# 厚生年金保険法 / Employees' Pension Insurance Act — 第十五条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 15) - 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 - 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: 第十五条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 15)（老齢厚生年金の支給開始年齢の特例） — address `suppl-4061-95/art-15` - Text in force since: 2026-10-01 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4061-95/art-15 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4061-95/art-15 - 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. 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They are never merged and never substituted for one another. --- ### 第十五条（老齢厚生年金の支給開始年齢の特例） — Special Provisions on the Age at Which Payment of Employees' Old-Age Pension Starts caption: machine translation, not official suppl-4061-95/art-15 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4061-95/art-15 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4061-95/art-15 **第一項** 厚生年金保険法附則第七条の三第一項第三号に規定する坑内員たる被保険者（以下単に「坑内員たる被保険者」という。）であった期間又は同号に規定する船員たる被保険者（以下単に「船員たる被保険者」という。）であった期間を有する六十歳未満の者（昭和二十一年四月一日以前に生まれた者に限る。）が、次の各号のいずれにも該当するに至ったときは、その者については、同法附則第八条に該当するものとみなして同条の老齢厚生年金を支給する。 suppl-4061-95/art-15/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4061-95/art-15/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4061-95/art-15/par-1 In the case where a person under 60 years of age (limited to a person born on or before April 1, 1946) who has a period as an insured mine worker prescribed in Article 7-3, paragraph (1), item (iii) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Employees' Pension Insurance Act (hereinafter simply referred to as an "insured mine worker") or a period as a mariner insured prescribed in that item (hereinafter simply referred to as a "mariner insured") comes to fall under all of the following items, an employees' old-age pension under Article 8 of the Supplementary Provisions of that Act is paid to that person, deeming that person to fall under that Article. machine translation, not official **一** 五十五歳以上であること。 suppl-4061-95/art-15/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4061-95/art-15/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4061-95/art-15/par-1/item-1 the person is 55 years of age or older; machine translation, not official **二** 坑内員たる被保険者であった期間と船員たる被保険者であった期間とを合算した期間が十五年以上であること。 suppl-4061-95/art-15/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4061-95/art-15/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4061-95/art-15/par-1/item-2 the total of the period as an insured mine worker and the period as a mariner insured is 15 years or more; machine translation, not official **三** 厚生年金保険法第四十二条第二号に該当すること。 suppl-4061-95/art-15/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4061-95/art-15/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4061-95/art-15/par-1/item-3 the person falls under Article 42, item (ii) of the Employees' Pension Insurance Act. machine translation, not official **第二項** 前項に規定する坑内員たる被保険者であった期間又は船員たる被保険者であった期間の計算については、厚生年金保険法附則第九条の四第二項の規定を準用する。 suppl-4061-95/art-15/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4061-95/art-15/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4061-95/art-15/par-2 With regard to the calculation of the period as an insured mine worker or the period as a mariner insured prescribed in the preceding paragraph, the provisions of Article 9-4, paragraph (2) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Employees' Pension Insurance Act apply mutatis mutandis. machine translation, not official **第三項** 第一項の規定は、坑内員たる被保険者であった期間又は船員たる被保険者であった期間を有する六十歳未満の者（昭和二十一年四月二日から昭和二十九年四月一日までの間に生まれた者に限る。）について準用する。この場合において、第一項第一号中「五十五歳」とあるのは、次の表の上欄に掲げる者について、それぞれ同表の下欄に掲げる字句に読み替えるものとする。 昭和二十一年四月二日から昭和二十三年四月一日までの間に生まれた者 五十六歳 昭和二十三年四月二日から昭和二十五年四月一日までの間に生まれた者 五十七歳 昭和二十五年四月二日から昭和二十七年四月一日までの間に生まれた者 五十八歳 昭和二十七年四月二日から昭和二十九年四月一日までの間に生まれた者 五十九歳 suppl-4061-95/art-15/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4061-95/art-15/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4061-95/art-15/par-3 The provisions of paragraph (1) apply mutatis mutandis to a person under 60 years of age (limited to a person born between April 2, 1946 and April 1, 1954) who has a period as an insured mine worker or a period as a mariner insured. In this case, the phrase "55 years of age" in paragraph (1), item (i) is deemed to be replaced with the terms set forth in the lower column of the following table, for the persons set forth in the upper column of that table respectively. A person born between April 2, 1946 and April 1, 1948 56 years of age A person born between