# 生活保護法 / Public Assistance Act — 第四十五条 (Article 45) - Law: 生活保護法 (Public Assistance Act), 昭和二十五年法律第百四十四号 - English title "Public Assistance 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: 第四十五条 (Article 45)（改善命令等） — address `art-45` - Text in force since: 2026-10-01 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-45 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-45 - 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. Only the Japanese as published by the government has legal effect; the text below is a copy of it. 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They are never merged and never substituted for one another. --- ### 第四十五条（改善命令等） — (Order for Improvement, etc.) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-45 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-45 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-45 **第一項** 厚生労働大臣は都道府県に対して、都道府県知事は市町村及び地方独立行政法人に対して、次に掲げる事由があるときは、その保護施設の設備若しくは運営の改善、その事業の停止又はその保護施設の廃止を命ずることができる。 art-45/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-45/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-45/par-1 When any of the following grounds exist, the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare may order a prefectural governor, and a prefectural governor may order a municipality or a local incorporated administrative agency to improve the equipment or administration of a public assistance facility or to abolish a public assistance facility: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **一** その保護施設が第三十九条第一項の基準に適合しなくなつたとき。 art-45/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-45/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-45/par-1/item-1 When the public assistance facility no longer conforms to the standards prescribed in Article 39, paragraph (1) machine translation, not official **二** その保護施設が存立の目的を失うに至つたとき。 art-45/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-45/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-45/par-1/item-2 When the public assistance facility has lost the purpose of its existence Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **三** その保護施設がこの法律若しくはこれに基づく命令又はこれらに基づいてする処分に違反したとき。 art-45/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-45/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-45/par-1/item-3 When the public assistance facility has violated this Act or any order based on this Act or any disposition based on this Act or such order Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 都道府県知事は、社会福祉法人又は日本赤十字社に対して、左に掲げる事由があるときは、その保護施設の設備若しくは運営の改善若しくはその事業の停止を命じ、又は第四十一条第二項の認可を取り消すことができる。 art-45/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-45/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-45/par-2 When any of the following grounds exist, a prefectural governor may order a social welfare juridical person or the Japanese Red Cross Society to improve the equipment or administration of the public assistance facility or rescind the approval under Article 41, paragraph (2): Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **一** その保護施設が前項各号の一に該当するとき。 art-45/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-45/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-45/par-2/item-1 When the public assistance facility falls under any of the items of the preceding paragraph Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **二** その保護施設が第四十一条第三項各号に規定する基準に適合しなくなつたとき。 art-45/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-45/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-45/par-2/item-2 When the public assistance facility no longer conforms to the standards prescribed in the items of Article 41, paragraph (3) Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **三** その保護施設の経営につき営利を図る行為があつたとき。 art-45/par-2/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-45/par-2/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-45/par-2/item-3 When there has been a profit-making act with regard to the management of the public assistance facility Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **四** 正当な理由がないのに、第四十一条第二項第六号の予定年月日（同条第五項の規定により変更の認可を受けたときは、その認可を受けた予定年月日）までに事業を開始しないとき。 art-45/par-2/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-45/par-2/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-45/par-2/item-4 When operations have not been commenced by the scheduled date under Article 41, paragraph (2), item (vi) (when approval for a change has been obtained pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (5) of the same Article, the scheduled date for which said approval has been obtained) without justifiable grounds Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **五** 第四十一条第五項の規定に違反したとき。 art-45/par-2/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-45/par-2/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-45/par-2/item-5 When the provisions of Article 41, paragraph (5) have been violated Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第三項** 前項の規定による処分に係る行政手続法第十五条第一項又は第三十条の通知は、聴聞の期日又は弁明を記載した書面の提出期限（口頭による弁明の機会の付与を行う場合には、その日時）の十四日前までにしなければならない。 art-45/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-45/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-45/par-3 Notice under Article 15, paragraph (1) or Article 30 of the Administrative Procedure Act pertaining to a disposition under the provisions of the preceding paragraph shall be given by fourteen days prior to the date of the hearing or the deadline of the submission of a written statement of explanation (in the case of granting an opportunity for explanation by oral presentation, the date and time of the presentation). Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第四項** 都道府県知事は、第二項の規定による認可の取消しに係る行政手続法第十五条第一項の通知をしたときは、聴聞の期日及び場所を公示しなければならない。 art-45/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-45/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-45/par-4 When a prefectural governor has given notice under Article 15, paragraph (1) of the Administrative Procedure Act pertaining to rescission of the approval under the provisions of paragraph (2), he/she shall publicly notify the date and place of the hearing. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第五項** 第二項の規定による認可の取消しに係る聴聞の期日における審理は、公開により行わなければならない。 art-45/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-45/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-45/par-5 Proceedings on the date of the hearing pertaining to rescission of the approval under the provisions of paragraph (2) shall be conducted openly. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System --- ## Cites - art-45/par-1/item-1: 第三十九条第一項 → 生活保護法 第三十九条第一項 (Article 39, paragraph (1)), art-39/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-39/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-39/par-1 - art-45/par-2: 第四十一条第二項 → 生活保護法 第四十一条第二項 (Article 41, paragraph (2)), art-41/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-41/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-41/par-2 - art-45/par-2/item-1: 前項 → 生活保護法 第四十五条第一項 (Article 45, paragraph (1)), art-45/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-45/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-45/par-1 - art-45/par-2/item-2: 第四十一条第三項 → 生活保護法 第四十一条第三項 (Article 41, paragraph (3)), art-41/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-41/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-41/par-3 - art-45/par-2/item-4: 第四十一条第二項第六号 → 生活保護法 第四十一条第二項第六号 (Article 41, paragraph (2), item (vi)), art-41/par-2/item-6 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-41/par-2/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-41/par-2/item-6 - art-45/par-2/item-4: 同条第五項 → 生活保護法 第四十一条第五項 (Article 41, paragraph (5)), art-41/par-5 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-41/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-41/par-5 - art-45/par-2/item-5: 第四十一条第五項 → 生活保護法 第四十一条第五項 (Article 41, paragraph (5)), art-41/par-5 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-41/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-41/par-5 - art-45/par-3: 前項 → 生活保護法 第四十五条第二項 (Article 45, paragraph (2)), art-45/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-45/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-45/par-2 - art-45/par-3: 行政手続法第十五条第一項 → 行政手続法 第十五条第一項 (Article 15, paragraph (1)), art-15/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/administrative-procedure-act/art-15/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/405AC0000000088/art-15/par-1 - art-45/par-3: 第三十条 → 行政手続法 第三十条 (Article 30), art-30 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/administrative-procedure-act/art-30 · https://japanlaw.org/l/405AC0000000088/art-30 - art-45/par-4: 第二項 → 生活保護法 第四十五条第二項 (Article 45, paragraph (2)), art-45/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-45/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-45/par-2 - art-45/par-4: 行政手続法第十五条第一項 → 行政手続法 第十五条第一項 (Article 15, paragraph (1)), art-15/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/administrative-procedure-act/art-15/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/405AC0000000088/art-15/par-1 - art-45/par-5: 第二項 → 生活保護法 第四十五条第二項 (Article 45, paragraph (2)), art-45/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-45/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-45/par-2 ## Cited by 6 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 生活保護法 第四十五条第二項第一号（改善命令等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-45/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-45/par-2/item-1 - 生活保護法 第四十五条第三項（改善命令等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-45/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-45/par-3 - 生活保護法 第四十五条第四項（改善命令等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-45/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-45/par-4 - 生活保護法 第四十五条第五項（改善命令等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-45/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-45/par-5 - 生活保護法 第七十四条第二項（都道府県の補助） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-74/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-74/par-2 - 生活保護法 別表第三 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/appdx-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/appdx-3 --- ## Sources - e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 生活保護法 — the text in force from 2026-10-01 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/325AC0000000144/20261001_507AC0000000087), retrieved 2026-10-19 - Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Public Assistance Act — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/24/tb), retrieved 2026-10-19 - claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch public-assistance-act-20261019T143855-002, translated 2026-10-19 - This site's parser, version 210 — 生活保護法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-19