# 配偶者からの暴力の防止及び被害者の保護等に関する法律 / Act on the Prevention of Spousal Violence and the Protection of Victims — 附　則 (Supplementary Provisions)

- Law: 配偶者からの暴力の防止及び被害者の保護等に関する法律 (Act on the Prevention of Spousal Violence and the Protection of Victims), 平成十三年法律第三十一号
- English title "Act on the Prevention of Spousal Violence and the Protection of Victims": 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-4261-28`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/spousal-violence-act/suppl-4261-28
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0100000031/suppl-4261-28
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## 附　則 平成二六年四月二三日法律第二八号
<sup>suppl-4261-28 · https://japanlaw.org/en/spousal-violence-act/suppl-4261-28 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0100000031/suppl-4261-28</sup>

### 第一条（施行期日） — (Effective Date)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>suppl-4261-28/art-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/spousal-violence-act/suppl-4261-28/art-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0100000031/suppl-4261-28/art-1</sup>

**第一項**  この法律は、平成二十七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。
<sup>suppl-4261-28/art-1/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/spousal-violence-act/suppl-4261-28/art-1/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0100000031/suppl-4261-28/art-1/par-1</sup>
This Act comes into effect as of April 1, 2015; provided that the provisions set forth in the following items come into effect as of the dates prescribed in the respective items:
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **一**  略
  <sup>suppl-4261-28/art-1/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/spousal-violence-act/suppl-4261-28/art-1/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0100000031/suppl-4261-28/art-1/par-1/item-1</sup>
  Omitted
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **二**  第二条並びに附則第三条、第七条から第十条まで、第十二条及び第十五条から第十八条までの規定　平成二十六年十月一日
  <sup>suppl-4261-28/art-1/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/spousal-violence-act/suppl-4261-28/art-1/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0100000031/suppl-4261-28/art-1/par-1/item-2</sup>
  the provisions of Articles 2, 3, 7 through 10, 12, 15 through 18 of the Supplementary Provisions:October 1, 2014
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 配偶者からの暴力の防止及び被害者の保護等に関する法律 — the text in force from 2026-06-24 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/413AC0100000031/20260624_508AC0000000046), retrieved 2026-10-10
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Act on the Prevention of Spousal Violence and the Protection of Victims — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4476/tb), retrieved 2026-10-10
- This site's parser, version 189 — 配偶者からの暴力の防止及び被害者の保護等に関する法律 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-10