# 公益通報者保護法 / Whistleblower Protection Act — 第四章 (Chapter 4) This is the Markdown twin of https://japanlaw.org/ja/whistleblower-protection-act/amendments/20261201_507AC0000000062/text/ch-4. 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: 公益通報者保護法 (Whistleblower Protection Act), 平成十六年法律第百二十二号 - English title "Whistleblower Protection 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: 第四章 (Chapter 4) — address `ch-4` - Text: the text as amended with effect from 2026-12-01 — NOT yet in force (revision 20261201_507AC0000000062) - URL (this text's page, at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/whistleblower-protection-act/amendments/20261201_507AC0000000062/text/ch-4 - The same address in the text in force (its wording there may differ): https://japanlaw.org/ja/whistleblower-protection-act/ch-4 - Every provision below carries its address and its place on this text's page 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. Every English rendering below is a translation and says which kind: the Ministry of Justice's translation, or this site's machine translation, whose model and date the Sources list names. They are never merged and never substituted for one another. The Ministry's English is given only where this text's Japanese is a wording the Ministry translated — the same as the text in force, or for a text not yet in force, a wording it translated ahead; every other paragraph's English is machine translation. --- ## 第四章　雑則 — Chapter IV Miscellaneous Provisions heading: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ch-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/whistleblower-protection-act/amendments/20261201_507AC0000000062/text/ch-4 ### 第十五条（助言及び指導） — (Advice and Guidance) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-15 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/whistleblower-protection-act/amendments/20261201_507AC0000000062/text/ch-4#art-15 **第一項** 内閣総理大臣は、第十一条第一項及び第二項（これらの規定を同条第三項の規定により読み替えて適用する場合を含む。）の規定の施行に関し必要があると認めるときは、事業者に対して、助言又は指導をすることができる。 art-15/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/whistleblower-protection-act/amendments/20261201_507AC0000000062/text/ch-4#art-15/par-1 The Prime Minister may give advice or guidance to business providers if the Minister finds it necessary for the enforcement of the provisions of Article 11, paragraphs (1) and (2) (including if these provisions are applied by replacing the terms pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (3) of the Article). Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第十五条の二（勧告及び命令等） — (Recommendations and Orders) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-15-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/whistleblower-protection-act/amendments/20261201_507AC0000000062/text/ch-4#art-15-2 **第一項** 内閣総理大臣は、第十一条第一項（同条第三項の規定により読み替えて適用する場合を除く。）の規定に違反していると認めるときは、事業者に対して、その違反を是正するために必要な措置をとるべきことを勧告することができる。 art-15-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/whistleblower-protection-act/amendments/20261201_507AC0000000062/text/ch-4#art-15-2/par-1 If the Prime Minister finds that a business operator is in violation of the provisions of Article 11, paragraph (1) (except as applied following a deemed replacement of terms pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (3) of that Article), the Minister may issue a recommendation to the business operator to take the necessary measures to correct the violation. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 内閣総理大臣は、前項の規定による勧告を受けた者が、正当な理由がなく、当該勧告に係る措置をとらなかったときは、当該勧告を受けた者に対し、当該勧告に係る措置をとるべきことを命ずることができる。 art-15-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/whistleblower-protection-act/amendments/20261201_507AC0000000062/text/ch-4#art-15-2/par-2 When a person who has received a recommendation under the provisions of the preceding paragraph does not take the measures for which the recommendation was made without just cause, the Prime Minister may order the person who has received the recommendation to take the measures for which the recommendation was made. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第三項** 内閣総理大臣は、前項の規定による命令をした場合には、その旨を公表することができる。 art-15-2/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/whistleblower-protection-act/amendments/20261201_507AC0000000062/text/ch-4#art-15-2/par-3 If the Prime Minister issues an order pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the Minister may issue a public announcement to that effect. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第四項** 内閣総理大臣は、第十一条第一項（同条第三項の規定により読み替えて適用する場合に限る。）及び第二項（同条第三項の規定により読み替えて適用する場合を含む。）の規定の施行に関し必要があると認めるときは、事業者に対して、勧告をすることができる。 art-15-2/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/whistleblower-protection-act/amendments/20261201_507AC0000000062/text/ch-4#art-15-2/par-4 The Prime Minister may issue a recommendation to a business operator if the Minister finds it necessary to do so in connection with the enforcement of the provisions of Article 11, paragraph (1) (limited when as applied following a deemed replacement of terms pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (3) of the Article) and paragraph (2) (including as applied following a deemed replacement of terms pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (3) of the Article). Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第五項** 内閣総理大臣は、第十一条第二項（同条第三項の規定により読み替えて適用する場合を除く。）の規定に違反している事業者に対し、前項の規定による勧告をした場合において、その勧告を受けた者が、正当な理由がなく、当該勧告に係る措置をとらなかったときは、その旨を公表することができる。 