Government Employees'Accident Compensation Law

法令番号: 法律第191号

公布年月日: 昭和26年6月2日

法令の形式: 法律

公布: 昭和26年6月2日法律第191号

審議経過

国立国会図書館“Official gazette”

I hereby promulgate the Government Employees'Accident Compensation Law.

Signed:HIROHITO, Seal of the Emperor

This second day of the sixth month of the twenty-sixth year of Showa (June 2, 1951)

Prime Minister　YOSHIDA Shigeru

Law No.191

Government Employees'Accident Compensation Law

Contents

Chapter I General Provisions(Articles1-8)

Chapter II Compensation and Welfare Facilities(Articles 9-23)

Chapter III Review(Articles 24·25)

Chapter IV Miscellaneous Rules(Articles 26-34)

Supplementary Provisions

CHAPTER I General Provisions

(Purpose and Effect of this Law)

Article 1.　The purpose of this Law is to provide the employees in the regular service prescribed in Article 2 of the National Public Service Law (Law No.120 of 1947)(excluding those employees who are mariners prescribed in Article 1 of the Mariner's Law (Law No.100 of 1947), undemobilized persons prescribed by the Undemobilized Persons'Compensation Law (Law No.182 of 1947) and special unrepatriated persons prescribed by the Special Unrepatriated Person'Compensation Law (Law No.279 of 1948);hereinafter referred to as "employees" ) in with prompt and equitable compensation for accidents incurred in line of duty (this refers to injury, disease, invalidity, or death;hereinafter the same)(hereinafter referred to as "compensation" ), in accordance with the provisions of Articles 93 to 95 inclusive of the National Public Service Law and to provide necessary facilities for the welfare of the employees who incurred accidents in line of duty.

2　In case of conflict between any of the provisions of this Law and provisions of the National Public Service Law, the provisions of the National Public Service Law shall prevail.

(Authority of the National Personnel Authority)

Article 2.　The National Personnel Authority shall have the following authority and responsibility in connection with the administration of this Law:

(1)　To be responsible for the thorough-going administration of this Law;

(2)　To formulate the rules of the National Personnel Authority and to issue the directives of the National Personnel Authority which are necessary for the administration and interpretation of this Law;

(3)　To make coordination and adjustment with regard to the administration of compensation carried out by the administrative agency of the next Article;

(4)　To investigate the administration of compensation carried out by the administrative agency of the next Article and to require the collection and preparation of data and the presentation of reports;

(5)　To investigate, request reports and make coordination and integration with regard to the supply of prosthetic appliances of Article 21 and the establishment and administration of welfare facilities of Article 22;

(6)　To accept the appeal for review in accordance with the provisions of Article 24 and to review and decide them;

(7)　Other authority and responsibility provided for by this Law.

(Administrative Agency)

Article 3.　The National Personnel Authority and State organs designated thereby (hereinafter referred so as "administrative agency" ) shall be responsible for the administration of compensation provided for by this Law in accordance with this Law and the rules of the National Personnel Authority.

2　The provision of the preceding paragraph shall not exempt the National Personnel Authority from discharging its responsibility for the administration of this Law.

3　The administrative agency shall carry out the administration of compensation in accordance with policies, standards, procedures, rules and programs as decided by this Law and the National Personnel Authority.

4　In case the administrative agency neglects its obligation incumbent upon it under the provision of paragraph 1 or carries out the administration of compensation in violation of this Law, the rules and directives of the National Personnel Authority, it may make necessary instructions for the correction thereof.

(Amount of Average Pay)

Article 4.　In this Law, the amount of the average pay is defined as the quotient obtained by dividing the total amount of pay given to the employee during the period of the past three months (as to the employee who was employed during such period, the period to the day when he was employed), from the end of the month previous to the month to which the day belongs when the accident occurred which was the cause of injury or death or the day when outbreak of the disease was ascertained by diagnosis, by the number of all days during that period. However, the amount of the average pay shall not be less than the amount computed by one of the following items:

(1)　In case the total pay is computed by the days or hours worked, or defined by piece-rate, 60 per cent of the quotient obtained by dividing the total amount paid during such period by the number of the days worked;

(2)　In case a part of the pay is computed by the days or hours worked, or defined by piecerate, the aggregate of the amount obtained by computing the total amount of pay of that part by the method of the preceding item and the amount of the quotient obtained by dividing the total amount of pay of the other part by the number of all days during that period.

