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Quarantine Act


Published: 2008-01-01

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Quarantine Act (Tentative translation)
Chapter I General Provisions (Article 1 through Article 3)
Chapter II Quarantine (Article 4 through Article 23-2)
Chapter III Sanitation Affairs to be Conducted by Quarantine Station Chiefs, etc. (Article 24 through Article 27-2)
Chapter IV Miscellaneous Provisions (Article 28 through Article 41)
Supplementary Provisions
Chapter I General Provisions
(Purpose)
Article 1 The purpose of this Act is to prevent pathogens of infectious diseases that are not endemic in Japan from entering the country via vessels or aircrafts, as well as to take other necessary measures concerning vessels or aircrafts to prevent infectious diseases.
(Quarantinable Infectious Disease)
Article 2 The term "Quarantinable Infectious Disease" as used in this Act shall mean the following infectious diseases:
(i) Class I infectious diseases provided for in the Act on Prevention of Infectious Diseases and Medical Care for Patients Suffering Infectious Diseases (Act No. 114 of 1998);
(ii) Infectious diseases such as novel influenza A provided for in the Act on Prevention of Infectious Diseases and Medical Care for Patients Suffering Infectious Diseases; or
(iii) In addition to the diseases listed in the previous two items, diseases specified by a Cabinet Order as those which require inspection in order to prevent pathogens of infectious diseases not endemic to Japan from entering the country.
(Application of this Act to Suspected Cases and Asymptomatic Carriers)
Article 2-2 (1) This Act shall apply to a suspected case of an infectious disease listed in item 1 of the preceding Article, and such a person shall be deemed a patient of the infectious disease listed in item 1 of the preceding Article.
This Act shall apply to a suspected case of an infectious disease listed in item (ii) of the preceding Article who is likely to be infected with pathogens of said infectious disease, and such a person shall be deemed a patient of the infectious disease listed in item (ii) of the preceding Article.
This Act shall apply to a person carrying pathogens of an infectious disease listed in item 1 of the preceding Article who shows no symptoms of said infectious disease, and such a person shall be deemed a patient of the infectious disease listed in item 1 of the preceding Article.
(Quarantine Ports, etc.)
Article 3 The term "quarantine port" or "quarantine airport" as used in this Act shall mean ports or airports specified by a Cabinet Order respectively.
Chapter II Quarantine
(Prohibition of Entry into Port, etc.)
Article 4 The master or pilot (including a person who carries out duties on their behalf; the same shall apply hereinafter) of the following vessels or aircrafts (hereinafter referred to as "Overseas Vessel" or "Overseas Aircraft" respectively) shall neither put such a vessel into port in Japan (the areas of Honshu, Hokkaido, Shikoku, and Kyushu, and their islands, as specified by an Ordinance of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare; the same shall apply hereinafter), nor land such an aircraft on the ground (including on the waters of a port) or on the waters of Japan, except at a quarantine airport, before he/she has received delivery of a quarantine certificate or a provisional quarantine certificate (including a notice as set forth in Article 17 (2); the same shall apply hereinafter except in Article 9) is delivered; provided however, that this shall not apply to the case where the master of an Overseas Vessel puts said vessel into a quarantine area provided for in Article 8 (1) or an area as instructed pursuant to the provisions in Article 8 (3) in order to go through quarantine, or puts said vessel into port (except a quarantine area provided for in Article 8 (1) or an area as instructed pursuant to the provisions in Article 8 (3)) in order to enable a person who has been checked as set forth in item 1 of the proviso of the following Article to disembark or articles which have been checked as set forth in item 1 of the proviso of the following Article or cargo pertaining to the instructions set forth in Article 13-2 to be landed, or in the case where the pilot of an Overseas Aircraft lands said aircraft or lands said aircraft on water with the permission of a quarantine station chief (including a chief of a quarantine station branch office or field office; the same shall apply hereinafter).
(i) Vessels or aircraft that arrive in Japan having departed from or visited an overseas port; or
(ii) Vessels or aircraft that have picked up a person or loaded articles from another vessel or aircraft (except a vessel or aircraft to which a quarantine certificate or provisional quarantine certificate has been delivered) which has departed from or visited an overseas port en route.
(Restriction of Traffic, etc.)
Article 5 With respect to an Overseas Vessel or Overseas Aircraft (hereinafter referred to as "Vessel, etc."), no person shall disembark or land articles from said vessel, or leave or unload articles from either said aircraft or an area designated by the quarantine station chief in a quarantine airport, before the master or pilot thereof has received delivery of a quarantine certificate or a provisional quarantine certificate; provided, however, that this shall not apply when any of the following items apply:
(i) When a person disembarks or lands articles from said vessel, or leaves or unloads articles from either said aircraft or an area designated by the quarantine station chief in a quarantine airport, after the quarantine station chief has confirmed that they are clearly not contaminated by pathogens of a quarantinable infectious disease;
(ii) When said articles are landed or unloaded in accordance with the instructions set forth in Article 13-2; or
(iii) In the case it is found to be an urgent necessity, when the permission of the quarantine station chief has been received.
(Report Prior to Quarantine)
Article 6 The master or pilot of a Vessel, etc. which is to go through quarantine shall, when said Vessel, etc. approaches a quarantine port or quarantine airport, report in an appropriate manner, as to the existence of any patient of a quarantinable infectious disease or any deceased person, or any other matters specified in an Ordinance of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, to the chief of the quarantine station (including quarantine station branches or field offices; the same shall apply hereinafter) located in said quarantine port or quarantine airport.
Article 7 Deletion
(Quarantine Areas)
Article 8 (1) When a vessel is to go through quarantine, the master of said vessel shall put said vessel into a quarantine area, except in the case where a notice as set forth in Article 17-2 has been received.
When an Overseas Aircraft is initially landed at a quarantine airport or on water, the pilot of said aircraft shall move said aircraft to a quarantine area immediately.
In the cases prescribed in the preceding two paragraphs, when the quarantine station chief instructs the master or pilot of a Vessel, etc. to move said Vessel, etc. to a location other than a quarantine area on grounds such as the weather, the master or pilot of the Vessel, etc. shall comply with such instructions.
One or more quarantine area pursuant to paragraph (1) and paragraph (2) shall be specified for each quarantine port or quarantine airport, and public notice shall be given of these by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare in consultation with the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.
(Quarantine Signal)
Article 9 A master of a vessel shall, from the time said vessel enters a quarantine area or any location as instructed by the provisions in paragraph (3) of the preceding Article for the purpose of quarantine, until delivery of a quarantine certificate or provisional quarantine certificate has been received, have said vessel display a quarantine signal pursuant to the provisions in an Ordinance of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. The same shall apply in the case where a provisional quarantine certificate expires pursuant to the provisions in Article 19 (1) or a notice of expiry of a provisional quarantine certificate is given pursuant to the provisions in Article 19 (2) while a vessel is berthing in port, to the period from the time of such expiry or notice of expiry, until said vessel is moved out of port, or delivery of a further quarantine certificate or provisional quarantine certificate is received.
(Commencement of Quarantine)
Article 10 A quarantine station chief shall commence quarantine promptly when a Vessel, etc. enters a quarantine area or a location as instructed pursuant to the provisions in Article 8 (3), except in unavoidable circumstances such as bad weather; provided, however, that the chief may elect not to commence quarantine until sunrise for a vessel which enters after sunset.
(Submission and Presentation of Documents)
Article 11 (1) When going through quarantine, a master or pilot of a Vessel, etc. shall submit a Maritime Declaration of Health describing the name or registration number of the Vessel, etc., port of departure, ports of call and other matters as specified by an Ordinance of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare; provided, however, that for quarantine after the expiring of a provisional quarantine certificate, this shall apply only in cases where submission is requested by the quarantine station chief.
A quarantine station chief may request a master or pilot of a Vessel, etc. to submit the documents listed in item 1 through item 3, and to present the documents listed in item 4 and item 5:
(i) List of crew;
(ii) List of passengers;
(iii) Cargo inventory;
(iv) Ship's log or flight logbook; or
(v) Other documents necessary for quarantine.
(Questions)
Article 12 A quarantine station chief may make necessary inquiries of any person or marine technician on board a Vessel, etc., or any other person who boards after the Vessel, etc. arrives in port, or may assign a quarantine officer to this task.
(Medical Examination and Inspection)
Article 13 (1) A quarantine station chief may make a medical examination of a person as provided for in the preceding Article with regards a quarantinable infectious disease, and make an inspection of a Vessel, etc. for the existence of pathogens of a quarantinable infectious disease, or may assign a quarantine officer to this task.
