# 中小企業退職金共済法 / Small and Medium Sized Enterprise Retirement Allowance Cooperative Act — 附　則 (Supplementary Provisions)

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- Law: 中小企業退職金共済法 (Small and Medium Sized Enterprise Retirement Allowance Cooperative Act), 昭和三十四年法律第百六十号
- English title "Small and Medium Sized Enterprise Retirement Allowance Cooperative Act": 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-5011-16`
- Text in force since: 2025-06-01
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## 附　則 令和元年五月三一日法律第一六号
<sup>suppl-5011-16 · https://japanlaw.org/en/sme-retirement-allowance-act/suppl-5011-16</sup>

### 第一条（施行期日） — Effective Date
<sup>caption: machine translation, not official</sup>
<sup>suppl-5011-16/art-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/sme-retirement-allowance-act/suppl-5011-16/art-1</sup>

**第一項**  この法律は、公布の日から起算して九月を超えない範囲内において政令で定める日から施行する。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。
<sup>suppl-5011-16/art-1/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/sme-retirement-allowance-act/suppl-5011-16/art-1/par-1</sup>
This Act comes into effect as of the date specified by Cabinet Order within a period not exceeding 9 months from the date of promulgation; provided, however, that the provisions set forth in the following items come into effect as of the dates specified respectively in those items.
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

  **一**  第二条中住民基本台帳法別表第一の改正規定（同表の五十七の四の項を同表の五十七の五の項とし、同表の五十七の三の項の次に次のように加える部分に限る。）、同法別表第二の改正規定（第十号に掲げる部分を除く。）、同法別表第三の改正規定（同号に掲げる部分を除く。）、同法別表第四の改正規定（同号に掲げる部分を除く。）及び同法別表第五の改正規定（同号に掲げる部分を除く。）、第三条中電子署名等に係る地方公共団体情報システム機構の認証業務に関する法律第十七条第三項の改正規定（同項第三号に係る部分及び同項第十一号に係る部分（「第五十七条」を「第五十七条第一項」に改める部分に限る。）を除く。）、同法第十八条の改正規定、同法第三十七条第三項の改正規定（同項第一号に係る部分及び同項第五号に係る部分（「第五十七条」を「第五十七条第一項」に改める部分に限る。）を除く。）、同法第五十六条（見出しを含む。）の改正規定、同法第五十七条の見出しの改正規定（「電子計算機処理等の受託者等」を「利用者証明検証者等」に改める部分に限る。）及び同条の改正規定（同条に二項を加える部分を除く。）、第四条中行政手続における特定の個人を識別するための番号の利用等に関する法律（以下この条から附則第六条までにおいて「番号利用法」という。）別表第一及び別表第二の改正規定並びに第七条の規定並びに附則第三条、第七条から第九条まで、第六十八条及び第八十条の規定　公布の日
  <sup>suppl-5011-16/art-1/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/sme-retirement-allowance-act/suppl-5011-16/art-1/par-1/item-1</sup>
  The provisions of Article 2 revising Appended Table I of the Residential Basic Book Act (limited to the part changing row 57-4 of that Table to row 57-5 of that Table, and adding, as follows, after row 57-3 of that Table), the provisions revising Appended Table II of that Act (excluding the part set forth in item (x)), the provisions revising Appended Table III of that Act (excluding the part set forth in that item), the provisions revising Appended Table IV of that Act (excluding the part set forth in that item), and the provisions revising Appended Table V of that Act (excluding the part set forth in that item); the provisions of Article 3 revising Article 17, paragraph (3) of the Act on Certification Business of the Japan Agency for Local Authority Information Systems in Relation to Electronic Signatures, etc. (excluding the part pertaining to item (iii) of that paragraph, and the part pertaining to item (xi) of that paragraph (limited to the part revising "Article 57" to "Article 57, paragraph (1)")), the provisions revising Article 18 of that Act, the provisions revising Article 37, paragraph (3) of that Act (excluding the part pertaining to item (i) of that paragraph, and the part pertaining to item (v) of that paragraph (limited to the part revising "Article 57" to "Article 57, paragraph (1)")), the provisions revising Article 56 of that Act (including the caption), the provisions revising the caption of Article 57 of that Act (limited to the part revising "an entrusted person, etc. for computer processing, etc." to "a user certification verifier, etc."), and the provisions revising that Article (excluding the part adding two paragraphs to that Article); and the provisions of Article 4 revising Appended Table 1 and Appended Table 2 of the Act on the Use of Numbers to Identify a Specific Individual in Administrative Procedures (hereinafter referred to in this Article through Article 6 of the Supplementary Provisions as the "Act on the Use of Numbers to Identify a Specific Individual in Administrative Procedures"), and the provisions of Article 7, and the provisions of Article 3, Article 7 through Article 9, Article 68 and Article 80 of the Supplementary Provisions: the date of promulgation;
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

  **二から七まで**  略
  <sup>suppl-5011-16/art-1/par-1/item-2-to-7 · https://japanlaw.org/en/sme-retirement-allowance-act/suppl-5011-16/art-1/par-1/item-2-to-7</sup>
  Omitted
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

  **八**  第六条の規定　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
  <sup>suppl-5011-16/art-1/par-1/item-8 · https://japanlaw.org/en/sme-retirement-allowance-act/suppl-5011-16/art-1/par-1/item-8</sup>
  The provisions of Article 6: the date specified by Cabinet Order within a period not exceeding 2 years from the date of promulgation.
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

