# 女性の職業生活における活躍の推進に関する法律 / Act on the Promotion of Women's Active Engagement in Professional Life — 附　則 (Supplementary Provisions) - Law: 女性の職業生活における活躍の推進に関する法律 (Act on the Promotion of Women's Active Engagement in Professional Life), 平成二十七年法律第六十四号 - English title "Act on the Promotion of Women's Active Engagement in Professional Life": 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-4271-64` - Text in force since: 2026-10-01 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/womens-engagement-act/suppl-4271-64 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/427AC0000000064/suppl-4271-64 - 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 suppl-4271-64 · https://japanlaw.org/en/womens-engagement-act/suppl-4271-64 · https://japanlaw.org/l/427AC0000000064/suppl-4271-64 ### 第一条（施行期日） — (Effective Date) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System suppl-4271-64/art-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/womens-engagement-act/suppl-4271-64/art-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/427AC0000000064/suppl-4271-64/art-1 **第一項** この法律は、公布の日から施行する。ただし、第三章（第七条を除く。）、第五章（第二十八条を除く。）及び第六章（第三十条を除く。）の規定並びに附則第五条の規定は、平成二十八年四月一日から施行する。 suppl-4271-64/art-1/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/womens-engagement-act/suppl-4271-64/art-1/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/427AC0000000064/suppl-4271-64/art-1/par-1 This Act comes into effect as of the date of promulgation; provided, however, that the provisions of Chapter III (excluding Article 7), Chapter V (excluding Article 28) and Chapter VI (excluding Article 30), and the provisions of Article 5 of the Supplementary Provisions come into effect as of April 1, 2016. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第二条（この法律の失効） — (Expiration of This Act) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System suppl-4271-64/art-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/womens-engagement-act/suppl-4271-64/art-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/427AC0000000064/suppl-4271-64/art-2 **第一項** この法律は、令和十八年三月三十一日限り、その効力を失う。 suppl-4271-64/art-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/womens-engagement-act/suppl-4271-64/art-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/427AC0000000064/suppl-4271-64/art-2/par-1 This Act ceases to be effective at the end of March 31, 2036. machine translation, not official **第二項** 第二十二条第三項の規定による委託に係る事務に従事していた者の当該事務に関して知り得た秘密については、同条第四項の規定（同項に係る罰則を含む。）は、前項の規定にかかわらず、同項に規定する日後も、なおその効力を有する。 suppl-4271-64/art-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/womens-engagement-act/suppl-4271-64/art-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/427AC0000000064/suppl-4271-64/art-2/par-2 With regard to any secrets learned by persons who engaged in the administrative affairs concerning the entrustment under Article 22, paragraph (3), concerning the relevant administrative affairs, the provisions of paragraph (4) of that Article (including penal provisions pertaining to that paragraph) remain in force after the date prescribed in the preceding paragraph, notwithstanding the provisions of that paragraph. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第三項** 協議会の事務に従事していた者の当該事務に関して知り得た秘密については、第二十八条の規定（同条に係る罰則を含む。）は、第一項の規定にかかわらず、同項に規定する日後も、なおその効力を有する。 suppl-4271-64/art-2/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/womens-engagement-act/suppl-4271-64/art-2/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/427AC0000000064/suppl-4271-64/art-2/par-3 With regard to any secrets learned by persons who engaged in the administrative affairs of the council, concerning the relevant administrative affairs, the provisions of Article 28 (including penal provisions pertaining to that Article) remain in force after the date prescribed in paragraph (1), notwithstanding the provisions of that paragraph. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第四項** この法律の失効前にした行為に対する罰則の適用については、この法律は、第一項の規定にかかわらず、同項に規定する日後も、なおその効力を有する。 suppl-4271-64/art-2/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/womens-engagement-act/suppl-4271-64/art-2/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/427AC0000000064/suppl-4271-64/art-2/par-4 With regard to the application of penal provisions to acts committed prior to the lapse of this Act, this Act remains in force after the date prescribed in paragraph (1), notwithstanding the provisions of that paragraph. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第三条（政令への委任） — (Delegation to Cabinet Order) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System suppl-4271-64/art-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/womens-engagement-act/suppl-4271-64/art-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/427AC0000000064/suppl-4271-64/art-3 **第一項** 前条第二項から第四項まで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-4271-64/art-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/womens-engagement-act/suppl-4271-64/art-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/427AC0000000064/suppl-4271-64/art-3/par-1 Beyond what is provided for in the preceding Article, paragraphs (2) through (4), transitional measures necessary for the enforcement of this Act are specified by Cabinet Order. Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "Beyond what is provided for in the preceding Article, paragraphs 2 through 4, transitional measures necessary for the enforcement of this Act are specified by Cabinet Order." — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4163/tb ### 第四条（検討） — (Review) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System suppl-4271-64/art-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/womens-engagement-act/suppl-4271-64/art-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/427AC0000000064/suppl-4271-64/art-4 **第一項** 政府は、この法律の施行後三年を経過した場合において、この法律の施行の状況を勘案し、必要があると認めるときは、この法律の規定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-4271-64/art-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/womens-engagement-act/suppl-4271-64/art-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/427AC0000000064/suppl-4271-64/art-4/par-1 When three years have passed since this Act came into effect, the government is to conduct a review of the provisions of this Act by taking into account the state of enforcement of this Act, and is to, when it is found necessary, take necessary measures based on the findings of the review. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System --- ## Cites - suppl-4271-64/art-1/par-1: 第七条 → 女性の職業生活における活躍の推進に関する法律 第七条 (Article 7), art-7 — https://japanlaw.org/en/womens-engagement-act/art-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/427AC0000000064/art-7 - suppl-4271-64/art-2/par-2: 前項 → 女性の職業生活における活躍の推進に関する法律 附則第二条第一項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 2, paragraph (1)), suppl-4271-64/art-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/womens-engagement-act/suppl-4271-64/art-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/427AC0000000064/suppl-4271-64/art-2/par-1 - suppl-4271-64/art-2/par-3: 第一項 → 女性の職業生活における活躍の推進に関する法律 附則第二条第一項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 2, paragraph (1)), suppl-4271-64/art-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/womens-engagement-act/suppl-4271-64/art-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/427AC0000000064/suppl-4271-64/art-2/par-1 - suppl-4271-64/art-2/par-4: 第一項 → 女性の職業生活における活躍の推進に関する法律 附則第二条第一項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 2, paragraph (1)), suppl-4271-64/art-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/womens-engagement-act/suppl-4271-64/art-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/427AC0000000064/suppl-4271-64/art-2/par-1 - suppl-4271-64/art-3/par-1: 前条第二項から第四項まで → 女性の職業生活における活躍の推進に関する法律 附則第二条第二項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 2, paragraph (2)), suppl-4271-64/art-2/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/womens-engagement-act/suppl-4271-64/art-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/427AC0000000064/suppl-4271-64/art-2/par-2 - suppl-4271-64/art-3/par-1: 前条第二項から第四項まで → 女性の職業生活における活躍の推進に関する法律 附則第二条第三項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 2, paragraph (3)), suppl-4271-64/art-2/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/womens-engagement-act/suppl-4271-64/art-2/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/427AC0000000064/suppl-4271-64/art-2/par-3 - suppl-4271-64/art-3/par-1: 前条第二項から第四項まで → 女性の職業生活における活躍の推進に関する法律 附則第二条第四項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 2, paragraph (4)), suppl-4271-64/art-2/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/womens-engagement-act/suppl-4271-64/art-2/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/427AC0000000064/suppl-4271-64/art-2/par-4 ## Cited by 4 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 女性の職業生活における活躍の推進に関する法律 附則第二条第二項（この法律の失効） — https://japanlaw.org/en/womens-engagement-act/suppl-4271-64/art-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/427AC0000000064/suppl-4271-64/art-2/par-2 - 女性の職業生活における活躍の推進に関する法律 附則第二条第三項（この法律の失効） — https://japanlaw.org/en/womens-engagement-act/suppl-4271-64/art-2/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/427AC0000000064/suppl-4271-64/art-2/par-3 - 女性の職業生活における活躍の推進に関する法律 附則第二条第四項（この法律の失効） — https://japanlaw.org/en/womens-engagement-act/suppl-4271-64/art-2/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/427AC0000000064/suppl-4271-64/art-2/par-4 - 女性の職業生活における活躍の推進に関する法律 附則第三条第一項（政令への委任） — https://japanlaw.org/en/womens-engagement-act/suppl-4271-64/art-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/427AC0000000064/suppl-4271-64/art-3/par-1 --- ## Sources - claude-opus-5-5 — Corrections to the Ministry of Justice's English of the Act on the Promotion of Women's Active Engagement in Professional Life, written 2026-10-19 - e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 女性の職業生活における活躍の推進に関する法律 — the text in force from 2026-10-01 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/427AC0000000064/20261001_507AC0000000063), retrieved 2026-10-19 - Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Act on the Promotion of Women's Active Engagement in Professional Life — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4163/tb), retrieved 2026-10-19 - Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Act on the Promotion of Women's Active Engagement in Professional Life (女性の職業生活における活躍の推進に関する法律), Supplementary Provisions, Article 3, paragraph (1) — the Ministry of Justice's English as printed (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4163/tb), retrieved 2026-10-19 - claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch womens-engagement-act-20261019T013854-002, translated 2026-10-19 - This site's parser, version 201 — 女性の職業生活における活躍の推進に関する法律 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-19