最低賃金法(昭和三十四年法律第百三十七号)
Minimum Wage Act(Act No. 137 of 1959)
最終更新:平成二十四年法律第二十七号
Last Version: Act No. 27 of 2012
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December 28, 2021
- Last Version: Act No. 27 of 2012
- Translated Date: December 14, 2012
- Dictionary Version: 14.0
最低賃金法
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Minimum Wage Act
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昭和三十四年四月十五日法律第百三十七号
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Act No. 137 of April 15, 1959
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第一章 総則
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Chapter I General Provisions
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(目的)
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(Purpose)
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第一条この法律は、賃金の低廉な労働者について、賃金の最低額を保障することにより、労働条件の改善を図り、もつて、労働者の生活の安定、労働力の質的向上及び事業の公正な競争の確保に資するとともに、国民経済の健全な発展に寄与することを目的とする。
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Article 1The purpose of this Act is to improve the working conditions of low-paid workers by guaranteeing a minimum level of wages for them, thereby contributing to securing the worker's livelihoods, the improvement of the quality of the labor force, and ensuring fair business competition as well as to the sound development of the national economy.
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(定義)
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(Definitions)
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第二条この法律において、次の各号に掲げる用語の意義は、当該各号に定めるところによる。
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Article 2In this Act, the meanings of the terms set forth in the following items are to be as prescribed respectively in those items:
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一労働者 労働基準法(昭和二十二年法律第四十九号)第九条に規定する労働者(同居の親族のみを使用する事業又は事務所に使用される者及び家事使用人を除く。)をいう。
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(i)the term "worker" means workers as prescribed in Article 9 of the Labor Standards Act (Act No. 49 of 1947) (excluding those employed by businesses or offices which only employ cohabiting relatives and household employees);
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二使用者 労働基準法第十条に規定する使用者をいう。
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(ii)the term "employer" means employers as prescribed in Article 10 of the Labor Standards Act; and
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三賃金 労働基準法第十一条に規定する賃金をいう。
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(iii)the term "wage" means the wage prescribed in Article 11 of the Labor Standards Act.
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第二章 最低賃金
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Chapter II Minimum Wages
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第一節 総則
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Section 1 General Provisions
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(最低賃金額)
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(Minimum Wage Amount)
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第三条最低賃金額(最低賃金において定める賃金の額をいう。以下同じ。)は、時間によつて定めるものとする。
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Article 3The minimum wage amount (meaning the amount of wages established as the minimum wages; the same applies hereinafter) is to be established on an hourly basis.
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(最低賃金の効力)
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(Effect of Minimum Wages)
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第四条使用者は、最低賃金の適用を受ける労働者に対し、その最低賃金額以上の賃金を支払わなければならない。
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Article 4(1)Employers must pay wages of not less than the minimum wage amount to whom minimum wages are applicable.
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(2)A labor contract between workers to whom minimum wages are applicable and their employer, which provides for wages less than the minimum wage amount is to be invalid with respect to that part. In such cases, the invalid part is deemed to provide for wages equal to the amount of the minimum wages.
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一一月をこえない期間ごとに支払われる賃金以外の賃金で厚生労働省令で定めるもの
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(i)wages other than those paid for each period not exceeding one month that are specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare;
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二通常の労働時間又は労働日の賃金以外の賃金で厚生労働省令で定めるもの
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(ii)wages other than those paid for normal working hours or working days that are specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare;
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三当該最低賃金において算入しないことを定める賃金
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(iii)wages prescribed not to be included in the minimum wages.
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(4)If a worker did not work the prescribed working hours or working days for personal reasons or if an employer did not let a worker work the prescribed working hours or working days due to legitimate grounds, the provisions of paragraph (1) and paragraph (2) do not preclude the employer from not paying wages for the hours or days the worker has not worked.
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(現物給与等の評価)
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(Evaluation of Benefits in Kind)
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第五条賃金が通貨以外のもので支払われる場合又は使用者が労働者に提供した食事その他のものの代金を賃金から控除する場合においては、最低賃金の適用について、これらのものは、適正に評価されなければならない。
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Article 5If wages are paid in something other than currency, or if the cost of items such as meals provided by an employer to their workers are deducted from the worker's wages, those things must be properly evaluated with regard to the application of minimum wages.