A quarantine station chief may, if he/she finds it necessary for the inspection set forth in the preceding paragraph, conduct an autopsy, or may assign a quarantine officer to this task. In this case, if an autopsy is necessary in order to clarify the cause of death, and it is clear that few of the aims of said autopsy will be achieved due to a delay in acquiring the confirmation of the bereaved family as a result of their whereabouts being unknown or their residing in a remote location, it shall not be necessary for the quarantine station chief to obtain the approval of the bereaved family.
(Instruction to Land, etc.)
Article 13-2 A quarantine station chief may, when he/she finds it to be difficult to conduct an inspection as set forth in paragraph (1) of the preceding Article of cargo on board a Vessel, etc., instruct the master or pilot of said Vessel, etc. to land or unload said cargo for inspection as set forth in paragraph (1) of the preceding Article, at a location as instructed by the quarantine station chief.
(Measures for Contaminated or Potentially Contaminated Vessels, etc.)
Article 14 (1) A quarantine station chief may take all or some of the following measures, in so far as they are reasonably necessary for a Vessel, etc. that has arrived after departing from a region where a quarantinable infectious disease is endemic or calling at a port in such a region, a Vessel, etc. on which an incidence of a patient or fatality of a quarantinable infectious disease has occurred, a Vessel etc. on which rodents carrying or likely to be carrying Yersinia pestis are discovered, or a Vessel, etc. that is or is likely to be contaminated with pathogens of a quarantinable infectious disease:
(i) Isolate, or have a quarantine officer isolate, a patient with an infectious disease listed in Article 2 (i) or (ii);
(ii) Detain, or have a quarantine officer detain, a person likely to be infected with pathogens of an infectious disease listed in Article 2 (i) or (ii) (limited to when the entry into Japan of pathogens of an infectious disease which occurs overseas as listed in each of the said items is found to present a significant risk to the lives and health of the citizens of Japan);
(iii) Disinfect, or have a quarantine officer disinfect, an article or an area which is contaminated or likely to be contaminated with pathogens of a quarantinable infectious disease, or order the disposal of such items which are difficult to disinfect;
(iv) Cremate a corpse (including a dead fetus) that is infected or is likely to be infected with pathogens of a quarantinable infectious disease pursuant to the provisions in the Graveyards and Burials Act (Act No. 48 of 1948);
(v) Prohibit or restrict the use of an article or an area that is contaminated or likely to be contaminated with pathogens of a quarantinable infectious disease, or prohibit the transfer of such an article;
(vi) Have a quarantine officer or another person he/she finds to be appropriate exterminate rodents or insects; or
(vii) Immunize, or have a quarantine officer immunize, persons as found necessary.
A quarantine station chief may instruct the master or pilot of a Vessel, etc. to bring said Vessel, etc. to another quarantine port or quarantine airport, after indicating the grounds for this, when he/she finds it to be impossible to comply with necessary measures listed in item (i) through item (iii), or item (vi) of the preceding paragraph, due to inadequate equipment at said quarantine station.
(Isolation)
Article 15 (1) Isolation as provided for in paragraph (1)(i) of the preceding Article shall be entrusted by admittance to a medical institution listed in each of the following items for each respective infectious disease listed in the respective items; provided, however, that a quarantine station chief may, when it is an urgent necessity, entrust such isolation by admittance to a hospital or clinic other than the medical institutions listed in said items that he/she finds to be appropriate:
(i) Infectious diseases listed in Article 2 (i): Medical institutions designated for specific infectious diseases (medical institutions designated for specific infectious diseases as provided for in the Act on Prevention of Infectious Diseases and Medical Care for Patients Suffering Infectious Diseases; the same shall apply hereinafter), or medical institutions designated for Class I infectious diseases (medical institutions designated for Class I infectious diseases as provided for in the Act on Prevention of Infectious Diseases and Medical Care for Patients Suffering Infectious Diseases; the same shall apply hereinafter); or
(ii) Infectious diseases listed in Article 2 (ii): Medical institutions designated for specific infectious diseases, medical institutions designated for Class I infectious diseases, or medical institutions designated for Class II infectious diseases (medical institutions designated for Class II infectious diseases as provided for in the Act on Prevention of Infectious Diseases and Medical Care for Patients Suffering Infectious Diseases; the same shall apply hereinafter).
After it is confirmed that a patient of an infectious disease listed in Article 2 (i) or (ii) is no longer a carrier of pathogens of said infectious disease, the quarantine station chief shall, in the case that measures as set forth in the preceding paragraph are taken, lift the isolation of said isolated person immediately.
An administrator of a hospital or clinic which is entrusted as set forth in paragraph (1) shall give notice to the quarantine station chief when it is confirmed that a patient of an infectious disease listed in Article 2 (i) or (ii) who has been isolated pursuant to the provisions in paragraph (1)(i) of the preceding Article is no longer a carrier of pathogens of said infectious disease.
A person who has been isolated pursuant to the provisions in paragraph (1)(i) of the preceding Article, or his/her guardian (a person who exercises parental authority or a guardian; the same shall apply hereinafter) may request the quarantine station chief to lift the isolation on said isolated person.
A quarantine station chief shall, when there has been a request pursuant to the provisions in the preceding paragraph, confirm whether said isolated patient of an infectious disease listed in Article 2 (i) or (ii) is a carrier of pathogens of said infectious disease.
(Detention)
Article 16 (1) Detention as provided for in Article 14 (1)(ii) of a person who is likely to be infected with pathogens of an infectious disease listed in Article 2 (i) shall be entrusted by admittance to a medical institution designated for specific infectious diseases or a medical institution designated for Class I infectious diseases, specifying a reasonable period of time; provided, however, that the quarantine station chief may, on grounds of urgent necessity, entrust such detention by admittance to a hospital or clinic he/she deems to be appropriate other than a medical institution designated for specific infectious diseases or a medical institution designated for Class I infectious diseases, or may accommodate said person on board a vessel with the consent of the master of said vessel.
A quarantine station chief may entrust detention as provided for in Article 14 (1)(ii) of a person who is likely to be infected with pathogens of an infectious disease listed in Article 2 (ii) by admittance to a medical institution designated for specific infectious diseases, a medical institution designated for Class I infectious diseases, or a medical institution designated for Class II infectious diseases, or a hospital or clinic other than these which is found to be appropriate by the quarantine station chief, specifying a reasonable period of time, or may accommodate said person in an accommodation facility with the consent of the manager of said accommodation facility, or on board a vessel with the consent of the master of said vessel.
The period set forth in the preceding two paragraphs shall not exceed 144 hours for plague, as listed in Article 2 (i) and shall not exceed a period of time less than 504 hours specified by a Cabinet Order, taking into consideration the incubation period of each respective infectious disease, for infectious diseases listed in Article 2 (ii) other than plague.
A quarantine station chief shall, in the case where measures have been taken as set forth in paragraph (1) or paragraph (2), release a detained person immediately after it is confirmed that said person is no longer a carrier of pathogens of the infectious disease pertaining to said detention.
An administrator of a hospital or clinic which is entrusted as set forth in paragraph (1) or paragraph (2) shall give notice to the quarantine station chief when it is confirmed that a person who is detained pursuant to the provisions in Article 14 (1)(ii) is no longer a carrier of pathogens of the infectious disease pertaining to said detention.
A person who is detained pursuant to the provisions in Article 14 (1)(ii) or his/her guardian may request that the quarantine station chief release said detained person.
A quarantine station chief shall, when there has been a request pursuant to the provisions in the preceding paragraph, confirm whether said detained person is a carrier of pathogens of the infectious disease pertaining to said detention.
(Special Provisions for Appeal for Review)
Article 16-2 (1) A person who has been isolated pursuant to the provisions in Article 14 (1)(i) or his/her guardian may, if more than 30 days have elapsed since the start of said isolation, appeal for a review of said isolation (including further appeals; the same shall apply in paragraph (2) and paragraph (3)) to the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare, orally or in writing.
The Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare shall, when an appeal for review is made as set forth in the preceding paragraph, make a determination on said appeal for review within five days of the date of said appeal for review.
When a person who has been isolated pursuant to the provisions in Article 14 (1)(i) or his/her guardian appeals for review to the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare based on the Administrative Appeal Act (Act No. 160 of 1962) before 30 days have elapsed since the start of said isolation, the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare shall make a determination within 35 days of the date of said isolation of the person isolated pertaining to said appeal for review, pursuant to the provisions in Article 14 (1)(i).
