This Act comes into effect as of the date specified by Cabinet Order within a period not exceeding one year and six months from the date of promulgation; provided, however, that the provisions of Article 3 and Article 4 of the Supplementary Provisions come into effect as of the date of promulgation.

Beyond what is provided for in the preceding Article, the transitional measures necessary for the enforcement of this Act are specified by Cabinet Order.

①Within two years after the promulgation of this Act, the government is to take measures for promoting the integrated use of personal information in fields in which the integrated use of the personal information prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (1) of the Act on the Protection of Personal Information (Act No. 57 of 2003) that is held by personal information handling business operators prescribed in paragraph (5) of that Article, national government organs prescribed in item (i) of that paragraph, local governments prescribed in item (ii) of that paragraph, incorporated administrative agencies, etc. prescribed in item (iii) of that paragraph, and local incorporated administrative agencies prescribed in item (iv) of that paragraph is considered to contribute particularly to the promotion of the public interest and the realization of an affluent life for the people.

②With regard to the application of the provisions of the preceding paragraph during the period until the date on which the Act Partially Amending the Act on the Protection of Personal Information and the Act on the Use of Numbers to Identify a Specific Individual in Administrative Procedures (Act No. 65 of 2015) comes into effect, the phrase "Article 2, paragraph (5)" in that paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "Article 2, paragraph (3)".