# 電気工事士法 / Electricians Act — 第四条 (Article 4) - Law: 電気工事士法 (Electricians Act), 昭和三十五年法律第百三十九号 - English title "Electricians Act": Ministry of Justice translation database, which lists the title - 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: 第四条 (Article 4)（電気工事士免状） — address `art-4` - Text in force since: 2025-06-01 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/electricians-act/art-4 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000139/art-4 - 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. 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They are never merged and never substituted for one another. --- ### 第四条（電気工事士免状） — Electrician License caption: machine translation, not official art-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/electricians-act/art-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000139/art-4 **第一項** 電気工事士免状の種類は、第一種電気工事士免状及び第二種電気工事士免状とする。 art-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/electricians-act/art-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000139/art-4/par-1 The types of electrician license are the Class 1 electrician license and the Class 2 electrician license. machine translation, not official **第二項** 電気工事士免状は、都道府県知事が交付する。 art-4/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/electricians-act/art-4/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000139/art-4/par-2 An electrician license is to be issued by the prefectural governor. machine translation, not official **第三項** 第一種電気工事士免状は、次の各号の一に該当する者でなければ、その交付を受けることができない。 art-4/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/electricians-act/art-4/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000139/art-4/par-3 A Class 1 electrician license cannot be issued to a person unless the person falls under any one of the following items: machine translation, not official **一** 第一種電気工事士試験に合格し、かつ、経済産業省令で定める電気に関する工事に関し経済産業省令で定める実務の経験を有する者 art-4/par-3/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/electricians-act/art-4/par-3/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000139/art-4/par-3/item-1 a person who has passed the Class 1 electrician examination and has the practical experience specified by Order of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry in work relating to electricity specified by Order of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry; machine translation, not official **二** 経済産業省令で定めるところにより、前号に掲げる者と同等以上の知識及び技能を有していると都道府県知事が認定した者 art-4/par-3/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/electricians-act/art-4/par-3/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000139/art-4/par-3/item-2 a person whom the prefectural governor has certified, in accordance with the provisions of Order of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, as having knowledge and skills equal to or greater than those of the person listed in the preceding item. machine translation, not official **第四項** 第二種電気工事士免状は、次の各号の一に該当する者でなければ、その交付を受けることができない。 art-4/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/electricians-act/art-4/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000139/art-4/par-4 A Class 2 electrician license cannot be issued to a person unless the person falls under any one of the following items: machine translation, not official **一** 第二種電気工事士試験に合格した者 art-4/par-4/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/electricians-act/art-4/par-4/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000139/art-4/par-4/item-1 a person who has passed the Class 2 electrician examination; machine translation, not official **二** 経済産業大臣が指定する養成施設において、経済産業省令で定める第二種電気工事士たるに必要な知識及び技能に関する課程を修了した者 art-4/par-4/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/electricians-act/art-4/par-4/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000139/art-4/par-4/item-2 a person who has completed, at a training facility designated by the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, a course on the knowledge and skills necessary to be a Class 2 electrician as specified by Order of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry; machine translation, not official **三** 経済産業省令で定めるところにより、前二号に掲げる者と同等以上の知識及び技能を有していると都道府県知事が認定した者 art-4/par-4/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/electricians-act/art-4/par-4/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000139/art-4/par-4/item-3 a person whom the prefectural governor has certified, in accordance with the provisions of Order of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, as having knowledge and skills equal to or greater than those of the persons listed in the preceding two items. machine translation, not official **第五項** 都道府県知事は、次の各号の一に該当する者に対しては、電気工事士免状の交付を行わないことができる。 art-4/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/electricians-act/art-4/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000139/art-4/par-5 The prefectural governor may decline to issue an electrician license to a person who falls under any one of the following items: machine translation, not official **一** 次項の規定による電気工事士免状の返納又は次条第六項の規定による特種電気工事資格者認定証若しくは認定電気工事従事者認定証の返納を命ぜられ、その日から一年を経過しない者 art-4/par-5/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/electricians-act/art-4/par-5/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000139/art-4/par-5/item-1 a person who has been ordered to return an electrician license under the provisions of the following paragraph, or to return a qualified special electrical worker certificate or a certified electrical worker certificate under the provisions of paragraph (6) of the following Article, and for whom one year has not passed since the day of that order; machine translation, not official **二** この法律の規定に違反し、罰金以上の刑に処せられ、その執行を終わり、又は執行を受けることがなくなつた日から二年を経過しない者 art-4/par-5/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/electricians-act/art-4/par-5/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000139/art-4/par-5/item-2 a person who has violated the provisions of this Act, has been sentenced to a fine or a heavier punishment, and for whom two years have not passed since the day on which the person finished serving the sentence or ceased to be subject to its execution. machine translation, not official **第六項** 都道府県知事は、電気工事士がこの法律又は電気用品安全法（昭和三十六年法律第二百三十四号）第二十八条第一項の規定に違反したときは、その電気工事士免状の返納を命ずることができる。 