2　The pay of the preceding paragraph, as to those employees to whom the Law concerning Base Pay of Employees in the Regular Government Service (Law No.95 of 1950)(excluding those employees under Article 22 paragraphs 1 and 2 of the said Law and officers and employees of the Civilian Marchant Marine Committee and the People's Finance Bank) is applicable, shall be salary, family allowance, area allowance, special work allowance (except as provided for by the rules of the National Personnel Authority), overtime allowance, holiday pay and night allowance (however, cold area allowance and coal allowance may be added in accordance with the provisions of the rules of the National Personnel Authority) and as to other employees, shall be the pay prescribed by the rules of the National Personnel Authority.

3　If the period prescribed in paragraph 1 includes any of the following days, the days and the pay in that period shall be computed, being deducted from the period and the total amount of pay of the said paragraph. However, this shall not apply if the amount of the average pay computed without exclusion exceeds the amount of the average pay computed with exclusion, these shall not be excluded:

(1)　Days when an employee could not work under medical treatment because of injury or disease incurred in line of duty;

(2)　Days of rest for which an employee before and after childbirth does not work during the period from six weeks before the expected date of childbirth to six weeks after the date of childbirth;

(3)　Days when the employee could not work by reason for which the State is responsible;

(4)　Days on leave for exclusively engaging at the business of the employees'organizations.

4　In case the amount of the average pay cannot be computed according to the provisions of the preceding three paragraphs and in case the amount of the average pay computed according to the provisions of the preceding three paragraphs lacks equity considerably, the method of computation of the amount of the average pay shall be provided for by the rules of the National Personnel Authority.

5　The amount of the average pay computed according to the provisions of the preceding four paragraphs shall be the amount in which figures less than 50 sen shall be discounted and figures more than 50 sen (inclusive) and less than one yen shall be counted as one yen.

(Exemption from Liability for Indemnity)

Article 5.　When the State has paid compensation under this Law, the State shall be exempted from liability for indemnity under the State Redress Law (Law No.125 of 1947) or the Civil Code (Law No.89 of 1896) in regard to the same cause up to the amount of compensation paid.

(Claim for Indemnity to a Third Party)

Article 6.　When the State has compensated in the case of an accident caused by the act of third party, the State shall acquire the right of claim for indemnity which the person compensated holds against the third party within the limit of the amount.

2　in the case of the preceding paragraph, the State shall be exempted from liability for compensation within the limit of the amount paid, when the person claiming compensation has received indemnity from the third party on account of the same cause.

(Right to Receive Compensation)

Article 7.　Even in the case of the employee's resignation the right to receive compensation shall not be affected.

2　The right to receive compensation shall not be transferred, mortgaged or seized.

Article 8.　In case an employee incurs an occupational accident, the administrative agency shall promptly inform the person to be compensated of the right he has by this Law.

CHAPTER II Compensation and Welfare Facilities

(Types of Compensation)

Article 9.　The types of compensation shall be as follows:

(1)　Compensation for medical treatment;

(2)　Compensation for inability to work;

(3)　Compensation for physical handicaps;

(4)　Compensation for bereaved family;

(5)　Compensation for funeral rites;

(6)　Compensation for termination.

(Compensation for Medical Treatment)

Article 10.　In case an employee suffers injury or falls ill in line of duty, they State shall make necessary medical treatment or pay the expense for necessary medical treatment as compensation for medical treatment.

Article 11.　The scope of medical treatment prescribed in the preceding Article shall be those listed below which are deemed reasonable for medical treatment:

(1)　Medical examination;

(2)　Supply of medicines or materials for treatment;

(3)　Medical aid, operation and other treatment;

(4)　Receiving into hospital or clinic;

(5)　Nursing;

(6)　Transfer.

(Compensation for Inability to Work)

Article 12.　In case an employee who is enable to work because of injury or disease incurred in line of duty receives medical treatment does not receive his pay, the State shall supply the amount equivalent to 60 per cent of the amount of the average pay in accordance with the period of his inability to work as compensation for inability to work.

(Compensation for Physical Handicaps)

Article 13.　When an employee is injured or falls ill in line of duty and suffers such degree of physical handicap as is prescribed in Annexed Table No.1 when recovered, the State shall supply, as compensation for physical handicap, the amount obtained by multiplying the amount of the average pay by the number of days fixed in the same Table in accordance with the grade of physical handicap prescribed in the same Table.

2　In case there is such degree of two or more physical handicaps as is prescribed in the said table, the grade of such handicaps shall be applied to the grade under which the heavier handicap comes.

