# 障害者の雇用の促進等に関する法律 / Act to Facilitate the Employment of Persons with Disabilities

- 昭和三十五年法律第百二十三号 · Act
- English title "Act to Facilitate the Employment of Persons with Disabilities": Ministry of Justice translation
- Text in force since: 2026-10-01
- URL: https://japanlaw.org/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act
- Permanent URL: https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000123
- 117 articles in the main text, 136 articles in the 附則 (supplementary provisions).

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## 本則 (the main text)

- 第一章　総則 — Chapter I General Provisions · art-1 to art-7-3 · 47 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/ch-1 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/ch-1
  <sup>heading: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
- 第二章　職業リハビリテーションの推進 — Chapter II Promotion of Vocational Rehabilitation · art-8 to art-33 · 100 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/ch-2 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/ch-2
  <sup>heading: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
  - 第八条から第二十条まで — Articles 8 to 20 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/ch-2/from-art-8
  - 第二十一条から第三十三条まで — Articles 21 to 33 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/ch-2/from-art-21
- 第二章の二　障害者に対する差別の禁止等 — Chapter II-2 Prohibition of Discrimination Against Persons with Disabilities; Related Matters · art-34 to art-36-6 · 20 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/ch-2-2 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/ch-2-2
  <sup>heading: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
- 第三章　対象障害者の雇用義務等に基づく雇用の促進等 — Chapter III Facilitating the Employment of Qualifying Disabled Persons Based on the Duty to Employ Them; Related Matters · art-37 to art-74-3 · 289 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/ch-3 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/ch-3
  <sup>heading: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
  - 第三十七条から第四十三条まで — Articles 37 to 43 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/ch-3/from-art-37
  - 第四十四条から第四十五条の三まで — Articles 44 to 45-3 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/ch-3/from-art-44
  - 第四十六条から第四十九条まで — Articles 46 to 49 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/ch-3/from-art-46
  - 第五十条から第五十九条まで — Articles 50 to 59 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/ch-3/from-art-50
  - 第六十条から第七十四条まで — Articles 60 to 74 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/ch-3/from-art-60
  - 第七十四条の二 — Article 74-2 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/ch-3/from-art-74-2
  - 第七十四条の三 — Article 74-3 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/ch-3/from-art-74-3
- 第三章の二　紛争の解決 — Chapter III-2 Resolution of Disputes · art-74-4 to art-74-8 · 15 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/ch-3-2 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/ch-3-2
  <sup>heading: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
- 第四章　雑則 — Chapter IV Miscellaneous Provisions · art-75 to art-85-3 · 58 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/ch-4 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/ch-4
  <sup>heading: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
  - 第七十五条から第八十一条まで — Articles 75 to 81 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/ch-4/from-art-75
  - 第八十一条の二から第八十五条の三まで — Articles 81-2 to 85-3 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/ch-4/from-art-81-2
- 第五章　罰則 — Chapter V Penal Provisions · art-85-4 to art-91 · 38 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/ch-5 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/ch-5
  <sup>heading: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

