# 次世代育成支援対策推進法 / Act on Advancement of Measures to Support Raising Next-Generation Children — 第一条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 1)

- Law: 次世代育成支援対策推進法 (Act on Advancement of Measures to Support Raising Next-Generation Children), 平成十五年法律第百二十号
- English title "Act on Advancement of Measures to Support Raising Next-Generation Children": 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: 第一条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 1)（施行期日） — address `suppl-4151-120/art-1`
- Text in force since: 2025-06-01
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/next-generation-support-act/suppl-4151-120/art-1
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000120/suppl-4151-120/art-1
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### 第一条（施行期日） — (Effective Date)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>suppl-4151-120/art-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/next-generation-support-act/suppl-4151-120/art-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000120/suppl-4151-120/art-1</sup>

**第一項**  この法律は、公布の日から施行する。ただし、第七条及び第二十二条第一項の規定は公布の日から起算して六月を超えない範囲内において政令で定める日から、第八条から第十九条まで、第二十二条第二項、第二十三条から第二十五条まで、第二十六条第一号から第三号まで及び第二十七条の規定は平成十七年四月一日から施行する。
<sup>suppl-4151-120/art-1/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/next-generation-support-act/suppl-4151-120/art-1/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000120/suppl-4151-120/art-1/par-1</sup>
This Act comes into effect on the date of promulgation; provided, however, that the provisions of Article 7 and Article 22, paragraph (1) come into effect on the date specified by Cabinet Order within a period not exceeding six months from the date of promulgation, and the provisions of Articles 8 through 19, Article 22, paragraph (2), Articles 23 through 25, Article 26, items (i) through (iii), and Article 27 come into effect on April 1, 2005.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "This Act comes into effect on the date of promulgation provided, however, that the provisions of Article 7 and Article 22, paragraph (1) come into effect on the date specified by Cabinet Order within a period not exceeding six months from the date of promulgation, and the provisions of Articles 8 through 19, Article 22, paragraph (2), Articles 23 through 25, Article 26, items (i) through (iii), and Article 27 come into effect on April 1, 2005." — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/5162/tb</sup>