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(最低賃金の競合)
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(Conflict of Minimum Wages)
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第六条労働者が二以上の最低賃金の適用を受ける場合は、これらにおいて定める最低賃金額のうち最高のものにより第四条の規定を適用する。
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Article 6(1)If two or more different minimum wages are applicable to a worker, the provisions of Article 4 apply based on the amount for the highest minimum wage.
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(最低賃金の減額の特例)
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(Special Provisions for the Reduction of Minimum Wages)
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第七条使用者が厚生労働省令で定めるところにより都道府県労働局長の許可を受けたときは、次に掲げる労働者については、当該最低賃金において定める最低賃金額から当該最低賃金額に労働能力その他の事情を考慮して厚生労働省令で定める率を乗じて得た額を減額した額により第四条の規定を適用する。
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Article 7If an employer has obtained permission from the Director of a Prefectural Labor Bureau as provided for by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, the provisions of Article 4 apply to the following workers based on the amount obtained by deducting the amount obtained by multiplying the minimum wage by the rate specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare in consideration of their working capacity and other circumstances from the minimum wage amount specified:
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一精神又は身体の障害により著しく労働能力の低い者
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(i)workers who have significantly low working capacity due to mental or physical disability;
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二試の使用期間中の者
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(ii)workers during their probationary period;
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三職業能力開発促進法(昭和四十四年法律第六十四号)第二十四条第一項の認定を受けて行われる職業訓練のうち職業に必要な基礎的な技能及びこれに関する知識を習得させることを内容とするものを受ける者であつて厚生労働省令で定めるもの
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(iii)workers undergoing vocational training to acquire basic vocational skills and related knowledge necessary for working conducted with the accreditation set forth in Article 24, paragraph (1) of the Vocational Abilities Development Promotion Act (Act No. 64 of 1969) and who are specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare; and
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四軽易な業務に従事する者その他の厚生労働省令で定める者
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(iv)workers engaged in light work and other workers specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.
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(周知義務)
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(Obligation to Notify Workers of Minimum Wages)
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第八条最低賃金の適用を受ける使用者は、厚生労働省令で定めるところにより、当該最低賃金の概要を、常時作業場の見やすい場所に掲示し、又はその他の方法で、労働者に周知させるための措置をとらなければならない。
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Article 8An employer to whom minimum wages apply must implement measures to notify workers of the general outline of the minimum wages by displaying the information of the minimum wages at a conspicuous place in the workspace at all times, or through other means, as provided for by Order of the Ministry of health, Labour and Welfare.
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第二節 地域別最低賃金
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Section 2 Regional Minimum Wages
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(地域別最低賃金の原則)
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(Principles of Regional Minimum Wages)
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第九条賃金の低廉な労働者について、賃金の最低額を保障するため、地域別最低賃金(一定の地域ごとの最低賃金をいう。以下同じ。)は、あまねく全国各地域について決定されなければならない。
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Article 9(1)In order to guarantee the amount of minimum wages for low-paid workers, regional minimum wages (meaning minimum wages for each region; the same applies hereinafter) must be established in every region of Japan.
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(地域別最低賃金の決定)
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(Decision on Regional Minimum Wages)
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第十条厚生労働大臣又は都道府県労働局長は、一定の地域ごとに、中央最低賃金審議会又は地方最低賃金審議会(以下「最低賃金審議会」という。)の調査審議を求め、その意見を聴いて、地域別最低賃金の決定をしなければならない。
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Article 10(1)The Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare or the Director of a Prefectural Labor Bureau must request a study and deliberation by the Central Minimum Wages Council or a Regional Minimum Wages Council (hereinafter referred to as the "Minimum Wages Council") and decide on the regional minimum wages for each region based on their opinions.
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(2)When the Minimum Wages Council submits its opinions pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, if the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare or the Director of a Prefectural Labor Bureau finds it difficult to act in accordance with the opinions, the Minister or the Director must request a redeliberation to the Minimum Wages Council with the reason attached.
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(最低賃金審議会の意見に関する異議の申出)
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(Objections Filed to the Opinions of Minimum Wages Council)
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第十一条厚生労働大臣又は都道府県労働局長は、前条第一項の規定による最低賃金審議会の意見の提出があつたときは、厚生労働省令で定めるところにより、その意見の要旨を公示しなければならない。
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Article 11(1)When the opinions of the Minimum Wages Council pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) of the preceding Article are submitted, the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare or the Director of a Prefectural Labor Bureau must give public notice of the gist of the opinions, as provided for by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.
