# 労働基準法 / Labor Standards Act — 第九十六条の三 (Article 96-3)

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- Law: 労働基準法 (Labor Standards Act), 昭和二十二年法律第四十九号
- English title "Labor Standards Act": Ministry of Justice translation
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- Provision: 第九十六条の三 (Article 96-3) — address `art-96-3`
- Text in force since: 2026-07-17
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### 第九十六条の三
<sup>art-96-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-standards-act/art-96-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/art-96-3</sup>

**第一項**  労働者を就業させる事業の附属寄宿舎が、安全及び衛生に関し定められた基準に反する場合においては、行政官庁は、使用者に対して、その全部又は一部の使用の停止、変更その他必要な事項を命ずることができる。
<sup>art-96-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-standards-act/art-96-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/art-96-3/par-1</sup>
If communal housing associated with a business employing a worker is in violation of the standards established for safety and health, the relevant government agency may order the employer to suspend the use of all or part of the communal housing or to alter all or part of the communal housing, and may issue orders on other necessary matters to the employer.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第二項**  前項の場合において行政官庁は、使用者に命じた事項について必要な事項を労働者に命ずることができる。
<sup>art-96-3/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-standards-act/art-96-3/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/art-96-3/par-2</sup>
In the case referred to in the preceding paragraph, the relevant government agency may order the workers to do as necessary in connection with the particulars for which it has issued orders to the employer.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-96-3/par-2: 前項 → 労働基準法 第九十六条の三第一項 (Article 96-3, paragraph (1)), art-96-3/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-standards-act/art-96-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/art-96-3/par-1

## Cited by

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

- 労働基準法 第九十六条の三第二項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-standards-act/art-96-3/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/art-96-3/par-2
- 労働基準法 第百三条第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-standards-act/art-103/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/art-103/par-1
- 労働基準法 第百十九条第一項第二号 — https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-standards-act/art-119/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/art-119/par-1/item-2
- 労働基準法 第百二十条第一項第三号 — https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-standards-act/art-120/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000049/art-120/par-1/item-3

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 労働基準法 — the text in force from 2026-07-17 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/322AC0000000049/20260717_508AC0000000060), retrieved 2026-09-27
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Labor Standards Act — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4913/tb), retrieved 2026-09-27
- This site's parser, version 224 — 労働基準法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-09-27