3　The grade of physical handicap in the following cases shall be in accordance with the most favourable one to an employee of the following items:

(1)　In case there are two or more physical handicaps of the 13th or a higher grade, one grade higher to that as prescribed in the preceding paragraph;

(2)　In case there are two or more physical handicaps of the 8th or a higher grade, two grades higher to that as prescribed in the said paragraph;

(3)　In case there are two or more physical handicaps of the 5th or a higher grade, three grades higher to that as prescribed in the said paragraph.

4　The amount of compensation for physical handicaps prescribed in the preceding paragraph shall not exceed the aggregate of amounts respectively calculated according to the grade under which each physical handicap comes.

5　When a physical handicap from which an employee had already been suffering was aggravated in the same part by injury or disease incurred in line of duty, the State shall pay to the amount obtained by deducting the amount of compensation for physical handicap according to the grade of the previous handicap front the amount of compensation for the aggravated physical handicap.

(Exception to Compensation for Inability to Work and Compensation for Physical Handicaps)

Article 14.　In case an employee was injured or fell ill in line of duty on account of his gross negligence, the State need not pay compensation for inability to work or compensation for physical handicap.

(Compensation for Bereaved Family)

Article 15.　In case an employee dies in line of duty, the State shall pay, as compensation for bereaved family, the amount equivalent to 1,000 days'amount of average pay to his bereaved family.

Article 16.　The bereaved family prescribed in the preceding Article shall be those mentioned in the following items:

(1)　The spouse of the employee (including those who were actually in the same status at that of marriage at the time of the employees'death, though not formally reported);

(2)　The employees'children, parents, grandchildren and grandparents, who were sustained chiefly by the employees'income at the time of his death;

(3)　Those persons who were sustained chiefly by the employees'income at the time of his death, besides those prescribed in the preceding two items;

(4)　The employees'children, parents, grandchildren, grandparents, and brothers and sisters who do not come under the preceding two items.

2　The order in which those persons prescribed in the preceding paragraph shall receive compensation for the bereaved family shall be the order of the items of the same paragraph, and among those prescribed in item (2) or item (4) of the same paragraph, the order shall be the order prescribed in each item, and as to father and mother, the adoptive father and mother shall precede the real father and mother.

3　In casc there is one who was specifically designated by the employee's will or his notice to the head of his employing administrative agency among those prescribed in paragraph 1 items (3) and (4), the designated person shall have priority in receiving compensation for bereaved family over those prescribed in paragraph 1 items (3) and (4).

Article 17.　In case there are two or more persons to be compensated for the bereaved family in the same order, the compensation shall be divided equally among them.

(Compensation for Funeral Rites)

Article 18.　In case an employee dies in line of duty, the State shall, as compensation for funeral rites, pay an amount equivalent to 60 days'amount of average pay to the person conducting the funeral rites.

(Compensation for Termination)

Article 19.　In case an employee who receives compensation under the provisions of Article 10 fails to recover from the injury or disease in three years from the date of his first medical treatment, the State may, as compensation for termination, pay an amount equivalent to 1,200 days'amount of average pay.

2　In case compensation for termination is paid according to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the State shall not pay compensation under the provisions of this Law after that payment.

(Compensation Payable by Instalments)

Article 20.　In case a person to be compensated so wishes, the State may, as compensation under the provisions of Article 13 or Article 15, pay the amount obtained by multiplying the amount of the average pay by the number of days fixed in Annexed Table No.2, every year for a period of six years in spite of the provisions of those Articles.

2　In case a person to be compensated so wishes after the commencement of paying compensation by instalments according to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the State may pay the remaining compensation in lump sum in accordance with the rules of the National Personnel Authority.

(Supply of Prosthetic Appliances)

Article 21.　The State may, when an employee is injured or falls ill in line of duty and suffers such degree of physical handicap as is prescribed in Annexed Table No.1, supply such prosthetic appliances as artificial limbs, artificial eye and hearing aid, etc. to the employee concerned.

(Welfare Facilities)

Article 22.　The National Personnel Authority and the administrative agency shall make effort to establish the following facilities necessary for the welfare of the employee injured in line of duty:

(1)　Facilities for medical aid after surgical operation;

(2)　Facilities concerning recuperation or medical treatment;

(3)　Facilities concerning vocational reeducation;

(4)　Facilities concerning supply of such prosthetic appliances as artificial limbs, artificial eye and hearing aid, etc.