art-15-2/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/whistleblower-protection-act/amendments/20261201_507AC0000000062/text/ch-4#art-15-2/par-5 If the Prime Minister has issued a recommendation under the provisions of the preceding paragraph to a business operator that is in violation of the provisions of Article 11, paragraph (2) (excluding as applied following a deemed replacement of terms pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (3) of the Article), and the business operator that has received the recommendation fails to take the recommended measures without just cause, the Minister may make this fact public. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第十六条（報告及び検査） — (Reports and Inspections) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-16 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/whistleblower-protection-act/amendments/20261201_507AC0000000062/text/ch-4#art-16 **第一項** 内閣総理大臣は、第十一条第一項（同条第三項の規定により読み替えて適用する場合を除く。）の規定の施行に必要な限度において、事業者に対し、報告をさせ、又はその職員に、事業者の事務所その他の事業場に立ち入り、帳簿書類その他の物件を検査させることができる。 art-16/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/whistleblower-protection-act/amendments/20261201_507AC0000000062/text/ch-4#art-16/par-1 To the extent necessary for the enforcement of the provisions of Article 11, paragraph (1) (excluding when applied by replacing the terms pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (3) of the Article), the Prime Minister may have a business operator make a report, or may have their employees enter the offices or other workplaces of the business operator and inspect books, documents, and any other articles. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 内閣総理大臣は、第十一条第一項（同条第三項の規定により読み替えて適用する場合に限る。）及び第二項（同条第三項の規定により読み替えて適用する場合を含む。）の規定の施行に必要な限度において、事業者に対し、報告を求めることができる。 art-16/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/whistleblower-protection-act/amendments/20261201_507AC0000000062/text/ch-4#art-16/par-2 To the extent necessary for the enforcement of the provisions of Article 11, paragraph (1) (limited when it is applied by replacing the terms pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (3) of the Article) and paragraph (2) (including when it is applied by replacing the terms pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (3) of the Article), the Prime Minister may request that the business operator make a report. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第三項** 第一項の規定により職員が立ち入るときは、その身分を示す証明書を携帯し、関係者に提示しなければならない。 art-16/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/whistleblower-protection-act/amendments/20261201_507AC0000000062/text/ch-4#art-16/par-3 When government employees enter the offices or other workplaces of the business operator pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1), the employees must carry an identification card and present it to the relevant persons. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第四項** 第一項の規定による立入検査の権限は、犯罪捜査のために認められたものと解釈してはならない。 art-16/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/whistleblower-protection-act/amendments/20261201_507AC0000000062/text/ch-4#art-16/par-4 The authority to conduct an onsite inspection under the provisions of paragraph (1) must not be construed as being granted for the purpose of a criminal investigation. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第十七条（関係行政機関への照会等） — (Inquiry to Relevant Administrative Bodies) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-17 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/whistleblower-protection-act/amendments/20261201_507AC0000000062/text/ch-4#art-17 **第一項** 内閣総理大臣は、この法律の規定に基づく事務に関し、関係行政機関に対し、照会し、又は協力を求めることができる。 art-17/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/whistleblower-protection-act/amendments/20261201_507AC0000000062/text/ch-4#art-17/par-1 The Prime Minister may make an inquiry to or request cooperation from the relevant administrative bodies with regard to the affairs based on the provisions of this Act. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第十八条（内閣総理大臣による情報の収集、整理及び提供） — (Collection, Arrangement, and Provision of Information by the Prime Minister) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-18 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/whistleblower-protection-act/amendments/20261201_507AC0000000062/text/ch-4#art-18 **第一項** 内閣総理大臣は、公益通報及び公益通報者の状況に関する情報その他その普及が公益通報者の保護及び公益通報の内容の活用による国民の生命、身体、財産その他の利益の保護に関わる法令の規定の遵守に資することとなる情報の収集、整理及び提供に努めなければならない。 art-18/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/whistleblower-protection-act/amendments/20261201_507AC0000000062/text/ch-4#art-18/par-1 The Prime Minister must endeavor to collect, arrange, and provide information on the status of whistleblowing and whistleblowers, and any other information of which the dissemination contributes to compliance with the provisions of laws and regulations concerning the protection of whistleblowers and the protection of life, physical wellbeing, property, and other interests of citizens by utilizing the contents of whistleblowing. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第十九条（権限の委任） — (Delegation of Authority) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-19 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/whistleblower-protection-act/amendments/20261201_507AC0000000062/text/ch-4#art-19 **第一項** 内閣総理大臣は、この法律による権限（政令で定めるものを除く。）を消費者庁長官に委任する。 