# 生活保護法 / Public Assistance Act — 附　則 (Supplementary Provisions) - Law: 生活保護法 (Public Assistance Act), 昭和二十五年法律第百四十四号 - English title "Public Assistance 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: 附　則 (Supplementary Provisions) — address `suppl-5081-51` - Text in force since: 2026-10-01 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/public-assistance-act/suppl-5081-51 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/suppl-5081-51 - 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. Only the Japanese as published by the government has legal effect; the text below is a copy of it. 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They are never merged and never substituted for one another. --- ## 附　則 令和八年六月二五日法律第五一号 suppl-5081-51 · https://japanlaw.org/en/public-assistance-act/suppl-5081-51 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/suppl-5081-51 ### 第一条（施行期日） — Effective Date caption: machine translation, not official suppl-5081-51/art-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/public-assistance-act/suppl-5081-51/art-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/suppl-5081-51/art-1 **第一項** この法律は、令和九年四月一日から施行する。ただし、次の各号に掲げる規定は、当該各号に定める日から施行する。 suppl-5081-51/art-1/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/public-assistance-act/suppl-5081-51/art-1/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/suppl-5081-51/art-1/par-1 This Act comes into effect on April 1, 2027; provided, however, that the provisions set forth in the following items come into effect as of the dates specified respectively in those items. machine translation, not official **一** 第一条中社会福祉法第五条及び第六条（第三項を除く。）の改正規定並びに同法第八十条の改正規定、第八条中生活困窮者自立支援法第二条第二項の改正規定並びに第十二条の規定並びに附則第三条から第十一条まで、第三十条及び第七十五条の規定　公布の日 suppl-5081-51/art-1/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/public-assistance-act/suppl-5081-51/art-1/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/suppl-5081-51/art-1/par-1/item-1 the provisions in Article 1 amending Article 5 and Article 6 (excluding paragraph (3)) of the Social Welfare Act and the provisions amending Article 80 of that Act, the provisions in Article 8 amending Article 2, paragraph (2) of the Act on Self-Reliance Support for Persons in Need, the provisions of Article 12, and the provisions of Articles 3 through 11, Article 30 and Article 75 of the Supplementary Provisions: the date of promulgation; machine translation, not official **二** 略 suppl-5081-51/art-1/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/public-assistance-act/suppl-5081-51/art-1/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/suppl-5081-51/art-1/par-1/item-2 Omitted machine translation, not official **三** 第二条中社会福祉法第二条第三項第十二号、第八十条（見出しを含む。）、第八十一条（見出しを含む。）、第八十三条及び第八十四条（見出しを含む。）の改正規定、第四条中介護保険法第八条第十一項及び第二十項の改正規定、同法第十三条第一項に一号を加える改正規定、同法第七十八条の十第十三号の改正規定並びに同法第百十七条第三項第九号及び第五項第一号並びに第百十八条第三項第七号の改正規定、第六条中障害者の日常生活及び社会生活を総合的に支援するための法律第十九条第三項及び第四項の改正規定、第九条の規定（同条中老人福祉法第五条の二第二項及び第七項並びに第十条の四第一項第一号の改正規定、同法第二十条の八第三項に一号を加える改正規定、同条第四項並びに同法第二十条の九第四項及び第二十一条の二の改正規定並びに同法第三十一条の二第一項第五号を同項第七号とし、同項第四号の次に二号を加える改正規定を除く。）並びに第十四条中生活保護法第八十四条の三の改正規定並びに附則第十二条、第二十二条、第二十四条から第二十六条まで、第二十八条、第三十八条及び第三十九条の規定、附則第四十七条中国民健康保険法（昭和三十三年法律第百九十二号）第百十六条の二第一項第六号の改正規定、附則第四十八条、第五十条及び第五十一条の規定、附則第五十八条中高齢者の医療の確保に関する法律（昭和五十七年法律第八十号）第五十五条第一項第五号の改正規定、附則第五十九条及び第六十四条の規定並びに附則第六十五条の規定（同条中地域再生法（平成十七年法律第二十四号）第十七条の二十四第三項第三号の改正規定を除く。）　公布の日から起算して二年を超えない範囲内において政令で定める日 suppl-5081-51/art-1/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/public-assistance-act/suppl-5081-51/art-1/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/suppl-5081-51/art-1/par-1/item-3 the provisions in Article 2 amending Article 2, paragraph (3), item (xii), Article 80 (including the heading), Article 81 (including the heading), Article 83 and Article 84 (including the heading) of the Social Welfare Act, the provisions in Article 4 amending Article 8, paragraphs (11) and (20) of the Long-Term Care Insurance Act, the provisions adding one item to Article 13, paragraph (1) of that Act, the provisions amending Article 78-10, item (xiii) of that Act, and the provisions amending Article 117, paragraph (3), item (ix) and paragraph (5), item (i) and Article 118, paragraph (3), item (vii) of that Act, the provisions in Article 6 amending Article 19, paragraphs (3) and (4) of the Act on Providing Comprehensive Support for the Daily Life and Life in Society of Persons with Disabilities, the provisions of Article 9 (excluding, within that Article, the provisions amending Article 5-2, paragraphs (2) and (7) and Article 10-4, paragraph (1), item (i) of the Act on Social Welfare for the Elderly, the provisions adding one item to Article 20-8, paragraph (3) of that Act, the provisions amending paragraph (4) of that Article and Article 20-9, paragraph (4) and Article 21-2 of that Act, and the provisions making Article 31-2, paragraph (1), item (v) of that Act item (vii) of that paragraph and adding two items after item (iv) of that paragraph), and the provisions in Article 14 amending Article 84-3 of the Public Assistance Act, and the provisions of Articles 12, 22, 24 through 26, 28, 38 and 39 of the Supplementary Provisions, the provisions in Article 47 of the Supplementary Provisions amending Article 116-2, paragraph (1), item (vi) of the National Health Insurance Act (Act No. 192 of 1958), the provisions of Articles 48, 50 and 51 of the Supplementary Provisions, the provisions in Article 58 of the Supplementary Provisions amending Article 55, paragraph (1), item (v) of the Act on Assurance of Medical Care for Elderly People (Act No. 80 of 1982), the provisions of Articles 59 and 64 of the Supplementary Provisions, and the provisions of Article 65 of the Supplementary Provisions (excluding, within that Article, the provisions amending Article 17-24, paragraph (3), item (iii) of the Local Revitalization Act (Act No. 24 of 2005)): the date specified by Cabinet Order within a period not exceeding two years from the date of promulgation; machine translation, not official **四** 第二条の規定（前号に掲げる改正規定を除く。）