# 厚生年金保険法 / Employees' Pension Insurance Act — 第四十四条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 44)

- 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: 第四十四条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 44) — address `suppl-4251-63/art-44`
- Text in force since: 2026-10-01
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### 第四十四条
<sup>suppl-4251-63/art-44 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4251-63/art-44 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4251-63/art-44</sup>

**第一項**  存続連合会が附則第四十条第二項第一号に掲げる業務を行っている場合にあっては、解散基金加入員等（当該存続厚生年金基金が解散した日において附則第五条第一項の規定によりなおその効力を有するものとされた改正前厚生年金保険法第百三十条第三項の規定により支給する障害を支給理由とする年金たる給付の受給権を有していた者に限る。以下この条において同じ。）は、当該存続厚生年金基金の清算人に附則第三十四条第四項の規定により解散基金加入員等に分配すべき残余財産（以下この条において「残余財産」という。）の存続連合会への移換を申し出ることができる。
<sup>suppl-4251-63/art-44/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4251-63/art-44/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4251-63/art-44/par-1</sup>
Where the surviving Pension Fund Association is conducting the business set forth in Article 40, paragraph (2), item (i) of the Supplementary Provisions, members, etc. of a dissolved Fund (limited to persons who, on the day that the surviving employees' pension Fund was dissolved, held the right to receive pension benefits for which disability is the ground for payment, paid under Article 130, paragraph (3) of the pre-amendment Employees' Pension Insurance Act, which remains in force pursuant to the provisions of Article 5, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions; the same applies hereinafter in this Article) may apply to the liquidator of that surviving employees' pension Fund for the transfer to the surviving Pension Fund Association of the residual assets to be distributed to members, etc. of a dissolved Fund pursuant to the provisions of Article 34, paragraph (4) of the Supplementary Provisions (hereinafter in this Article referred to as "residual assets").
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**第二項**  当該存続厚生年金基金は、前項の規定による申出があったときは、存続連合会に当該申出に係る残余財産を移換するものとする。
<sup>suppl-4251-63/art-44/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4251-63/art-44/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4251-63/art-44/par-2</sup>
Upon receiving an application under the preceding paragraph, the surviving employees' pension Fund concerned is to transfer the residual assets pertaining to that application to the surviving Pension Fund Association.
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**第三項**  存続連合会は、前項の規定により残余財産の移換を受けたときは、当該移換金を原資として、政令で定めるところにより、当該解散基金加入員等又はその遺族に対し、存続連合会障害給付金又は存続連合会遺族給付金の支給を行うものとする。
<sup>suppl-4251-63/art-44/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4251-63/art-44/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4251-63/art-44/par-3</sup>
When the surviving Pension Fund Association has received the transfer of residual assets pursuant to the preceding paragraph, it is to pay a surviving Pension Fund Association disability benefit or surviving Pension Fund Association survivor benefit to the member, etc. of a dissolved Fund concerned or that person's surviving family, using the transferred Funds as the source of Funds, as provided by Cabinet Order.
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**第四項**  前条第四項及び第五項の規定は、前三項の場合について準用する。この場合において、同条第四項中「第二項」とあるのは「次条第二項」と、同条第五項中「第三項」とあるのは「次条第三項」と、「存続連合会老齢給付金」とあるのは「存続連合会障害給付金」と読み替えるものとする。
<sup>suppl-4251-63/art-44/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4251-63/art-44/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4251-63/art-44/par-4</sup>
The provisions of paragraphs (4) and (5) of the preceding Article apply mutatis mutandis to the cases under the preceding three paragraphs. In this case, in paragraph (4) of that Article, the phrase "paragraph (2)" is deemed to be replaced with "paragraph (2) of the following Article"; in paragraph (5) of that Article, the phrase "paragraph (3)" is deemed to be replaced with "paragraph (3) of the following Article", and the phrase "surviving Pension Fund Association old-age benefit" with "surviving Pension Fund Association disability benefit".
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**第五項**  附則第四十二条第六項の規定は、前項において読み替えて準用する前条第五項の規定による通知について準用する。
<sup>suppl-4251-63/art-44/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4251-63/art-44/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4251-63/art-44/par-5</sup>
The provisions of Article 42, paragraph (6) of the Supplementary Provisions apply mutatis mutandis to the notice under the provisions of paragraph (5) of the preceding Article, as applied mutatis mutandis with the terms replaced in the preceding paragraph.
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## Cites
- suppl-4251-63/art-44/par-1: 附則第四十条第二項第一号 → 厚生年金保険法 附則第四十条第二項第一号 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 40, paragraph (2), item (i)), suppl-4251-63/art-40/par-2/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4251-63/art-40/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4251-63/art-40/par-2/item-1
- suppl-4251-63/art-44/par-1: 附則第五条第一項 → 厚生年金保険法 附則第五条第一項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 5, paragraph (1)), suppl-4251-63/art-5/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4251-63/art-5/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4251-63/art-5/par-1
- suppl-4251-63/art-44/par-1: この条 → 厚生年金保険法 附則第四十四条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 44), suppl-4251-63/art-44 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4251-63/art-44 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4251-63/art-44
- suppl-4251-63/art-44/par-1: 附則第三十四条第四項 → 厚生年金保険法 附則第三十四条第四項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 34, paragraph (4)), suppl-4251-63/art-34/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4251-63/art-34/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4251-63/art-34/par-4
- suppl-4251-63/art-44/par-2: 前項 → 厚生年金保険法 附則第四十四条第一項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 44, paragraph (1)), suppl-4251-63/art-44/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4251-63/art-44/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4251-63/art-44/par-1
- suppl-4251-63/art-44/par-3: 前項 → 厚生年金保険法 附則第四十四条第二項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 44, paragraph (2)), suppl-4251-63/art-44/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4251-63/art-44/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4251-63/art-44/par-2
- suppl-4251-63/art-44/par-4: 前条第四項 → 厚生年金保険法 附則第四十三条第四項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 43, paragraph (4)), suppl-4251-63/art-43/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4251-63/art-43/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4251-63/art-43/par-4
- suppl-4251-63/art-44/par-4: 第五項 → 厚生年金保険法 附則第四十三条第五項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 43, paragraph (5)), suppl-4251-63/art-43/par-5 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4251-63/art-43/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4251-63/art-43/par-5
- suppl-4251-63/art-44/par-4: 前三項 → 厚生年金保険法 附則第四十四条第一項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 44, paragraph (1)), suppl-4251-63/art-44/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4251-63/art-44/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4251-63/art-44/par-1
- suppl-4251-63/art-44/par-4: 前三項 → 厚生年金保険法 附則第四十四条第二項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 44, paragraph (2)), suppl-4251-63/art-44/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4251-63/art-44/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4251-63/art-44/par-2
- suppl-4251-63/art-44/par-4: 前三項 → 厚生年金保険法 附則第四十四条第三項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 44, paragraph (3)), suppl-4251-63/art-44/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4251-63/art-44/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4251-63/art-44/par-3
- suppl-4251-63/art-44/par-4: 第二項 → 厚生年金保険法 附則第四十三条第二項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 43, paragraph (2)), suppl-4251-63/art-43/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4251-63/art-43/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4251-63/art-43/par-2
- suppl-4251-63/art-44/par-4: 第三項 → 厚生年金保険法 附則第四十三条第三項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 43, paragraph (3)), suppl-4251-63/art-43/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4251-63/art-43/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4251-63/art-43/par-3
- suppl-4251-63/art-44/par-5: 附則第四十二条第六項 → 厚生年金保険法 附則第四十二条第六項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 42, paragraph (6)), suppl-4251-63/art-42/par-6 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4251-63/art-42/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4251-63/art-42/par-6
- suppl-4251-63/art-44/par-5: 前項 → 厚生年金保険法 附則第四十四条第四項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 44, paragraph (4)), suppl-4251-63/art-44/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4251-63/art-44/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4251-63/art-44/par-4
- suppl-4251-63/art-44/par-5: 前条第五項 → 厚生年金保険法 附則第四十三条第五項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 43, paragraph (5)), suppl-4251-63/art-43/par-5 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4251-63/art-43/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4251-63/art-43/par-5

