Article 12For the purpose of facilitating, etc. the re-employment of Elderly Persons, etc., the national government is to give consideration so that vocational guidance, employment placements, vocational training, and other measures concerning Elderly Persons, etc. can be implemented in an effective and coordinated way.

Article 13For the purpose of facilitating, etc. the re-employment of Elderly Persons, the Public Employment Security Offices are to search for job openings in order to secure employment opportunities for Elderly Persons, etc. and are to also strive to collect information concerning job openings and job applications related to Elderly Persons, etc. and to provide such information to job seeking Elderly Persons, etc. and to employers.

Article 14(1)When deemed necessary in order to introduce Elderly Persons, etc. to employment that is compatible with their abilities, the Public Employment Security Offices are to give guidance to recruiting employers on age and other conditions..

(2)The Public Employment Security Offices may give those that employ or seek to employ Elderly Persons, etc. the necessary advice and other support on technical particulars concerning the employment of Elderly Persons, etc. such as on hiring, assignments, working equipment and the working environment.

Article 15(1)If Elderly Persons, etc. are separated from employment (limited to those specified by Ordinance of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare; hereinafter, the same applies in this Section) due to being dismissed by their employer (excluding dismissal based on grounds attributable to those persons themselves) or due to any other reason specified by Ordinance of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare as being similar to a dismissal (hereinafter referred to as the "Dismissal, etc."), and if said Elderly Persons wishes to be re-employed, the employer must strive to search for job openings and take other necessary measures to support said Elderly Persons, etc. in their re-employment (hereinafter referred to as the "Measures to Support Re-Employment").

(2)The Public Employment Security Offices are to provide an employer with the necessary advice and other support for the Measures to Support Re-Employment that should be taken by said employer pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, at the request of said employer.

Article 16(1)In the event that Elderly Persons, etc. employed by an employer in a number equal to or greater than the number specified by Ordinance of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare are separated from employment due to Dismissal, etc., the employer must notify the Chief of the Public Employment Security Office thereof in advance, pursuant to the provisions of Ordinance of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.

(2)The calculation of the number of workers separated from employment in the case referred to in the preceding paragraph is to be made by the calculation method specified by Ordinance of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.

Article 17(1)When Elderly Persons, etc. who have been separated from their employment due to Dismissal, etc. wish to be re-employed, an employer must, pursuant to the provisions of Ordinance of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, draft a plan on particulars specified by Ordinance of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare on particulars concerning the work experience of said Elderly Persons, etc., their work abilities, and other particulars that will help said Elderly Persons, etc. become re-employed (excluding reasons for Dismissal, etc.), as well as a document clarifying the Measures to Support Re-Employment to be taken by the employer (hereinafter referred to as the "Job-Seeking Support Plan") and issue it to said Elderly Persons, etc., in order to facilitate their re-employment.

(2)An employer who has drafted a Job-Seeking Support Plan pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph is to appoint a person to be in charge of re-employment support from among the persons employed by said employer and have that person provide, in accordance with the Job-Seeking Support Plan, support for the re-employment of Elderly Persons, etc. connected with said Job-Seeking Support Plan in cooperation with the Public Employment Security Offices and pursuant to the provisions of Ordinance of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.

Article 17-2(1)The Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare may give necessary guidance and advice to an employer who violates the provisions of paragraph (1) of the preceding Article.

(2)If the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare finds that an employer still violates the provisions of paragraph (1) of the preceding Article, even after having received the guidance and advice as provided for in the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare may recommend said employer prepare a Job-Seeking Support Plan and issue it to Elderly Persons, etc. connected with said Job-Seeking Support Plan.

Article 18(1)Workers who have received a Job-Seeking Support Plan may present said Job-Seeking Support Plan to the Public Employment Security Offices when applying for employment at the Public Employment Security Offices.

(2)When presented with a Job-Seeking Support Plan pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the Public Employment Security Offices are to consider the content of said Job-Seeking Support Plan and offer advice on how to prepare a document that clarifies the work experiences, etc. of said job seeker and provide other support to said job seeker.

(3)If deemed necessary when offering the advice and other support provided for in the preceding paragraph, the Chief of the Public Employment Security Office may request that the employer that prepared said Job-Seeking Support Plan provide information and any other necessary cooperation.

