I hereby promulgate the Law for Partial Amendments to the Pension Law.
Signed:HIROHITO, Seal of the Emperor
This fifteenth day of the twelfth month of the twenty-six year of Showa (December 15, 1951)
Prime Minister YOSHIDA Shigeru
Law for Partial Amendments to the Pension Law
The Pension Law (Law No.48 of 1923) shall be partially amended as follows:
In Article 58-(4) paragraph 1,"\50,000"shall be amended as"\65,000";"\250,000"as"\330,0013";"\300,000"as"\395,000";"\350,000"as"\460,000";"\450,000"as"\590,000";and"\600,000"as"\780,000".
In Article 58-(5),"National Public Service Accident Compensation Law (Law No.-of 1951)"shall be amended as"Government Employees'Accident Compensation Law (Law No.191 of 1951)".
Supplementary Provisions:
1 This Law shall come into force as from the day of its promulgation.
2 Regarding the amount of pension-stoppage for a period up to June, 1952, to be made in the case of a person whose ordinary pension is partially stopped in accordance with the unrevised provisions of Article 58-(4) of the Pension Law at the time of the enforcement of this Law, it shall be governed by previous instances, notwithstanding the revised provisions of the same Article. In the above case, the annual amount of the pension for the said person shall be equal to that to which he would be entitled if the provisions of paragraph 3 of the Supplementary Provisions of this Law did not apply.
3 Regarding ordinary pensions additional, pensions, disease-&-injury pensions, or dependency-pensions granted, for reasons that occurred prior to September 30, 1951, their annual amounts shall, from October, 1951, be revised by applying the provisions of the following items:
(1) Regarding a pension other than the pensions provided for in items (2) and (3), its annual amount shall be revised as follows:"The annual amount of'the provisional salary', shown in Annexed Table No.1, corresponding to that of'the actual salary on which was based the calculation of the annual pension-amount'"shall be regarded as"the annual amount of the salary at the time of retirement or death";and then the revised annual amount of the above pension shall be calculated on that basis;
(2) Regarding (a) a pension which is granted for a reason that occurred before December 31, 1950 and whose annual amount has been revised in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 11 item (2) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Law for Partial Amendments to the Pension Law (Law No.87 of 1951;hereinafter referred to as"Law No.87"), or (b) a pension which is granted for a reason that occurred after January 1, 1951 and which is granted to'a person who received a salary provided for by the Law concerning Compensation for National Public Service Personnel in the Special Government Service (Law No.252 of 1949)'or'his surviving dependents', its annual amount shall be revised as follows:"The annual amount of'the provisional salary', shown in Annexed Table No.2, corresponding to that of'the actual salary on which was based the calculation of the annual pension-amount'"shall be regarded as"the annual amount of the salary at the time of retirement or death";and than the revised annual amount of the above pension shall be calculated on that basis;
(3) Regarding (a) a pension which is granted for a reason that occurred before December 31, 1950 and whose annual amount has been revised in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 11 item (3) of the Supplementary Provisions of Law No.87, or (b) a pension which is, granted for a reason that occurred after January 1, 1951 and which is granted to'a person who received a salary provided for by the Law concerning Compensation etc. of Judges (Law No.75 of 1948) or the Law concerning Salaries, and Others for the Public Procurators (Law No.76 of 1948)'or'his surviving dependents', its annual amount shall be revised as follows:"The annual amount of'the provisional salary', shown In Annexed Table No.3, corresponding to that of'the actual salary on which was based the calculation of the annual pension-amount'"shall be regarded as"the annual amount of the salary at the time of retirement or death"and then the revised annual amount of the above pension shall be calculated on that basis.
4 In revising the annual amount of a pension according to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the Deciding Office shall do it without the pensioner's application.