April 2, 1948 and April 1, 1950 57 years of age A person born between April 2, 1950 and April 1, 1952 58 years of age A person born between April 2, 1952 and April 1, 1954 59 years of age machine translation, not official --- ## Cites - suppl-4061-95/art-15/par-1: 厚生年金保険法附則第七条の三第一項第三号 → 厚生年金保険法 附則第七条の三第一項第三号 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 7-3, paragraph (1), item (iii)), suppl-3291-115/art-7-3/par-1/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-3291-115/art-7-3/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-3291-115/art-7-3/par-1/item-3 - suppl-4061-95/art-15/par-1: 同法附則第八条 → 厚生年金保険法 附則第八条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 8), suppl-3291-115/art-8 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-3291-115/art-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-3291-115/art-8 - suppl-4061-95/art-15/par-1/item-3: 厚生年金保険法第四十二条第二号 → 厚生年金保険法 第四十二条第一項第二号 (Article 42, paragraph (1), item (ii)), art-42/par-1/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-42/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-42/par-1/item-2 - suppl-4061-95/art-15/par-2: 前項 → 厚生年金保険法 附則第十五条第一項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 15, paragraph (1)), suppl-4061-95/art-15/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4061-95/art-15/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4061-95/art-15/par-1 - suppl-4061-95/art-15/par-2: 厚生年金保険法附則第九条の四第二項 → 厚生年金保険法 附則第九条の四第二項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 9-4, paragraph (2)), suppl-3291-115/art-9-4/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-3291-115/art-9-4/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-3291-115/art-9-4/par-2 - suppl-4061-95/art-15/par-3: 第一項 → 厚生年金保険法 附則第十五条第一項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 15, paragraph (1)), suppl-4061-95/art-15/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4061-95/art-15/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4061-95/art-15/par-1 - suppl-4061-95/art-15/par-3: 第一項第一号 → 厚生年金保険法 附則第十五条第一項第一号 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 15, paragraph (1), item (i)), suppl-4061-95/art-15/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4061-95/art-15/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4061-95/art-15/par-1/item-1 ## Cited by 12 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 厚生年金保険法 附則第四十八条第二項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-3601-34/art-48/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-3601-34/art-48/par-2 - 厚生年金保険法 附則第五十七条第一項（老齢厚生年金の支給要件の特例） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-3601-34/art-57/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-3601-34/art-57/par-1 - 厚生年金保険法 附則第五十八条第二項（老齢厚生年金の支給開始年齢等の特例） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-3601-34/art-58/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-3601-34/art-58/par-2 - 厚生年金保険法 附則第五十九条第二項（老齢厚生年金の額の計算の特例） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-3601-34/art-59/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-3601-34/art-59/par-2 - 厚生年金保険法 附則第六十三条第一項（施行日において六十歳以上である者に係る厚生年金保険の年金たる保険給付の特例） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-3601-34/art-63/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-3601-34/art-63/par-1 - 厚生年金保険法 附則第八十六条第一項（旧船員保険法による給付） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-3601-34/art-86/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-3601-34/art-86/par-1 - 厚生年金保険法 附則第一条第一項第二号（施行期日等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4061-95/art-1/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4061-95/art-1/par-1/item-2 - 厚生年金保険法 附則第十五条第二項（老齢厚生年金の支給開始年齢の特例） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4061-95/art-15/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4061-95/art-15/par-2 - 厚生年金保険法 附則第十五条第三項（老齢厚生年金の支給開始年齢の特例） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4061-95/art-15/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4061-95/art-15/par-3 - 厚生年金保険法 附則第十八条第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4061-95/art-18/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4061-95/art-18/par-1 - 厚生年金保険法 附則第二十九条第一項（老齢厚生年金の支給要件に関する経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4061-95/art-29/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4061-95/art-29/par-1 - 厚生年金保険法 附則第三十一条第一項（改正前の厚生年金保険法による老齢厚生年金等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4061-95/art-31/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4061-95/art-31/par-1 --- ## 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-20261013T074650-042, 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