Article 18-2(1)When an employer recruits or employs workers and sets an upper age limit for applicants (limited to not more than 65 years of age) for unavoidable reasons, the employer must explain the reasons for said limitation to the job seekers, pursuant to a method specified by Ordinance of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.

(2)If the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare deems it necessary, said minister may request reports from an employer or give advice, guidance, or recommendations, with regard to providing grounds specified in the preceding paragraph or the content of said grounds,

Article 19An employer must strive to take measures to provide support to Elderly Persons employed by said employer for said Elderly Persons to acquire the necessary knowledge concerning life after retirement and other measures in order to support themselves in making the necessary preparations to facilitate their retirement from work life according to their wishes when they reach the Mandatory Retirement Age or for other similar reasons.

Article 20The Chief of the Public Employment Security Office issues job application pocketbooks for middle-aged and elderly unemployed persons, etc. (hereinafter referred to as a "Pocketbook") to middle-aged and elderly unemployed persons, etc. who fall under each of the following items, based on an application from said persons:

Article 21(1)The Pocketbook remains valid for the period specified by Ordinance of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.

(2)The Chief of the Public Employment Security Office may extend the validity period of the Pocketbook of a person who has received it for the period specified by Ordinance of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, when the Chief recognizes that said person continues to have difficulty in finding employment after the lapse of the validity period of the Pocketbook referred to in the preceding paragraph and therefore remains in need of the measures listed in each item of Article 23, paragraph (1).

(3)In specifying the period to be set by Ordinance of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare under the preceding two paragraphs, special consideration may be given to persons residing in Specified Areas.

Article 22(1)When the Chief of the Public Employment Security Office recognizes that a person who has received a Pocketbook falls under any of the following items, the Pocketbook becomes invalidated:

(2)In the case referred to in the preceding paragraph, the Chief of the Public Employment Security Office is to notify the person who has received the Pocketbook thereof.

Article 23(1)The Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare is to formulate a plan to ensure that the measures listed in each of the following items are implemented in an effective and coordinated way in order to facilitate the employment of persons who have received Pocketbooks:

(2)Prior to the formulation the plan referred to in the preceding paragraph, the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare must listen to the opinions of the Labour Policy Council.

Article 24(1)When the Chief of the Public Employment Security Office issues a Pocketbook, the Chief is to instruct the person receiving a Pocketbook to receive all or part of the measures listed in each item of paragraph (1) of the preceding Article based on the plan referred to in the same paragraph (hereinafter referred to as the "Measures to Promote Employment") during the validity period of such Pocketbook, according to said person's knowledge, skills, work experience, and other circumstances.

(2)Upon extending the validity period of a Pocketbook for a person who has received it, the Chief of the Public Employment Security Office is to again, instruct said person to receive all or part of the Measures to Promote Employment during the extended validity period of a Pocketbook.

(3)When the Chief of the Public Employment Security Office finds it necessary to increase the effectiveness of Measures to Promote Employment for a person who has received instructions referred to in the preceding two paragraphs, the Chief may modify the instructions issued to said person.

Article 25(1)The employment security agencies, local governments, and the Japan Organization for Employment of the Elderly, Persons with Disabilities and Job Seekers (referred to as the "Organization" in Article 49, paragraphs (2) and (3)) must strive to liaise closely and cooperate to ensure the smooth implementation of Measures to Promote Employment for persons receiving the instructions referred to in paragraphs (1) or (2) of the preceding Article.

(2)A person who has received the instructions referred to in paragraph (1) or (2) of the preceding Article must follow the guidance or instructions of the official who is implementing the Measures to Promote Employment and also must strive to promptly find employment on their own initiative.

Article 26The national government and the prefectures may pay an allowance to a person who receives the Measures to Promote Employment under the instructions referred to in Article 24, paragraph (1) or (2) during the validity period of a Pocketbook, pursuant to the provisions of the Employment Measures Act (Act No. 132 of 1966), with the effort of facilitating said person's job-seeking activities and to stabilizing the life of said person.

Article 27Vocational guidance as part of Measures to Promote Employment is to be provided by employment promotion officers under Article 9-2, paragraph (1) of the Employment Security Act (Act No. 141 of 1947).