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(2)Workers in the region pertaining to the opinions of the Minimum Wages Council under the provisions of paragraph (1) of the preceding Article or employers employing those workers may file an objection with the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare or the Director of a Prefectural Labor Bureau within 15 days from the date of public notice pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph.
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(4)The Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare or the Director of a Prefectural Labor Bureau may not make the decision set forth in paragraph (1) of the preceding Article until 15 days have elapsed from the date of public notice pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1). The same applies until the opinions pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph are submitted by the Minimum Wages Council when an objection pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (2) has been filed.
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(地域別最低賃金の改正等)
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(Revisions of Regional Minimum Wages)
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第十二条厚生労働大臣又は都道府県労働局長は、地域別最低賃金について、地域における労働者の生計費及び賃金並びに通常の事業の賃金支払能力を考慮して必要があると認めるときは、その決定の例により、その改正又は廃止の決定をしなければならない。
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Article 12The Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare or the Director of a Prefectural Labour Bureau must decide either to revise or abolish the regional minimum wages in accordance with the procedure to decide on the wages when they find this necessary taking into account of the living expenses and wages of workers, and the ordinary enterprises' ability to pay the wages, in the region.
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(派遣中の労働者の地域別最低賃金)
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(Regional Minimum Wages for Dispatched Workers)
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第十三条労働者派遣事業の適正な運営の確保及び派遣労働者の保護等に関する法律(昭和六十年法律第八十八号)第四十四条第一項に規定する派遣中の労働者(第十八条において「派遣中の労働者」という。)については、その派遣先の事業(同項に規定する派遣先の事業をいう。第十八条において同じ。)の事業場の所在地を含む地域について決定された地域別最低賃金において定める最低賃金額により第四条の規定を適用する。
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Article 13The provisions of Article 4 apply to dispatched workers prescribed in Article 44, paragraph (1) of the Act on Securing the Proper Operation of Worker Dispatching Businesses and Protecting Dispatched Workers (Act No. 88 of 1985) (referred to as "dispatched workers" in Article 18) on the basis of the amount of minimum wages established by the regional minimum wages decided for the region that includes the location of the place of business of the client engaged in the undertaking (meaning the undertaking engaged by the client of worker dispatch undertaking prescribed in Article 44, paragraph (1); the same applies in Article 18).
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(地域別最低賃金の公示及び発効)
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(Public Notice and Effectuation of Regional Minimum Wages)
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第十四条厚生労働大臣又は都道府県労働局長は、地域別最低賃金に関する決定をしたときは、厚生労働省令で定めるところにより、決定した事項を公示しなければならない。
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Article 14(1)When the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare or the Director of a Prefectural Labor Bureau has made a decision concerning the regional minimum wages, they must give public notice of the decided matters as provided for by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.
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(2)A decision on regional minimum wages pursuant the provisions of Article 10, paragraph (1) and a decision to revise the regional minimum wages pursuant to the provisions of Article 12 become effective on the day on which 30 days have elapsed from the date of public notice pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph (when there is a day that comes after the day on which 30 days have elapsed from the date of public notice, which is specified by the decision, that day); a decision to abolish the regional minimum wages pursuant to the provisions of Article 12 becomes effective on the date of public notice pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph (when there is a day that comes after the date of public notice, which is specified by the decision, that day).
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(特定最低賃金の決定等)
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(Decisions on Specified Minimum Wages)
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第十五条労働者又は使用者の全部又は一部を代表する者は、厚生労働省令で定めるところにより、厚生労働大臣又は都道府県労働局長に対し、当該労働者若しくは使用者に適用される一定の事業若しくは職業に係る最低賃金(以下「特定最低賃金」という。)の決定又は当該労働者若しくは使用者に現に適用されている特定最低賃金の改正若しくは廃止の決定をするよう申し出ることができる。
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Article 15(1)A person who represents all or a part of workers or employers may request the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare or the Director of a Prefectural Labor Bureau to decide on a minimum wage for a certain type of business or occupation which is applicable to those workers or employers (hereinafter referred to as "specified minimum wages"), or to decide to revise or abolish the specified minimum wages which are actually applied to those workers or employers, as provided for by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.
