Ministerial Ordinance Amending Seafarers Act Regulations and Related Rules
船員法施行規則等の一部を改正する省令
Published: 2026-10-01 · Source: e-Gov Law Search — Updated Laws · Stage: In Force · Area: Other · Impact (preliminary): Medium · First detected by this dashboard: 2026-10-17
View the original Japanese source Search all updates in the dashboard
AI summary
Generated by AI from the Japanese source metadata. It is an unofficial monitoring aid, not legal advice, and may contain errors. The area, stage, and impact labels are preliminary keyword-based triage labels. Confirm every point in the original Japanese source.
Summary
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Ordinance No. 82 of 2026 amends the Regulations for Enforcement of the Seafarers Act and related rules. The listed instrument affected is the Regulations for Enforcement of the Pilotage Act (Ministry of Transport and Economic Stabilization Board Order No. 1 of 1949). The metadata records both promulgation and entry into force on 2026-10-01.
Business Impact
Maritime pilots may be affected because the listed amendment concerns the Pilotage Act enforcement regulations, rather than only the seafarer regulations named in the headline; the specific operational changes are not provided.
Recommended Action
Review of the official Japanese source could clarify which provisions of the Pilotage Act enforcement regulations changed and whether any transitional provisions apply.
Timeline of related official records
Related official records are linked only when names and instrument numbers match exactly, so this timeline may be incomplete. Dates are as stated by the official sources. It is a monitoring aid, not legal advice; the original Japanese sources are authoritative.
- 2026-07-07 — Draft published for public comment (e-Gov) Dashboard page Original Japanese source
- 2026-08-05 — Public comment deadline (2026-08-05 17:00 JST) Dashboard page Original Japanese source
- 2026-10-01 — Promulgated (instrument recorded by e-Gov Law Search) Original Japanese source
- 2026-10-01 — Effective date stated by e-Gov Law Search Original Japanese source