# 電気工事士法 / Electricians Act — 附　則 (Supplementary Provisions)

- 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: 附　則 (Supplementary Provisions) — address `suppl-4091-33`
- Text in force since: 2025-06-01
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/electricians-act/suppl-4091-33
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000139/suppl-4091-33
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## 附　則 平成九年四月九日法律第三三号
<sup>suppl-4091-33 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/electricians-act/suppl-4091-33 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000139/suppl-4091-33</sup>

### 第一条（施行期日） — Effective Date
<sup>caption: machine translation, not official</sup>
<sup>suppl-4091-33/art-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/electricians-act/suppl-4091-33/art-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000139/suppl-4091-33/art-1</sup>

**第一項**  この法律は、公布の日から施行する。
<sup>suppl-4091-33/art-1/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/electricians-act/suppl-4091-33/art-1/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000139/suppl-4091-33/art-1/par-1</sup>
This Act comes into effect on the date of promulgation.
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

### 第十五条（電気工事士法の一部改正に伴う経過措置） — Transitional Measures Accompanying Partial Amendment of the Electricians Act
<sup>caption: machine translation, not official</sup>
<sup>suppl-4091-33/art-15 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/electricians-act/suppl-4091-33/art-15 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000139/suppl-4091-33/art-15</sup>

**第一項**  第十四条の規定の施行前に同条の規定による改正前の電気工事士法第二条第四項に規定する電気工事士、同法第三条第三項に規定する特種電気工事資格者又は同条第四項に規定する認定電気工事従事者について同法第八条に規定する電気工事の業務の開始、届け出た事項の変更又は業務の廃止があった場合における届出については、なお従前の例による。
<sup>suppl-4091-33/art-15/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/electricians-act/suppl-4091-33/art-15/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000139/suppl-4091-33/art-15/par-1</sup>
With regard to a notification in the case where, before the provisions of Article 14 come into effect, there has been the commencement, a change in the particulars notified, or the discontinuance of the business of electrical work prescribed in Article 8 of that Act with respect to an electrician prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (4) of the Electricians Act prior to amendment by the provisions of that Article, a qualified special electrical worker prescribed in Article 3, paragraph (3) of that Act, or a certified electrical worker prescribed in paragraph (4) of that Article, the provisions then in force continue to govern.
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

### 第十七条（罰則に関する経過措置） — Transitional Measures Concerning Penal Provisions
<sup>caption: machine translation, not official</sup>
<sup>suppl-4091-33/art-17 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/electricians-act/suppl-4091-33/art-17 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000139/suppl-4091-33/art-17</sup>

**第一項**  この法律の施行前にした行為及びこの法律の附則において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-4091-33/art-17/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/electricians-act/suppl-4091-33/art-17/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000139/suppl-4091-33/art-17/par-1</sup>
As to the applicability of penal provisions to acts which a person conducts before this Act comes into effect, and the applicability of penal provisions to acts which a person conducts after this Act comes into effect in cases where the provisions then in force continue to govern pursuant to the Supplementary Provisions of this Act, the provisions then in force continue to govern.
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

### 第十八条（政令への委任） — Delegation to Cabinet Order
<sup>caption: machine translation, not official</sup>
<sup>suppl-4091-33/art-18 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/electricians-act/suppl-4091-33/art-18 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000139/suppl-4091-33/art-18</sup>

**第一項**  附則第二条から前条までに定めるもののほか、この法律の施行に関して必要な経過措置は、政令で定める。
<sup>suppl-4091-33/art-18/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/electricians-act/suppl-4091-33/art-18/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000139/suppl-4091-33/art-18/par-1</sup>
In addition to what is provided for in Article 2 through the preceding Article of the Supplementary Provisions, transitional measures necessary for the enforcement of this Act are specified by Cabinet Order.
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

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## Cites
- suppl-4091-33/art-18/par-1: 附則第二条から前条まで → 電気工事士法 附則第十五条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 15), suppl-4091-33/art-15 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/electricians-act/suppl-4091-33/art-15 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000139/suppl-4091-33/art-15
- suppl-4091-33/art-18/par-1: 附則第二条から前条まで → 電気工事士法 附則第十七条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 17), suppl-4091-33/art-17 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/electricians-act/suppl-4091-33/art-17 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000139/suppl-4091-33/art-17

## Cited by

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

- 電気工事士法 附則第十八条第一項（政令への委任） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/electricians-act/suppl-4091-33/art-18/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000139/suppl-4091-33/art-18/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-20261019T092227-007, 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