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(2)The Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare or the Director of a Prefectural Labour Bureau may request a study and deliberation by the Minimum Wages Council and decide on the specified minimum wages pertaining to the request, or decide to revise or abolish the specified minimum wages pertaining to the request, based on its opinions, if the Minister or the Director finds this necessary when the request pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph has been made.
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(3)The provisions of Article 10, paragraph (2) and Article 11 apply mutatis mutandis to cases where the Minimum Wages Council submits its opinions pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph. In this case, the term "region" in Article 11, paragraph (2) is deemed to be replaced with "business or occupation."
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(4)When the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare or the Director of a Prefectural Labor Bureau makes a decision under paragraph (2), if a request is made pursuant to the provisions of Article 11, paragraph (2) as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to the preceding paragraph, the Minister or the Director may suspend the application of the relevant specified minimum wage for a certain field of business for a limited period of time, or decide on a different rate for the specified minimum wages, based on the opinions of the Minimum Wages Council pursuant to the provisions of Article 11, paragraph (3) as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to the preceding paragraph.
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Article 16The amount of minimum wages established by the specified minimum wages decided on or revised pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (2) of the preceding Article must exceed the amount of minimum wages established by the regional minimum wages decided for the region that includes the location of the place of business of the employer to whom the specified minimum wage is applicable.
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Article 17Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 15, paragraph (1) and paragraph (2), the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare or the Director of a Prefectural Labor Bureau may decide to abolish the specified minimum wages decided on or revised pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (2), in accordance with the procedure to decide on the specified minimum wages, when the Minister or the Director finds that the specified minimum wages decided on or revised have become extremely inappropriate.
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(派遣中の労働者の特定最低賃金)
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(Specified Minimum Wages for Dispatched Workers)
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第十八条派遣中の労働者については、その派遣先の事業と同種の事業又はその派遣先の事業の事業場で使用される同種の労働者の職業について特定最低賃金が適用されている場合にあつては、当該特定最低賃金において定める最低賃金額により第四条の規定を適用する。
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Article 18When specified minimum wages apply to the same type of business as the client undertaking to which a worker is dispatched for dispatch work, or to the occupation of workers carrying out the same type of work as dispatched workers employed at the same workplace, the provisions of Article 4 apply to the dispatched worker on the basis of the amount of minimum wages established by the specified minimum wages.
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(特定最低賃金の公示及び発効)
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(Public Notice and Effectuation of Specified Minimum Wages)
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第十九条厚生労働大臣又は都道府県労働局長は、特定最低賃金に関する決定をしたときは、厚生労働省令で定めるところにより、決定した事項を公示しなければならない。
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Article 19(1)When the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare or the Director of a Prefectural Labor Bureau has made a decision concerning specified minimum wages, the Minister or the Director must give public notice of the matters decided as provided for by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.
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(2)A decision on specified minimum wages and a decision to revise the specified minimum wages pursuant to the provisions of Article 15, paragraph (2) become effective on the day on which 30 days have elapsed from the date of public notice pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph (when there is a day that comes after the day on which 30 days have elapsed from the date of public notice, which is specified by the decision, that day); and a decision to abolish the specified minimum wages under the provisions of Article 15, paragraph (2) and Article 17 becomes effective on the date of public notice pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph (when there is a day that comes after the date of public notice, which is specified by the decision, that day).
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第三章 最低賃金審議会
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Chapter III Minimum Wages Council
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(設置)
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(Establishment)
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第二十条厚生労働省に中央最低賃金審議会を、都道府県労働局に地方最低賃金審議会を置く。
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Article 20A Central Minimum Wages Council is to be established in the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, and Regional Minimum Wages Councils are be established in the Prefectural Labor Bureaus.
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(権限)
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(Authority)
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第二十一条最低賃金審議会は、この法律の規定によりその権限に属させられた事項をつかさどるほか、地方最低賃金審議会にあつては、都道府県労働局長の諮問に応じて、最低賃金に関する重要事項を調査審議し、及びこれに関し必要と認める事項を都道府県労働局長に建議することができる。
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Article 21A Minimum Wages Council is to take charge of matters under their authority pursuant to the provisions of this Act and in addition, the Regional Minimum Wages Councils may study and deliberate on important matters concerning minimum wages in response to consultations from the Director of a Prefectural Labor Bureau, and may propose the matters found to be necessary for the study and deliberation of minimum wages to the Director of a Prefectural Labor Bureau.