(Relation to the Labor Standard Law, etc.)

Article 23.　In administering the compensation provided for by this Law, adequate consideration shall be paid not to lose equity with the administration of the accident compensation provided for by the Labor Standard Law (Law No.49 of 1947) and the Laborers'Accident Compensation Insurance Law (Law No.50 of 1947).

CHAPTER III Review

(Review)

Article 24.　A person who has an objection to the recognition of an occupational accident, the method of medical treatment, the decision of the amount of compensation and other administration of compensation administered by the administrative agency, may appeal for review to the National Personnel Authority in accordance with procedures prescribed in the rules of the National Personnel Authority.

2　In case there is an appeal of the preceding paragraph, the National Personnel Authority shall review and make its decision promptly and shall inform the result to him and the administrative agency concerned with him.

3　The appeal for review prescribed in paragraph 1 shall be deemed claim in the judicial court in connection with the interruption of prescription.

Article 25.　The National Personnel Authority shall, when it makes decisions according to paragraph 2 of the preceding Article, exert itself not to be inconsistent with prior determinations of the Laborers'Accident Compensation Insurance Referee or the Laborers'Accident Compensation Insurance Committee or prior judgements of Court.

CHAPTER IV Miscellaneous Rules

(Report, Appearance, etc.)

Article 26.　The National Personnel Authority or the administrative agency may, when it deems it necessary for review or the administration of compensation, request a person claiming compensation and other person concerned to report, present a document, appear in person or undergo the diagnosis or examination by a medical practitioner.

2　Travel expense as provided for by the Law concerning Travel Expenses for National Public Service Personnel and Others (Law No.114 of 1950) may be given to those who have appeared in person according to the provisions of the preceding paragraph.

(Entrance, Inspection, etc.)

Article 27.　The National Personnel Authority or the administrative agency may, when it deems it necessary for review or the administration of compensation, cause its officials enter the working place of the employee injured in line of duty, the Location where the accident occurred or the hospital or clinic and inspect books and documents and other necessary things or question persons to be compensated and other persons concerned.

2　In case an official of the National Personnel Authority or the administrative agency shall exercise his authority according to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, he shall carry a certificate showing his status and show it upon the request of the persons concerned.

3　The powers of paragraph 1 shall not be interpreted as having been authorized for purposes of crime detection.

(Prescription)

Article 28.　Rights to compensation shall be cancelled by prescription after the lapse of two years. However, if the person to receive compensation claims compensation after the lapse of this period and the administrative agency cannot prove that it informed the person to be compensated in accordance with the provisions of Article 8 or could not inform by any reason other than that for which it is responsible, then this shall not apply.

2　In respect to interruption, suspension and other matters of prescription in the preceding paragraph, the provisions of prescription under the Civil Code shall apply mutatis mutandis.

(Computation of Period)

Article 29.　In respect to the computation of the period provided for by this Law or by the rules of the National Personnel Authority issued thereunder, the provisions of the Civil Code regarding the computation of the period shall apply mutatis mutandis.

(Non-Taxation, etc.)

Article 30.　The taxes and other public levies shall not be imposed on the basis of money and goods supplied by this Law.

Article 31.　The stamp tax shall not be imposed on documents concerning compensation.

(Free Certification)

Article 32.　The head of the administrative agency or a person claiming compensation may request certification of employee's census register from registration officials or their alternates free of charge.

(Inclusion in the Budget)

Article 33.　The expenses necessary for compensation, the supply of prosthetic applicances of Article 21 and facilities of Article 22 shall be included in the budget according to the results of the statistical studies of the National Personnel Authority on occupational accident.

(Penal Provisions)

Article 34.　A person falling under one of the following items shall be punished with penal servitude not exceeding six months or a fine not exceeding thirty thousand yen:

(1)　A person who does not report or has made a false report, does not present a document, does not appear in person or refuses a medical practitioner's diagnosis, in violation of the provisions of Article 26 paragraph 1;

(2)　A person who has refused, hindered or evaded the inspection prescribed in Article 27 paragraph 1 or has not made a statement or has made a false statement in reply to question.

Supplementary Provisions:

(Date of Enforcement)

1　This Law shall come into force as from July 1, 1951.

(Transitional Provisions)

2　As regards the payment of those to which the causes to be paid occurred before the enforcement of this law, of the allowance or benefits for employees similar to compensation, the instances heretofore in farce shall be followed. However, a person who has an objection to the payment of those of the allowances for employees paid by the State on the basis of the Law concerning the Emergency Measures of the Allowance to the Government Personnel with the Enforcement of the Labor Standard Law and Others (Law No.167 of 1947) which correspond to compensations may appeal for review to the National Personnel Authority.

