 22 through 27 of the Supplementary Provisions come into effect as of April 1 of the same year.
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### 第二十条（社会保険労務士法の一部改正に伴う経過措置） — Transitional Measures Accompanying the Partial Amendment of the Act on Public Consultants on Social and Labour Insurance
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<sup>suppl-4121-16/art-20 · https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-and-social-security-attorney-act/suppl-4121-16/art-20 · https://japanlaw.org/l/343AC1000000089/suppl-4121-16/art-20</sup>

**第一項**  前条の規定による改正後の社会保険労務士法第二条第一項、第十五条、第十七条第二項、第二十五条の三、第二十五条の三十三、第二十五条の三十八及び第二十五条の四十六の規定の適用については、これらの規定に規定する労働社会保険諸法令には、附則第四条の規定によりその効力を有するものとされる旧炭鉱労働者法第八条から第十条まで、第十二条（同条に基づく厚生労働省令の規定を含む。）、第十四条ただし書、第十六条及び第三十七条から第四十条までの規定を含むものとする。
<sup>suppl-4121-16/art-20/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-and-social-security-attorney-act/suppl-4121-16/art-20/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/343AC1000000089/suppl-4121-16/art-20/par-1</sup>
With regard to the application of the provisions of Article 2, paragraph (1), Article 15, Article 17, paragraph (2), Articles 25-3, 25-33, 25-38 and 25-46 of the Act on Public Consultants on Social and Labour Insurance as amended by the provisions of the preceding Article, the labor and social insurance laws and regulations prescribed in those provisions are to include the provisions of Articles 8 through 10, Article 12 (including the provisions of the Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare based on that Article), the proviso to Article 14, Article 16, and Articles 37 through 40 of the Former Coal Miners Act that are to remain in force pursuant to the provisions of Article 4 of the Supplementary Provisions.
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**第二項**  前条の規定による改正後の社会保険労務士法第三条第一項、第五条第五号並びに第八条第四号及び第九号の規定並びに別表第二の適用については、これらの規定に規定する労働社会保険諸法令及び同表に規定する労働諸法令には、当分の間、旧炭鉱労働者法（附則第四条の規定によりその効力を有するものとされる規定を含む。）を含むものとする。
<sup>suppl-4121-16/art-20/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-and-social-security-attorney-act/suppl-4121-16/art-20/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/343AC1000000089/suppl-4121-16/art-20/par-2</sup>
With regard to the application of the provisions of Article 3, paragraph (1), Article 5, item (v), and Article 8, items (iv) and (ix) of the Act on Public Consultants on Social and Labour Insurance as amended by the provisions of the preceding Article, and of Appended Table 2, the labor and social insurance laws and regulations prescribed in those provisions and the labor laws and regulations prescribed in that table are to include the Former Coal Miners Act (including the provisions that are to remain in force pursuant to the provisions of Article 4 of the Supplementary Provisions) for the time being.
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## Cites
- suppl-4121-16/art-20/par-1: 社会保険労務士法第二条第一項 → 社会保険労務士法 第二条第一項 (Article 2, paragraph (1)), art-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-and-social-security-attorney-act/art-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/343AC1000000089/art-2/par-1
- suppl-4121-16/art-20/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
- suppl-4121-16/art-20/par-1: 第十七条第二項 → 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
- suppl-4121-16/art-20/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
- suppl-4121-16/art-20/par-1: 第二十五条の三十三 → 社会保険労務士法 第二十五条の三十三 (Article 25-33), art-25-33 — https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-and-social-security-attorney-act/art-25-33 · https://japanlaw.org/l/343AC1000000089/art-25-33
- suppl-4121-16/art-20/par-1: 第二十五条の三十八 → 社会保険労務士法 第二十五条の三十八 (Article 25-38), art-25-38 — https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-and-social-security-attorney-act/art-25-38 · https://japanlaw.org/l/343AC1000000089/art-25-38
- suppl-4121-16/art-20/par-1: 第二十五条の四十六 → 社会保険労務士法 第二十五条の四十六 (Article 25-46), art-25-46 — https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-and-social-security-attorney-act/art-25-46 · https://japanlaw.org/l/343AC1000000089/art-25-46
- suppl-4121-16/art-20/par-2: 社会保険労務士法第三条第一項 → 社会保険労務士法 第三条第一項 (Article 3, paragraph (1)), art-3/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-and-social-security-attorney-act/art-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/343AC1000000089/art-3/par-1
- suppl-4121-16/art-20/par-2: 第五条第五号 → 社会保険労務士法 第五条第一項第四号 (Article 5, paragraph (1), item (iv)), art-5/par-1/item-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-and-social-security-attorney-act/art-5/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/343AC1000000089/art-5/par-1/item-4
- suppl-4121-16/art-20/par-2: 第八条第四号 → 社会保険労務士法 第八条第一項第四号 (Article 8, paragraph (1), item (iv)), art-8/par-1/item-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-and-social-security-attorney-act/art-8/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/343AC1000000089/art-8/par-1/item-4
- suppl-4121-16/art-20/par-2: 第九号 → 社会保険労務士法 第八条第一項第九号 (Article 8, paragraph (1), item (ix)), art-8/par-1/item-9 — https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-and-social-security-attorney-act/art-8/par-1/item-9 · https://japanlaw.org/l/343AC1000000089/art-8/par-1/item-9
- suppl-4121-16/art-20/par-2: 別表第二 → 社会保険労務士法 別表第二 (Appended Table 2), appdx-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-and-social-security-attorney-act/appdx-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/343AC1000000089/appdx-2

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## 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 English title as the Ministry of Justice's translation database lists it (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/903), retrieved 2026-09-18
- claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch labor-and-social-security-attorney-act-20261018T205451-019, translated 2026-10-19
- This site's parser, version 209 — 社会保険労務士法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-18
