# 電気工事士法 / Electricians Act — 第六条 (Article 6)
- 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
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- Provision: 第六条 (Article 6)（電気工事士試験） — address `art-6`
- Text in force since: 2025-06-01
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/electricians-act/art-6
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000139/art-6
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### 第六条（電気工事士試験） — Electrician Examinations
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art-6 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/electricians-act/art-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000139/art-6
**第一項** 電気工事士試験の種類は、第一種電気工事士試験及び第二種電気工事士試験とする。
art-6/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/electricians-act/art-6/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000139/art-6/par-1
The types of electrician examination are the Class 1 electrician examination and the Class 2 electrician examination.
machine translation, not official
**第二項** 第一種電気工事士試験は自家用電気工作物の保安に関して必要な知識及び技能について、第二種電気工事士試験は一般用電気工作物等の保安に関して必要な知識及び技能について行う。
art-6/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/electricians-act/art-6/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000139/art-6/par-2
The Class 1 electrician examination is conducted on the knowledge and skills necessary for the safety of electric facilities for private use, and the Class 2 electrician examination on the knowledge and skills necessary for the safety of electric facilities for general use, etc.
machine translation, not official
**第三項** 電気工事士試験は、経済産業大臣が行う。
art-6/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/electricians-act/art-6/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000139/art-6/par-3
Electrician examinations are conducted by the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry.
machine translation, not official
**第四項** 電気工事士試験の試験科目、受験手続その他電気工事士試験の実施細目は、政令で定める。
art-6/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/electricians-act/art-6/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000139/art-6/par-4
The examination subjects, application procedures and other details of the administration of electrician examinations are specified by Cabinet Order.
machine translation, not official
**第五項** 都道府県知事は、電気工事士試験に関し、必要があると認めるときは、経済産業大臣に対して意見を申し出ることができる。
art-6/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/electricians-act/art-6/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000139/art-6/par-5
A prefectural governor may, when the governor finds it necessary with regard to electrician examinations, state an opinion to the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry.
machine translation, not official
## Cited by
1 provision cites this one. No official source publishes this direction.
- 電気工事士法 附則第四条第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/electricians-act/suppl-3621-84/art-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000139/suppl-3621-84/art-4/par-1
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## 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-20261019T092227-002, 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