Back Loi d'abdication de l'empereur French Hukum Abdikasi Kaisar ID 天皇の退位等に関する皇室典範特例法 Japanese 天皇退位等相關皇室典範特例法 Chinese
| Emperor Abdication Law | |
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| National Diet | |
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| Citation | Law No. 63 of Heisei 29 |
| Enacted by | House of Representatives |
| Enacted | 2 June 2017 |
| Enacted by | House of Councillors |
| Enacted | 9 June 2017 |
| Effective | 16 June 2017 |
| Administered by | Cabinet Secretariat Imperial Household Agency |
| Legislative history | |
| First chamber: House of Representatives | |
| Bill title | The Bill for Special Exception of the Imperial House Law concerning Abdication, etc. of Emperor |
| Introduced | 19 May 2017 |
| Amends | |
| Imperial Household Law, Imperial Household Agency Law, Public Holiday Law | |
| Related legislation | |
| Constitution of Japan, etc. | |
| Summary | |
| To enact exemptions for the abdication of Akihito, the 125th Emperor of Japan | |
| Status: Current legislation | |
The Law for Special Exception of the Imperial House Law concerning Abdication, etc. of Emperor (Japanese: 天皇の退位等に関する皇室典範特例法),[1] or in short Emperor Abdication Law (Japanese: 天皇退位特例法),[2][3] is a Japanese law enacted for the abdication of Akihito, the 125th Emperor of Japan.
The special law was enacted by the National Diet on 9 June 2017 after both houses passed the legislation. The law partially came into effect on 16 June 2017, and fully in effect on 1 May 2019 after the accession and enthronement of the new emperor, Naruhito.[4]
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