When a person who has been isolated pursuant to the provisions in Article 14 (1)(i) or his/her guardian appeals for review to the quarantine station chief based on the Administrative Appeal Act before 30 days have elapsed since the start of said isolation, and subsequently more than 30 days elapse since the start of said isolation, the quarantine station chief shall transfer the case to the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare, and give notice as such to the person making the appeal for review.
When a case is transferred pursuant to the provisions in the preceding paragraph, the provisions in paragraph (3) shall apply, by deeming the appeal for review to have been made to the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare from the start.
The Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare shall hear the opinions of a Council, etc. (organs as provided for in Article 8 of the National Government Organization Act (Act No. 120 of 1948) as specified by a Cabinet Order in advance, when he/she makes a determination as set forth in paragraph (2) or paragraph (3) (limited to cases pertaining to a person who has been in isolation for of period exceeding 30 days).
(Delivery of Quarantine Certificates)
Article 17 (1) A quarantine station chief shall deliver a quarantine certificate to the master or pilot of a Vessel, etc. if he/she finds there to be no risk of pathogens of a quarantinable infectious disease entering the country via said Vessel, etc.
In the case where a master of a vessel makes a report as set forth in Article 6 regarding matters specified by an Ordinance of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare pursuant to an Ordinance of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, the quarantine station chief shall give notice in advance that a quarantine certificate will be delivered to the master of said vessel if he/she finds there to be no risk of pathogens of a quarantinable infectious disease entering the country via said vessel based on such a report.
(Delivery of Provisional Quarantine Certificates)
Article 18 (1) In the case that a quarantine certificate cannot be delivered, a quarantine station chief may deliver a provisional quarantine certificate to the master or pilot of a Vessel, etc., specifying a certain period of time, if he/she finds there to be very little risk of pathogens of a quarantinable infectious disease entering the country.
In the case referred to in the preceding paragraph, the quarantine station chief may request that a person who is likely to be infected with pathogens of a quarantinable infectious disease (except infectious diseases listed in Article 2 (ii)) who is not detained present a passport as provided for in Article 2 (v) of the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act (Cabinet Order No. 319 of 1951), request that said person make a report on his/her place of residence in Japan, contact name and address, travel schedule and other matters as specified by an Ordinance of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, request that said person make a report on his/her health condition including body temperature within a period as specified by the preceding paragraph, or ask questions, or have a quarantine officer carry out such tasks.
If a quarantine station chief confirms that a person has any health problems as a result of reports or questions pursuant to the provisions in the preceding paragraph, the quarantine station chief shall instruct said person to undergo a medical examination at a public health center or other medical institution and provide other instruction as necessary on preventative measures regarding quarantinable infectious diseases, and shall give notice of said instructions and other matters specified by an Ordinance of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare to the prefectural governor (city mayor or ward mayor in a city with a public health center or a special ward of Tokyo; the same shall apply in paragraph (5) and Article 26-3) who has jurisdiction over the location of the residence of said person.
In the case of paragraph (1), the quarantine station chief may request a person who is likely to be infected with pathogens of an infectious disease listed in Article 2 (ii) who is not detained to present a passport as provided for in paragraph (2), or request said person to make a report on his/her place of residence in Japan, contact name and address, travel schedule and other matters as specified by an Ordinance of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, or have a quarantine officer make such requests.
A quarantine station chief shall give notice of matters reported pursuant to the provisions in the preceding paragraph to the prefectural governor who has jurisdiction over the location of the residence of a person provided for in the preceding paragraph.
(Expiry of Provisional Quarantine Certificates)
Article 19 (1) If there is an incidence of a patient or fatality of a quarantinable infectious disease in a Vessel, etc. which has received delivery of a provisional quarantine certificate within the period specified pursuant to the provisions in paragraph (1) of the preceding Article, said provisional quarantine certificate shall expire. In this case, the master or pilot of said Vessel etc. shall immediately notify the chief of the nearest quarantine station as such.
A quarantine station chief who has delivered a provisional quarantine certificate may expire said provisional quarantine certificate only within the period specified pursuant to the provisions in paragraph (1) of the preceding Article, if he/she finds additional measures to those listed in each item of Article 14 (1) to be necessary in respect of said Vessel, etc. In this case, said quarantine station chief shall immediately give notice as such to the master or pilot of said Vessel, etc.
In the case that a provisional quarantine certificate is expired pursuant to the provisions in the preceding two paragraphs, when said vessel is berthed in port or said aircraft is parked at a location in Japan (including the waters of a port), the quarantine station chief who received notification as set forth in paragraph (1), or the quarantine station chief who delivered said provisional quarantine certificate, may instruct the master or pilot of said Vessel, etc. to move said Vessel, etc. into a quarantine area or other location as instructed, or to move said vessel out of the port, or to have said aircraft take off from said location.
(Delivery of Certificates)
Article 20 In the case that a quarantine station chief has taken any one of the measures listed in each item of Article 14 (1), or given instructions as set forth in Article 14 (2), he/she shall deliver a such a certificate when requested by the master or pilot of said Vessel, etc. or any other relevant person.
(Quarantine at Non-Quarantine Ports)
Article 21 (1) A master of a vessel that meets all the following requirements may move said vessel into a non-quarantine port for quarantine, notwithstanding the provisions in Article 4; provided, however, that this shall be limited to cases where the permission of the chief of the nearest quarantine port is received in advance:
(i) The vessel did not arrive after departing from or calling at an overseas area as specified by Ordinance of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare as an area where a quarantinable infectious disease is, or is likely to be, endemic;
(ii) The vessel has not picked up a person or loaded articles en route from another vessel or aircraft which has departed from or called at an overseas area provided for in the preceding item (except a vessel or aircraft to which a quarantine certificate or provisional quarantine certificate has been delivered);
(iii) There has been no incidence of a patient of a quarantinable infectious disease during the voyage;
(iv) A physician, or a person with a qualification equivalent to that of a physician under overseas laws and regulations is on board as ship's doctor; and
(v) The vessel holds a certificate certifying that a rodent extermination has been adequately undertaken and confirming that no extermination of rodents is necessary (limited to those issued within the preceding six months by a quarantine station chief or an equivalent overseas organ).
The master of a vessel shall, when he/she is to receive permission as set forth in the proviso to the preceding paragraph, make a report and application on the matters listed in each item of the preceding paragraph and other matters as specified by an Ordinance of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, pursuant to the provisions of an Ordinance of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.
A quarantine station chief shall, when he/she receives an application for permission as set forth in the proviso to paragraph (1), promptly decide whether or not permission shall be granted, and give notice thereof to the master of said vessel.
The master of the vessel set forth in paragraph (1) shall, when he/she has put said vessel into a non-quarantine port, move said vessel immediately to an area of the port as instructed by the quarantine station chief.
The provisions in Article 9 and Article 10 shall apply mutatis mutandis to cases where the vessel set forth in paragraph (1) moves into an area as instructed pursuant to the provisions in the preceding paragraph.
A quarantine station chief may, when he/she finds the vessel set forth in paragraph (1) to be contaminated or likely to be contaminated with pathogens of a quarantinable infectious disease, or finds it necessary to move said vessel to a quarantine port for additional medical examination or inspection as provided for in Article 13, discontinue quarantine at said port, indicating the reason for this to the master of said vessel.
When quarantine at a non-quarantine port is discontinued pursuant to the provisions in the preceding paragraph, the master of said vessel shall move said vessel out of port immediately.
The provisions in Article 20 shall apply mutatis mutandis to cases where the quarantine station chief discontinues quarantine pursuant to the provisions in paragraph (6).
(Special Provisions for Vessels, etc. falling under Article 4 (ii))
Article 22 (1) The master of a vessel or pilot of an aircraft which falls under Article 4 (ii) (except a vessel or aircraft which also falls under Article 4 (i)) may move said vessel into a non-quarantine port or land said aircraft on the ground or on water in an area of Japan outside a quarantine airport (including the waters of a port), for quarantine, notwithstanding the provisions in Article 4, if it would be difficult for said vessel or aircraft to reach a quarantine port or quarantine airport, due to being unable to withstand long-distance travel, or for other reasons.
The master of a vessel or pilot of an aircraft set forth in the preceding paragraph shall, when he/she puts said vessel into a non-quarantine port or lands said aircraft on the ground or on water in an area of Japan outside a quarantine airport (including the waters of a port), make a report immediately to the chief of the nearest public health center as to the existence of a patient of a quarantinable infectious disease, and the date and location when the Vessel, etc. came to fall under Article 4 (ii), and other matters specified by an Ordinance of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare; provided, however, that this shall not apply in the case that the master of said vessel or pilot of said aircraft reports such matters to the chief of the nearest quarantine station in advance.