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## Cites
- suppl-4151-120/art-1/par-1: 第七条 → 次世代育成支援対策推進法 第七条 (Article 7), art-7 — https://japanlaw.org/en/next-generation-support-act/art-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000120/art-7
- suppl-4151-120/art-1/par-1: 第二十二条第一項 → 次世代育成支援対策推進法 第二十二条第一項 (Article 22, paragraph (1)), art-22/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/next-generation-support-act/art-22/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000120/art-22/par-1
- suppl-4151-120/art-1/par-1: 第八条から第十九条まで → 次世代育成支援対策推進法 第十条 (Article 10), art-10 — https://japanlaw.org/en/next-generation-support-act/art-10 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000120/art-10
- suppl-4151-120/art-1/par-1: 第八条から第十九条まで → 次世代育成支援対策推進法 第十一条 (Article 11), art-11 — https://japanlaw.org/en/next-generation-support-act/art-11 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000120/art-11
- suppl-4151-120/art-1/par-1: 第八条から第十九条まで → 次世代育成支援対策推進法 第十二条 (Article 12), art-12 — https://japanlaw.org/en/next-generation-support-act/art-12 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000120/art-12
- suppl-4151-120/art-1/par-1: 第八条から第十九条まで → 次世代育成支援対策推進法 第十二条の二 (Article 12-2), art-12-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/next-generation-support-act/art-12-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000120/art-12-2
- suppl-4151-120/art-1/par-1: 第八条から第十九条まで → 次世代育成支援対策推進法 第十三条 (Article 13), art-13 — https://japanlaw.org/en/next-generation-support-act/art-13 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000120/art-13
- suppl-4151-120/art-1/par-1: 第八条から第十九条まで → 次世代育成支援対策推進法 第十四条 (Article 14), art-14 — https://japanlaw.org/en/next-generation-support-act/art-14 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000120/art-14
- suppl-4151-120/art-1/par-1: 第八条から第十九条まで → 次世代育成支援対策推進法 第十五条 (Article 15), art-15 — https://japanlaw.org/en/next-generation-support-act/art-15 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000120/art-15
- suppl-4151-120/art-1/par-1: 第八条から第十九条まで → 次世代育成支援対策推進法 第十五条の二 (Article 15-2), art-15-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/next-generation-support-act/art-15-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000120/art-15-2
- suppl-4151-120/art-1/par-1: 第八条から第十九条まで → 次世代育成支援対策推進法 第十五条の三 (Article 15-3), art-15-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/next-generation-support-act/art-15-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000120/art-15-3
- suppl-4151-120/art-1/par-1: 第八条から第十九条まで → 次世代育成支援対策推進法 第十五条の四 (Article 15-4), art-15-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/next-generation-support-act/art-15-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000120/art-15-4
- suppl-4151-120/art-1/par-1: 第八条から第十九条まで → 次世代育成支援対策推進法 第十五条の五 (Article 15-5), art-15-5 — https://japanlaw.org/en/next-generation-support-act/art-15-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000120/art-15-5
- suppl-4151-120/art-1/par-1: 第八条から第十九条まで → 次世代育成支援対策推進法 第十六条 (Article 16), art-16 — https://japanlaw.org/en/next-generation-support-act/art-16 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000120/art-16
- suppl-4151-120/art-1/par-1: 第八条から第十九条まで → 次世代育成支援対策推進法 第十七条 (Article 17), art-17 — https://japanlaw.org/en/next-generation-support-act/art-17 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000120/art-17
- suppl-4151-120/art-1/par-1: 第八条から第十九条まで → 次世代育成支援対策推進法 第十八条 (Article 18), art-18 — https://japanlaw.org/en/next-generation-support-act/art-18 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000120/art-18
- suppl-4151-120/art-1/par-1: 第八条から第十九条まで → 次世代育成支援対策推進法 第十九条 (Article 19), art-19 — https://japanlaw.org/en/next-generation-support-act/art-19 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000120/art-19
- suppl-4151-120/art-1/par-1: 第八条から第十九条まで → 次世代育成支援対策推進法 第八条 (Article 8), art-8 — https://japanlaw.org/en/next-generation-support-act/art-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000120/art-8
- suppl-4151-120/art-1/par-1: 第八条から第十九条まで → 次世代育成支援対策推進法 第九条 (Article 9), art-9 — https://japanlaw.org/en/next-generation-support-act/art-9 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000120/art-9
- suppl-4151-120/art-1/par-1: 第二十二条第二項 → 次世代育成支援対策推進法 第二十二条第二項 (Article 22, paragraph (2)), art-22/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/next-generation-support-act/art-22/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000120/art-22/par-2
- suppl-4151-120/art-1/par-1: 第二十三条から第二十五条まで → 次世代育成支援対策推進法 第二十三条 (Article 23), art-23 — https://japanlaw.org/en/next-generation-support-act/art-23 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000120/art-23
- suppl-4151-120/art-1/par-1: 第二十三条から第二十五条まで → 次世代育成支援対策推進法 第二十四条 (Article 24), art-24 — https://japanlaw.org/en/next-generation-support-act/art-24 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000120/art-24
- suppl-4151-120/art-1/par-1: 第二十三条から第二十五条まで → 次世代育成支援対策推進法 第二十五条 (Article 25), art-25 — https://japanlaw.org/en/next-generation-support-act/art-25 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000120/art-25
- suppl-4151-120/art-1/par-1: 第二十六条第一号から第三号まで → 次世代育成支援対策推進法 第二十六条第一項第一号 (Article 26, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-26/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/next-generation-support-act/art-26/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000120/art-26/par-1/item-1
- suppl-4151-120/art-1/par-1: 第二十六条第一号から第三号まで → 次世代育成支援対策推進法 第二十六条第一項第二号 (Article 26, paragraph (1), item (ii)), art-26/par-1/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/next-generation-support-act/art-26/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000120/art-26/par-1/item-2
- suppl-4151-120/art-1/par-1: 第二十六条第一号から第三号まで → 次世代育成支援対策推進法 第二十六条第一項第三号 (Article 26, paragraph (1), item (iii)), art-26/par-1/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/next-generation-support-act/art-26/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000120/art-26/par-1/item-3
- suppl-4151-120/art-1/par-1: 第二十七条 → 次世代育成支援対策推進法 第二十七条 (Article 27), art-27 — https://japanlaw.org/en/next-generation-support-act/art-27 · https://japanlaw.org/l/415AC0000000120/art-27

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## Sources

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- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 次世代育成支援対策推進法 — the text in force from 2025-06-01 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/415AC0000000120/20250601_504AC0000000068), retrieved 2026-10-19
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