## Cited by

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- 厚生年金保険法 附則第四十条第二項第一号（存続連合会の業務） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4251-63/art-40/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4251-63/art-40/par-2/item-1
- 厚生年金保険法 附則第四十四条第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4251-63/art-44/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4251-63/art-44/par-1
- 厚生年金保険法 附則第四十四条第二項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4251-63/art-44/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4251-63/art-44/par-2
- 厚生年金保険法 附則第四十四条第三項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4251-63/art-44/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4251-63/art-44/par-3
- 厚生年金保険法 附則第四十四条第四項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4251-63/art-44/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4251-63/art-44/par-4
- 厚生年金保険法 附則第四十四条第五項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4251-63/art-44/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4251-63/art-44/par-5
- 厚生年金保険法 附則第五十一条第一項（準用規定） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4251-63/art-51/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4251-63/art-51/par-1
- 厚生年金保険法 附則第五十二条第一項（政令への委任） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4251-63/art-52/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4251-63/art-52/par-1
- 厚生年金保険法 附則第九十三条第一項第二号 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4251-63/art-93/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4251-63/art-93/par-1/item-2
- 厚生年金保険法 附則第九十三条第一項第三号 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4251-63/art-93/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4251-63/art-93/par-1/item-3

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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-20261013T074650-085, 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
