# 配偶者からの暴力の防止及び被害者の保護等に関する法律 / Act on the Prevention of Spousal Violence and the Protection of Victims — 第八条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 8)

- Law: 配偶者からの暴力の防止及び被害者の保護等に関する法律 (Act on the Prevention of Spousal Violence and the Protection of Victims), 平成十三年法律第三十一号
- English title "Act on the Prevention of Spousal Violence and the Protection of Victims": 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: 第八条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 8)（検討） — address `suppl-5051-30/art-8`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/spousal-violence-act/suppl-5051-30/art-8
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0100000031/suppl-5051-30/art-8
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### 第八条（検討） — (Review)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>suppl-5051-30/art-8 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/spousal-violence-act/suppl-5051-30/art-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0100000031/suppl-5051-30/art-8</sup>

**第一項**  政府は、この法律の施行後三年を経過した場合において、新法の施行の状況を勘案し、必要があると認めるときは、新法の規定について検討を加え、その結果に基づいて必要な措置を講ずるものとする。
<sup>suppl-5051-30/art-8/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/spousal-violence-act/suppl-5051-30/art-8/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0100000031/suppl-5051-30/art-8/par-1</sup>
When three years have elapsed since enforcement of this Act, and when the government finds it necessary while taking into account the status of enforcement of the New Act, the government is to review the provisions of the New Act and take necessary measures based on the results of that review.
<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) — 配偶者からの暴力の防止及び被害者の保護等に関する法律 — the text in force from 2026-06-24 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/413AC0100000031/20260624_508AC0000000046), retrieved 2026-10-10
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Act on the Prevention of Spousal Violence and the Protection of Victims — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4476/tb), retrieved 2026-10-10
- This site's parser, version 189 — 配偶者からの暴力の防止及び被害者の保護等に関する法律 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-10