# 公益通報者保護法 / Whistleblower Protection Act — 第六十条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 60)

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- 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: 第六十条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 60)（政令への委任） — address `suppl-5031-36/art-60`
- Text in force since: 2026-07-17
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/whistleblower-protection-act/suppl-5031-36/art-60
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000122/suppl-5031-36/art-60
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### 第六十条（政令への委任） — (Delegation to Cabinet Order)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>suppl-5031-36/art-60 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/whistleblower-protection-act/suppl-5031-36/art-60 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000122/suppl-5031-36/art-60</sup>

**第一項**  附則第十五条、第十六条、第五十一条及び前三条に定めるもののほか、この法律の施行に関し必要な経過措置（罰則に関する経過措置を含む。）は、政令で定める。
<sup>suppl-5031-36/art-60/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/whistleblower-protection-act/suppl-5031-36/art-60/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000122/suppl-5031-36/art-60/par-1</sup>
In addition to what is provided for in Article 15, Article 16, Article 51, and the preceding three Articles of the Supplementary Provisions, transitional measures necessary for the enforcement of this Act (including transitional measures concerning penal provisions) are specified by Cabinet Order.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

## Cited by

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- 公益通報者保護法 附則第一条第一項（施行期日） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/whistleblower-protection-act/suppl-5031-36/art-1/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000122/suppl-5031-36/art-1/par-1

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 公益通報者保護法 — the text in force from 2026-07-17 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/416AC0000000122/20260717_508AC0000000062), retrieved 2026-10-26
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Whistleblower Protection Act — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/5109/tb), retrieved 2026-10-26
- This site's parser, version 218 — 公益通報者保護法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-26