Article 28The Chief of the Public Employment Security Office may request a person receiving Measures to Promote Employment in accordance with the instructions referred to in Article 24, paragraph (1) or (2) to submit reports on the status of the job-seeking activities of said person.

Article 29With regard to middle-aged and elderly unemployed persons, etc. residing in Specified Areas, the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare is to formulate a plan for the implementation of employment placements and vocational training, etc.; the implementation of projects designed to increase employment opportunities; and other particulars necessary to promote the employment of said persons, and is to take the necessary measures based on this plan.

Article 30(1)When the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare deems it to be necessary based on the employment conditions of middle-aged and elderly unemployed persons, etc. in Specified Areas, the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare may, with respect to public works projects planned and executed in said Specified Areas (referring to public-oriented construction and restoration projects planned and executed directly by the national government or by corporations established by a special act of incorporation pursuant to a special act (limited to corporations specified by Cabinet Order for which all or most of the stated capital comes from investment by the national government, or for which the primary source of funds for expenses necessary to carry out the projects comes from grants or subsidies from the national government) (referred to as the "National Government, etc." in the following paragraph), or by local governments, etc. to which a contribution or subsidy from the national treasury has been provided; the same applies hereinafter), fix a percentage of the number of middle-aged and elderly unemployed persons, etc. among the total number of workers employed in these projects (hereinafter referred to as the " Absorption Ratio of Unemployed Persons") by occupation or area, according to the type of project.

(2)The National Government, etc. or local governments, etc. which plan and execute a public works project for which the Absorption Ratio of Unemployed Persons has been fixed (including persons that execute these projects based on a subcontract or other contract with the National Government, etc. or local governments, etc.; hereinafter referred to as the "Corporation, etc. for a Public Works Project") must employ middle-aged and elderly unemployed persons, etc. in the number corresponding to the Absorption Ratio of Unemployed Persons at all times, through referrals of said unemployed persons by the Public Employment Security Offices.

(3)If it is difficult for the Corporation, etc. for a Public Works Project to employ middle-aged and elderly unemployed persons, etc. in the number required by the provisions of the preceding paragraph through referrals of unemployed persons by the Public Employment Security Offices, said Corporation, etc. for a Public Works Project may directly employ said number of difficult-to-hire workers upon receiving written consent from the Public Employment Security Offices.

Article 31Beyond the provisions described in this Section, the issuing of Pocketbooks, the returning of Pocketbooks, other necessary particulars pertaining to Pocketbooks, necessary particulars pertaining to procedures for the instructions referred to in Article 24, paragraph (1) or (2), and necessary particulars pertaining to the absorption of middle-aged and elderly unemployed persons, etc. into public works projects, are specified by Ordinance of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.

Article 41(1)The prefectural governor may designate general incorporated associations or general incorporated foundations (referred to as "Elderly Persons Employment Support Corporations" in the following paragraph and Article 44, paragraph (1)) that were established for the purpose of assisting in the employment and enabling the positive utilization of the abilities of persons who have mandatorily retired and other elderly retirees by securing opportunities for temporary short-term work or other light activities (limited to those specified by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare upon taking into consideration the relevant labor demand-and-supply situation and the state of progress of the work concerned, etc.; the same applies in the following Article) and by meeting their wishes and providing said opportunities to them systematically and thereby contributing to the enhancement of their welfare, and that they are deemed to comply with the criteria listed below concerning the operations provided for in the following Article, and based on applications thereby, as the parities that are to carry out the businesses provided for in this Article, with only a single such corporation to be designated for each area (or, when deemed necessary to ensure the smooth operations of the activities listed in items (i) and (ii) of the following Article, in accordance with the criteria specified by Ordinance of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, taking into consideration the circumstances of employment opportunities for temporary short-term work in the areas and other relevant circumstances, for two or more areas of municipalities as designated by the prefectural governor) of municipalities (including special wards; the same applies in Article 44); provided, however, that areas (if changes have been made to paragraphs (2) or (4) of the same Article, then areas after changes have been made; hereinafter referred to as the "Designated Areas of the Association") concerned with the designation in Article 44, paragraph (1) related to persons who have received designation under said paragraph (hereinafter referred to as the "Silver Human Resources Center Association") are not deemed as an area that is concerned with the designation in this paragraph:

(2)The designation in the preceding paragraph may not apply to Elderly Persons Employment Support Corporations that possess as its members, two or more persons (hereinafter referred to as the "Silver Human Resources Center") that have received a designation under the same paragraph.

