# 中小企業退職金共済法 / Small and Medium Sized Enterprise Retirement Allowance Cooperative Act — 第八章 (Chapter 8) This is the Markdown twin of https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-retirement-allowance-act/ch-8. Every law, and how to address a provision: https://japanlaw.org/llms.txt. The same laws as MCP tools (no sign-in): https://japanlaw.org/mcp. - Law: 中小企業退職金共済法 (Small and Medium Sized Enterprise Retirement Allowance Cooperative Act), 昭和三十四年法律第百六十号 - English title "Small and Medium Sized Enterprise Retirement Allowance Cooperative Act": Ministry of Justice translation database, which lists the title - 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: 第八章 (Chapter 8) — address `ch-8` - Text in force since: 2025-06-01 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-retirement-allowance-act/ch-8 - e-Gov law ID: 334AC0000000160 — never renamed. 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They are never merged and never substituted for one another. --- ## 第八章　雑則 — Chapter VIII Miscellaneous Provisions heading: machine translation, not official ch-8 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-retirement-allowance-act/ch-8 ### 第八十四条（審査の申立て） — Request for Examination caption: machine translation, not official art-84 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-retirement-allowance-act/art-84 **第一項** 共済契約者又は被共済者その他退職金等の支給を受ける権利を有する者は、退職金共済契約又は特定業種退職金共済契約上の権利義務に関する事項について異議があるときは、労働保険審査会に審査を申し立てることができる。 art-84/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-retirement-allowance-act/art-84/par-1 A mutual aid policyholder, a covered employee, or any other person who has the right to receive a retirement allowance, etc., may, if the person has an objection concerning a matter relating to rights and obligations under a retirement allowance mutual aid contract or a specified-industry retirement allowance mutual aid contract, request an examination by the Labor Insurance Appeal Committee. machine translation, not official **第二項** 前項の審査の申立ては、申立人が異議に係る事実を知つた日から三月を経過したときは、することができない。ただし、正当な理由によりこの期間内に審査の申立てをすることができなかつたことを疎明したときは、この限りでない。 art-84/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-retirement-allowance-act/art-84/par-2 A request for examination under the preceding paragraph may not be made after three months have passed since the day on which the applicant learned of the facts giving rise to the objection; provided, however, that this does not apply where the applicant has made a prima facie showing that the applicant was unable to make the request for examination within that period for a justifiable reason. machine translation, not official **第三項** 第一項の審査の申立ては、時効の完成猶予及び更新に関しては、これを裁判上の請求とみなす。 art-84/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-retirement-allowance-act/art-84/par-3 A request for examination under paragraph (1) is deemed to be a judicial claim with respect to the suspension of completion and renewal of prescription. machine translation, not official **第四項** 前三項の規定は、第一項に規定する者が同項に規定する事項について直ちに訴を提起することを妨げるものと解釈してはならない。 art-84/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-retirement-allowance-act/art-84/par-4 The provisions of the preceding three paragraphs must not be interpreted as preventing a person prescribed in paragraph (1) from immediately filing an action concerning a matter prescribed in that paragraph. machine translation, not official **第五項** 労働保険審査会は、第一項の審査の事務に必要な限度において、関係行政庁に対してその事務の一部を委任することができる。 art-84/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-retirement-allowance-act/art-84/par-5 The Labor Insurance Appeal Committee may, to the extent necessary for the affairs of examination under paragraph (1), delegate part of those affairs to the relevant administrative agencies. machine translation, not official **第六項** 前項に定めるもののほか、第一項の審査の手続に関し必要な事項は、厚生労働省令で定める。 