# 生活保護法 / Public Assistance Act — 第五条 (Article 5)

- 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: 第五条 (Article 5)（この法律の解釈及び運用） — address `art-5`
- Text in force since: 2026-10-01
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-5
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-5
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### 第五条（この法律の解釈及び運用） — (Interpretation and Operation of This Act)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-5</sup>

**第一項**  前四条に規定するところは、この法律の基本原理であつて、この法律の解釈及び運用は、すべてこの原理に基いてされなければならない。
<sup>art-5/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-5/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-5/par-1</sup>
What is provided for in the preceding four Articles are fundamental principles of this Act based on which all interpretations and the operation of this Act shall be made.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-5/par-1: 前四条 → 生活保護法 第一条 (Article 1), art-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-1
- art-5/par-1: 前四条 → 生活保護法 第二条 (Article 2), art-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-2
- art-5/par-1: 前四条 → 生活保護法 第三条 (Article 3), art-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-3
- art-5/par-1: 前四条 → 生活保護法 第四条 (Article 4), art-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/public-assistance-act/art-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000144/art-4

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## 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
- This site's parser, version 210 — 生活保護法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-19