3　The provisions of Articles 24 to 27 inclusive shall apply mutatis mutandis to the review of the preceding paragraph.

(Amendment and Abolition of Laws and Orders)

4　The Welfare Pensions Insurance Law (Law No.60 of 1941) shall be partially amended as follows:

In the proviso to Article 36 paragraph 1, "Article 77 of the Labor Standard Law" shall be amended as "Article 13 of the Government Employees'Accident Compensation Law or Article 77 of the Labor Standard Law" and "Article 82 of the Labor Standard Law" as "Article 20 of the Government Employees'Accident Compensation Law, Article 82 of the Labor Standard Law" .

In Article 38 and Article 39 paragraph 2, "Article 77 of the Labor Standard Law" shall be amended as "Article 13 of the Government Employees'Accident Compensation Law or Article 77 of the Labor Standard Law" .

In the proviso to Article 44, "Article 79 of the Labor Standard Law" shall be amended as "Article 15 of the Government Employees'Accident Compensation Law or Article 79 of the Labor Standard Law" and "Article 82 of the Labor Standard Law" as Article 20 of the Government Employees'Accident Compensation Law or Article 82 of the Labor Standard Law".

In Article 47, "Article 77 of the Labor Standard Law" shall be amended as "Article 13 of the Government Employees'Accident Compensation Law or Article 77 of the Labor Standard Law" .

5　The Law concerning the Emergency Measures of the Allowance to the Government Personnel with the Enforcement of the Labor Standard Law and Others shall be partially amended as follows:

In paragraph 1, "and Article 68" shall be deleted and replaced by 11, Article 68 and the provisions of Article 75 to Article 88 inclusive to the employees prescribed in Article 1 of the Government Employees'Accident Compensation Law (Law No.191 of 1951)".

In paragraph 2, "by the Minister of Finance" shall be amended as "by the National Personnel Authority in the case of employees in the regular service, and by the Minister of Finance in the case of employees in the special service."

6　The People's Loan Corporation Law (Law No.49 of 1949) shall be partially amended as follows:

In Article 38 paragraphs 1 and 3 shall be deleted and paragraph 2 shall be made paragraph 1.

7　The Housing Loan Corporation Law (Law No.156 of 1950) shall be partially amended as follows:

In Article 42, paragraphs 1 and 3 shall be deleted and paragraph 2 shall be made paragraph 1.

8　The Local Tax Law (Law No.226 of 1950) shall be partially amended as follows:

In Article 262 item (5), "the Labor Standard Law (Law No.49 of 1947)" shall be amended as "the Government Employees, Accident Compensation Law, the Labor Standard Law" .

In Article 672 item (5), "the Labor Standard Law" shall be amended as "the Government Employees'Accident Compensation Law, the Labor Standard Law" .

9　The following Laws and Ordinances shall be abolished:

Allowance for persons who engaged in Infectious Diseases Prevention and Treatment.(Law No.30 of 1900).

Civil Officials'Medical Fee (Imperial Ordinance No.80 of 1892).

Ordinance concerning Medical Expenses for Persons Engaged in Infectious Diseases Prevention and Treatment (Imperial Ordinance No.141 of 1900).

Ordinance concerning Medical Fee Disability Benefit and Funeral Fee granted to Police and Prison Guard (Imperial Ordinance No.149 of 1901).

Ordinance Applying mutatis mutandis the Ordinance concerning Medical Fee, Disability Benefit and Funeral Fee granted to Police and Prison Guard to Assistant Police Inspector, Assistant Fire Police Inspector and Assistant Fire Police Engineer (Imperial Ordinance No.126 of 1910).

Medical Benefit of Traffic Employees (Imperial Ordinance No.105 of 1914).

Ordinance concerning Aid in Grant for Government Workers Classified as Auxiliary Workers (Yonin)(Imperial Ordinance No.382 of 1918).

Ordinance concerning Aid in Grant for Government Workers Classified as Junior Clerks (Koin) Imperial Ordinance No.109 of 1928).

Ordinance concerning Supply Laborers'Allowance for Aid (Imperial Ordinance No.2 of 1932).

Lump Sum rant to Men in Air Service (Imperial Ordinance No.564 of 1938).

