# 破産法 / Bankruptcy Act — 附　則 (Supplementary Provisions)

- Law: 破産法 (Bankruptcy Act), 平成十六年法律第七十五号
- English title "Bankruptcy Act": 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-4241-16`
- Text in force since: 2026-05-21
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/suppl-4241-16
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/suppl-4241-16
- Every provision below carries its address and both URLs on the line under it.
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## 附　則 平成二四年三月三一日法律第一六号
<sup>suppl-4241-16 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/suppl-4241-16 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/suppl-4241-16</sup>

### 第一条（施行期日） — Effective Date
<sup>caption: machine translation, not official</sup>
<sup>suppl-4241-16/art-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/suppl-4241-16/art-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/suppl-4241-16/art-1</sup>

**第一項**  この法律は、平成二十四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-4241-16/art-1/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/suppl-4241-16/art-1/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/suppl-4241-16/art-1/par-1</sup>
This Act comes into effect as of April 1, 2012; 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>

  **一から五まで**  略
  <sup>suppl-4241-16/art-1/par-1/item-1-to-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/suppl-4241-16/art-1/par-1/item-1-to-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/suppl-4241-16/art-1/par-1/item-1-to-5</sup>
  Omitted
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

  **六**  次に掲げる規定　平成二十五年七月一日
  <sup>suppl-4241-16/art-1/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/suppl-4241-16/art-1/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/suppl-4241-16/art-1/par-1/item-6</sup>
  the following provisions: July 1, 2013.
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

    **イ及びロ**  略
    <sup>suppl-4241-16/art-1/par-1/item-6/sub-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/suppl-4241-16/art-1/par-1/item-6/sub-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/suppl-4241-16/art-1/par-1/item-6/sub-1</sup>
    Omitted
    <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

    **ハ**  第七条の規定及び附則第七十二条から第七十八条までの規定
    <sup>suppl-4241-16/art-1/par-1/item-6/sub-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/suppl-4241-16/art-1/par-1/item-6/sub-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/suppl-4241-16/art-1/par-1/item-6/sub-2</sup>
    the provisions of Article 7 and the provisions of Articles 72 through 78 of the Supplementary Provisions.
    <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

### 第七十九条（罰則の適用に関する経過措置） — Transitional Measures Concerning the Application of Penal Provisions
<sup>caption: machine translation, not official</sup>
<sup>suppl-4241-16/art-79 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/suppl-4241-16/art-79 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/suppl-4241-16/art-79</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。以下この条において同じ。）の施行前にした行為及びこの附則の規定によりなお従前の例によることとされる場合におけるこの法律の施行後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-4241-16/art-79/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/suppl-4241-16/art-79/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/suppl-4241-16/art-79/par-1</sup>
With regard to the application of penal provisions to acts 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 hereinafter in this Article) comes into effect and to acts committed after this Act comes into effect in the cases where the provisions then in force continue to govern pursuant to the provisions of these Supplementary Provisions, the provisions then in force continue to govern.
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

### 第八十条（政令への委任） — Delegation to Cabinet Order
<sup>caption: machine translation, not official</sup>
<sup>suppl-4241-16/art-80 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/suppl-4241-16/art-80 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/suppl-4241-16/art-80</sup>

**第一項**  この附則に規定するもののほか、この法律の施行に関し必要な経過措置は、政令で定める。
<sup>suppl-4241-16/art-80/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/suppl-4241-16/art-80/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/suppl-4241-16/art-80/par-1</sup>
Beyond what is provided for in these Supplementary Provisions, transitional measures necessary in connection with the enforcement of this Act are specified by Cabinet Order.
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

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## Cites
- suppl-4241-16/art-79/par-1: 附則第一条 → 破産法 附則第一条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 1), suppl-4241-16/art-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/suppl-4241-16/art-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/suppl-4241-16/art-1
- suppl-4241-16/art-79/par-1: この条 → 破産法 附則第七十九条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 79), suppl-4241-16/art-79 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/suppl-4241-16/art-79 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/suppl-4241-16/art-79

## Cited by

1 provision cites this one. No official source publishes this direction.

- 破産法 附則第七十九条第一項（罰則の適用に関する経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/bankruptcy-act/suppl-4241-16/art-79/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/suppl-4241-16/art-79/par-1

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 破産法 — the text in force from 2026-05-21 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/416AC0000000075/20260521_505AC0000000053), retrieved 2026-10-19
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Bankruptcy Act — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4895/tb), retrieved 2026-10-19
- claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch bankruptcy-act-20261019T021325-005, translated 2026-10-19
- This site's parser, version 204 — 破産法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-19