# 高年齢者等の雇用の安定等に関する法律 / Act on Employment Security of Elderly Persons — 附　則 (Supplementary Provisions)

- Law: 高年齢者等の雇用の安定等に関する法律 (Act on Employment Security of Elderly Persons), 昭和四十六年法律第六十八号
- English title "Act on Employment Security of Elderly Persons": 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-5021-14`
- Text in force since: 2022-10-01
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/elderly-employment-act/suppl-5021-14
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## 附　則 令和二年三月三一日法律第一四号
<sup>suppl-5021-14 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/elderly-employment-act/suppl-5021-14 · https://japanlaw.org/l/346AC0000000068/suppl-5021-14</sup>

### 第一条（施行期日） — (Effective Date)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>suppl-5021-14/art-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/elderly-employment-act/suppl-5021-14/art-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/346AC0000000068/suppl-5021-14/art-1</sup>

**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。
<sup>suppl-5021-14/art-1/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/elderly-employment-act/suppl-5021-14/art-1/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/346AC0000000068/suppl-5021-14/art-1/par-1</sup>
This Act comes into effect as of April 1, 2020;provided, however, that the provisions listed in the following items come into effect as of the dates prescribed respectively in those items:
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **一**  第一条中雇用保険法第十九条第一項の改正規定、同法第三十六条の見出しを削る改正規定並びに同法第四十八条及び第五十四条の改正規定並びに同法附則第四条、第五条、第十条及び第十一条の二第一項の改正規定並びに附則第十条、第二十六条及び第二十八条から第三十二条までの規定　公布の日
  <sup>suppl-5021-14/art-1/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/elderly-employment-act/suppl-5021-14/art-1/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/346AC0000000068/suppl-5021-14/art-1/par-1/item-1</sup>
  the provisions of Article 1 revising Article 19, paragraph (1) of the Employment Insurance Act; the provisions deleting the title of Article 36 of the same Act; the provisions revising Article 48 and Article 54 of the same Act; the provisions revising Article 4, Article 5, Article 10 and Article 11-2, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions of the same Act; and the provisions of Article 10, Article 26 and Articles 28 through 32 inclusive of the Supplementary Provisions:the date of promulgation.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **二及び三**  略
  <sup>suppl-5021-14/art-1/par-1/item-2-to-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/elderly-employment-act/suppl-5021-14/art-1/par-1/item-2-to-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/346AC0000000068/suppl-5021-14/art-1/par-1/item-2-to-3</sup>
  Omitted
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

  **四**  第一条中雇用保険法第六十二条第一項第三号及び第六十六条第三項第一号イの改正規定並びに同条第四項の改正規定（「前項第三号」を「前項第四号」に改める部分を除く。）、第三条の規定、第四条中労働保険の保険料の徴収等に関する法律第十二条第一項第一号及び第九項の改正規定、同項を同条第十項とし、同条第八項の次に一項を加える改正規定並びに同条に一項を加える改正規定並びに同法附則第十一条第二項の改正規定、第五条の規定並びに第六条中特別会計に関する法律第百二条第二項の改正規定及び同法附則第十九条の二の改正規定（「令和元年度」を「令和三年度」に改める部分を除く。）並びに附則第九条第二項及び第十一条第一項の規定　令和三年四月一日
  <sup>suppl-5021-14/art-1/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/elderly-employment-act/suppl-5021-14/art-1/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/346AC0000000068/suppl-5021-14/art-1/par-1/item-4</sup>
  the provisions of Article 1 revising Article 62, paragraph (1), item (iii) and Article 66, paragraph (3), item (i), (a) of the Employment Insurance Act, and the provisions revising paragraph (4) of the same Article (excluding the part revising "item (iii) of the preceding paragraph" to "item (iv) of the preceding paragraph"); the provisions of Article 3; the provisions of Article 4 revising Article 12, paragraph (1), item (i) and paragraph (9) of the Act on Collection, etc. of Insurance Premiums of Labor Insurance, the provisions changing the paragraph to paragraph (10) of the same Article and adding one paragraph after paragraph (8) of the same Article, the provisions adding one paragraph to the same Article, and the provisions revising Article 11, paragraph (2) of the Supplementary Provisions of the same Act; the provisions of Article 5, and the provisions of Article 6 revising Article 102, paragraph (2) of the Act on Special Accounts and revising Article 19-2 of the Supplementary Provisions of the same Act (excluding the part revising "fiscal year 2019" to "fiscal year 2021"); and the provisions of Article 9, paragraph (2) and Article 11, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions:April 1, 2021
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