Ordinance Applying mutatis mutandis the Ordinance concerning Medical Fee, Disability Benefit and Funeral Fee Granted to Police and Prison Guard to Assistant Warden (Imperial Ordinance No.870 of 1940).

Allowance for Death and Disability of the Students of Airmen's Training School (Imperial Ordinance No.597 of 1942).

Special Experiment Workers'Lump Sum Grant of Money (Imperial Ordinance No.265 of 1945).

Special Experiment Workers'Grant of Money (Imperial Ordinance No.266 of 1945).

Ordinance concerning Payment of Allowance for Officials who were Engaged in Infectious Diseases Prevention and Treatment and Resulted thereby in Infection or Death (Cabinet Ordinance No.23 of 1886).

Annexed Table No.1

Grades	Days	Physical Disabilities
1st Grade	1340	1. Those who are blind in both eyes.
		2.Those who are disabled in the functions of speech and mastication.
		3.Those who, with the heavy impediments left in their nerves, require constant care and protection.
		4.Those who, with the heavy impediments in the functions of chest and abdominal organs, constantly require care and protection.
		5.Those who have been paralysed on the side.
		6.Those who have lost both of their upper limbs upward of the elbow joints.
		7.Those who have been completely disabled in both of their upper limbs.
		8.Those who have lost both of their lower limbs upward of the knee joints.
		9.Those who have been completely disabled in both of their lower limbs.
2nd Grade	1190	1. Those who have been blinded in one eye, and have the other eye, the vision of which has become 0.02 or under.
		2.Those the vision of whose eyes have come 0.02 or under.
		3.Those who have lost both of their upper limbs upward of their wrist joints.
		4.Those who have lost both of their lower limbs upward of their foot joints.
3rd Grade	1050	1. Those who have been blinded in one eye and have the other eye, the vision of which has become 0.06 or under.
		2.Those who have been disabled in the function of speech or mastication.
		3.Those who have the heavy impediments left in their nerves and cannot labor for life.
		4.Those who have the heavy impediments in the functions of chest and abdominal organs and cannot labor for life.
		5.Those who have lost all of the fingers of both hands.
4th Grade	920	1. Those the visions of both of whose eyes have become 0.06 or under.
		2.Those who have the heavy impediments left in the functions of mastication and speech.
		3.Those who have been completely deaf in both of their ears due to the complete loss of the eardrums of other causes.
		4.Those who have lost one of their upper limbs upward of the elbow joint.
		5.Those who have lost one of lower limbs upward of the knee joint.
		6.Those who have been completely disabled in the fingers of both hands.
		7.Those who have lost both of their legs upward of lisfran joints.
5th Grade	790	1. Those who have lost one of the eyes and have the other eye, the vision of which has become 0.1 or under.
		2.Those who have lost one of the upper limbs upward of its elbow joint.
		3.Those who have lost one of the lower limbs upward of its foot joint.
		4.Those who have been completely disabled in one of the upper limbs.
		5.Those who have been completely disabled in one of the lower limbs.
		6.Those who have lost all of the toes of both feet.
6th Grade	670	1. Those the visions of both of whose eyes have become 0.1 or under.
		2.Those who have the heavy impediments left in the function of mastication or speech.
		3.Those the auditions of both of whose ears cannot catch a loud voice, unless it is uttered close by the auricles, due to the loss of most part of the ear-drum or other causes.
		4.Those who have the remarkable deformity or motor impediments left in their spinal column.
		5.Those who have been disabled in two of the three greater joints of one of the upper limbs.
		6.Those who have been disabled in two of the three greater joints in one of the lower limbs.
		7.Those who have lost four of the five fingers of one hand including the thumb and second finger.
7th Grade	560	1. Those who have been blinded in one eye and the vision of whose other eye has become 0.6 or under.
		2.Those the audition of both of whose ears cannot catch the ordinary voice at 40 c. m. or more due to the medium grade damage of the eardrums.
		3.Those who have the troubles in their nerves and can serve in nothing but light labor.
		4.Those who have the impediments left in the functions of their chest and abdominal organs and can serve in nothing but light labor.
		5.Those who have lost the thumb and the second finger of one hand or three fingers thereof including either the thumb or the second finger.
		6.Those who have been disabled in the functions of their five fingers of one hand or four fingers of it including the thumb and the second finger.
		7.Those who have lost one leg upward of the lisfran joint.
		8.Those who have been disabled in the functions of the toes of both feet.
		9.Those females who have remarkable deformities left on their external appearances.
		10.Those who have lost both of their testicles.
8th Grade	450	1. Those who have been blinded in one eye, or have one eye, the vision of which has become 0.02 on under.
		2.Those who have the remarkable motor impediments left in their spinal column.
		3.Those who have the remarkable impediments in the functions of the nervous system and can serve in nothing but light labor.
		4.Those who have lost two fingers including the thumb of one hand.
		5.Those who have been disabled in the functions of the thumb and the second finger of one hand or more than three fingers of it including the thumb or the second finger.
		6.Those who have one of their lower limbs shortened by 5 c. m. or more.
		7.Those who have been disabled in the function of one of the three greater joints of one of the upper limbs.
		8.Those who have been disabled in the function of one of the three greater joints of one of the lower limbs.
		9.Those who have the false joint left in one of the upper limbs.
		10.Those who have the false joint left in one of the lower limbs.
		11.Those who have lost all of the toes of one foot.
		12.Those who have lost the spleen or the kidney on one side.
9th Grade	350	1. Those the visions of both of whose eyes have become 0.6 or under.
		2.Those the vision of one of whose eyes have become 0.6 or under.
		3.Those who have the half-blind case, the stricture of the field of vision, or the distortion of the field of vision left in both eyes.
		4.Those who have the remarkable damage left on both of the eyelids.
