# 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-5011-46` - Text in force since: 2026-06-24 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/spousal-violence-act/suppl-5011-46 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0100000031/suppl-5011-46 - 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). 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They are never merged and never substituted for one another. --- ## 附　則 令和元年六月二六日法律第四六号 suppl-5011-46 · https://japanlaw.org/en/spousal-violence-act/suppl-5011-46 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0100000031/suppl-5011-46 ### 第一条（施行期日） — (Effective Date) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System suppl-5011-46/art-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/spousal-violence-act/suppl-5011-46/art-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0100000031/suppl-5011-46/art-1 **第一項** この法律は、令和二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-5011-46/art-1/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/spousal-violence-act/suppl-5011-46/art-1/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0100000031/suppl-5011-46/art-1/par-1 This Act comes into effect as of April 1, 2020; provided that the provisions set forth in the following items come into effect as of the dates prescribed in the respective items: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **一** 附則第四条、第七条第一項及び第八条の規定　公布の日 suppl-5011-46/art-1/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/spousal-violence-act/suppl-5011-46/art-1/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0100000031/suppl-5011-46/art-1/par-1/item-1 the provisions of Article 4, Article 7, paragraph (1), and Article 8 of the Supplementary Provisions:the date of promulgation Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第四条（その他の経過措置の政令への委任） — (Delegation of Other Transitional Measures to Cabinet Orders) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System suppl-5011-46/art-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/spousal-violence-act/suppl-5011-46/art-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0100000031/suppl-5011-46/art-4 **第一項** 前二条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は、政令で定める。 suppl-5011-46/art-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/spousal-violence-act/suppl-5011-46/art-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0100000031/suppl-5011-46/art-4/par-1 Beyond what is provided for in the preceding two Articles, transitional measures required for enforcement of this Act are specified by Cabinet Order. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第八条（検討等） — (Review) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System suppl-5011-46/art-8 · https://japanlaw.org/en/spousal-violence-act/suppl-5011-46/art-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0100000031/suppl-5011-46/art-8 **第一項** 政府は、附則第一条第一号に掲げる規定の施行後三年を目途に、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第六条第一項及び第二項の通報の対象となる同条第一項に規定する配偶者からの暴力の形態並びに同法第十条第一項から第四項までの規定による命令の申立てをすることができる同条第一項に規定する被害者の範囲の拡大について検討を加え、その結果に基づいて必要な措置を講ずるものとする。 suppl-5011-46/art-8/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/spousal-violence-act/suppl-5011-46/art-8/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0100000031/suppl-5011-46/art-8/par-1 Approximately three years after the provisions set forth in Article 1, item (i) of these Supplementary Provisions come into effect, the government is to review the forms of spousal violence prescribed in Article 6, paragraph (1) of the Act on the Prevention of Spousal Violence and the Protection of Victims that are subject to notification under paragraphs (1) and (2) of the same Article and expansion of the scope of victims prescribed in Article 10, paragraph (1) of the same Act who may file a petition for an order under the provisions of Article 10, paragraphs (1) through (4) of the same Act, and is to take necessary measures based on the results of that review. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 政府は、附則第一条第一号に掲げる規定の施行後三年を目途に、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第一条第一項に規定する配偶者からの暴力に係る加害者の地域社会における更生のための指導及び支援の在り方について検討を加え、その結果に基づいて必要な措置を講ずるものとする。 suppl-5011-46/art-8/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/spousal-violence-act/suppl-5011-46/art-8/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0100000031/suppl-5011-46/art-8/par-2 Approximately three years after the provisions set forth in Article 1, item (i) of these Supplementary Provisions come into effect, the government is to review the guidance and support for the community rehabilitation of perpetrators of spousal violence prescribed in Article 1, paragraph (1) of the Act on the Prevention of Spousal Violence and the Protection of Victims, and is to take necessary measures based on the results of that review. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System --- ## Cites - suppl-5011-46/art-1/par-1/item-1: 附則第四条 → 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 附則第四条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 4), suppl-5011-46/art-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/spousal-violence-act/suppl-5011-46/art-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0100000031/suppl-5011-46/art-4 - suppl-5011-46/art-1/par-1/item-1: 第八条 → 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 附則第八条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 8), suppl-5011-46/art-8 — https://japanlaw.org/en/spousal-violence-act/suppl-5011-46/art-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0100000031/suppl-5011-46/art-8 - suppl-5011-46/art-8/par-1: 附則第一条第一号 → 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 附則第一条第一項第一号 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 1, paragraph (1), item (i)), suppl-5011-46/art-1/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/spousal-violence-act/suppl-5011-46/art-1/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0100000031/suppl-5011-46/art-1/par-1/item-1 - suppl-5011-46/art-8/par-1: 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第六条第一項 → 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 第六条第一項 (Article 6, paragraph (1)), art-6/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/spousal-violence-act/art-6/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0100000031/art-6/par-1 - suppl-5011-46/art-8/par-1: 第二項 → 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 第六条第二項 (Article 6, paragraph (2)), art-6/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/spousal-violence-act/art-6/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0100000031/art-6/par-2 - suppl-5011-46/art-8/par-1: 同法第十条第一項から第四項まで → 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 第十条第一項 (Article 10, paragraph (1)), art-10/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/spousal-violence-act/art-10/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0100000031/art-10/par-1 - suppl-5011-46/art-8/par-1: 同法第十条第一項から第四項まで → 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 第十条第二項 (Article 10, paragraph (2)), art-10/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/spousal-violence-act/art-10/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0100000031/art-10/par-2 - suppl-5011-46/art-8/par-1: 同法第十条第一項から第四項まで → 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 第十条第三項 (Article 10, paragraph (3)), art-10/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/spousal-violence-act/art-10/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0100000031/art-10/par-3 - suppl-5011-46/art-8/par-1: 同法第十条第一項から第四項まで → 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 第十条第四項 (Article 10, paragraph (4)), art-10/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/spousal-violence-act/art-10/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0100000031/art-10/par-4 - suppl-5011-46/art-8/par-2: 附則第一条第一号 → 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 附則第一条第一項第一号 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 1, paragraph (1), item (i)), suppl-5011-46/art-1/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/spousal-violence-act/suppl-5011-46/art-1/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0100000031/suppl-5011-46/art-1/par-1/item-1 - suppl-5011-46/art-8/par-2: 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第一条第一項 → 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 第一条第一項 (Article 1, paragraph (1)), art-1/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/spousal-violence-act/art-1/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0100000031/art-1/par-1 ## Cited by 3 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 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 附則第一条第一項第一号（施行期日） — https://japanlaw.org/en/spousal-violence-act/suppl-5011-46/art-1/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0100000031/suppl-5011-46/art-1/par-1/item-1 - 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 附則第八条第一項（検討等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/spousal-violence-act/suppl-5011-46/art-8/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0100000031/suppl-5011-46/art-8/par-1 - 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 附則第八条第二項（検討等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/spousal-violence-act/suppl-5011-46/art-8/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0100000031/suppl-5011-46/art-8/par-2 --- ## 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