art-84/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-retirement-allowance-act/art-84/par-6 Beyond what is provided for in the preceding paragraph, matters necessary for the procedures for examination under paragraph (1) are specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. machine translation, not official ### 第八十五条（掛金及び退職金等の額の検討） — Review of the Amounts of Premiums and Retirement Allowances, etc. caption: machine translation, not official art-85 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-retirement-allowance-act/art-85 **第一項** 掛金及び退職金等の額は、少なくとも五年ごとに、退職金等の支給に要する費用及び運用収入の額の推移及び予想等を基礎として、検討するものとする。 art-85/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-retirement-allowance-act/art-85/par-1 The amounts of premiums and retirement allowances, etc. are to be reviewed at least every five years, on the basis of the trends, forecasts, etc. of the costs required for the payment of retirement allowances, etc. and of the amount of investment income. machine translation, not official ### 第八十六条（船員に関する特例） — Special Provisions on Mariners caption: machine translation, not official art-86 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-retirement-allowance-act/art-86 **第一項** 船員法（昭和二十二年法律第百号）の適用を受ける船員である被共済者に関しては、第十条第五項中「厚生労働大臣」とあるのは「国土交通大臣」と、「厚生労働省令」とあるのは「国土交通省令」とする。 art-86/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-retirement-allowance-act/art-86/par-1 With regard to a covered employee who is a mariner to whom the Mariners Act (Act No. 100 of 1947) applies, the term "Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare" in Article 10, paragraph (5) is deemed to be replaced with "Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism", and the term "Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare" is deemed to be replaced with "Order of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism". machine translation, not official **第二項** 第十八条及び第五十五条第一項第一号に規定する場合において、被共済者がこれらの規定に規定する退職前に船員法の適用を受ける船員である被共済者であつたときは、これらの規定中「厚生労働大臣」とあるのは「国土交通大臣」と、「厚生労働省令で定めるやむを得ない事情」とあるのは「国土交通省令で定めるやむを得ない事情」とする。 art-86/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-retirement-allowance-act/art-86/par-2 In the cases prescribed in Article 18 and Article 55, paragraph (1), item (i), where, before the retirement prescribed in those provisions, the covered employee was a covered employee who was a mariner to whom the Mariners Act applies, the term "Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare" in those provisions is deemed to be replaced with "Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism", and the phrase "unavoidable circumstances specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare" is deemed to be replaced with "unavoidable circumstances specified by Order of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism". machine translation, not official **第三項** 第一項の規定により読み替えて適用する第十条第五項並びに前項の規定により読み替えて適用する第十八条及び第五十五条第一項第一号に規定する国土交通大臣の職権で政令で定めるものは、地方運輸局長（運輸監理部長を含む。）が行う。 art-86/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-retirement-allowance-act/art-86/par-3 The authority of the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism prescribed in Article 10, paragraph (5) as applied with replacement of terms pursuant to paragraph (1), and in Article 18 and Article 55, paragraph (1), item (i) as applied with replacement of terms pursuant to the preceding paragraph, that is specified by Cabinet Order is exercised by the Director-General of a District Transport Bureau (including the Director-General of a Transport Supervisory Department). machine translation, not official ### 第八十七条（戸籍書類の無料証明） — Free Certification of Family Register Documents caption: machine translation, not official art-87 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-retirement-allowance-act/art-87 **第一項** 市町村長（特別区の区長を含むものとし、地方自治法（昭和二十二年法律第六十七号）第二百五十二条の十九第一項の指定都市にあつては、区長又は総合区長）は、当該市町村（特別区を含む。）の条例で定めるところにより、機構又は退職金等の支給を受ける権利を有する者に対して、被共済者又は退職金等の支給を受ける権利を有する者の戸籍に関し、無料で証明を行うことができる。 