# 消費者安全法 / Consumer Safety Act — 第十六条 (Article 16) This is the Markdown twin of https://japanlaw.org/ja/consumer-safety-act/art-16. Every law, and how to address a provision: https://japanlaw.org/llms.txt. The same laws as MCP tools (no sign-in): https://japanlaw.org/mcp. - Law: 消費者安全法 (Consumer Safety Act), 平成二十一年法律第五十号 - English title "Consumer Safety 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: 第十六条 (Article 16)（所掌事務） — address `art-16` - Text in force since: 2025-06-01 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/consumer-safety-act/art-16 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/421AC0000000050/art-16 - 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. Only the Japanese as published by the government has legal effect; the text below is a copy of it. Every English rendering below is a translation and says which kind: the Ministry of Justice's translation, or this site's machine translation, whose model and date the Sources list names. They are never merged and never substituted for one another. --- ### 第十六条（所掌事務） — (Administrative Processes under the Jurisdiction of the Investigation Commission) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-16 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/consumer-safety-act/art-16 · https://japanlaw.org/l/421AC0000000050/art-16 **第一項** 調査委員会は、次に掲げる事務をつかさどる。 art-16/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/consumer-safety-act/art-16/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/421AC0000000050/art-16/par-1 The Investigation Commission manages the administrative processes set forth in the following items: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **一** 生命身体事故等（運輸安全委員会設置法（昭和四十八年法律第百十三号）第二条第二項に規定する航空事故等、同条第四項に規定する鉄道事故等及び同条第六項に規定する船舶事故等を除く。第四号及び第三十三条を除き、以下同じ。）の原因及び生命身体事故等による被害の原因（以下「事故等原因」と総称する。）を究明するための調査（以下「事故等原因調査」という。）を行うこと。 art-16/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/consumer-safety-act/art-16/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/421AC0000000050/art-16/par-1/item-1 carrying out any investigation for clarifying the cause of an Actual or Potential Accident Involving Bodily Harm (excluding an aircraft accident, etc. as provided in Article 2, paragraph (2) of the Act to Establish a Japan Transport Safety Board (Act No. 113 of 1973); a railway accident, etc. as provided in paragraph (4) of that Article; or a marine accident, etc. as provided in paragraph (6) of that Article; hereinafter the same applies except in item (iv) below and in Article 33) or for clarifying the source of harm from an Actual or Potential Accident Involving Bodily Harm (hereinafter collectively referred to as the "Cause or Source" of an actual or potential accident) (hereinafter such an investigation is referred to as an "Investigation into the Cause or Source" of an actual or potential accident); Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **二** 生命身体事故等について、他の行政機関（運輸安全委員会を除く。）による調査若しくは検査又は法律（法律に基づく命令を含む。以下この条において同じ。）の規定による地方公共団体の調査若しくは検査（法律の規定によりこれらの調査又は検査の全部又は一部を行うこととされている他の者がある場合においては、その者が行う調査又は検査を含む。以下「他の行政機関等による調査等」という。）の結果について事故等原因を究明しているかどうかについての評価（以下単に「評価」という。）を行うこと。 art-16/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/consumer-safety-act/art-16/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/421AC0000000050/art-16/par-1/item-2 evaluating the results of any investigation or monitoring by another administrative organ (other than the Japan Transport Safety Board) or any investigation or monitoring by the local government under the provisions of the law (or under the provisions of any order under the law; hereinafter the same applies in this Article) with regard to an Actual or Potential Accident Involving Bodily Harm (or evaluating the results of any investigation or monitoring with regard to an Actual or Potential Accident Involving Bodily Harm, which is implemented by any other person that it is decided pursuant to the provisions of the law is to implement all or part of the investigation or monitoring, if this is the case; hereinafter referred to as an "Investigation or Monitoring by Another Administrative Organ or Entity") to determine whether the Cause or Source of the actual or potential accident has been clarified (hereinafter this is simply referred to as making an "Evaluation"); Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **三** 事故等原因調査又は他の行政機関等による調査等の結果の評価（以下「事故等原因調査等」という。）の結果に基づき、生命身体事故等による被害の拡大又は当該生命身体事故等と同種若しくは類似の生命身体事故等の発生の防止のため講ずべき施策又は措置について内閣総理大臣に対し勧告すること。 art-16/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/consumer-safety-act/art-16/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/421AC0000000050/art-16/par-1/item-3 recommending that the Prime Minister create policies or take measures in order to prevent instances of harm from Actual or Potential Accidents Involving Bodily Harm from increasing or in order to prevent the same or a similar type of Actual or Potential Accident Involving Bodily Harm from occurring, based on the results of an Investigation into the Cause or Source of the actual or potential accident or based on the results of an Evaluation of the results of an Investigation or Monitoring by Another Administrative Organ or Entity (hereinafter referred to as an "Investigation or Evaluation"); Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **四** 生命身体事故等による被害の拡大又は当該生命身体事故等と同種若しくは類似の生命身体事故等の発生の防止のため講ずべき施策又は措置について内閣総理大臣又は関係行政機関の長に意見を述べること。 art-16/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/consumer-safety-act/art-16/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/421AC0000000050/art-16/par-1/item-4 stating an opinion to the Prime Minister or the head of the relevant administrative organ about the policies or measures that should be taken in order to prevent instances of harm from an Actual or Potential Accident Involving Bodily Harm from increasing or in order to prevent the same or a similar type of Actual or Potential Accident Involving Bodily Harm from occurring; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **五** 前各号に掲げる事務を行うために必要な基礎的な調査及び研究を行うこと。 