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(組織)
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(Organization)
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第二十二条最低賃金審議会は、政令で定めるところにより、労働者を代表する委員、使用者を代表する委員及び公益を代表する委員各同数をもつて組織する。
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Article 22A Minimum Wages Council is to be composed of equal number of members representing workers, members representing employers, and members representing public interest, as provided for by Cabinet Order.
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(委員)
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(Council Members)
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第二十三条委員は、政令で定めるところにより、厚生労働大臣又は都道府県労働局長が任命する。
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Article 23(1)Council members are to be appointed by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare or the Director of a Prefectural Labor Bureau as provided for by Cabinet Order.
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(会長)
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(Chairperson)
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第二十四条最低賃金審議会に会長を置く。
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Article 24(1)A Minimum Wages Council is to have a chairperson.
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(専門部会等)
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(Expert Committees)
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第二十五条最低賃金審議会に、必要に応じ、一定の事業又は職業について専門の事項を調査審議させるため、専門部会を置くことができる。
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Article 25(1)A Minimum Wages Council may set up an expert committee for the study and deliberation of technical matters concerning a certain type of business or occupation as necessary.
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(政令への委任)
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(Delegation to Cabinet Order)
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第二十六条この法律に規定するもののほか、最低賃金審議会に関し必要な事項は、政令で定める。
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Article 26Beyond what is provided for in this Act, necessary matters for the Minimum Wages Councils are prescribed by Cabinet Order.
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第四章 雑則
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Chapter IV Miscellaneous Provisions
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(援助)
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(Support)
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第二十七条政府は、使用者及び労働者に対し、関係資料の提供その他最低賃金制度の円滑な実施に必要な援助に努めなければならない。
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Article 27The government must endeavor to provide employers and workers with the relevant materials and other necessary support for the smooth implementation of the minimum wages system.
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(調査)
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(Surveys)
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第二十八条厚生労働大臣は、賃金その他労働者の実情について必要な調査を行い、最低賃金制度が円滑に実施されるように努めなければならない。
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Article 28The Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare must endeavor to ensure the smooth implementation of the minimum wages system by conducting necessary surveys on wages and other actualities of workers.
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(報告)
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(Reports)
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第二十九条厚生労働大臣及び都道府県労働局長は、この法律の目的を達成するため必要な限度において、厚生労働省令で定めるところにより、使用者又は労働者に対し、賃金に関する事項の報告をさせることができる。
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Article 29The Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare and the Director of a Prefectural Labor Bureau may order employers or workers to report matters concerning wages within the extent necessary to achieve the purpose of this Act, as provided for by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.
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(職権等)
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(Authority)
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第三十条第十条第一項、第十二条、第十五条第二項及び第十七条に規定する厚生労働大臣又は都道府県労働局長の職権は、二以上の都道府県労働局の管轄区域にわたる事案及び一の都道府県労働局の管轄区域内のみに係る事案で厚生労働大臣が全国的に関連があると認めて厚生労働省令で定めるところにより指定するものについては、厚生労働大臣が行い、一の都道府県労働局の管轄区域内のみに係る事案(厚生労働大臣の職権に属する事案を除く。)については、当該都道府県労働局長が行う。
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Article 30(1)The authority of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare or the Director of a Prefectural Labor Bureau prescribed in Article 10, paragraph (1), Article 12, Article 15, paragraph (2), and Article 17 is to be exercised by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare for cases related to the jurisdiction districts of two or more Prefectural Labor Bureaus and those related only to the jurisdiction district of one Prefectural Labor Bureau designated by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare as cases relevant to the whole country pursuant to the provisions of the Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, and with regard to cases related only to the jurisdiction district of one Prefectural Labor Bureau (excluding those under the authority of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare), is to be exercised by the Director of the Prefectural Labor Bureau.
