# 労働基準法施行規則 / Ordinance for Enforcement of the Labor Standards Act — 第四十七条 (Article 47)

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- Law: 労働基準法施行規則 (Ordinance for Enforcement of the Labor Standards Act), 昭和二十二年厚生省令第二十三号
- English title "Ordinance for Enforcement of the Labor Standards Act": Ministry of Justice translation
- Kind: MinisterialOrdinance — 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: 第四十七条 (Article 47) — address `art-47`
- Text in force since: 2026-04-01
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### 第四十七条
<sup>art-47 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act-enforcement-ordinance/art-47</sup>

**第一項**  障害補償は、労働者の負傷又は疾病がなおつた後身体障害の等級が決定した日から七日以内にこれを行わなければならない。
<sup>art-47/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act-enforcement-ordinance/art-47/par-1</sup>
Compensation for physical disabilities must be made within seven days from the date when the disability grade is determined after a worker has recovered from the injury or illness.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第二項**  遺族補償及び葬祭料は、労働者の死亡後遺族補償及び葬祭料を受けるべき者が決定した日から七日以内にこれを行い又は支払わなければならない。
<sup>art-47/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act-enforcement-ordinance/art-47/par-2</sup>
Compensation for bereaved family and funeral rites expenses shall be paid within seven days from the date when persons must be given the compensation for bereaved family and the funeral rites expenses is determined after a worker dies.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第三項**  第二回以後の分割補償は、毎年、第一回の分割補償を行つた月に応当する月に行わなければならない。
<sup>art-47/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act-enforcement-ordinance/art-47/par-3</sup>
The second and later installments of compensation must be paid every year in the month corresponding to the month when the first installment of compensation is paid.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 労働基準法施行規則 — the text in force from 2026-04-01 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/322M40000100023/20260401_508M60000100057), retrieved 2026-09-10
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Ordinance for Enforcement of the Labor Standards Act — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/2605/tb), retrieved 2026-09-10
- This site's parser, version 227 — 労働基準法施行規則 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-09-10