### 第十条（準備行為） — (Preparatory Actions)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>suppl-5021-14/art-10 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/elderly-employment-act/suppl-5021-14/art-10 · https://japanlaw.org/l/346AC0000000068/suppl-5021-14/art-10</sup>

**第一項**  第五条の規定による改正後の高年齢者等の雇用の安定等に関する法律第十条の二第四項に規定する指針の策定及びこれに関し必要な手続その他の行為は、附則第一条第四号に掲げる規定の施行前においても、同法第十条の二第五項の規定の例により行うことができる。
<sup>suppl-5021-14/art-10/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/elderly-employment-act/suppl-5021-14/art-10/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/346AC0000000068/suppl-5021-14/art-10/par-1</sup>
Even prior to the enforcement of the provisions listed in Article 1, item (iv) of the Supplementary Provisions, procedures and other acts necessary for the establishment of the guidelines prescribed in Article 10-2, paragraph (4) of the Act on Stabilization of Employment of Elderly Persons after revision pursuant to the provisions of Article 5 may be carried out in accordance with the provisions of Article 10-2, paragraph (5) of the same Act.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "Even prior to the enforcement of the provisions listed in Article 1, item (iv) of the Supplementary Provision, procedures and other acts necessary for the establishment of the guidelines prescribed in Article 10-2, paragraph (4) of the Act on Stabilization of Employment of Elderly Persons after revision pursuant to the provisions of Article 5 may be carried out in accordance with the provisions of Article 10-2, paragraph (5) of the same Act." — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4630/tb</sup>

### 第三十一条（罰則に関する経過措置） — (Transitional Measures Concerning Penal Provisions)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>suppl-5021-14/art-31 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/elderly-employment-act/suppl-5021-14/art-31 · https://japanlaw.org/l/346AC0000000068/suppl-5021-14/art-31</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。以下この条及び次条において同じ。）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-5021-14/art-31/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/elderly-employment-act/suppl-5021-14/art-31/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/346AC0000000068/suppl-5021-14/art-31/par-1</sup>
Concerning the application of penal provisions to acts committed prior to the enforcement of this Act (concerning the provisions listed in the items of Article 1 of the Supplementary Provisions, the provisions; hereinafter the same applies in this Article and the following Article) and acts committed after the enforcement of this Act, as in cases where the provisions then in force remain applicable pursuant to the provisions of these Supplementary Provisions, the provisions then in force remain applicable.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

### 第三十二条（政令への委任） — (Delegation to Cabinet Order)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>suppl-5021-14/art-32 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/elderly-employment-act/suppl-5021-14/art-32 · https://japanlaw.org/l/346AC0000000068/suppl-5021-14/art-32</sup>

