①This Act comes into effect as of the date specified by Cabinet Order within a period not exceeding 6 months from the date of promulgation.

③If, at the time this Act comes into effect, a person residing with a status of residence under the Former Act has been granted the permission under Article 19, paragraph (2) of the Former Act, that permission is deemed to be the permission under Article 19, paragraph (2) of the New Act granted with regard to the status of residence under the New Act that is deemed pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph.

④A person who is deemed to be residing with the status of residence of "Student" pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (2) of the Supplementary Provisions may, only until the period prescribed in the second sentence of that paragraph expires, engage in, in addition to the activities set forth in the right-hand column under "Student" of Appended Table I (4) of the New Act, the activities set forth in the right-hand column under "Researcher" of Appended Table I (2) of the New Act, the activities set forth in the right-hand column under "Cultural Activities" of Appended Table I (3) of the New Act, and activities of managing a business involving income and activities for which the person receives remuneration to the extent that they do not hinder the pursuit of these activities.

⑤A person who is deemed to be residing with the status of residence of "Professor" pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (2) of the Supplementary Provisions may, only until the period prescribed in the second sentence of that paragraph expires, engage in, in addition to the activities set forth in the right-hand column under "Professor" of Appended Table I (1) of the New Act, the activities set forth in the right-hand column under "Researcher" and under "Instructor" of Appended Table I (2) of the New Act.

⑥A person who is deemed to be residing with the status of residence of "Artist" pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (2) of the Supplementary Provisions may, only until the period prescribed in the second sentence of that paragraph expires, engage in, in addition to the activities set forth in the right-hand column under "Artist" of Appended Table I (1) of the New Act, the activities set forth in the right-hand column under "Researcher" of Appended Table I (2) of the New Act and the activities set forth in the right-hand column under "Cultural Activities" of Appended Table I (3) of the New Act.

⑦An application filed pursuant to the provisions of Article 20, paragraph (2) or Article 22-2, paragraph (2) of the Former Act before this Act comes into effect is deemed to be an application filed pursuant to the provisions of Article 20, paragraph (2) or Article 22-2, paragraph (2) of the New Act, respectively, in relation to the status of residence under the New Act set forth in the right-hand column of the table in paragraph (2) of the Supplementary Provisions that corresponds to the relevant status of residence.

⑧An application filed pursuant to the provisions of Article 21, paragraph (2) of the Former Act before this Act comes into effect in relation to the period of stay accompanying a status of residence under the Former Act is deemed to be an application filed pursuant to the provisions of Article 21, paragraph (2) of the New Act in relation to the period of stay accompanying the status of residence under the New Act that is deemed pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (2) of the Supplementary Provisions.

⑨An application filed pursuant to the provisions of Article 22, paragraph (1) of the Former Act or paragraph (9) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Former Act before this Act comes into effect is deemed to be an application filed pursuant to the provisions of Article 22, paragraph (1) of the New Act or paragraph (9) of the Supplementary Provisions of the New Act, respectively.

⑩A person who fell under Article 24, item (iv), sub-item (a) or (b) of the Former Act before this Act comes into effect is, for the purpose of applying the provisions of Article 24 of the New Act, deemed to be a person falling under item (iv), sub-item (a) or (b) of that Article, respectively.

⑪With regard to the crime under Article 73-2, paragraph (1) of the New Act, if the act of a person falling under any of the items of that paragraph relates to a foreign national who was residing in Japan at the time this Act came into effect and has continued to reside in Japan after it came into effect, the act is not punished. The same applies if a person falling under any of the items of paragraph (1) of that Article believed that the foreign national to whom the act relates was residing in Japan at the time this Act came into effect and has continued to reside in Japan after it came into effect, and was not negligent in so believing.

⑫With regard to the application of penal provisions to acts committed before this Act comes into effect, the provisions then in force continue to govern.