Supplementary Provisions

This Act comes into effect as of the day on which the Postal Service Privatization Act comes into effect.

①An instruction on investment given before the enforcement of this Act under the provisions of Article 25, paragraph (1) of the Defined Contribution Pension Act before the amendment by Article 118 (hereinafter referred to as the "former Act" in this Article) (including that paragraph as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 73 of the former Act) that uses the investment method set forth in Article 23, paragraph (1), item (i) or (iv) of the former Act (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 73 of the former Act) as its investment method is deemed to be an instruction on investment given under the provisions of Article 25, paragraph (1) of the Defined Contribution Pension Act after the amendment by Article 118 (hereinafter referred to as the "new Act" in this Article) (including that paragraph as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 73 of the new Act) that uses the investment method set forth in Article 23, paragraph (1), item (i) or (iv) of the new Act (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 73 of the new Act) as its investment method.

②With regard to any acts conducted, such as dispositions made or procedures taken, against or by the former public corporation pursuant to the provisions of Chapter VI of the former Act before the enforcement of this Act are deemed to be acts conducted, such as dispositions made or procedures taken, against or by a postal savings bank pursuant to the corresponding provisions of the new Act, unless otherwise provided for by the Development Act or other laws or regulations.

Prior laws continue to govern the applicability of penal provisions to the following acts: acts committed prior to the enforcement of this Act; acts committed after the enforcement of this Act if prior laws are to continue to govern the applicability pursuant to the provisions of these Supplementary Provisions; acts committed before the lapse of the provisions of Article 38-8 (limited to the part pertaining to items (ii) and (iii)) of the former Postal Money Order Act if prior laws are to remain in force pursuant to the provisions of Article 9, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions after the enforcement of this Act; acts committed before the lapse of the provisions of Article 70 (limited to the part pertaining to items (ii) and (iii)) of the former Postal Money Order Act if prior laws are to remain in force pursuant to the provisions of Article 13, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions after the enforcement of this Act; acts committed before the lapse of the provisions of Article 8 (limited to the part pertaining to item (ii)) of the former Act on the Entrustment of Postal Transfer Deposit and Contribution if prior laws are to remain in force pursuant to the provisions of Article 27, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions after the enforcement of this Act; acts committed before the lapse of the provisions of Article 70 (limited to the part pertaining to item (ii)) of the former Public Corporation Act if prior laws are to remain in force pursuant to the provisions of Article 39, paragraph (2) of the Supplementary Provisions after the enforcement of this Act; acts committed before the lapse of the provisions of Article 71 and Article 72 (limited to the part pertaining to item (xv)) of the former Public Corporation Act if prior laws are to remain in force pursuant to the provisions of Article 42, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions after the enforcement of this Act; and acts committed before the specified date pertaining to the postal savings bank prescribed in Article 104 of the Postal Service Privatization Act if the provisions of Article 2, paragraph (2) of the Supplementary Provisions apply.