(3)When making the designation under paragraph (1), the prefectural governor must make public the name, address, and location of the office of the Silver Human Resources Center, as well as the area concerned with the designation.

(4)When a Silver Human Resources Center seeks to change its name, address, or the location of its office, it must notify the prefectural governor thereof in advance.

(5)When a notification provided for in the preceding paragraph has been submitted, the prefectural governor must make public the particulars concerning said notice.

Article 42(1)A Silver Human Resources Center is to carry out the following operations in the areas (hereinafter referred to as the "Designated Areas of the Centers") relating to the designation under paragraph (1) of the preceding Article:

(2)Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 30, paragraph (1) of the Employment Security Act, Silver Human Resources Centers may provide a fee-based employment placement service in their operations, as provided for in item (ii) of the preceding paragraph, by notifying the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare of said service, pursuant to the provisions of Ordinance of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.

(3)The provisions of Articles 5-2 to 5-7; Article 32-3; Article 32-4, paragraph (2); Article 32-8, paragraph (1); Article 32-9, paragraph (2); Articles 32-10 to 32-13; Article 32-15; Article 32-16; Articles 33-6 to 34; Articles 48 to 48-4; Article 51; and Articles 64 to 67 of the Employment Security Act, as well as the provisions of Chapter II of the Employment Measures Act, apply to the fee-based employment placement service as provided for in the preceding paragraph, by regarding a Silver Human Resources Center as an employment placement service provider, as provided for in Article 4, paragraph (7) of the Employment Security Act, or as a fee-based employment placement service provider, as provided for in Article 32-3, paragraph (1) of the same Act, or as an employment placement agency, as provided for in Article 2 of the Employment Measures Act, and by regarding the notification made under the provisions of the preceding paragraph to constitute the necessary license under the provisions of Article 30, paragraph (1) of the Employment Security Act.In this case, the phrase "a person who has obtained the license provided for in Article 30, paragraph (1)" in Article 32-3, paragraph (1) of the Employment Security Act is deemed to be replaced with the phrase "a person who carries out the fee-based employment placement service after making a written notice pursuant to the provisions of Article 42, paragraph (2) of the Act on Stabilization of Employment of Elderly Persons"; the phrase "a person who has received issuance of a license certificate, said license certificate" in Article 32-4, paragraph (2) of the same Act is deemed to be replaced with the phrase "a person who has submitted a written notice pursuant to the provisions of Article 42, paragraph (2) of the Act on Stabilization of Employment of Elderly Persons, and documents stating that said person has submitted the written notice and other particulars specified by Ordinance of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare"; and the phrase "item (ii) or (iii) of the preceding paragraph" in Article 32-9, paragraph (2) of the same Act is deemed to be replaced with the phrase "item (ii) of the preceding paragraph."

(4)Beyond the provisions of the preceding two paragraphs, any other necessary particulars concerning the fee-based employment placement service under the provisions of paragraph (2) are specified by Ordinance of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.

(5)Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 5, paragraph (1) of the Act for Securing the Proper Operation of Worker Dispatching Undertakings and Improved Working Conditions for Dispatched Workers (Act No. 88 of 1985, hereinafter referred to as the "Worker Dispatching Act"), Silver Human Resources Centers may conduct and undertake general worker dispatching provided for in Article 2, item (iv) of the Worker Dispatching Act (hereinafter referred to as "General Worker Dispatching Undertakings") only for elderly retirees, who are its members, by submitting a notice to the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare, as an undertaking provided for in paragraph (1), item (iv) pursuant to the provisions of Ordinance of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.