## 附則・別表・様式 (supplementary provisions, appended tables and forms)

- 附　則 · 28 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/suppl-3351-123 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/suppl-3351-123
- 附　則 昭和四一年七月二一日法律第一三二号 · 3 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/suppl-3411-132 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/suppl-3411-132
- 附　則 昭和五一年五月二八日法律第三六号 · 3 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/suppl-3511-36 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/suppl-3511-36
- 附　則 昭和五五年一二月二五日法律第一一〇号 · 2 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/suppl-3551-110 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/suppl-3551-110
- 附　則 昭和五八年一二月二日法律第七八号 · 3 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/suppl-3581-78 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/suppl-3581-78
- 附　則 昭和五九年六月二六日法律第五〇号 · 18 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/suppl-3591-50 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/suppl-3591-50
- 附　則 昭和五九年八月一〇日法律第七一号 · 5 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/suppl-3591-71 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/suppl-3591-71
- 附　則 昭和五九年一二月二五日法律第八七号 · 5 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/suppl-3591-87 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/suppl-3591-87
- 附　則 昭和六一年一二月四日法律第九三号 · 7 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/suppl-3611-93 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/suppl-3611-93
- 附　則 昭和六二年六月一日法律第四一号 · 42 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/suppl-3621-41 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/suppl-3621-41
- 附　則 平成四年六月三日法律第六七号 · 3 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/suppl-4041-67 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/suppl-4041-67
- 附　則 平成四年六月三日法律第六八号 · 11 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/suppl-4041-68 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/suppl-4041-68
- 附　則 平成五年一一月一二日法律第八九号 · 11 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/suppl-4051-89 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/suppl-4051-89
- 附　則 平成六年六月二二日法律第三八号 · 5 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/suppl-4061-38 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/suppl-4061-38
- 附　則 平成九年四月九日法律第三二号 · 11 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/suppl-4091-32 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/suppl-4091-32
- 附　則 平成九年五月九日法律第四五号 · 3 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/suppl-4091-45 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/suppl-4091-45
- 附　則 平成九年一二月一九日法律第一三一号 · 3 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/suppl-4091-131 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/suppl-4091-131
- 附　則 平成一〇年九月二八日法律第一一〇号 · 2 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/suppl-4101-110 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/suppl-4101-110
- 附　則 平成一一年七月一六日法律第八七号 · 20 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/suppl-4111-87 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/suppl-4111-87
- 附　則 平成一一年七月一六日法律第一〇二号 · 11 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/suppl-4111-102 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/suppl-4111-102
- 附　則 平成一一年一二月二二日法律第一六〇号 · 4 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/suppl-4111-160 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/suppl-4111-160
- 附　則 平成一二年六月七日法律第一一一号 · 3 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/suppl-4121-111 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/suppl-4121-111
- 附　則 平成一三年四月二五日法律第三五号 · 3 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/suppl-4131-35 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/suppl-4131-35
- 附　則 平成一三年六月二九日法律第八〇号 · 2 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/suppl-4131-80 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/suppl-4131-80
- 附　則 平成一四年五月七日法律第三五号 · 11 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/suppl-4141-35 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/suppl-4141-35
- 附　則 平成一四年七月三一日法律第九八号 · 8 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/suppl-4141-98 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/suppl-4141-98
- 附　則 平成一四年一二月一三日法律第一六五号 · 9 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/suppl-4141-165 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/suppl-4141-165
- 附　則 平成一四年一二月一三日法律第一七一号 · 3 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/suppl-4141-171 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/suppl-4141-171
- 附　則 平成一六年六月一一日法律第一〇三号 · 3 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/suppl-4161-103 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/suppl-4161-103
- 附　則 平成一七年七月六日法律第八一号 · 18 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/suppl-4171-81 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/suppl-4171-81
- 附　則 平成一七年七月二六日法律第八七号 · 2 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/suppl-4171-87 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/suppl-4171-87
- 附　則 平成一八年六月二日法律第五〇号 · 2 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/suppl-4181-50 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/suppl-4181-50
- 附　則 平成一八年六月二一日法律第八〇号 · 3 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/suppl-4181-80 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/suppl-4181-80
- 附　則 平成一九年六月二七日法律第九六号 · 3 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/suppl-4191-96 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/suppl-4191-96
- 附　則 平成二〇年一二月二六日法律第九六号 · 16 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/suppl-4201-96 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/suppl-4201-96
- 附　則 平成二一年七月一五日法律第七九号 · 5 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/suppl-4211-79 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/suppl-4211-79
- 附　則 平成二三年四月二七日法律第二六号 · 3 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/suppl-4231-26 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/suppl-4231-26
- 附　則 平成二三年六月二四日法律第七四号 · 3 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/suppl-4231-74 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/suppl-4231-74
- 附　則 平成二四年八月一日法律第五三号 · 4 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/suppl-4241-53 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/suppl-4241-53
- 附　則 平成二五年六月一九日法律第四六号 · 13 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/suppl-4251-46 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/suppl-4251-46
- 附　則 平成二五年一一月二七日法律第八六号 · 5 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/suppl-4251-86 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/suppl-4251-86
- 附　則 平成二六年六月一三日法律第六七号 · 3 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/suppl-4261-67 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/suppl-4261-67
- 附　則 平成二六年六月一三日法律第六九号 · 13 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/suppl-4261-69 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/suppl-4261-69
- 附　則 平成二七年五月七日法律第一七号 · 3 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/suppl-4271-17 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/suppl-4271-17
- 附　則 平成二七年九月一八日法律第七二号 · 5 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/suppl-4271-72 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/suppl-4271-72
- 附　則 平成二九年六月二日法律第四五号 · 2 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/suppl-4291-45 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/suppl-4291-45
- 附　則 平成三〇年七月六日法律第七一号 · 6 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/suppl-4301-71 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/suppl-4301-71
- 附　則 令和元年六月五日法律第二四号 · 3 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/suppl-5011-24 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/suppl-5011-24
- 附　則 令和元年六月一四日法律第三六号 · 12 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/suppl-5011-36 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/suppl-5011-36
- 附　則 令和四年六月一七日法律第六八号 · 3 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/suppl-5041-68 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/suppl-5041-68
- 附　則 令和四年一二月一六日法律第一〇四号 · 20 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/suppl-5041-104 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/suppl-5041-104
- 附　則 令和五年五月八日法律第二一号 · 3 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/suppl-5051-21 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/suppl-5051-21
- 附　則 令和七年六月一一日法律第六三号 · 3 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/suppl-5071-63 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/suppl-5071-63
- 別表（障害の範囲） （第二条、第四十八条関係） · 1 provisions — Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/appdx-1 · page: https://japanlaw.org/ja/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/appdx-1

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