The chief of a public health center who receives a report as set forth in the preceding paragraph may take necessary precautionary measures against quarantinable infectious diseases including inspection and disinfection of said vessel or aircraft.
Permission provided for in item (iii) of the proviso to Article 5 may be granted to vessels and aircraft as set forth in the preceding paragraph by the chief of a public health center.
The provisions in Article 4 and Article 5 shall not apply to vessels or aircraft as set forth in paragraph (1), if confirmation is received from the chief of a public health center that confirms that there is no risk of pathogens of a quarantinable infectious disease entering the country via said vessel or aircraft.
The provisions in Article 9 and Article 10 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the case where the master of a vessel as set forth in paragraph (1) moves said vessel into a non-quarantine port after reporting as set forth in the proviso to paragraph (2), and the provisions in Article 10 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the case where the pilot of an aircraft as set forth in paragraph (1) lands said aircraft on the ground or on water in an area of Japan outside a quarantine airport (including the waters of a port), after reporting as set forth in the proviso to paragraph (2).
(Emergency Evacuation)
Article 23 (1) A master or pilot of a Vessel, etc. who has not received delivery of a quarantine certificate or provisional quarantine certificate shall, in the case that he/she unavoidably puts said Vessel, etc. into a port in Japan or lands said aircraft on the ground or on water in an area of Japan outside a quarantine airport (including the waters of a port) in order to avoid emergent danger, and said emergent danger ends, immediately move said vessel to a quarantine port or a location as instructed by a quarantine station chief, or out of port, or have said aircraft take off from said location.
In the case referred to in the preceding paragraph, if it is not possible to move said vessel to a quarantine area, etc., or out of port, or have said aircraft take off from said location for unavoidable reasons, the master or pilot of the Vessel, etc. shall report to the chief of the nearest quarantine station, or in the absence of a quarantine station to the chief of a public health center, as to the existence of a patient of a quarantinable infectious disease, the port of departure, ports of call, and other matters as specified by an Ordinance of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.
A chief of a quarantine station or public health center who receives a report as set forth in the preceding paragraph may take necessary precautionary measures against quarantinable infectious diseases including examination and disinfection of said Vessel, etc.
A chief of a public health center may also grant permission as provided for in item (iii) of the proviso to Article 5 to the Vessel, etc. as set forth in paragraph (2).
The provisions of Article 5 shall not apply to a Vessel, etc. as set forth in paragraph (2) which has received confirmation from a quarantine station chief or chief of a public health center that there is very little risk of pathogens of a quarantinable infectious disease entering the country via said Vessel, etc., provided that said Vessel, etc. remains in said location.
The provisions in the preceding four paragraphs shall apply mutatis mutandis to a Vessel, etc. which is crippled on the coast of the country outside a port.
The master or pilot of a Vessel, etc. who has not received delivery of a quarantine certificate or provisional quarantine certificate shall, when any person unavoidably lands or unloads any article from said vessel, or leaves or unloads any article from said aircraft in order to avoid emergent danger, immediately report to the chief of the nearest public health center or municipality as to the existence of a patient with a quarantinable infectious disease, and other matters as specified by an Ordinance of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.
(Request for Cooperation)
Article 23-2 A quarantine station chief may, if he/she finds it necessary in order to smoothly perform quarantine activities in said quarantine station, request the owner, master or pilot of a Vessel, etc., or the administrator of a quarantine port or quarantine airport to distribute a document concerning enquiries pursuant to the provisions in Article 12, supply information on quarantine procedures, or request other cooperation as necessary.
Chapter III Sanitation Affairs to be conducted by Quarantine Station Chiefs, etc.
(Emergency Measures)
Article 24 When carrying out quarantine, a quarantine station chief shall, in the case that he/she discovers an incidence of a patient or fatality of an infectious disease other than a quarantinable infectious disease, as provided for in Article 6 (3) through (5) and paragraph (8) of the Act on Prevention of Infectious Diseases and Medical Care for Patients Suffering Infectious Diseases, or in the case that he/she finds said Vessel, etc. to be contaminated or likely to be contaminated with pathogens of such an infectious disease, take necessary preventive emergency measures, where there is an urgent necessity, including medical examination, disinfecting, or shall have a quarantine officer carry out such tasks.
(Extermination of Rodents)
Article 25 When carrying out quarantine, a quarantine station chief may, if he/she finds that rodent extermination has not been adequately undertaken on said vessel, order the master of said vessel to carry out rodent extermination; provided, however, that this shall not apply to the case where the master of said vessel presents a certificate certifying that rodent extermination has been adequately undertaken, or confirming that no extermination of rodents is necessary (limited to those issued within the preceding six months by a quarantine station chief or an equivalent overseas organ).
(Inspection, etc. by Application)
Article 26 (1) If from an owner, master or pilot of a vessel or aircraft pays a fee of an amount stipulated by Cabinet Order in consideration of the actual cost, and requests a quarantine station chief to execute an investigation of said vessel or aircraft for the existence of pathogens of a quarantinable infectious disease, disinfection, rodent extermination or insect extermination, medical examination or immunization of crew, or delivery of a certificate on such matters, the quarantine station chief may respond provided this is not a hindrance to quarantine activities at said quarantine station.
If a person who is going overseas pays a fee of an amount specified by a Cabinet Order in consideration of the actual cost, and requests a quarantine station chief to execute a medical examination for a quarantinable infectious disease, investigation into the existence of pathogens, immunization, or delivery of a certificate on such matters, the quarantine station chief may respond provided this is not a hindrance to quarantine activities at said quarantine station.
If a person who intends to export cargo pays a fee of an amount specified by a Cabinet Order in consideration of the actual cost, and requests a quarantine station chief to execute an investigation into the existence of pathogens of a quarantinable infectious disease with regard to the cargo to be exported, disinfection, insect extermination, or delivery of a certificate on such matters, the quarantine station chief may respond provided this is not a hindrance to quarantine activities at said quarantine station.
(Medical Examination of Infectious Diseases other than Quarantinable Infectious Diseases)
Article 26-2 If a person who intends to travel overseas or a person provided for in Article 12 pays a fee of an amount specified by a Cabinet Order in consideration of the actual cost, and requests a quarantine station chief to execute a medical examination for an infectious disease specified by Cabinet Order other than a quarantinable infectious disease, as provided for in Article 6 (3) through (6) and paragraph (8) of the Act on Prevention of Infectious Diseases and Medical Care for Patients Suffering Infectious Diseases, an investigation into the existence of pathogens, immunization, or delivery of a certificate on such matters, the quarantine station chief may respond provided this is not a hindrance to quarantine activities at said quarantine station.
(Collaboration with Prefectural Governors, etc.)
Article 26-3 A quarantine station chief shall, in the case that it becomes clear based on the results of a medical examination provided for in Article 13 (1), Article 24, Article 26 (1) or the preceding Article that a person who has received said medical examination is a carrier of pathogens of an infectious disease as provided for in Article 6 (2) through (5), paragraph (7) and paragraph (8) of the Act on Prevention of Infectious Diseases and Medical Care for Patients Suffering Infectious Diseases, except in the cases specified by an Ordinance of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, give notice of matters specified by an Ordinance of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare to the prefectural governor who has jurisdiction over the place of residence of such a person (or current residence if there is no place of residence or the place of residence is not known).
(Investigation and Sanitation Measures to be carried out by the Quarantine Station Chief)
Article 27 (1) A quarantine station chief may investigate food, drinking water, waste material, bilge water, rodents and insects in vessels or aircrafts within areas of quarantine ports or quarantine airports provided said area is specified by Cabinet Order, or investigate sea water, waste material, bilge water, rodents and insects in facilities, buildings and other premises located in said areas, in order to determine the existence of vectors of pathogens of a quarantinable infectious disease or similar infectious diseases specified by Cabinet Order, and to clarify sanitation measures with respect to these diseases in a quarantine port or quarantine airport, or have a quarantine officer carry out such tasks.
If a quarantine station chief deems an infectious disease provided for in the preceding paragraph to be prevalent or finds there to be a risk of this, he/she may, within the areas specified by the Cabinet Order pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, exterminate rodents or insects, or clean or sterilize vessels or aircrafts in said areas, or facilities, buildings and other premises located in said areas, or may perform health checks or exterminate insects with regard to persons engaging in work in said areas, or have a quarantine officer or other person deemed as appropriate carry out such tasks.