5 In case"an official or an employee of the Japan Monopoly Corporation to whom the provisions of Article 50 of the Japan Monopoly Corporation Law (Law No.255 of 1948) are applicable (hereinafter referred to as"an employee of the Corporation")"retired (or died during the term of his service, the same shall apply hereinafter) between January 1 and March 31, 1951 and a pension is to be granted to the above employee of the Corporation or his surviving dependent by application mutatis mutandis of the provisions of the above Article,"the annual amount of the salary at the time of retirement on which is to be based the calculation of the pension-amount"shall be equal to the amount of the salary that above employee would have received at the time of retirement if the provisions regarding salaries for employees of the Corporation applicable on April 1, 1951 had been applicable before the time of his retirement.
6 In the case of a Corporation-employee or his surviving dependent provided for in the provisions of the preceding paragraph who has not received the pension-amount calculated in accordance with the provisions of the same paragraph, the Deciding Office shall pay the balance between the amount calculated in accordance with the provisions of the same paragraph and the pension-amount already received, without the pensioner's application.
7 In the case of a Corporation-employee or his surviving dependent provided for in the provisions of paragraph 5 who is granted an ordinary pension, an additional pension, a disease-&-injury pension, or a dependency pension, the annual salary-amount provided for in the provisions of the same paragraph shall be regarded as the annual salary-amount which forms the basis for calculating the annual pension-amount provided for in paragraph 3:
Annexed Table No.1 to the Supplementary Provisions
The annual amount of a salary on which is based the calculation of a pension The annual amount of provisional salary |
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|
|
\46,200 |
\55,200 |
48,000 |
57,000 |
49,800 |
58,800 |
51,600 |
60,600 |
53,400 |
62,400 |
55,200 |
64,200 |
57,000 |
66,000 |
58,800 |
68,400 |
60,600 |
70,800 |
62,400 |
73,200 |
64,200 |
75,600 |
66,000 |
78,000 |
68,400 |
80,400 |
70,800 |
82,800 |
73,200 |
85,200 |
75,600 |
87,600 |
78,000 |
90,600 |
80,400 |
93,600 |
82,800 |
96,600 |
85,200 |
99,600 |
87,600 |
103,200 |
90,000 |
106,800 |
93,600 |
111,000 |
97,200 |
115,200 |
100,800 |
119,400 |
104,400 |
123,600 |
108,000 |
127,800 |
111,600 |
132,000 |
115,200 |
136,800 |
118,800 |
141,600 |
122,400 |
146,400 |
126,000 |
151,200 |
129,600 |
156,000 |
133,200 |
162,000 |
136,800 |
168,000 |
140,400 |
174,000 |
145,200 |
180,000 |
150,000 |
186,000 |
154,800 |
192,000 |
159,600 |
199,200 |
164,400 |
206,400 |
170,400 |
213,600 |
176,400 |
220,800 |
182,400 |
228,000 |
188,400 |
235,200 |
194,400 |
244,800 |
200,400 |
254,400 |
206,400 |
264,000 |
212,400 |
273,600 |
219,600 |
283,200 |
226,800 |
292,800 |
234,000 |
302,400 |
241,200 |
314,400 |
249,600 |
326,400 |
258,000 |
338,400 |
266,400 |
350,400 |
274,800 |
363,600 |
283,200 |
376,800 |
291,600 |
390,000 |
300,000 |
403,200 |
312,000 |
416,400 |
324,000 |
432,000 |
336,000 |
447,600 |
348,000 |
463,200 |
360,000 |
478,800 |
372,000 |
494,400 |
384,000 |
510,000 |
396,000 |
528,000 |
408,000 |
546,000 |
420,000 |
564,000 |
432,000 |
582,000 |
444,000 |
600,000 |
In case the annual amount of a salary taken as the basis for calculating the annual amount of a pension is at variance with any of the annual amounts of salaries shown in this Table, the annual amount of a provisional salary corresponding to the annual amount of a salary nearest to and larger than that of the above salary shall be used as the basis of calculation. However, in case the annual amount of a salary taken as the basis for calculating the annual amount of a pension is not more than \46,200, the amount equivalent to 1,194/1,000 times the annual amount of the salary (a fraction of not more than one yen shall be omitted), and in case the annual amount of a salary taken as the basis for calculating the annual amount of a pension exceeds \444,000, the amount equivalent to 1,352/1,000 times the annual amount of the salary (a fraction of not more than one yen shall be omitted) shall respectively be regarded as the annual amount of a provisional salary. |