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(労働基準監督署長及び労働基準監督官)
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(Heads of Labor Standards Inspection Offices and Labor Standards Inspectors)
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第三十一条労働基準監督署長及び労働基準監督官は、厚生労働省令で定めるところにより、この法律の施行に関する事務をつかさどる。
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Article 31The heads of Labor Standards Inspection Offices and labor standards inspectors take charge of affairs related to the enforcement of this Act as provided for by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.
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(労働基準監督官の権限)
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(Authority of Labor Standards Inspectors)
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第三十二条労働基準監督官は、この法律の目的を達成するため必要な限度において、使用者の事業場に立ち入り、帳簿書類その他の物件を検査し、又は関係者に質問をすることができる。
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Article 32(1)Labor standards inspectors may enter the workplace of employers to inspect books and documents, and other objects, or question the persons concerned within the extent necessary to achieve the purpose of this Act.
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Article 33Labor standards inspectors are to perform the duties of judicial police personnel under the Code of Criminal Procedure (Act No. 131 of 1948) for offenses concerning violation of the provisions of this Act.
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(監督機関に対する申告)
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(Reporting to Supervising Bodies)
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第三十四条労働者は、事業場にこの法律又はこれに基づく命令の規定に違反する事実があるときは、その事実を都道府県労働局長、労働基準監督署長又は労働基準監督官に申告して是正のため適当な措置をとるように求めることができる。
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Article 34(1)When there is violation of the provisions of this Act or orders based on this Act at the workplace, workers may report the fact to the Director of a Prefectural Labor Bureau, the head of a Labor Standards Inspection Office, or a labor standards inspector, and request that appropriate measures for rectification be taken.
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(船員に関する特例)
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(Special Provisions for Mariners)
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第三十五条第六条第二項、第二章第二節、第十六条及び第十七条の規定は、船員法(昭和二十二年法律第百号)の適用を受ける船員(以下「船員」という。)に関しては、適用しない。
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Article 35(1)The provisions of Article 6, paragraph (2), Section 2, Chapter II, Article 16, and Article 17 do not apply to mariners subject to the Mariners Act (Act No. 100 of 1947) (hereinafter referred to as "mariners ").
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2船員に関しては、この法律に規定する厚生労働大臣、都道府県労働局長若しくは労働基準監督署長又は労働基準監督官の権限に属する事項は、国土交通大臣、地方運輸局長(運輸監理部長を含む。)又は船員労務官が行うものとし、この法律中「厚生労働省令」とあるのは「国土交通省令」と、第三条中「時間」とあるのは「時間、日、週又は月」と、第七条第四号中「軽易な」とあるのは「所定労働時間の特に短い者、軽易な」と、第十九条第二項中「第十五条第二項」とあるのは「第十五条第二項並びに第三十五条第三項及び第七項」と、「同条第二項及び第十七条」とあるのは「第十五条第二項及び第三十五条第七項」と、第三十条第一項中「第十条第一項、第十二条、第十五条第二項及び第十七条」とあるのは「第十五条第二項並びに第三十五条第三項及び第七項」と、「都道府県労働局の管轄区域」とあるのは「地方運輸局又は運輸監理部の管轄区域(政令で定める地方運輸局にあつては、運輸監理部の管轄区域を除く。)」と読み替えるものとする。
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(2)With regard to mariners, all matters that fall under the authority of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare, Directors of Prefectural Labor Bureaus, or heads of Labor Standards Inspection Offices, or labor standards inspectors prescribed in this Act are to be performed by the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Directors of District Transport Bureaus (including Directors of Transport Supervision Departments), or officers in charge of the labor affairs of mariners, and the term "Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare" in this Act is deemed to be replaced with "Order of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism"; the term "hour" in Article 3 is deemed to be replaced with "hour, day, week, or month"; the phrase "workers engaged in light work" in Article 7, item (iv) is deemed to be replaced with "workers whose prescribed working hours are particularly short and workers engaged in light work"; the terms "Article 15, paragraph (2)" and "paragraph (2) of the same Article and Article 17" in Article 19, paragraph (2) are deemed to be replaced with "Article 15, paragraph (2) and Article 35, paragraph (3) and paragraph (7)" and "Article 15, paragraph (2) and Article 35, paragraph (7)" respectively; and the phrases "Article 10, paragraph (1), Article 12, Article 15, paragraph (2), and Article 17," and "the jurisdiction district of Prefectural Labor Bureau" in Article 30, paragraph (1) are be deemed to be replaced with "Article 15, paragraph (2) and Article 35, paragraph (3) and paragraph (7)" and "the jurisdiction districts of District Transport Bureaus or the Transport Supervision Departments (for the District Transport Bureaus specified by Cabinet Order, excluding the jurisdiction district of the Transport Supervision Departments)," respectively.