(6)The General Worker Dispatching Undertakings under the provisions of the preceding paragraph do not apply to the provisions of Article 5, paragraph (5); Article 7; Article 8, paragraphs (1) and (3); Article 9; Article 10; Article 11, paragraphs (3) and (4); Article 13, paragraph (2); Article 14, paragraph (1), item (iii); Chapter II, Section 2, Subsection 2; Article 30; and Article 54 of the Worker Dispatching Act. With regard to the application of other provisions of the Worker Dispatching Act, Silver Human Resources Centers are deemed to be a General Dispatching Undertaker provided for in Article 2, item (vi) of the Worker Dispatching Act and the notification provided under the provisions of the preceding paragraph is deemed to be the license under the provisions of Article 5, paragraph (1) of the Worker Dispatching Act.In this case, the terms or phrases listed in the middle column of the table below that appear in the provisions of the Worker Dispatching Act, as listed in the left-hand column of said table, are deemed to be replaced with the corresponding terms or phrases listed in the right-hand column of said table.

(7)Beyond the provisions of the preceding two paragraphs, any other necessary particulars concerning General Worker Dispatching Undertakings under the provisions of paragraph (5) are specified by Ordinance of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.

Article 43(1)Every fiscal year, the Silver Human Resources Center must prepare an operations plan and a budget for income and expenditure pursuant to the provisions of Ordinance of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, and submit them to the prefectural governor. The same applies when a Silver Human Resources Center intends to make changes to said plan and/or budget.

(2)A Silver Human Resources Center must prepare and submit an operations report and settlement of accounts to the prefectural governor after the end of each fiscal year of operations, pursuant to the provisions of Ordinance of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.

Article 43-2The prefectural governor may, to the extent necessary for enforcing the provisions of this Section, give the Silver Human Resources Centers orders necessary for supervision of the operations stipulated in Article 42, paragraph (1).

Article 43-3(1)When a Silver Human Resources Center falls under any of the following items, the prefectural governor may revoke the designation under Article 41, paragraph (1) (hereinafter referred to as the "Designation" in this Article):

(2)In the case of revoking the Designation pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the prefectural governor must publicize it.

Article 44(1)The prefectural governor may designate an Elderly Persons Employment Support Corporation that possess as its members two or more Silver Human Resources Centers and that is deemed to comply with the criteria listed in each item of Article 41, paragraph (1) concerning the operations provided for in Article 42, paragraph (1) applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to the following Article, as the persons, based on applications thereby, that are to carry out the operations stipulated in Article 42, paragraph (1) applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to the following Article, with only a single such corporation designated for each area, including areas of municipalities for which a designation is deemed necessary in accordance with the criteria specified by Ordinance of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, taking into consideration the Designated Areas of the Centers concerning Silver Human Resources Centers that are members of said Elderly Persons Employment Support Corporations and the circumstances of employment opportunities for temporary short-term work in the areas and other circumstances; provided, however, that this designation excludes Designated Areas of the Centers and Designated Areas of the Association related to Silver Human Resources Centers that are not members of Elderly Persons Employment Support Corporations that have applied for such designation from said areas of municipalities.

(2)If a Silver Human Resources Center becomes a member of the Silver Human Resources Center Association, the Silver Human Resources Center Association must notify the prefectural governor thereof. When said notification has been made, the Designated Areas of the Association related to said Silver Human Resources Center Association and the Designated Areas of the Centers related to said Silver Human Resources Center is deemed to be the Designated Areas of the Association related to said Silver Human Resources Center Association.

(3)When a designation provided for in paragraph (1) or a notification provided for in the preceding paragraph has been made, the designation provided for in Article 41, paragraph (1) that relates to Silver Human Resources Centers that are members of the Silver Human Resources Center Association concerning said designation or notification is to be invalidated.

(4)If a notification provided for in paragraph (2) has been made and the Silver Human Resources Center Association has requested a change of the Designated Areas of the Association, the prefectural governor may change said Designated Areas of the Association and newly establish said Designated Areas of the Association, and also areas including areas of municipalities where a designation is deemed necessary in accordance with the criteria specified by Ordinance of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare provided for in paragraph (1), as Designated Areas of the Association related to the Silver Human Resources Center Association; provided, however, that said changes exclude Designated Areas of the Centers and Designated Areas of the Association from said areas of municipalities.