		5.Those who have their noses remarkably damaged and have the remarkable impediments left.
		6.Those who have the impediments in the functions of mastication and speech.
		7.Those who have been completely deaf in one ear due to the complete loss of the ear-drum and other causes.
		8.Those who have lost the thumb of one hand, or those who have lost two fingers including the second finger, or those who have lost three fingers except the thumb and the second finger.
		9.Those who have been disabled in the functions of two fingers of one hand including the thumb.
		10.Those who have lost more than two toes of one foot including the first toe.
		11.Those who have been disabled in the functions of all of the toes of one foot.
		12.Those who have the remarkable impediments in the genital organs.
10th Grade	270	1. Those the vision of one of whose eyes have become 0.1 or under.
		2.Those who have the impediments left in the function of mastication or speech.
		3.Those who have more than fourteen of the teeth repaired dentally.
		4.Those the audition of one of whose ears cannot catch loud voice, unless it is uttered close by the auricle, due to the loss of most part of the ear-drum or other causes.
		5.Those who have lost the second finger of one hand or two fingers thereof except the thumb and second finger.
		6.Those who have been disabled in the function of the thumb of one hand, those who have been disabled in the functions of two fingers including the second finger, or those who have been disabled in the functions of three fingers except the thumb and the second finger.
		7.Those who have shortened one of the lower limbs by 3 c. m. or more.
		8.Those who have lost the first toe or the other four toes of one foot.
		9.Those who have the remarkable impediments left in the function of one of the three greater joints of one of the upper limbs.
		10.Those who have the remarkable impediments left in the function of one of the three greater joints of one of the lower limbs.
11th Grade	200	1. Those who have the remarkable functional impediments in adjustment or motor impediments left in both of the eye-balls.
		2.Those who have the remarkable motor impediments left in the eyelids of both eyes.
		3.Those who have the remarkable damages left in the eye lid of one of the eyes.
		4.Those, the audition of one of whose ears cannot catch an ordinary voice at a distance of 40 c. m. or more due to the medium degree of the damages of the ear-drum and others.
		5.Those who have the deformity left in the spinal column.
		6.Those who have lost the third and fourth fingers of one hand.
		7.Those who have been disabled in the function of the second finger of one hand, or those who have been disabled in the functions of two fingers thereof except the thumb and the second finger.
		8.Those who have been disabled in the functions of more than two toes of one foot including the first too.
		9.Those who have the impediments left in the functions of the chest and abdominal organs.
12th Grade	140	1. Those who have the remarkable functional impediments in adjustment or motor impediments left in one of the eye-balls.
		2.Those who have the remarkable motor impediments left in one of the eye-lids.
		3.Those who have more than seven of the teeth repaired dentally.
		4.Those who have most part of one of the auricles lost.
		5.Those who have the remarkable deformities left in the collarbones, the breast bone, the ribs, the shoulderblades or the pelvis.
		6.Those who have the impediments left in the function of one of the three greater joints of one of the upper limbs.
		7.Those who have the impediments left in the function of one of the three greater joints of one of the lower limbs.
		8.Those who have the deformity left in the tubal bone.
		9.Those who have been disabled in the function of the third finger or the fourth finger of one hand.
		10.Those who have lost the second toe of one foot, those who have lost two toes including the second toe, or those who have lost three toes except the first and second toes.
		11.Those who have been disabled in the functions of the first toe or the other four toes of one foot.
		12.Those who have the malignant nervous diseases left in the affected parts.
		13.Those males who have the remarkable deformities left on the external appearance.
		14.Those females who have the deformities on the external appearance.
13th Grade	90	1. Those the vision of one of whose eyes has become 0.6 or under.
		2.Those who have the half-blind case, the stricture of the field of vision, or the distortion of the field of vision left in one of the eyes.
		3.Those who have the damages left in a part of both eye-lids, or have the eye-lash baldness left in them.
		4.Those who have lost the little finger of one hand.
		5.Those who have lost a part of the digital bones of the thumb of one hand.
		6.Those who have lost a part of the digital bones of the second finger of one hand.
		7.Those who have been unable to extend and contract the last joint of the second finger of one hand.
		8.Those who have one of the lower limbs shortened by 1 c. m. or more.
		9.Those who have lost one or two toes of one foot except the first and second toes.
		10.Those who have been disabled in the function of the second toe of one foot, those who have been disabled in the function of two toes including the third toe, or those who have been disabled in the function of two toes including the third toe, or those who have been disabled in the functions of the three toes except the first and second toe.
14th Grade	50	1. Those who have the damages left on a part of the eyelids of one eye, or the eye-lash baldness left on it.
		2.Those who have three or more teeth repaired dentally.
		3.Those who have the deformed scars of the size of the palm left on the exposed side of the upper limbs.
		4.Those who have the deformed scars of the size of the palm left on the exposed side of the lower limbs.
		5.Those who have been disabled in the functions of the little finger of one hand.
		6.Those who have lost a part of the digital bones of the fingers of one hand except the thumb and the second finger.
		7.Those who have been unable to extend and contract the last joints of the fingers of one hand except the thumb and the second finger.
		8.Those who have been disabled in the functions of one or two toes of one foot except the first and second toes.
		9.Those who have the nervous diseases left in the affected parts.
		10.Those males who have the deformities left on the external appearance.