If measures are taken as set forth in the preceding paragraph, the quarantine station chief shall give notification of this promptly to the chief of the relevant administrative body.
(Collection and Provision of Information)
Article 27-2 (1) A quarantine station chief shall provide information on overseas incidences of quarantinable infectious diseases and precautionary methods to a person who intends to travel overseas or who has arrived from overseas, and shall disseminate such information.
A quarantine station chief shall endeavor to collect, organize, and analyze information regarding quarantinable infectious diseases in order to accurately provide the information provided for in the preceding paragraph.
Chapter IV Miscellaneous Provisions
(Quarantine Officers)
Article 28 A quarantine officer shall be appointed by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare to carry out the duties provided for in this Act.
(Right of Entry)
Article 29 Quarantine station chiefs and quarantine officers may enter vessels, aircraft, or facilities, buildings and other premises as provided for in Article 27 (1) and (2), when necessary in the performance of duties pursuant to the provisions in this Act.
(Interpretation of Authority)
Article 30 The authority of quarantine station chiefs and quarantine officers pursuant to the provisions in this Act shall not be construed as that for a police search.
(Obligation to Wear a Uniform and to Carry an Identification Card)
Article 31 (1) Quarantine station chiefs and quarantine officers shall wear uniforms and carry identification cards on their persons during the performance of duties pursuant to the provisions of this Act, and shall present them upon the request of the person concerned.
Uniforms of quarantine station chiefs and quarantine officers shall be specified by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare.
(Collection of Actual Costs)
Article 32 (1) A quarantine station chief shall collect the actual costs as specified by a Cabinet Order from the owner, master or pilot of a Vessel, etc. in the following cases:
(i) If measures are taken as provided for in Article 4 (1)(iii), (iv), or (vi).
(ii) If measures are taken against the crew of a Vessel, etc. as provide for in Article 14 (1)(i) or (ii).
A quarantine station chief may, in the case that he/she finds it to be difficult for a person who is to bear the actual costs pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph to bear all or part of such costs due to economic circumstances, omit collection of all or part thereof, notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph.
The provisions in the preceding two paragraphs shall apply mutatis mutandis to cases where a quarantine station chief or chief of a public health center takes necessary measures pursuant to the provisions in Article 22 (3) or Article 23 (3) (including cases where it is applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 23 (6)).
(Payment and Allocation of Costs)
Article 33 Costs for measures taken by the chief of a public health center pursuant to the provisions in Article 22 (3) or Article 23 (3) (including cases where it is applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 23 (6)) shall be paid by the relevant prefecture, city or special ward in which the public health center is located, and shall thereafter be borne by the national treasury as stipulated by Cabinet Order.
(Appeal for Review)
Article 33-2 Any person who disagrees with a determination concerning an appeal for review regarding measures conducted by a chief of a branch or a field office of a quarantine station pursuant to the provisions of this Act may make a further appeal for review to the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare.
(Application of this Act to Infectious Diseases other than Quarantinable Infectious Diseases)
Article 34 If there is an outbreak of an infectious disease other than a quarantinable infectious disease overseas (except for new infectious diseases as provided for in paragraph (1) of the following Article), and there is a risk of pathogens thereof entering Japan or significant harm to the lives and health of the people unless it is quarantined, all or some of the provisions of Article 2-2, Chapter II, and this Chapter (excluding Article 34-2 through Article 40) may apply mutatis mutandis to said infectious disease by specifying a type of infectious disease by Cabinet Order, for a period not exceeding one year. In this case, a special provisions on the period of dentition may be created by said Cabinet Order, taking into consideration the incubation period of the infectious disease.
(Measures pertaining to New Infectious Diseases)
Article 34-2 (1) The Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare may, in the case of an outbreak of a new infectious disease (a new infectious disease as provided for in the Act on Prevention of Infectious Diseases and Medical Care for Patients Suffering Infectious Diseases, other than new infectious diseases stipulated by Cabinet Order pursuant to Article 53 of the same Act; the same shall apply hereinafter in this Article) overseas, if he/she finds it urgently necessary for the prevention of outbreak or spread of said new infectious disease, have a quarantine station chief carry out medical examination of persons suspected of being infected with said new infectious disease. In this case, the quarantine station chief may have a quarantine officer carry out said medical examination.
The quarantine station chief shall, if a medical examination provided for in Article 13 (1), Article 24, Article 26 (1), Article 26-2, or the preceding paragraph results in a person being diagnosed to have symptoms of a new infectious disease, immediately report the name, age and gender of said person with symptoms, and other matters stipulated by an Ordinance of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare to the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare.
A quarantine station chief may, in the case of a report as set forth in the preceding paragraph being made, deem said new infectious disease to be an infectious disease as described in Article 2 (i) (or Article 2 (ii) for activities provided for in Article 18 (4) and (5)), in accordance with the instructions of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare, and implement all or some of the affairs provided for in Article 13, Article 13-2, Article 14 (1)(i) through (vi), Article 17, Article 18, Article 19 (2) and (3), and Article 20.
The provisions in Article 19 (1) shall apply mutatis mutandis to said new infectious disease regarding a Vessel, etc. to which a provisional quarantine certificate is delivered, pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph.
The Minister of Health, Labour, and Welfare shall hear the opinions of the Health Science Council in advance when the Minister instructs a quarantine station chief pursuant to the provisions in paragraph (3).
(Isolation pertaining to New Infectious Diseases)
Article 34-3 (1) Isolation provided for in Article 14 (1)(i) to be implemented by a quarantine station chief pursuant to the provisions in paragraph (3) of the preceding Article shall be entrusted by admittance to a medical institution designated for specific infectious diseases; provided, however, that if there are unavoidable reasons such as an emergency, such isolation may be entrusted by admittance to a hospital other than a medical institution designated for specific infectious diseases if a quarantine station chief finds it appropriate.
In the case that the measures set forth in the preceding paragraph are taken, a quarantine station chief shall, if he/she has confirmed that there is no risk of the new infectious disease pertaining to said isolation spreading to the general public, lift the isolation on said isolated person immediately in accordance with the instructions of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare.
The administrator of a hospital entrusted as set forth in paragraph (1) may state an opinion to the quarantine station chief regarding the person isolated pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (3) of the preceding Article, that there is no risk of the new infectious disease pertaining to said isolation spreading to the general public.
A person isolated pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (3) of the preceding Article or his/her guardian may request that the quarantine station chief lift the isolation on said isolated person.
A quarantine station chief shall, if he/she receives a request pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, confirm whether there is any risk of the new infectious disease pertaining to the isolation of said isolated person spreading to the general public, in accordance with the instructions of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare.
The Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare shall hear the opinions of the Health Science Council in advance of giving instructions to a quarantine station chief pursuant to the provisions in paragraph (2) or the preceding paragraph.
(Detention pertaining to New Infectious Diseases)
Article 34-4 (1) Detention as provided for in Article 14 (1)(ii) implemented by a quarantine station chief pursuant to the provisions in Article 34-2 (3) shall be entrusted by admittance to a medical institution designated for specific infectious diseases; provided, however, that if there are unavoidable reasons such as an emergency, it may be entrusted by admittance to a hospital other than a medical institution designated for specific infectious diseases if a quarantine station chief finds it appropriate.
In the case that the measures set forth in the preceding paragraph are taken, the quarantine station chief shall lift the detention of said detained person in accordance with the instructions of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare immediately after it is confirmed that there is no risk of the new infectious disease pertaining to said detention spreading to the general public.
The administrator of a hospital entrusted as set forth in paragraph (1) may state an opinion to the quarantine station chief regarding the person detained pursuant to the provisions of Article 34-2 (3), that there is no risk of the new infectious disease pertaining to said detention spreading to the general public.
A person detained pursuant to the provisions of Article 34-2 (3) or his/her guardian may request that the quarantine station chief lift the detention on said detained person.
A quarantine station chief shall, if he/she receives a request pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, confirm whether there is any risk of the new infectious disease pertaining to the detention of said detained person spreading to the general public, in accordance with the instructions of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare.
The Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare shall hear the opinions of the Health Science Council in advance of giving instructions to a quarantine station chief pursuant to the provisions in paragraph (2) or the preceding paragraph.
(Division of Affairs)
Article 34-5 (1) Affairs that are to be executed by a prefecture, city with a public health center, or special ward of Tokyo pursuant to the provisions in Article 22 (2) through (5), Article 23 (2) through (5) (including cases where they are applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 23 (6)), and paragraph (7), and Article 26-3 shall be Type I statutory entrusted functions pursuant to the provisions of Article 2 (9)(i) of the Local Autonomy Act (Act No. 67 of 1947).