**第一項**  この附則に定めるもののほか、この法律の施行に伴い必要な経過措置は、政令で定める。
<sup>suppl-5021-14/art-32/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/elderly-employment-act/suppl-5021-14/art-32/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/346AC0000000068/suppl-5021-14/art-32/par-1</sup>
Beyond what is provided for in the Supplementary Provisions, any necessary transitional measures for the enforcement of this Act are to be specified by Cabinet Order.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- suppl-5021-14/art-1/par-1/item-1: 附則第十条 → 高年齢者等の雇用の安定等に関する法律 附則第十条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 10), suppl-5021-14/art-10 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/elderly-employment-act/suppl-5021-14/art-10 · https://japanlaw.org/l/346AC0000000068/suppl-5021-14/art-10
- suppl-5021-14/art-1/par-1/item-1: 第二十八条から第三十二条まで → 高年齢者等の雇用の安定等に関する法律 附則第三十一条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 31), suppl-5021-14/art-31 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/elderly-employment-act/suppl-5021-14/art-31 · https://japanlaw.org/l/346AC0000000068/suppl-5021-14/art-31
- suppl-5021-14/art-1/par-1/item-1: 第二十八条から第三十二条まで → 高年齢者等の雇用の安定等に関する法律 附則第三十二条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 32), suppl-5021-14/art-32 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/elderly-employment-act/suppl-5021-14/art-32 · https://japanlaw.org/l/346AC0000000068/suppl-5021-14/art-32
- suppl-5021-14/art-10/par-1: 附則第一条第四号 → 高年齢者等の雇用の安定等に関する法律 附則第一条第一項第四号 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 1, paragraph (1), item (iv)), suppl-5021-14/art-1/par-1/item-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/elderly-employment-act/suppl-5021-14/art-1/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/346AC0000000068/suppl-5021-14/art-1/par-1/item-4
- suppl-5021-14/art-10/par-1: 同法第十条の二第五項 → 高年齢者等の雇用の安定等に関する法律 第十条の二第五項 (Article 10-2, paragraph (5)), art-10-2/par-5 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/elderly-employment-act/art-10-2/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/346AC0000000068/art-10-2/par-5
- suppl-5021-14/art-10/par-1: 高年齢者等の雇用の安定等に関する法律第十条の二第四項 → 高年齢者等の雇用の安定等に関する法律 第十条の二第四項 (Article 10-2, paragraph (4)), art-10-2/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/elderly-employment-act/art-10-2/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/346AC0000000068/art-10-2/par-4
- suppl-5021-14/art-31/par-1: 附則第一条 → 高年齢者等の雇用の安定等に関する法律 附則第一条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 1), suppl-5021-14/art-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/elderly-employment-act/suppl-5021-14/art-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/346AC0000000068/suppl-5021-14/art-1
- suppl-5021-14/art-31/par-1: この条 → 高年齢者等の雇用の安定等に関する法律 附則第三十一条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 31), suppl-5021-14/art-31 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/elderly-employment-act/suppl-5021-14/art-31 · https://japanlaw.org/l/346AC0000000068/suppl-5021-14/art-31
- suppl-5021-14/art-31/par-1: 次条 → 高年齢者等の雇用の安定等に関する法律 附則第三十二条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 32), suppl-5021-14/art-32 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/elderly-employment-act/suppl-5021-14/art-32 · https://japanlaw.org/l/346AC0000000068/suppl-5021-14/art-32

## Cited by

3 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction.

- 高年齢者等の雇用の安定等に関する法律 附則第一条第一項第一号（施行期日） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/elderly-employment-act/suppl-5021-14/art-1/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/346AC0000000068/suppl-5021-14/art-1/par-1/item-1
- 高年齢者等の雇用の安定等に関する法律 附則第十条第一項（準備行為） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/elderly-employment-act/suppl-5021-14/art-10/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/346AC0000000068/suppl-5021-14/art-10/par-1
- 高年齢者等の雇用の安定等に関する法律 附則第三十一条第一項（罰則に関する経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/elderly-employment-act/suppl-5021-14/art-31/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/346AC0000000068/suppl-5021-14/art-31/par-1

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## Sources

- claude-opus-5-5 — Corrections to the Ministry of Justice's English of paragraphs, written 2026-10-09
- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 高年齢者等の雇用の安定等に関する法律 — the text in force from 2022-10-01 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/346AC0000000068/20221001_504AC0000000012), retrieved 2026-10-09
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Act on Employment Security of Elderly Persons — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4630/tb), retrieved 2026-10-09
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Act on Employment Security of Elderly Persons (高年齢者等の雇用の安定等に関する法律), Supplementary Provisions, Article 10, paragraph (1) — the Ministry of Justice's English as printed (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4630/tb), retrieved 2026-10-09
- claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch elderly-employment-act-20261009T093722-006, translated 2026-10-09
- This site's parser, version 164 — 高年齢者等の雇用の安定等に関する法律 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-09
