# 自動車損害賠償保障法 / Act on Securing Compensation for Automobile Accidents — 第十六条の八 (Article 16-8) - Law: 自動車損害賠償保障法 (Act on Securing Compensation for Automobile Accidents), 昭和三十年法律第九十七号 - English title "Act on Securing Compensation for Automobile Accidents": 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: 第十六条の八 (Article 16-8)（指示等） — address `art-16-8` - Text in force since: 2026-04-01 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/automobile-accident-compensation-act/art-16-8 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/330AC0000000097/art-16-8 - 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. 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They are never merged and never substituted for one another. --- ### 第十六条の八（指示等） — (Instructions) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-16-8 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/automobile-accident-compensation-act/art-16-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/330AC0000000097/art-16-8 **第一項** 国土交通大臣は、第十六条の六の規定による届出があつた場合、前条の規定による申出があつた場合その他の場合において、保険会社による保険金等の支払又は支払に係る手続が同条各号のいずれかに該当すると認めるときは、当該保険会社に対し、支払基準に従つた支払、第十六条の四第一項から第三項までの規定による書面の交付又は第十六条の五第一項の規定による説明、同条第二項の規定による書面の交付若しくは同条第四項の規定による通知をすべき旨の指示をするものとする。 art-16-8/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/automobile-accident-compensation-act/art-16-8/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/330AC0000000097/art-16-8/par-1 Having received a report as under Article 16-6, having been notified as under the preceding Article, or in any other case, on finding that the insurer's payment or payment procedures for insurance proceeds and damages fall under one of the items of the preceding Article, the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism must instruct the insurer to make a payment in accordance with the criteria for payment; to deliver a document as under Article 16-4, paragraphs (1) through (3); or to provide an explanation as under Article 16-5, paragraph (1), deliver a document as under paragraph (2) of that Article, or give notice as under paragraph (4) of that Article. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 国土交通大臣は、前項に規定する指示を行つたときは、遅滞なく、内閣総理大臣にその旨を通知しなければならない。 art-16-8/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/automobile-accident-compensation-act/art-16-8/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/330AC0000000097/art-16-8/par-2 Having given the instructions prescribed in the preceding paragraph, the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism must notify the Prime Minister of this without delay. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第三項** 国土交通大臣は、第一項に規定する指示を受けた保険会社が、正当な理由がなくてその指示に従わなかつたときは、その旨を公表することができる。 art-16-8/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/automobile-accident-compensation-act/art-16-8/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/330AC0000000097/art-16-8/par-3 If an insurer that has been instructed to do as prescribed in paragraph (1) fails to do as instructed and is without a legitimate reason for failing to do so, the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism may disclose this to the public. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第四項** 国土交通大臣は、第一項に規定する指示を受けた保険会社が、前項の規定によりその指示に従わなかつた旨を公表された後において、なお、正当な理由がなくてその指示に係る措置をとらなかつたときは、当該保険会社に対し、その指示に係る措置をとるべきことを命ずることができる。 art-16-8/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/automobile-accident-compensation-act/art-16-8/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/330AC0000000097/art-16-8/par-4 If, after its failure to do as instructed has been disclosed to the public pursuant to the preceding paragraph, an insurer that has been instructed to do as prescribed in paragraph (1) fails to take measures to abide by the instructions and is without a legitimate reason for failing to do so, the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism may order the insurer to take measures to abide by the instructions. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第五項** 国土交通大臣は、第三項に規定する公表又は前項に規定する命令を行おうとするときは、あらかじめ、内閣総理大臣の同意を得るものとする。 art-16-8/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/automobile-accident-compensation-act/art-16-8/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/330AC0000000097/art-16-8/par-5 The Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism must first gain the consent of the Prime Minister before making a public disclosure as prescribed in paragraph (3) or giving an order as prescribed in the preceding paragraph. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System --- ## Cites - art-16-8/par-1: 第十六条の六 → 自動車損害賠償保障法 第十六条の六 (Article 16-6), art-16-6 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/automobile-accident-compensation-act/art-16-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/330AC0000000097/art-16-6 - art-16-8/par-1: 前条 → 自動車損害賠償保障法 第十六条の七 (Article 16-7), art-16-7 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/automobile-accident-compensation-act/art-16-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/330AC0000000097/art-16-7 - art-16-8/par-1: 第十六条の四第一項から第三項まで → 自動車損害賠償保障法 第十六条の四第一項 (Article 16-4, paragraph (1)), art-16-4/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/automobile-accident-compensation-act/art-16-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/330AC0000000097/art-16-4/par-1 - art-16-8/par-1: 第十六条の四第一項から第三項まで → 自動車損害賠償保障法 第十六条の四第二項 (Article 16-4, paragraph (2)), art-16-4/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/automobile-accident-compensation-act/art-16-4/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/330AC0000000097/art-16-4/par-2 - art-16-8/par-1: 第十六条の四第一項から第三項まで → 自動車損害賠償保障法 第十六条の四第三項 (Article 16-4, paragraph (3)), art-16-4/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/automobile-accident-compensation-act/art-16-4/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/330AC0000000097/art-16-4/par-3 - art-16-8/par-1: 第十六条の五第一項 → 自動車損害賠償保障法 第十六条の五第一項 (Article 16-5, paragraph (1)), art-16-5/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/automobile-accident-compensation-act/art-16-5/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/330AC0000000097/art-16-5/par-1 - art-16-8/par-1: 同条第二項 → 自動車損害賠償保障法 第十六条の五第二項 (Article 16-5, paragraph (2)), art-16-5/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/automobile-accident-compensation-act/art-16-5/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/330AC0000000097/art-16-5/par-2 - art-16-8/par-1: 同条第四項 → 自動車損害賠償保障法 第十六条の五第四項 (Article 16-5, paragraph (4)), art-16-5/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/automobile-accident-compensation-act/art-16-5/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/330AC0000000097/art-16-5/par-4 - art-16-8/par-2: 前項 → 自動車損害賠償保障法 第十六条の八第一項 (Article 16-8, paragraph (1)), art-16-8/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/automobile-accident-compensation-act/art-16-8/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/330AC0000000097/art-16-8/par-1 - art-16-8/par-3: 第一項 → 自動車損害賠償保障法 第十六条の八第一項 (Article 16-8, paragraph (1)), art-16-8/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/automobile-accident-compensation-act/art-16-8/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/330AC0000000097/art-16-8/par-1 - art-16-8/par-4: 第一項 → 自動車損害賠償保障法 第十六条の八第一項 (Article 16-8, paragraph (1)), art-16-8/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/automobile-accident-compensation-act/art-16-8/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/330AC0000000097/art-16-8/par-1 - art-16-8/par-4: 前項 → 自動車損害賠償保障法 第十六条の八第三項 (Article 16-8, paragraph (3)), art-16-8/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/automobile-accident-compensation-act/art-16-8/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/330AC0000000097/art-16-8/par-3 - art-16-8/par-5: 第三項 → 自動車損害賠償保障法 第十六条の八第三項 (Article 16-8, paragraph (3)), art-16-8/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/automobile-accident-compensation-act/art-16-8/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/330AC0000000097/art-16-8/par-3 - art-16-8/par-5: 前項 → 自動車損害賠償保障法 第十六条の八第四項 (Article 16-8, paragraph (4)), art-16-8/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/automobile-accident-compensation-act/art-16-8/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/330AC0000000097/art-16-8/par-4 ## Cited by 7 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 自動車損害賠償保障法 第十六条の八第二項（指示等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/automobile-accident-compensation-act/art-16-8/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/330AC0000000097/art-16-8/par-2 - 自動車損害賠償保障法 第十六条の八第三項（指示等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/automobile-accident-compensation-act/art-16-8/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/330AC0000000097/art-16-8/par-3 - 自動車損害賠償保障法 第十六条の八第四項（指示等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/automobile-accident-compensation-act/art-16-8/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/330AC0000000097/art-16-8/par-4 - 自動車損害賠償保障法 第十六条の八第五項（指示等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/automobile-accident-compensation-act/art-16-8/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/330AC0000000097/art-16-8/par-5 - 自動車損害賠償保障法 第二十三条の二第一項（報告及び立入検査） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/automobile-accident-compensation-act/art-23-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/330AC0000000097/art-23-2/par-1 - 自動車損害賠償保障法 第二十三条の三第一項（責任保険の契約に関する規定等の準用） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/automobile-accident-compensation-act/art-23-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/330AC0000000097/art-23-3/par-1 - 自動車損害賠償保障法 第八十七条の二第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/automobile-accident-compensation-act/art-87-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/330AC0000000097/art-87-2/par-1 --- ## Sources - e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 自動車損害賠償保障法 — the text in force from 2026-04-01 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/330AC0000000097/20260401_508AC0000000002), retrieved 2026-10-13 - Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Act on Securing Compensation for Automobile Accidents — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/3135/tb), retrieved 2026-10-13 - This site's parser, version 189 — 自動車損害賠償保障法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-13