Affairs that are to be executed by a municipality pursuant to the provisions in Article 23 (7) shall be Type I statutory entrusted functions pursuant to the provisions of Article 2 (9)(i) of the Local Autonomy Act.
(Transitional Measures)
Article 34-6 In the case that an order is established, revised or abolished based on the provisions of this Act, such an order may specify required transitional measures (including transitional measures pertaining to penal provisions) within the scope reasonably necessary in accordance with said establishment, revision or abolition.
(Penal Provisions)
Article 35 A person who falls under any of the following items shall be punished by imprisonment with work for not more than one year or a fine of not more than one million yen:
(i) Any person who violates the provisions in Article 5; or
(ii) Any person who has received an isolation or detention order and leaves while such an order is in effect.
Article 36 A person who falls under any of the following items shall be punished by imprisonment with work for not more than six months or a fine of not more than 500,000 yen:
(i) Any person who fails to submit a Maritime Declaration of Health or submits a Maritime Declaration of Health containing falsehoods in violation of the provisions in Article 11 (1);
(ii) Any person who fails to submit or present documents or submits or presents documents containing falsehoods, upon request to submit or present documents pursuant to the provisions in Article 11 (2);
(iii) Any person who fails to answer or answers falsely in response to questions pursuant to the provisions in Article 12;
(iv) Any person who has refused, obstructed, or evaded a medical examination (including cases where implemented pursuant to the provisions in Article 34-2 (3)) or inspection (including cases where implemented pursuant to the provision in Article 34-2 (3)) by a quarantine station chief or quarantine officer pursuant to the provisions in Article 13;
(v) Any person who has refused, obstructed, or evaded measures implemented by a quarantine station chief or quarantine officer pursuant to the provisions in Article 14 (1)(i) through (iii), (vi), or (vii) (including cases where implemented pursuant to the provisions in Article 34-2 (3));
(vi) Any person who has violated an order set forth in Article 14 (1)(v) (including cases where implemented pursuant to the provisions in Article 34-2 (3));
(vii) Any person who has failed to present a passport (including cases where implemented pursuant to the provisions in Article 34-2 (3)), has failed to report (including cases where implemented pursuant to the provisions in Article 34-2 (3)) or reported falsely, or has failed to answer or answered falsely in response to questions (including cases where implemented pursuant to the provisions of Article 34-2 (3)), pursuant to the provisions in Article 18 (2);
(viii) Any person who has failed to present a passport (including cases where implemented pursuant to the provisions in Article 34-2 (3)), or has failed to report (including cases where implemented pursuant to the provisions in Article 34-2 (3)) or reported falsely, pursuant to the provisions in Article 18 (4);
(ix) Any person who has refused, obstructed, or evaded measures implemented by a quarantine station chief or quarantine officer pursuant to the provisions in Article 24;
(x) Any person who has refused or obstructed entry by, or has evaded, a quarantine station chief or quarantine officer pursuant to the provisions in Article 29; or
(xi) Any person who has refused, obstructed, or evaded a medical examination implemented by a quarantine station chief or quarantine officer pursuant to the provisions in Article 34-2 (1).
Article 37 A person who falls under any of the following items shall be punished with a fine of not more than 500,000 yen:
(i) Any person who has violated the provisions in Article 4;
(ii) Any person who has violated the provisions in Article 19 (1) (including cases where applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 34-2 (4));
(iii) Any person who has violated an order based on the provisions in Article 19 (3) (including cases where implemented pursuant to the provisions in Article 34-2 (3));
(iv) Any person who has made a false report on the matters listed in each item of Article 21 (1) when applying for permission set forth in the proviso to Article 21 (1), and has received such permission;
(v) Any person who has violated the provisions in Article 21 (7);
(vi) Any person who has violated the provisions in Article 22 (2); or
(vii) Any person who has violated the provisions in Article 23 (1) or (2) (including cases where applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 23 (6)), or Article 23 (7).
Article 38 A person who falls under any of the following items shall be punished by a fine of not more than 200,000 yen;
(i) Any person who has violated the provisions of Article 9 (including cases where applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 21 (5) and Article 22 (6)); or
(ii) Any person who has violated an order pursuant to the provision of Article 25.
Article 39 When a representative of a juridical person, or an agent, employee or other worker of a juridical person or individual commits any one of the violations set forth in Article 35 through Article 38 with regard to the affairs of such a juridical person or individual, not only the offender shall be punished but also said juridical person or individual shall be punished by the fine prescribed in the respective Articles.
Article 40 In the case of Article 34, the penal provisions of the preceding five Articles pertaining to the provisions applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Cabinet Order shall be also applied mutatis mutandis.
(Delegation pursuant to the Ordinance of the Ministry)
Article 41 An Ordinance of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare shall provide for procedures for the implementation of this Act and other matters necessary for its execution, except where delegated to a Cabinet Order pursuant to this Act.
Supplementary Provisions [Extract]
(Effective Date)
(1) This Act shall come into force as from January 1, 1952.
(Abolition of Seaport Quarantine Act)
(2) The Seaport Quarantine Act (Act No. 19 of 1899) shall be abolished.
Supplementary Provisions [Act No. 66 of April 11, 1956] [Extract]
(Effective Date)
(1) This Act shall come into force as from the date specified by a Cabinet Order within a period not exceeding 90 days from the date of promulgation.
Supplementary Provisions [Act No. 161 of September 15, 1962] [Extract]
(1) This Act shall come into force as from October 1, 1962.
The provisions revised by this Act shall also apply to dispositions by an administrative agency prior to the enforcement of this Act, inactions by an administrative agency pertaining to an application filed prior to the enforcement of this Act, or other matters that have arisen prior to the enforcement of this Act, except as otherwise provided for in these Supplementary Provisions; provided, however, that those provisions shall not obstruct an effect which has arisen pursuant to provisions prior to the revision by this Act.
With regard to petitions, appeals for review, objections or other appeals (hereinafter referred to as "Petitions, etc.") filed prior to the enforcement of this Act, the provisions then in force shall remain applicable even after the enforcement of this Act. The same shall apply to Petitions, etc. filed in the case of further objections to determinations, rulings or other dispositions on Petitions, etc., which have been made prior to the enforcement of this Act (hereinafter referred to as "Determinations, etc."), or Determinations, etc., made after the enforcement of this Act with regard to Petitions, etc., filed prior to the enforcement of this Act.
Those Petitions, etc. provided for in the preceding paragraph which pertain to a disposition on which an appeal may be filed pursuant to the Administrative Appeal Act after the enforcement of this Act, shall be deemed to be appeals pursuant to the Administrative Appeal Act with regard to the application of laws other than the said Act.
No appeal pursuant to the Administrative Appeal Act may be entered against Determinations, etc., on appeals for review, oppositions, or other appeals filed after the enforcement of this Act pursuant to the provision of paragraph (3).
With regard to dispositions imposed by an administrative agency prior to the enforcement of this Act, on which Petitions, etc., may be filed pursuant to provisions prior to the revision by this Act and for which the statute of limitations has not been set, the statute of limitations for filing an appeal pursuant to the Administrative Appeal Act shall be counted from the date of enforcement of this Act.
With regard to the application of penal provisions to acts committed prior to the enforcement of this Act, the provisions then in force shall remain applicable.
In addition to what is provided for in the preceding eight paragraphs, transitional measures necessary for the enforcement of this Act shall be specified by Cabinet Order.
Supplementary Provisions [Act No. 59 of May 16, 1970]
(1) This Act shall come into force as from January 1, 1971.
With regard to the application of penal provisions to illegal acts committed prior to the enforcement of this Act, the provisions then in force shall remain applicable.
Supplementary Provisions [Act No. 84 of July 1, 1994] [Extract]
(Effective Date)
Article 1 This Act shall come into force as from the day of promulgation.
(Transitional Measures pertaining to Other Dispositions, Applications, etc.)
Article 13 With regard to the application of relevant revised Acts after the date of enforcement of this Act, permissions given and other dispositions imposed or other acts undertaken pursuant to the provisions of relevant Acts prior to the revision by and before the enforcement of this Act (with regard to the provisions set forth in the proviso to Article 1 of these Supplementary Provisions, the respective provisions; hereinafter the same shall apply in this Article and the following Article) (hereinafter referred to as the "Dispositions and Other Acts" in this Article), or applications for permission, etc. filed or other acts undertaken pursuant to the provisions of relevant Acts prior to the revision by and at the time of the enforcement of this Act (hereinafter referred to as the "Applications and Other Acts" in this Article), shall be deemed to be the Dispositions and Other Acts or the Applications and Other Acts undertaken pursuant to the corresponding provisions of the relevant Acts after revision, except those prescribed in Article 5 through Article 10 of the Supplementary Provisions and the provisions concerning transitional measures in the respective revised Acts (including orders based thereon).