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(3)When the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism or the Director of a District Transport Bureau (including the Director of the Transport Supervision Department) finds it necessary taking into account of the living expenses of mariners , the wages of similar mariners , and the ordinary enterprises' ability to pay wages in order to improve the working conditions of low-paid mariners, the Minister or the Director may request study and deliberation by the Council of Transport Policy or a council specified by Cabinet Order established in the District Transport Bureau (hereinafter referred to as the "Council of Transport Policy, etc.") and establish specified minimum wages applicable to mariners based on its opinions.
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(4)The provisions of Article 10, paragraph (2) and Article 11 apply mutatis mutandis to cases where the Council of Transport Policy, etc. submits its opinions pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph. In this case, the term "region" in Article 11, paragraph (2) is deemed to be replaced with "business or occupation".
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(5)When the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism or the Director of a District Transport Bureau (including the Director of the Transport Supervision Department) makes a decision pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (3), if a request is made pursuant to the provisions of Article 11, paragraph (2) as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to the preceding paragraph, the Minister or the Director may suspend the application of the specified minimum wages for a certain field of business for a limited period of time, or decide a different rate of specified minimum wages, based on the opinions of the Council of Transport Policy, etc. under the provisions of Article 11, paragraph (3) as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to the preceding paragraph.
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(7)The Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism or the Director of a District Transport Bureau (including the Director of the Transport Supervision Department) may decide either to revise or abolish the specified minimum wages applicable to mariners decided pursuant to the provisions of Article 15, paragraph (2), or paragraph (3) of this Article in accordance with the procedure to decide the specified minimum wages, when the Minister or the Director finds this necessary taking into account of the living expenses of mariners, the wages of similar mariners, and the ordinary enterprises' ability to pay the wages .
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8船員職業安定法(昭和二十三年法律第百三十号)第八十九条第一項に規定する乗組み派遣船員については、その船員派遣の役務の提供を受ける者の事業又はその船員派遣の役務の提供を受ける者に使用される同種の船員の職業について特定最低賃金が適用されている場合にあつては、当該特定最低賃金において定める最低賃金額により第四条の規定を適用する。
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(8)With regard to a dispatched mariner boarding a vessel prescribed in Article 89, paragraph (1) of the Mariners' Employment Security Act (Act No. 130 of 1948), if the specified minimum wages apply to the business of the person receiving the services of the dispatched mariner or to the occupation of the same type of mariners employed by the person receiving the services of the dispatched mariner, the provisions of Article 4 apply on the basis of the amount of the minimum wages established for the specified minimum wages.
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(省令への委任)
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(Delegation to the Ministerial Order)
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第三十八条この法律に規定するもののほか、この法律の施行に関し必要な事項は、厚生労働省令で定める。
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Article 38Beyond what is provided for in this Act, the necessary matters for the enforcement of this Act are prescribed by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.
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第五章 罰則
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Chapter V Penal Provisions
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一第八条の規定に違反した者(地域別最低賃金及び船員に適用される特定最低賃金に係るものに限る。)
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(i)a person who violates the provisions of Article 8 (limited to those related to regional minimum wages and specified minimum wages applicable to mariners);
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二第二十九条の規定による報告をせず、又は虚偽の報告をした者
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(ii)a person who fails to give a report pursuant to the provisions of Article 29 or gives a false report; or
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三第三十二条第一項の規定による立入り若しくは検査を拒み、妨げ、若しくは忌避し、又は質問に対して陳述をせず、若しくは虚偽の陳述をした者
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(iii)a person who refuses, prevents, or evades an on-site inspection pursuant to the provisions of Article 32, paragraph (1), or fails to give a statement or gives a false statement to a question,.
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Article 42If the representative of a corporation, or an agent, employee, or other worker of a corporation or an individual, commits a violation set forth in the preceding three Articles with regard to the business of the corporation or the individual, not only the offender is punished but also the corporation or the individual is punished by the fine prescribed in the respective Articles.
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