、第四条の規定（同号に掲げる改正規定を除く。）、第六条の規定（同号に掲げる改正規定を除く。）、第七条中児童福祉法の目次の改正規定、同法第二十五条の二第一項の改正規定、同法第三十三条の二十三の十一第一項の改正規定、同法第二章第九節に四条を加える改正規定及び同法第六十一条の三の改正規定、第十条の規定並びに第十四条の規定（同号に掲げる改正規定を除く。）並びに附則第十八条から第二十条まで、第三十二条、第三十四条、第三十六条、第四十一条、第四十三条及び第四十五条の規定、附則第四十七条の規定（同号に掲げる改正規定を除く。）、附則第五十三条及び第五十五条の規定、附則第五十八条の規定（同号に掲げる改正規定を除く。）並びに附則第六十一条、第六十三条、第六十七条、第六十九条、第七十一条及び第七十四条の規定　公布の日から起算して三年を超えない範囲内において政令で定める日 suppl-5081-51/art-1/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/public-assistance-act/suppl-5081-51/art-1/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/suppl-5081-51/art-1/par-1/item-4 the provisions of Article 2 (excluding the amending provisions listed in the preceding item), the provisions of Article 4 (excluding the amending provisions listed in that item), the provisions of Article 6 (excluding the amending provisions listed in that item), the provisions in Article 7 amending the table of contents of the Child Welfare Act, the provisions amending Article 25-2, paragraph (1) of that Act, the provisions amending Article 33-23-11, paragraph (1) of that Act, the provisions adding four Articles to Section 9 of Chapter II of that Act, and the provisions amending Article 61-3 of that Act, the provisions of Article 10, and the provisions of Article 14 (excluding the amending provisions listed in that item), and the provisions of Articles 18 through 20, 32, 34, 36, 41, 43 and 45 of the Supplementary Provisions, the provisions of Article 47 of the Supplementary Provisions (excluding the amending provisions listed in that item), the provisions of Articles 53 and 55 of the Supplementary Provisions, the provisions of Article 58 of the Supplementary Provisions (excluding the amending provisions listed in that item), and the provisions of Articles 61, 63, 67, 69, 71 and 74 of the Supplementary Provisions: the date specified by Cabinet Order within a period not exceeding three years from the date of promulgation. machine translation, not official ### 第三十条（政令への委任） — Delegation to Cabinet Order caption: machine translation, not official suppl-5081-51/art-30 · https://japanlaw.org/en/public-assistance-act/suppl-5081-51/art-30 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/suppl-5081-51/art-30 **第一項** この附則に規定するもののほか、この法律の施行に伴い必要な経過措置（罰則に関する経過措置を含む。）は、政令で定める。 suppl-5081-51/art-30/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/public-assistance-act/suppl-5081-51/art-30/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/suppl-5081-51/art-30/par-1 Beyond what is provided for in these Supplementary Provisions, transitional measures necessary in connection with the enforcement of this Act (including transitional measures concerning penal provisions) are specified by Cabinet Order. machine translation, not official --- ## Cites - suppl-5081-51/art-1/par-1/item-1: 第三項 → e-Gov law 326AC0000000045, 第六条第三項 (Article 6, paragraph (3)), art-6/par-3 — not held in this collection - suppl-5081-51/art-1/par-1/item-1: 第三十条 → 生活保護法 附則第三十条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 30), suppl-5081-51/art-30 — https://japanlaw.org/en/public-assistance-act/suppl-5081-51/art-30 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/suppl-5081-51/art-30 - suppl-5081-51/art-1/par-1/item-4: 前号 → 生活保護法 附則第一条第一項第三号 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 1, paragraph (1), item (iii)), suppl-5081-51/art-1/par-1/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/public-assistance-act/suppl-5081-51/art-1/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/suppl-5081-51/art-1/par-1/item-3 ## Cited by 2 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 生活保護法 附則第一条第一項第一号（施行期日） — https://japanlaw.org/en/public-assistance-act/suppl-5081-51/art-1/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/suppl-5081-51/art-1/par-1/item-1 - 生活保護法 附則第一条第一項第四号（施行期日） — https://japanlaw.org/en/public-assistance-act/suppl-5081-51/art-1/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/suppl-5081-51/art-1/par-1/item-4 --- ## Sources - e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 生活保護法 — the text in force from 2026-10-01 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/325AC0000000144/20261001_507AC0000000087), retrieved 2026-10-19 - Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Public Assistance Act — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/24/tb), retrieved 2026-10-19 - claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch public-assistance-act-20261019T143855-024, translated 2026-10-20 - This site's parser, version 210 — 生活保護法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-19