(Delegation to Cabinet Order for Other Transitional Measures)
Article 15 In addition to what is provided for in these Supplementary Provisions, transitional measures that become necessary as a result of the enforcement of this Act shall be specified by Cabinet Order.
Supplementary Provisions [Act No. 107 of June 26, 1996] [Extract]
(Effective Date)
Article 1 This Act shall come into force as from the day of promulgation.
(Delegation to Cabinet Order)
Article 14 In addition to what is provided for in these Supplementary Provisions, transitional measures that become necessary as a result of the enforcement of this Act shall be specified by Cabinet Order.
Supplementary Provisions [Act No. 115 of October 2, 1998] [Extract]
(Effective Date)
Article 1 This Act shall come into force as from April 1, 1999.
(Transitional Measures)
Article 2 (1) A person isolated in a hospital pursuant to the provisions set forth in the proviso to Article 15 (1) of the Quarantine Act prior to revision pursuant to the provisions in Article 1 of this Act (hereinafter referred to as "Former Quarantine Act " in this Article) when this Act comes into effect shall be deemed to be a person isolated pursuant to the provisions in Article 15 (1) of the Quarantine Act after revision pursuant to the provisions in Article 1 of this Act (hereinafter referred as to "New Quarantine Act " in this Article).
The period of detention for a person detained in a detention room pursuant to the provisions in Article 16 (1) of the Former Quarantine Act, and continues to be detained pursuant to the provisions in Article 16 (1) of the New Quarantine Act when this Act comes into effect, shall be counted from the time that said person was accommodated in said detention room.
A person detained within a vessel pursuant to the provisions in the proviso to Article 16 (1) of the Former Quarantine Act when this Act comes into force shall be deemed to be a person detained pursuant to the provisions in Article 16 (1) of the New Quarantine Act.
(Transitional Measures for Penal Provisions)
Article 3 With regard to the application of penal provisions to acts committed prior to the enforcement of this Act, the provisions then in force shall remain applicable.
Supplementary Provisions [Act No. 87 of July 16, 1999] [Extract]
(Effective Date)
Article 1 This Act shall come into force as from April 1, 2000; provided, however, that the provisions in the following items shall come into force as from the day specified by each item:
(i) The provisions in Article 1 to revise the Local Autonomy Act by adding five Articles and a section name after Article 250, two subsections, and two subsection names (limited to parts pertaining to Article 250-9 (1) of the Local Autonomy Act (limited to parts pertaining to the consent of both Houses)), provisions in Article 40 to revise paragraph (9) and paragraph (10) of the Supplementary Provisions to the Natural Parks Act (limited to parts pertaining to paragraph (10) of the Supplementary Provisions to the Natural Parks Act), provisions in Article 244 (except parts pertaining to provisions to revise Article 14-3 of the Agricultural Improvement Promotion Act), and provisions in Article 472 (except parts pertaining to provisions to revise Article 6, Article 8 and Article 17 of the Act on Special Provisions of the Merger of Municipalities), and provisions in Article 7, Article 10, Article 12, the proviso to Article 59, Article 60 (4) and (5), Article 73, Article 77, Article 157 (4) through (6), Article 160, Article 163, Article 164 and Article 202 of these Supplementary Provisions: the day of promulgation.
(Affairs of the State, etc.)
Article 159 In addition to those provided for in the relevant Acts prior to the revision by this Act, affairs of the State, and other local governments and their public organs administered or executed by an organ of local government pursuant to Acts or a Cabinet Order based on such Acts before the enforcement of this Act (referred to as "Affairs of State, etc." in Article 161 of these Supplementary Provisions) shall be executed by local governments as affairs of said local government pursuant to Acts or a Cabinet Order based on such Acts after the enforcement of this Act.
(Transitional Measures for Dispositions and Applications, etc.)
Article 160 (1) With regard to the application of relevant revised Acts after the date of enforcement of this Act, permissions given and other dispositions imposed or other acts undertaken pursuant to the provisions of relevant Acts prior to the revision by and before the enforcement of this Act (with regard to the provisions set forth in each item of Article 1 of these Supplementary Provisions, the respective provisions; hereinafter the same shall apply in this Article and Article 163 of these Supplementary Provisions) (hereinafter referred to as the "Dispositions and Other Acts" in this Article), or applications for permission, etc. filed or other acts undertaken pursuant to the provisions of relevant Acts prior to the revision by and at the time of the enforcement of this Act (hereinafter referred to as the "Applications and Other Acts" in this Article), wherein the person who is to undertake administrative affairs pertaining to such acts on the date of enforcement of this Act is different, shall be deemed to be the Dispositions and Other Acts or the Applications and Other Acts undertaken pursuant to the corresponding provisions of the relevant Acts after revision, except those prescribed in Article 2 through the preceding Article of the Supplementary Provisions and the provisions concerning transitional measures in the respective revised Acts (including orders based thereon).
In addition to what is specifically provided for in this Act or by a Cabinet Order based on this Act, with regard to matters for which it is required to report, notify, or submit to, or take other procedures before an organ of the State or a local government pursuant to the provisions of the relevant Acts prior to the revision by and before the enforcement of this Act, which have not been made before the day on which this Act comes into effect, the provisions of the relevant Acts after revision by this Act shall apply by deeming the matters for which it is required to report, notify, or submit to, or take other procedures before a corresponding organ of the State or a local government pursuant to the corresponding provisions of the respective Acts after revision, not to have been made.
(Transitional Measures for Appeals)
Article 161 (1) With regard to an appeal pursuant to the Administrative Appeal Act against a disposition pertaining to the Affairs of State, etc. made prior to the date of enforcement filed with the administrative agency which made said disposition (hereinafter referred to as "Administrative Agency Ordering the Disposition" in this Article) which was a higher administrative agency as provided for in the Administrative Appeal Act (hereinafter referred to as "Higher Administrative Agency" in this Article) prior to the date of enforcement, the provisions of the Administrative Appeal Act shall apply, by deeming said Administrative Agency Ordering the Disposition to continue to have Higher Administrative Agency status after the date of enforcement. In this case, the administrative agency deemed to have the Higher Administrative Agency status of said Administrative Agency Ordering the Disposition shall be the administrative agency that had the Higher Administrative Agency status of said Administrative Agency Ordering the Disposition prior to the date of enforcement.
In the case of the preceding paragraph, when the administrative agency deemed to have Higher Administrative Agency status is an organ of local government, the affairs to be executed by said organ pursuant to the provisions of the Administrative Appeal Act shall be Type I statutory entrusted functions pursuant to the provisions of Article 2 (9)(i) of the New Local Autonomy Act.
(Transitional Measures for Fees)
Article 162 In addition to what is specifically provided for by this Act or a Cabinet Order based on this Act, with regard to fees which were to be paid pursuant to the provisions of the relevant Acts prior to the revision by this Act and before the date of enforcement (including orders based thereon), the provisions in force shall remain applicable.
(Transitional Measures for Penal Provisions)
Article 163 With regard to the application of penal provisions to acts committed prior to the enforcement of this Act, the provisions then in force shall remain applicable.
(Delegation of Other Transitional Measures to Cabinet Order)
Article 164 In addition to what is provided for in these Supplementary Provisions, transitional measures necessary for the implementation of this Act (including transitional measures for penal provisions) shall be specified by a Cabinet Order.
(Review)
Article 250 As well as striving to ensure that, as far as possible, Type I statutory entrusted functions pursuant to the provisions of Article 2 (9)(i) of the New Local Autonomy Act are not newly established, those listed in Appended Table 1 of the New Local Autonomy Act and those indicated in Cabinet Orders based on the New Local Autonomy Act shall be subjected to review and appropriately revised at suitable times, from the viewpoint of promoting regional devolution.
Article 251 To enable local governments to execute their affairs and business autonomously and independently, the national government shall, while taking account of prevailing economic trends, review methods of enhancing and securing local tax revenues in accordance with the allocation of roles between the national and local governments, and shall take necessary measures based on the results thereof.