art-19/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/whistleblower-protection-act/amendments/20261201_507AC0000000062/text/ch-4#art-19/par-1 The Prime Minister delegates the authority under this Act (excluding the authority provided for in Cabinet Order) to the Commissioner of the Consumer Affairs Agency. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第二十条（適用除外） — (Exemption) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-20 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/whistleblower-protection-act/amendments/20261201_507AC0000000062/text/ch-4#art-20 **第一項** 第十五条から第十六条までの規定は、国及び地方公共団体には、適用しない。 art-20/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/whistleblower-protection-act/amendments/20261201_507AC0000000062/text/ch-4#art-20/par-1 The provisions of Articles 15 through 16 do not apply to the national government and local governments. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System --- ## Cites - art-15/par-1: 第十一条第一項 → 公益通報者保護法 第十一条第一項 (Article 11, paragraph (1)), art-11/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/whistleblower-protection-act/amendments/20261201_507AC0000000062/text/ch-3#art-11/par-1 - art-15/par-1: 第二項 → 公益通報者保護法 第十一条第二項 (Article 11, paragraph (2)), art-11/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/whistleblower-protection-act/amendments/20261201_507AC0000000062/text/ch-3#art-11/par-2 - art-15/par-1: 同条第三項 → 公益通報者保護法 第十一条第三項 (Article 11, paragraph (3)), art-11/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/whistleblower-protection-act/amendments/20261201_507AC0000000062/text/ch-3#art-11/par-3 - art-15-2/par-1: 第十一条第一項 → 公益通報者保護法 第十一条第一項 (Article 11, paragraph (1)), art-11/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/whistleblower-protection-act/amendments/20261201_507AC0000000062/text/ch-3#art-11/par-1 - art-15-2/par-1: 同条第三項 → 公益通報者保護法 第十一条第三項 (Article 11, paragraph (3)), art-11/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/whistleblower-protection-act/amendments/20261201_507AC0000000062/text/ch-3#art-11/par-3 - art-15-2/par-2: 前項 → 公益通報者保護法 第十五条の二第一項 (Article 15-2, paragraph (1)), art-15-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/whistleblower-protection-act/amendments/20261201_507AC0000000062/text/ch-4#art-15-2/par-1 - art-15-2/par-3: 前項 → 公益通報者保護法 第十五条の二第二項 (Article 15-2, paragraph (2)), art-15-2/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/whistleblower-protection-act/amendments/20261201_507AC0000000062/text/ch-4#art-15-2/par-2 - art-15-2/par-4: 第十一条第一項 → 公益通報者保護法 第十一条第一項 (Article 11, paragraph (1)), art-11/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/whistleblower-protection-act/amendments/20261201_507AC0000000062/text/ch-3#art-11/par-1 - art-15-2/par-4: 同条第三項 → 公益通報者保護法 第十一条第三項 (Article 11, paragraph (3)), art-11/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/whistleblower-protection-act/amendments/20261201_507AC0000000062/text/ch-3#art-11/par-3 - art-15-2/par-4: 第二項 → 公益通報者保護法 第十一条第二項 (Article 11, paragraph (2)), art-11/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/whistleblower-protection-act/amendments/20261201_507AC0000000062/text/ch-3#art-11/par-2 - art-15-2/par-5: 第十一条第二項 → 公益通報者保護法 第十一条第二項 (Article 11, paragraph (2)), art-11/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/whistleblower-protection-act/amendments/20261201_507AC0000000062/text/ch-3#art-11/par-2 - art-15-2/par-5: 同条第三項 → 公益通報者保護法 第十一条第三項 (Article 11, paragraph (3)), art-11/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/whistleblower-protection-act/amendments/20261201_507AC0000000062/text/ch-3#art-11/par-3 - art-15-2/par-5: 前項 → 公益通報者保護法 第十五条の二第四項 (Article 15-2, paragraph (4)), art-15-2/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/whistleblower-protection-act/amendments/20261201_507AC0000000062/text/ch-4#art-15-2/par-4 - art-16/par-1: 第十一条第一項 → 公益通報者保護法 第十一条第一項 (Article 11, paragraph (1)), art-11/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/whistleblower-protection-act/amendments/20261201_507AC0000000062/text/ch-3#art-11/par-1 - art-16/par-1: 同条第三項 → 公益通報者保護法 第十一条第三項 (Article 11, paragraph (3)), art-11/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/whistleblower-protection-act/amendments/20261201_507AC0000000062/text/ch-3#art-11/par-3 - art-16/par-2: 第十一条第一項 → 公益通報者保護法 第十一条第一項 (Article 11, paragraph (1)), art-11/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/whistleblower-protection-act/amendments/20261201_507AC0000000062/text/ch-3#art-11/par-1 - art-16/par-2: 同条第三項 → 公益通報者保護法 第十一条第三項 (Article 11, paragraph (3)), art-11/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/whistleblower-protection-act/amendments/20261201_507AC0000000062/text/ch-3#art-11/par-3 - art-16/par-2: 第二項 → 公益通報者保護法 第十一条第二項 (Article 11, paragraph (2)), art-11/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/whistleblower-protection-act/amendments/20261201_507AC0000000062/text/ch-3#art-11/par-2 - art-16/par-3: 第一項 → 公益通報者保護法 第十六条第一項 (Article 16, paragraph (1)), art-16/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/whistleblower-protection-act/amendments/20261201_507AC0000000062/text/ch-4#art-16/par-1 - art-16/par-4: 第一項 → 公益通報者保護法 第十六条第一項 (Article 16, paragraph (1)), art-16/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/whistleblower-protection-act/amendments/20261201_507AC0000000062/text/ch-4#art-16/par-1 - art-20/par-1: 第十五条から第十六条まで → 公益通報者保護法 第十五条 (Article 15), art-15 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/whistleblower-protection-act/amendments/20261201_507AC0000000062/text/ch-4#art-15 - 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