Article 113. (Transitional Measures)
• Where an order or ordinance is enacted, amended or abrogated under the provisions of this Act, necessary transitional measures (including the transitional measures concerning penal provisions) may be laid down by said order or ordinance within the scope deemed reasonably necessary in connection with the enactment, amendment or abrogation.
Article 114. (Special Provisions concerning Mines)
• (1) With regard to the maintenance of safety in a mine (including hygienic ventilation and rescue at the time of a disaster; the same shall apply in paragraph (1) of the following Article) under the provisions of paragraph (2) and (4) of Article 2 of the Mine Safety Act (Act No. 70 of 1949), “the Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare” and “the Labor Policy Council” in Chapter II shall be read as “the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry” and “the Central Mine Safety Council,” respectively.
• (2) With regard to the provisions of paragraph (2) and (4) of Article 2 of the Mine Safety Act, the term “general safety and health manager” found in Chapter III of the same act shall be read as “general health manager” and the term “safety and health promoter” as “health promoter.”
Article 115. (Exemption from Application)
• (1) This Act (excepting the provisions of Chapter II) shall not apply in respect to the maintenance of safety in a mine under the provisions of paragraph (2) and (4) of Article 2 of the Mine Safety Act.
• (2) This Act shall not apply in respect to the mariners covered by the Mariners Act (Act No. 100 of 1947).