art-87/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-retirement-allowance-act/art-87/par-1 A mayor of a municipality (including the mayor of a special ward, and, for a designated city under Article 252-19, paragraph (1) of the Local Autonomy Act (Act No. 67 of 1947), the mayor of a ward or the head of a general ward) may, as provided by Municipal Ordinance of the relevant municipality (including a special ward), certify free of charge, to the Organization or a person who has the right to receive a retirement allowance, etc., matters concerning the family register of a covered employee or of a person who has the right to receive a retirement allowance, etc. machine translation, not official --- ## Cites - art-84/par-2: 前項 → 中小企業退職金共済法 第八十四条第一項 (Article 84, paragraph (1)), art-84/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-retirement-allowance-act/art-84/par-1 - art-84/par-3: 第一項 → 中小企業退職金共済法 第八十四条第一項 (Article 84, paragraph (1)), art-84/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-retirement-allowance-act/art-84/par-1 - art-84/par-4: 前三項 → 中小企業退職金共済法 第八十四条第一項 (Article 84, paragraph (1)), art-84/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-retirement-allowance-act/art-84/par-1 - art-84/par-4: 前三項 → 中小企業退職金共済法 第八十四条第二項 (Article 84, paragraph (2)), art-84/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-retirement-allowance-act/art-84/par-2 - art-84/par-4: 前三項 → 中小企業退職金共済法 第八十四条第三項 (Article 84, paragraph (3)), art-84/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-retirement-allowance-act/art-84/par-3 - art-84/par-5: 第一項 → 中小企業退職金共済法 第八十四条第一項 (Article 84, paragraph (1)), art-84/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-retirement-allowance-act/art-84/par-1 - art-84/par-6: 前項 → 中小企業退職金共済法 第八十四条第五項 (Article 84, paragraph (5)), art-84/par-5 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-retirement-allowance-act/art-84/par-5 - art-84/par-6: 第一項 → 中小企業退職金共済法 第八十四条第一項 (Article 84, paragraph (1)), art-84/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-retirement-allowance-act/art-84/par-1 - art-86/par-1: 第十条第五項 → 中小企業退職金共済法 第十条第五項 (Article 10, paragraph (5)), art-10/par-5 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-retirement-allowance-act/art-10/par-5 - art-86/par-2: 第十八条 → 中小企業退職金共済法 第十八条 (Article 18), art-18 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-retirement-allowance-act/art-18 - art-86/par-2: 第五十五条第一項第一号 → 中小企業退職金共済法 第五十五条第一項第一号 (Article 55, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-55/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-retirement-allowance-act/art-55/par-1/item-1 - art-86/par-3: 第一項 → 中小企業退職金共済法 第八十六条第一項 (Article 86, paragraph (1)), art-86/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-retirement-allowance-act/art-86/par-1 - art-86/par-3: 第十条第五項 → 中小企業退職金共済法 第十条第五項 (Article 10, paragraph (5)), art-10/par-5 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-retirement-allowance-act/art-10/par-5 - art-86/par-3: 前項 → 中小企業退職金共済法 第八十六条第二項 (Article 86, paragraph (2)), art-86/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-retirement-allowance-act/art-86/par-2 - art-86/par-3: 第十八条 → 中小企業退職金共済法 第十八条 (Article 18), art-18 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-retirement-allowance-act/art-18 - art-86/par-3: 第五十五条第一項第一号 → 中小企業退職金共済法 第五十五条第一項第一号 (Article 55, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-55/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/sme-retirement-allowance-act/art-55/par-1/item-1 - art-87/par-1: 地方自治法（昭和二十二年法律第六十七号）第二百五十二条の十九第一項 → e-Gov law 322AC0000000067, 第二百五十二条の十九第一項 (Article 252-19, paragraph (1)), art-252-19/par-1 — not held in this collection --- ## Sources - e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 中小企業退職金共済法 — the text in force from 2025-06-01 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/334AC0000000160/20250601_504AC0000000068), retrieved 2026-11-06 - Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — 中小企業退職金共済法 — its English title as the Ministry of Justice's translation database lists it (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/1775), retrieved 2026-09-23 - claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch sme-retirement-allowance-act-20261106T173426-016, translated 2026-11-07 - claude-sonnet-5-5, corrected on review by claude-opus-5-5 — Machine translation corrected on review, batch sme-retirement-allowance-act-20261106T173426-016, translated 2026-11-07 - This site's parser, version 225 — 中小企業退職金共済法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-11-06