Article 45The provisions of Article 41, paragraphs (3) to (5) and Articles 42 to 43-3 apply mutatis mutandis to the Silver Human Resources Center Association.In this case, the phrase "when making the designation under paragraph (1)" in Article 41, paragraph (3) is deemed to be replaced with the phrase "when a designation has been made as provided for in Article 44, paragraph (1), and a change has been made in the Designated Areas of the Association as provided for in paragraph (2) of the same Article and a change has been made in the Designated Areas of the Association as provided for in paragraph (4) of the same Article"; the phrase "location and the area concerned with the designation" is deemed to be replaced with the phrase "location and the area concerned with the designation (if changes are made to said designation, then areas after changes have been made)"; the phrase "the areas (hereinafter referred to as the "Designated Areas of the Centers") relating to the designation under paragraph (1) of the preceding Article" in Article 42, paragraph (1) is deemed to be replaced with the phrase "the areas relating to the designation under in Article 44, paragraph (1) (if changes are made to paragraph (2) or (4) of the same Article, then areas after changes have been made)"; the phrase "Article 42, paragraph (2)" in paragraph (3) of the same Article is deemed to be replaced with the phrase "Article 42, paragraph (2) as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 45"; the phrase "only for elderly retirees, who are its members" in paragraph (5) of the same Article is deemed to be replaced with the phrase "only for elderly retirees, who are its members directly or indirectly"; the phrase "Article 42, paragraph (5)" in Article 5, paragraph (2) under the table of paragraph (6) of the same Article, is deemed to be replaced with "Article 42, paragraph (5) of the same Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 45"; the phrase "Silver Human Resources Center" in Article 6, item (v) and Article 6, item (vii) under the same table is deemed to be replaced with the phrase "Silver Human Resources Center Association"; the phrase "this Section" in Article 43-2 is deemed to be replaced with "Chapter VI, Section 2"; the phrase "Article 42, paragraph (1)" is deemed to be replaced with the phrase "Article 42, paragraph (1) as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 45"; the phrase "Article 41, paragraph (1)" in Article 43-3, paragraph (1) is deemed to be replaced with the phrase "Article 44, paragraph (1)"; the phrase "Article 42, paragraph (1)" of item (i) of the same paragraph is deemed to be replaced with the phrase "Article 42, paragraph (1) as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 45"; the phrase "this Section" in item (iii) of the same paragraph is deemed to be replaced with the phrase "Chapter VI, Section 2"; and the phrase "the preceding Article" in item (iv) of the same paragraph is deemed to be replaced with the phrase "the preceding Article as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 45."

Article 46The Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare may designate a general incorporated association or general incorporated foundation established for the purpose of contributing to the enhancement of the welfare of Elderly Persons by actively promoting the practical use of the skills of persons who have mandatorily retired or other elderly retirees, while making efforts for the sound development of the Silver Human Resources Centers and the Silver Human Resources Center Association, which are recognized to be capable of properly and effectively carrying out the operations provided for in the following Article, as the person, based on applications, are to carry out the operations provided for in said Article, as the single said person designated nationwide.

Article 47The designated association as provided for in the preceding Article (hereinafter referred to as the "National Silver Human Resources Center Association") is to carry out the following operations:

Article 48The provisions of Article 41, paragraphs (3) to (5) and Articles 43 to 43-3 apply mutatis mutandis to the National Silver Human Resources Center Association.In this case, the phrase "the prefectural governor" in Article 41, paragraphs (3) to (5) and Articles 43 to 43-3 is deemed to be replaced with the phrase "the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare"; the phrase "paragraph (1)" in Article 41, paragraph (3) is deemed to be replaced with the phrase "Article 46"; the phrase "location of the office and the area concerned with the designation" is deemed to be replaced with the phrase "and location of the office"; the phrase "this Section" in Article 43-2 is deemed to be replaced with the phrase "Chapter VI, Section 3"; the phrase "Article 42, paragraph (1)" is deemed to be replaced with the phrase "Article 47"; the phrase "Article 41, paragraph (1)" in Article 43-3, paragraph (1) is deemed to be replaced with the phrase "Article 46"; the phrase "Article 42, paragraph (1)" in item (i) of the same paragraph is deemed to be replaced with the phrase "Article 47"; the phrase "this Section" in item (iii) of the same paragraph is deemed to be replaced with the phrase "Chapter VI, Section 3"; and the phrase "the preceding Article" in item (iv) of the same paragraph is deemed to be replaced with the phrase "the preceding Article as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 48."