Supplementary Provisions [Act No. 160 of December 22, 1999] [Extract]
Act for Enforcement of Acts Related to Central Government Reform (Act No. 160 of 1991) Extract
(Transitional Measures for Dispositions and Applications, etc.)
Article 1301 (1) In addition to what is specifically provided for by laws and regulations, any licenses, permissions, authorizations, approvals, designations, and other dispositions or notices granted or made, or other acts conducted by former organs of the State pursuant to the provisions of laws and regulations prior to the enforcement of Acts related to central government reform and this Act (hereinafter collectively referred to as the "Reform Related Acts, etc.") shall be, after the enforcement of the Reform Related Acts, etc., deemed to be licenses, permissions, authorizations, approvals, designations, and other dispositions or notices granted or made or other acts conducted by the corresponding organs of the State in accordance with the corresponding provisions of laws and regulations after the enforcement of the Reform Related Acts, etc.
In addition to what is specifically provided for by laws and regulations, any applications, notifications, and other acts pending before former organs of the State pursuant to laws and regulations at the time of the enforcement of the Reform Related Acts, etc. shall be, after the enforcement of the Reform Related Acts, etc., deemed as applications, notifications, and other acts pending before the corresponding organs of the State in accordance with corresponding provisions of laws and regulations after the enforcement of the Reform Related Acts, etc.
In addition to what is specifically provided for in the Reform Related Act, etc. or by a Cabinet Order based on the Reform Related Act, etc., with regard to matters for which it is required to report, notify, or submit to, or take other procedures before, a former organ of the State pursuant to the provisions of laws and regulations prior to the enforcement of the Reform Related Act, etc., which have not been made before the day on which the Reform Related Act, etc. comes into effect, the provisions of the laws and regulations after enforcement of the Reform Related Act, etc. shall apply by deeming the matters for which it is required to report, notify, or submit to, or take other procedures before a corresponding organ of the State pursuant to the corresponding provisions of the laws and regulations after enforcement of the Reform Related Act, etc., not to have been made.
(Transitional Measures for Dispositions, etc. to which the Provisions then in Force Remain Applicable)
Article 1302 In addition to what is specifically provided for by laws and regulations, any licenses, permissions, authorizations, approvals, designations, and other dispositions or notices granted or made, or other acts conducted by former organs of the State, or any applications, notifications or other acts made to former organs of the State, pursuant to the provisions of laws and regulations to which the provisions then in force remain applicable shall be, after the enforcement of the Reform Related Acts, etc., those of the respective corresponding organ of the State, or those of the responsible organ of the State, according to the allocation of duties and jurisdictions under the provisions of laws and regulations after the revision by the Reform Related Act, etc.
(Transitional Measures for Penal Provisions)
Article 1303 With regard to the application of penal provisions to acts committed prior to the enforcement of the Reform Related Act, etc., the provisions then in force shall remain applicable.
(Delegation to Cabinet Order)
Article 1344 In addition to what is provided for in Article 71 through Article 76, and Article 1301 through the preceding Article, and in the Acts Related to Central Government Reform, transitional measures necessary for the implementation of the Reform Related Act, etc. (including transitional measures for penal provisions) shall be specified by a Cabinet Order.
(Effective Date)
Article 1 This Act (except Article 2 and Article 3) shall come into force as from January 6, 2001; provided, however, that the provisions in the following items shall come into force as from the day specified by each item:
(i) The provisions in Article 995 (limited to parts pertaining to provisions to revise the Supplementary Provisions to the Act on the Partial Revision of the Act on the Regulation of Nuclear Source Material, Nuclear Fuel Material and Reactors), Article 1305, Article 1306, Article 1324 (2), Article 1326 (2) and Article 1344: the day of promulgation.
Supplementary Provisions [Act No. 145 of October 16, 2003] [Extract]
(Effective Date)
Article 1 This Act shall come into force as from the date on which twenty days from the day of promulgation have elapsed.
(Transitional Measures for Penal Provisions)
Article 3 With regard to the application of penal provisions to acts committed prior to the enforcement of this Act, the provisions then in force shall remain applicable.
(Review)
Article 4 After five years have elapsed after the date of enforcement of this Act, the national government shall review the provisions of this Act and, while taking account of the enforcement conditions of this Act, shall take necessary measures based on the results thereof, as it finds necessary.
Supplementary Provisions [Act No. 106 of December 8, 2006] [Extract]
(Effective Date)
Article 1 This Act shall come into force as from the date specified by a Cabinet Order within a period not exceeding six months from the date of promulgation; provided, however, that provisions in Article 1 to revise the Contents of the Act on Prevention of Infectious Diseases and Medical Care for Patients Suffering Infectious Diseases (limited to parts revised from "Article 26" to "Article 26-2" and parts revised from "Chapter VII - New Infectious Diseases (Article 45 through Article 53)" to "Chapter VII - New Infectious Diseases (Article 45 through Article 53) Chapter VII-2 - Tuberculosis (Article 53-2 through 53-15)"), provisions to revise Article 6 (2) through (6) of the same Act (limited to parts pertaining to Article 6 (3)(ii) of the same Act), and provisions to revise Article 6 (11) of the same Act, provisions to revise Article 6 of the same Act by adding eight paragraphs (limited to parts pertaining to Article 6 (15), (21)(ii) and (22)(x) of the same Act), provisions to revise Article 10 of the same Act by deletion of paragraph (6), provisions to revise Article 18 through Article 20, Article 23 and Article 24 of the same Act, provisions to revise the same Act by adding one article after Article 24, provisions to revise Article 26 of the same Act, provisions to revise the same Act by adding one article after Article 26, provisions to revise the same Act by adding one article after Article 37, provisions to revise Article 38 through Article 44 and Article 46 of the same Act, provisions to revise the same Act by adding one article after Article 49, provisions to revise the same Act by adding one chapter after Chapter VII, provisions to revise Article 57 and Article 58 of the same Act, provisions to revise the same Act by adding two articles after Article 58, provisions to revise Article 59 through Article 62 and Article 64 of the same Act, provisions to revise the same Act by adding one article after Article 64, and provisions to revise Article 65, Article 65-2 (except parts pertaining to Chapter III) and Article 67 (2), the provisions of Article 2, and the provisions of the following Article through Article 7 of these Supplementary Provisions, Article 13 of these Supplementary Provisions (except parts pertaining to Chapter III in the provisions to revise paragraphs of the Local Autonomy Act (Act No. 67 of 1947) Appended Table 1 - Act on Prevention of Infectious Diseases and Medical Care for Patients Suffering Infectious Diseases (Act No. 114 of 1998)), and Article 14 through Article 23 of these Supplementary Provisions, shall come into force from April 1, 2007.
(Review)
Article 12 After five years have elapsed after the date of enforcement of this Act, the national government shall review the provisions of this Act and, while taking account of the enforcement conditions of this Act, shall take necessary measures based on the results thereof, as it finds necessary.
(Transitional Measures for Application of Penal Provisions)
Article 24 With regard to the application of penal provisions to acts committed prior to the enforcement of this Act (or with regard to provisions in the proviso to Article 1 of these Supplementary Provisions, said provisions), and acts committed after the enforcement of this Act in the case where the provisions then in force shall remain applicable pursuant to these Supplementary Provisions, the provisions then in force shall remain applicable.
(Delegation of Other Transitional Measures to Cabinet Order)
Article 25 In addition to what is provided for in these Supplementary Provisions, transitional measures necessary for the enforcement of this Act shall be specified by a Cabinet Order.
Supplementary Provisions [Act No. 30 of May 2, 2008] [Extract]
(Effective Date)
Article 1 This Act shall come into force as from the date on which ten days since the date of promulgation have elapsed
(Review)
Article 2 After five years have elapsed after the date of enforcement of this Act, the national government shall review the enforcement of the provisions after the revision by this Act and shall take necessary measures based on the results thereof, as it finds necessary.
(Promotion of Research, etc.)
Article 3 (1) The national government shall take necessary measures to promote research and development of medicines such as vaccines pertaining to infectious diseases such as novel influenza A (infectious diseases such as novel influenza A as provided for in Article 6 (7) of the Act on Prevention of Infectious Diseases and Medical Care for Patients Suffering Infectious Diseases after the revision by the provisions of Article 1), and take necessary measures to contribute to the authorization for the prompt marketing of such medicines pursuant to the provisions of the Pharmaceutical Affairs Act (Act No. 145 of 1960).
The national government shall endeavor to guard against the outbreak and spread of infectious diseases such as novel influenza A and to store necessary quantities of anti-influenza drugs and pre-pandemic vaccines.