Annexed Table No.2 to the Supplementary Provisions
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The annual amount of a salary on which is based the calculation of a pension The annual amount of a provisional salary |
|
(A) A pension for a confidential secretary or his surviving dependent |
|
|
\144,000 |
\162,000 |
168,000 |
192,000 |
192,000 |
222,000 |
216,000 |
252,000 |
240,000 |
282,000 |
264,000 |
312,000 |
288,000 |
348,000 |
312,000 |
384,000 |
(B) A pension other than pensions for confidential secretaries or their surviving dependents |
|
|
\360,000 |
\468,000 |
388,800 |
505,000 |
410,400 |
534,000 |
432,000 |
564,000 |
480,000 |
636,000 |
516,000 |
684,000 |
540,000 |
720,000 |
576,000 |
768,000 |
720,000 |
960,000 |
Regarding a pension for a confidential secretary or his surviving dependent, in case the annual amount of a salary taken as the basis for calculating the annual amount of a pension is at variance with any of the annual amounts of salaries shown in this Table, the annual amount of a salary nearest to and larger than that of the above salary shall be used as the basis of calculation. In case, however, the annual amount of a salary taken as the basis for calculating the annual amount of a pension is not more than \144,000, the amount equivalent to 1,125/1,000 times the annual amount of the salary (a fraction of not more than one yen shall be omitted) shall be regarded as the annual amount of a provisional salary.Regarding a pension other than pensions for confidential secretaries or their surviving dependents, in case the annual amount of a salary taken as the basis for calculating the annual amount of a pension is at variance with any of the annual amounts of salaries shown in this Table, the annual amount of a salary nearest to and larger than that of the above salary shall be used as the basis of calculation. In case, however, the annual amount of a salary taken as the basis for calculating the annual amount of a pension is not more than \360,000, the amount equivalent to 1,300/1,000 times the annual amount of the salary (a fraction of not more than one yen shall be omitted) shall be regarded as the annual amount of a provisional salary. |
Annexed Table No.3 to the Supplementary Provisions
The annual amount of a salary on which is based the calculation of a pension |
The annual amount of a provisional salary |
|
|
\96,000 |
\115,200 |
108,000 |
132,000 |
120,000 |
139,200 |
132,000 |
146,400 |
156,000 |
181,200 |
180,000 |
213,600 |
216,000 |
255,600 |
240,000 |
298,800 |
252,000 |
314,400 |
300,000 |
403,200 |
336,000 |
447,600 |
372,000 |
494,400 |
408,000 |
546,000 |
444,000 |
600,000 |
480,000 |
636,000 |
516,000 |
684,000 |
540,000 |
720,000 |
576,000 |
768,000 |
720,000 |
960,000 |
Regarding a pension for an assistant public procurator, in case the annual amount of a salary taken as the basis for calculating the annual amount of a pension is \108,000, \123,600 shall be regarded as the annual amount of a provisional salary, notwithstanding the annual amount of a provisional salary, shown in this Table, corresponding to the annual amount of a salary.Regarding the annual amount of a salary taken as the basis for calculating the annual amount of a pension which is at variance with any of the annual amounts of salaries shown in this Table, the annual amount of a salary nearest to and larger than that of the above salary shall be used as the basis of calculation. In case, however, the annual amount of a salary taken as the basis for calculating the annual amount of a pension is not more than\96,000, the amount equivalent 1,200/1,000 times the annual amount of the salary (a fraction of not more than one yen shall be omitted) shall be regarded as the annual amount of a provisional salary. |
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 HASHIMOTO Ryogo
Minister of Agriculture and Forestry NEMOTO Ryutaro
Minister of International Trade and Industry TAKAHASHI Ryutaro
Minister of Transportation YAMAZAKI Takeshi
Minister of Postal Services SATO Eisaku
Minister of Telecommunications SATO Eisaku
Minister of Labor HORI Shigeru
Minister of Construction NODA Uichi
President of Economic Stabilization Board YOSHIDA Shigeru