Supplementary Provisions, Article 15Transitional Measures Concerning Areas Unfit for Habitation, etc. First Designated and Publicly Notified by the Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications on or after the Effective Date

①The area unfit for habitation prescribed in Article 51, paragraph (4) of the Supplementary Provisions of the New Act (hereinafter in this paragraph referred to as the "area unfit for habitation") that the Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications first designated and publicly notified on or after the Effective Date pursuant to that paragraph is deemed, for the application of the provisions of Article 51, paragraphs (4) through (6) and Article 56, paragraphs (13) through (15) of the Supplementary Provisions of the New Act, to have been an area unfit for habitation from March 11, 2011. In this case, in Article 51, paragraph (4) of the Supplementary Provisions of the New Act, the phrase "the date on which public notice designating that area unfit for habitation was given" is deemed to be replaced with "that date", and in the provisions of Article 51, paragraphs (5) and (6) and Article 56, paragraphs (13) through (15) of the Supplementary Provisions of the New Act, the phrase "on the date on which public notice designating the area unfit for habitation was given, that" is deemed to be replaced with "on March 11, 2011,".

②The area where removing motor vehicles is difficult prescribed in Article 52, paragraph (2), item (i) of the Supplementary Provisions of the New Act (hereinafter in this paragraph referred to as the "area where removing motor vehicles is difficult") that the Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications first designated and publicly notified on or after the Effective Date pursuant to that item is deemed, for the application of the provisions of Article 52, paragraphs (2) and (3), Article 54, paragraphs (2), (3) and (7), and Article 57, paragraphs (4) through (9) and (13) of the Supplementary Provisions of the New Act, to have been an area where removing motor vehicles is difficult from March 11, 2011. In this case, in Article 52, paragraph (2) of the Supplementary Provisions of the New Act, the phrase "the date on which public notice designating the area where removing motor vehicles is difficult prescribed in the relevant items was given", and in item (i) of that paragraph, the phrase "the date on which public notice designating that area where removing motor vehicles is difficult was given", are deemed to be replaced with "March 11, 2011", in items (ii) and (iii) of that paragraph, the phrase "from the date on which public notice designating the area where removing motor vehicles is difficult was given, that" is deemed to be replaced with "from March 11, 2011", in Article 52, paragraph (3) of the Supplementary Provisions of the New Act, the phrase "the date on which public notice designating that area where removing motor vehicles is difficult was given" is deemed to be replaced with "March 11, 2011", in Article 54, paragraph (2) of the Supplementary Provisions of the New Act, the phrase "for fiscal 2012 and fiscal 2013" is deemed to be replaced with "for each fiscal year from fiscal 2011 through fiscal 2013", the phrase "Article 52, paragraph (2) of the Supplementary Provisions" with "Article 52, paragraph (2) of the Supplementary Provisions as applied with terms replaced pursuant to Article 15, paragraph (2) of the Supplementary Provisions of the 2012 Amendment Act", and the phrase "the date on which public notice designating the area where removing motor vehicles is difficult prescribed in the items of that paragraph was given" with "March 11, 2011", in Article 54, paragraph (3) of the Supplementary Provisions of the New Act, the phrase "Article 52, paragraph (3) of the Supplementary Provisions" is deemed to be replaced with "Article 52, paragraph (3) of the Supplementary Provisions as applied with terms replaced pursuant to Article 15, paragraph (2) of the Supplementary Provisions of the 2012 Amendment Act", and the phrase "for fiscal 2012 and fiscal 2013" with "for each fiscal year from fiscal 2011 through fiscal 2013", in Article 54, paragraph (7) of the Supplementary Provisions of the New Act, the phrase "the date on which public notice designating the area where removing motor vehicles is difficult pertaining to that motor vehicle within the target area was given" is deemed to be replaced with "March 11, 2011", in Article 57, paragraph (4) of the Supplementary Provisions of the New Act, the phrase "for fiscal 2012 and fiscal 2013" is deemed to be replaced with "for each fiscal year from fiscal 2011 through fiscal 2013", the phrase "Article 52, paragraph (2) of the Supplementary Provisions" with "Article 52, paragraph (2) of the Supplementary Provisions as applied with terms replaced pursuant to Article 15, paragraph (2) of the Supplementary Provisions of the 2012 Amendment Act", and the phrase "the date on which public notice designating the area where removing motor vehicles is difficult prescribed in the items of that paragraph was given" with "March 11, 2011", in Article 57, paragraph (5) of the Supplementary Provisions of the New Act, the phrase "Article 52, paragraph (3) of the Supplementary Provisions" is deemed to be replaced with "Article 52, paragraph (3) of the Supplementary Provisions as applied with terms replaced pursuant to Article 15, paragraph (2) of the Supplementary Provisions of the 2012 Amendment Act", the phrase "the date on which public notice designating the area where removing motor vehicles is difficult prescribed in that paragraph was given" with "March 11, 2011", and the phrase "for fiscal 2012 and fiscal 2013" with "for each fiscal year from fiscal 2011 through fiscal 2013", in Article 57, paragraph (6) of the Supplementary Provisions of the New Act, the phrase "for fiscal 2012 and fiscal 2013" is deemed to be replaced with "for each fiscal year from fiscal 2011 through fiscal 2013", and the phrase "the date on which public notice designating the area where removing motor vehicles is difficult prescribed in the relevant items was given" with "March 11, 2011", in item (i) of that paragraph, the phrase "continuously from the date on which public notice designating the area where removing motor vehicles is difficult was given, that" is deemed to be replaced with "continuously from March 11, 2011", in items (ii) and (iii) of that paragraph, the phrase "from the date on which public notice designating the area where removing motor vehicles is difficult was given, that" is deemed to be replaced with "from March 11, 2011", in Article 57, paragraph (7) of the Supplementary Provisions of the New Act, the phrase "the date on which public notice designating that area where removing motor vehicles is difficult was given" is deemed to be replaced with "March 11, 2011", and the phrase "for fiscal 2012 and fiscal 2013" with "for each fiscal year from fiscal 2011 through fiscal 2013", in Article 57, paragraph (8) of the Supplementary Provisions of the New Act, the phrase "for fiscal 2012 and fiscal 2013" is deemed to be replaced with "for each fiscal year from fiscal 2011 through fiscal 2013", and the phrase "the date on which public notice designating the area where removing motor vehicles is difficult prescribed in the relevant items was given" with "March 11, 2011", in item (i) of that paragraph, the phrase "continuously from the date on which public notice designating the area where removing motor vehicles is difficult was given, that" is deemed to be replaced with "continuously from March 11, 2011", in items (ii) and (iii) of that paragraph, the phrase "from the date on which public notice designating the area where removing motor vehicles is difficult was given, that" is deemed to be replaced with "from March 11, 2011", in Article 57, paragraph (9) of the Supplementary Provisions of the New Act, the phrase "the date on which public notice designating that area where removing motor vehicles is difficult was given" is deemed to be replaced with "March 11, 2011", and the phrase "for fiscal 2012 and fiscal 2013" with "for each fiscal year from fiscal 2011 through fiscal 2013", in Article 57, paragraph (13) of the Supplementary Provisions of the New Act, the phrase "the date on which public notice designating the area where removing motor vehicles is difficult pertaining to that light motor vehicle, etc. within the target area was given" is deemed to be replaced with "March 11, 2011".