art-4/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/electricians-act/art-4/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000139/art-4/par-6 If an electrician has violated this Act or the provisions of Article 28, paragraph (1) of the Electrical Appliances and Materials Safety Act (Act No. 234 of 1961), the prefectural governor may order the electrician to return the electrician license. machine translation, not official **第七項** 電気工事士免状の交付、再交付、書換え及び返納に関し必要な事項は、政令で定める。 art-4/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/electricians-act/art-4/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000139/art-4/par-7 Necessary matters concerning the issuance, reissuance, rewriting and return of an electrician license are specified by Cabinet Order. machine translation, not official --- ## Cites - art-4/par-3/item-2: 前号 → 電気工事士法 第四条第三項第一号 (Article 4, paragraph (3), item (i)), art-4/par-3/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/electricians-act/art-4/par-3/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000139/art-4/par-3/item-1 - art-4/par-4/item-3: 前二号 → 電気工事士法 第四条第四項第一号 (Article 4, paragraph (4), item (i)), art-4/par-4/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/electricians-act/art-4/par-4/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000139/art-4/par-4/item-1 - art-4/par-4/item-3: 前二号 → 電気工事士法 第四条第四項第二号 (Article 4, paragraph (4), item (ii)), art-4/par-4/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/electricians-act/art-4/par-4/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000139/art-4/par-4/item-2 - art-4/par-5/item-1: 次項 → 電気工事士法 第四条第六項 (Article 4, paragraph (6)), art-4/par-6 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/electricians-act/art-4/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000139/art-4/par-6 - art-4/par-5/item-1: 次条第六項 → 電気工事士法 第四条の二第六項 (Article 4-2, paragraph (6)), art-4-2/par-6 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/electricians-act/art-4-2/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000139/art-4-2/par-6 - art-4/par-6: 電気用品安全法（昭和三十六年法律第二百三十四号）第二十八条第一項 → e-Gov law 336AC0000000234, 第二十八条第一項 (Article 28, paragraph (1)), art-28/par-1 — not held in this collection ## Cited by 11 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 住民基本台帳法 別表第三 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/residential-basic-book-act/appdx-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/342AC0000000081/appdx-3 - 住民基本台帳法 別表第五第七十一号 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/residential-basic-book-act/appdx-5/item-71 · https://japanlaw.org/l/342AC0000000081/appdx-5/item-71 - 電気工事士法 第四条第三項第二号（電気工事士免状） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/electricians-act/art-4/par-3/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000139/art-4/par-3/item-2 - 電気工事士法 第四条第四項第三号（電気工事士免状） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/electricians-act/art-4/par-4/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000139/art-4/par-4/item-3 - 電気工事士法 第四条第五項第一号（電気工事士免状） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/electricians-act/art-4/par-5/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000139/art-4/par-5/item-1 - 電気工事士法 第四条の二第五項（特種電気工事資格者認定証及び認定電気工事従事者認定証） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/electricians-act/art-4-2/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000139/art-4-2/par-5 - 電気工事士法 第七条の十五第一項（聴聞の方法の特例） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/electricians-act/art-7-15/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000139/art-7-15/par-1 - 電気工事士法 第十六条第一項第一号 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/electricians-act/art-16/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000139/art-16/par-1/item-1 - 電気工事士法 附則第三条第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/electricians-act/suppl-3621-84/art-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000139/suppl-3621-84/art-3/par-1 - 電気工事士法 附則第五条第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/electricians-act/suppl-3621-84/art-5/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000139/suppl-3621-84/art-5/par-1 - 電気工事士法 附則第六条第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/electricians-act/suppl-3621-84/art-6/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000139/suppl-3621-84/art-6/par-1 --- ## Sources - e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 電気工事士法 — the text in force from 2025-06-01 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/335AC0000000139/20250601_504AC0000000068), retrieved 2026-10-19 - Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — 電気工事士法 — its English title as the Ministry of Justice's translation database lists it (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/1788), retrieved 2026-09-23 - claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch electricians-act-20261019T092227-001, translated 2026-10-19 - claude-sonnet-5-5, corrected on review by claude-opus-5-5 — Machine translation corrected on review, batch electricians-act-20261019T092227-001, translated 2026-10-19 - This site's parser, version 204 — 電気工事士法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-19