Remarks:

1.　The measurement of vision shall be made according to the international table of vision. In the case of a person with some derangement in refraction, it shall be measured with respect to the corrected vision.

2.　"Those who have lost the finger" shall be construed to mean those who have lost, as to the thumb, the part upward of the finger joint, and, as to the other fingers, the parts upward of the first joints.

3.　"Those who have been disabled in the function of the fingers" shall be construed to mean those who have lost more than half of the last joint of the fingers, or those who have the remarkable motor impediments left in the palm-finger joints or the first finger-joints (as to the thumb, the finger-joint).

4.　"Those who have lost the toes" shall be construed to mean those who have lost all of them.

5.　"Those who have been disabled in the functions of the toes" shall be construed to mean those who have lost, as to the first toe, more than half of the extreme part, and as to the other toes, the part of them upward of the extreme joints, or those who have the remarkable motor impediments left in the sole-toe joints or in the first toe joints (as to the first toe, the toe joint).

6.　Any of physical handicaps which does not come under any physical handicap of each grade but which is similar thereto shall be the physical handicap of the grade concerned.

Annexed Table No.2

	Classification	Days
Compensation for Physical Handicaps Grades	1	240 days
	2	213,,
	3	188,,
	4	164,,
	5	142,,
	6	120,,
	7	100,,
	8	80,,
	9	63,,
	10	48,,
	11	36,,
	12	25,,
	13	16,,
	14	9,,
Compensation for Bereaved		180,, Family

Prime Minister　YOSHIDA Shigeru

Attorney-General　OHASHI Takeo

Minister for Foreign Affairs　YOSHIDA Shigeru

Minister of Finance　IKEDA Hayato

Minister of Education　AMANO Teiyu

Minister of Welfare, pro tempore　Minister of State　HORI Shigeru

Minister of Agriculture and Forestry　HIROKAWA Kozen

Minister of International Trade and Industry　YOKOO Shigemi

Minister of Transportation　YAMAZAKI Takeshi

Minister of Postal Services　TAMURA Bunkichi

Minister of Telecommunications　TAMURA Bunkichi

Minister of Labor　HORI Shigeru

Minister of Construction　MASUDA Kaneshichi

President of Economic Stabilization Board　YOSHIDA Shigeru

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