# 厚生年金保険法 / Employees' Pension Insurance Act — 第四条の五 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 4-5)

- Law: 厚生年金保険法 (Employees' Pension Insurance Act), 昭和二十九年法律第百十五号
- English title "Employees' Pension Insurance Act": Ministry of Justice translation
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- Provision: 第四条の五 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 4-5) — address `suppl-3291-115/art-4-5`
- Text in force since: 2026-10-01
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### 第四条の五
<sup>suppl-3291-115/art-4-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-3291-115/art-4-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-3291-115/art-4-5</sup>

**第一項**  適用事業所以外の事業所に使用される七十歳以上の者であつて、附則第四条の三第一項に規定する政令で定める給付の受給権を有しないものは、厚生労働大臣の認可を受けて、被保険者となることができる。この場合において、第十条第二項、第十一条、第十二条、第十三条第二項、第十四条、第十八条第一項ただし書、第二十七条、第二十九条、第三十条、第百二条第一項（第一号及び第二号に限る。）及び第百四条の規定を準用する。
<sup>suppl-3291-115/art-4-5/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-3291-115/art-4-5/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-3291-115/art-4-5/par-1</sup>
A person 70 years of age or older who is employed at a place of business other than an applicable place of business and does not hold the right to receive a benefit specified by Cabinet Order prescribed in Article 4-3, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions may become an insured with the approval of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare. In this case, the provisions of Article 10, paragraph (2), Article 11, Article 12, Article 13, paragraph (2), Article 14, the proviso to Article 18, paragraph (1), Article 27, Article 29, Article 30, Article 102, paragraph (1) (limited to items (i) and (ii)), and Article 104 apply mutatis mutandis.
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

**第二項**  前項の規定により被保険者となつたものは、同項において準用する第十四条の規定によるほか、附則第四条の三第一項に規定する政令で定める給付の受給権を取得した日の翌日に、被保険者の資格を喪失する。
<sup>suppl-3291-115/art-4-5/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-3291-115/art-4-5/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-3291-115/art-4-5/par-2</sup>
A person who has become an insured pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph loses status as an insured, in addition to pursuant to the provisions of Article 14 as applied mutatis mutandis in that paragraph, on the day following the day on which the person acquires the right to receive a benefit specified by Cabinet Order prescribed in Article 4-3, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions.
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

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## Cites
- suppl-3291-115/art-4-5/par-1: 附則第四条の三第一項 → 厚生年金保険法 附則第四条の三第一項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 4-3, paragraph (1)), suppl-3291-115/art-4-3/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-3291-115/art-4-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-3291-115/art-4-3/par-1
- suppl-3291-115/art-4-5/par-1: 第十条第二項 → 厚生年金保険法 第十条第二項 (Article 10, paragraph (2)), art-10/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-10/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-10/par-2
- suppl-3291-115/art-4-5/par-1: 第十一条 → 厚生年金保険法 第十一条 (Article 11), art-11 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-11 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-11
- suppl-3291-115/art-4-5/par-1: 第十二条 → 厚生年金保険法 第十二条 (Article 12), art-12 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-12 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-12
- suppl-3291-115/art-4-5/par-1: 第十三条第二項 → 厚生年金保険法 第十三条第二項 (Article 13, paragraph (2)), art-13/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-13/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-13/par-2
- suppl-3291-115/art-4-5/par-1: 第十四条 → 厚生年金保険法 第十四条 (Article 14), art-14 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-14 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-14
- suppl-3291-115/art-4-5/par-1: 第十八条第一項 → 厚生年金保険法 第十八条第一項 (Article 18, paragraph (1)), art-18/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-18/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-18/par-1
- suppl-3291-115/art-4-5/par-1: 第二十七条 → 厚生年金保険法 第二十七条 (Article 27), art-27 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-27 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-27
- suppl-3291-115/art-4-5/par-1: 第二十九条 → 厚生年金保険法 第二十九条 (Article 29), art-29 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-29 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-29
- suppl-3291-115/art-4-5/par-1: 第三十条 → 厚生年金保険法 第三十条 (Article 30), art-30 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-30 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-30
- suppl-3291-115/art-4-5/par-1: 第百二条第一項 → 厚生年金保険法 第百二条第一項 (Article 102, paragraph (1)), art-102/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-102/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-102/par-1
- suppl-3291-115/art-4-5/par-1: 第一号 → 厚生年金保険法 第百二条第一項第一号 (Article 102, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-102/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-102/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-102/par-1/item-1
- suppl-3291-115/art-4-5/par-1: 第二号 → 厚生年金保険法 第百二条第一項第二号 (Article 102, paragraph (1), item (ii)), art-102/par-1/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-102/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-102/par-1/item-2
- suppl-3291-115/art-4-5/par-1: 第百四条 → 厚生年金保険法 第百四条 (Article 104), art-104 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-104 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-104
- suppl-3291-115/art-4-5/par-2: 前項 → 厚生年金保険法 附則第四条の五第一項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 4-5, paragraph (1)), suppl-3291-115/art-4-5/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-3291-115/art-4-5/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-3291-115/art-4-5/par-1
- suppl-3291-115/art-4-5/par-2: 第十四条 → 厚生年金保険法 第十四条 (Article 14), art-14 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-14 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-14
- suppl-3291-115/art-4-5/par-2: 附則第四条の三第一項 → 厚生年金保険法 附則第四条の三第一項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 4-3, paragraph (1)), suppl-3291-115/art-4-3/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-3291-115/art-4-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-3291-115/art-4-3/par-1

## Cited by

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

- 厚生年金保険法 第百条の四第一項第二号（機構への厚生労働大臣の権限に係る事務の委任） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-100-4/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-100-4/par-1/item-2
- 厚生年金保険法 第百条の四第一項第七号（機構への厚生労働大臣の権限に係る事務の委任） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-100-4/par-1/item-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-100-4/par-1/item-7
- 厚生年金保険法 第百条の四第一項第八号（機構への厚生労働大臣の権限に係る事務の委任） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-100-4/par-1/item-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-100-4/par-1/item-8
- 厚生年金保険法 附則第四条の五第二項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-3291-115/art-4-5/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-3291-115/art-4-5/par-2
- 厚生年金保険法 附則第四十五条第二項（第四種被保険者及び船員任意継続被保険者に係る厚生年金保険の被保険者の資格の特例） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-3601-34/art-45/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-3601-34/art-45/par-2
- 厚生年金保険法 附則第十七条の三第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4241-62/art-17-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4241-62/art-17-3/par-1

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 厚生年金保険法 — the text in force from 2026-10-01 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/329AC0000000115/20261001_507AC0000000074), retrieved 2026-10-13
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Employees' Pension Insurance Act — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/3554/tb), retrieved 2026-10-13
- claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch employees-pension-insurance-act-20261013T074650-003, translated 2026-10-13
- This site's parser, version 190 — 厚生年金保険法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-13