art-16/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/consumer-safety-act/art-16/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/421AC0000000050/art-16/par-1/item-5 conducting the necessary underlying investigations and research for performing the administrative processes set forth in the preceding items; and Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **六** 前各号に掲げるもののほか、法律に基づき調査委員会に属させられた事務 art-16/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/consumer-safety-act/art-16/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/421AC0000000050/art-16/par-1/item-6 any administrative processes beyond what is set forth in the preceding items which the Investigation Commission is given to manage pursuant to the law. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System --- ## Cites - art-16/par-1/item-1: 運輸安全委員会設置法（昭和四十八年法律第百十三号）第二条第二項 → e-Gov law 348AC0000000113, 第二条第二項 (Article 2, paragraph (2)), art-2/par-2 — not held in this collection - art-16/par-1/item-1: 同条第四項 → e-Gov law 348AC0000000113, 第二条第四項 (Article 2, paragraph (4)), art-2/par-4 — not held in this collection - art-16/par-1/item-1: 同条第六項 → e-Gov law 348AC0000000113, 第二条第六項 (Article 2, paragraph (6)), art-2/par-6 — not held in this collection - art-16/par-1/item-1: 第四号 → 消費者安全法 第十六条第一項第四号 (Article 16, paragraph (1), item (iv)), art-16/par-1/item-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/consumer-safety-act/art-16/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/421AC0000000050/art-16/par-1/item-4 - art-16/par-1/item-1: 第三十三条 → 消費者安全法 第三十三条 (Article 33), art-33 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/consumer-safety-act/art-33 · https://japanlaw.org/l/421AC0000000050/art-33 - art-16/par-1/item-2: この条 → 消費者安全法 第十六条 (Article 16), art-16 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/consumer-safety-act/art-16 · https://japanlaw.org/l/421AC0000000050/art-16 - art-16/par-1/item-5: 前各号 → 消費者安全法 第十六条第一項第一号 (Article 16, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-16/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/consumer-safety-act/art-16/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/421AC0000000050/art-16/par-1/item-1 - art-16/par-1/item-5: 前各号 → 消費者安全法 第十六条第一項第二号 (Article 16, paragraph (1), item (ii)), art-16/par-1/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/consumer-safety-act/art-16/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/421AC0000000050/art-16/par-1/item-2 - art-16/par-1/item-5: 前各号 → 消費者安全法 第十六条第一項第三号 (Article 16, paragraph (1), item (iii)), art-16/par-1/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/consumer-safety-act/art-16/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/421AC0000000050/art-16/par-1/item-3 - art-16/par-1/item-5: 前各号 → 消費者安全法 第十六条第一項第四号 (Article 16, paragraph (1), item (iv)), art-16/par-1/item-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/consumer-safety-act/art-16/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/421AC0000000050/art-16/par-1/item-4 - art-16/par-1/item-6: 前各号 → 消費者安全法 第十六条第一項第一号 (Article 16, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-16/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/consumer-safety-act/art-16/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/421AC0000000050/art-16/par-1/item-1 - art-16/par-1/item-6: 前各号 → 消費者安全法 第十六条第一項第二号 (Article 16, paragraph (1), item (ii)), art-16/par-1/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/consumer-safety-act/art-16/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/421AC0000000050/art-16/par-1/item-2 - art-16/par-1/item-6: 前各号 → 消費者安全法 第十六条第一項第三号 (Article 16, paragraph (1), item (iii)), art-16/par-1/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/consumer-safety-act/art-16/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/421AC0000000050/art-16/par-1/item-3 - art-16/par-1/item-6: 前各号 → 消費者安全法 第十六条第一項第四号 (Article 16, paragraph (1), item (iv)), art-16/par-1/item-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/consumer-safety-act/art-16/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/421AC0000000050/art-16/par-1/item-4 - art-16/par-1/item-6: 前各号 → 消費者安全法 第十六条第一項第五号 (Article 16, paragraph (1), item (v)), art-16/par-1/item-5 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/consumer-safety-act/art-16/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/421AC0000000050/art-16/par-1/item-5 ## Cited by 4 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 消費者安全法 第十六条第一項第一号（所掌事務） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/consumer-safety-act/art-16/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/421AC0000000050/art-16/par-1/item-1 - 消費者安全法 第十六条第一項第二号（所掌事務） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/consumer-safety-act/art-16/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/421AC0000000050/art-16/par-1/item-2 - 消費者安全法 第十六条第一項第五号（所掌事務） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/consumer-safety-act/art-16/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/421AC0000000050/art-16/par-1/item-5 - 消費者安全法 第十六条第一項第六号（所掌事務） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/consumer-safety-act/art-16/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/421AC0000000050/art-16/par-1/item-6 --- ## Sources - e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 消費者安全法 — the text in force from 2025-06-01 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/421AC0000000050/20250601_504AC0000000068), retrieved 2026-11-01 - Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Consumer Safety Act — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/2887/tb), retrieved 2026-11-01 - This site's parser, version 219 — 消費者安全法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-11-01