### 第七条（罰則に関する経過措置） — Transitional Measures Concerning Penal Provisions
<sup>caption: machine translation, not official</sup>
<sup>suppl-5011-16/art-7 · https://japanlaw.org/en/sme-retirement-allowance-act/suppl-5011-16/art-7</sup>

**第一項**  この法律（附則第一条各号に掲げる規定にあっては、当該規定。附則第九条第二項において同じ。）の施行前にした行為に対する罰則の適用については、なお従前の例による。
<sup>suppl-5011-16/art-7/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/sme-retirement-allowance-act/suppl-5011-16/art-7/par-1</sup>
With regard to the application of penal provisions to an act committed before this Act (or, for the provisions set forth in the items of Article 1 of the Supplementary Provisions, those provisions; the same applies in Article 9, paragraph (2) of the Supplementary Provisions) comes into effect, the provisions then in force continue to govern.
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

### 第八条（政令への委任） — Delegation to Cabinet Order
<sup>caption: machine translation, not official</sup>
<sup>suppl-5011-16/art-8 · https://japanlaw.org/en/sme-retirement-allowance-act/suppl-5011-16/art-8</sup>

**第一項**  この附則に定めるもののほか、この法律の施行に関し必要な経過措置（罰則に関する経過措置を含む。）は、政令で定める。
<sup>suppl-5011-16/art-8/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/sme-retirement-allowance-act/suppl-5011-16/art-8/par-1</sup>
Beyond what is provided for in these Supplementary Provisions, the transitional measures necessary in connection with the enforcement of this Act (including transitional measures concerning penal provisions) are specified by Cabinet Order.
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

### 第九条（検討） — Review
<sup>caption: machine translation, not official</sup>
<sup>suppl-5011-16/art-9 · https://japanlaw.org/en/sme-retirement-allowance-act/suppl-5011-16/art-9</sup>

**第一項**
<sup>suppl-5011-16/art-9/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/sme-retirement-allowance-act/suppl-5011-16/art-9/par-1</sup>

**第二項**  政府は、前項に定めるもののほか、この法律の施行後三年を目途として、この法律による改正後のそれぞれの法律の施行の状況について検討を加え、必要があると認めるときは、その結果に基づいて必要な措置を講ずるものとする。
<sup>suppl-5011-16/art-9/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/sme-retirement-allowance-act/suppl-5011-16/art-9/par-2</sup>
The government is to, beyond what is provided for in the preceding paragraph, with a target of three years after this Act comes into effect, review the status of enforcement of the respective Acts as amended by this Act, and, when it finds it necessary, is to take the necessary measures based on the results of that review.
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

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## Cites
- suppl-5011-16/art-1/par-1/item-1: この条 → 中小企業退職金共済法 附則第一条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 1), suppl-5011-16/art-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/sme-retirement-allowance-act/suppl-5011-16/art-1
- suppl-5011-16/art-1/par-1/item-1: 第七条から第九条まで → 中小企業退職金共済法 附則第七条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 7), suppl-5011-16/art-7 — https://japanlaw.org/en/sme-retirement-allowance-act/suppl-5011-16/art-7
- suppl-5011-16/art-1/par-1/item-1: 第七条から第九条まで → 中小企業退職金共済法 附則第八条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 8), suppl-5011-16/art-8 — https://japanlaw.org/en/sme-retirement-allowance-act/suppl-5011-16/art-8
- suppl-5011-16/art-1/par-1/item-1: 第七条から第九条まで → 中小企業退職金共済法 附則第九条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 9), suppl-5011-16/art-9 — https://japanlaw.org/en/sme-retirement-allowance-act/suppl-5011-16/art-9
- suppl-5011-16/art-7/par-1: 附則第一条 → 中小企業退職金共済法 附則第一条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 1), suppl-5011-16/art-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/sme-retirement-allowance-act/suppl-5011-16/art-1
- suppl-5011-16/art-7/par-1: 附則第九条第二項 → 中小企業退職金共済法 附則第九条第二項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 9, paragraph (2)), suppl-5011-16/art-9/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/sme-retirement-allowance-act/suppl-5011-16/art-9/par-2
- suppl-5011-16/art-9/par-2: 前項 → 中小企業退職金共済法 附則第九条第一項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 9, paragraph (1)), suppl-5011-16/art-9/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/sme-retirement-allowance-act/suppl-5011-16/art-9/par-1

## Cited by

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

- 中小企業退職金共済法 附則第一条第一項第一号（施行期日） — https://japanlaw.org/en/sme-retirement-allowance-act/suppl-5011-16/art-1/par-1/item-1
- 中小企業退職金共済法 附則第七条第一項（罰則に関する経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/en/sme-retirement-allowance-act/suppl-5011-16/art-7/par-1
- 中小企業退職金共済法 附則第九条第二項（検討） — https://japanlaw.org/en/sme-retirement-allowance-act/suppl-5011-16/art-9/par-2

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 中小企業退職金共済法 — the text in force from 2025-06-01 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/334AC0000000160/20250601_504AC0000000068), retrieved 2026-11-06
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — 中小企業退職金共済法 — its English title as the Ministry of Justice's translation database lists it (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/1775), retrieved 2026-09-23
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