Supplementary Provisions, Article 1Effective Date
第一条（施行期日）
This Act comes into effect on the date of promulgation; provided, however, that the provisions set forth in the following items come into effect on the dates specified in those items:
この法律は、公布の日から施行する。ただし、次の各号に掲げる規定は、当該各号に定める日から施行する。
Omitted
略
The provisions of Article 6, Article 11, Article 13, Article 15, Article 16, Article 18 through Article 20, Article 26, Article 29, Article 32, Article 33 (limited to the provisions amending Article 30 and Article 45 of the Road Act), Article 35 and Article 36, and of Article 4, Article 5, Article 6, paragraph (2), Article 7, Article 12, Article 14, Article 15, Article 17, Article 18, Article 28, Article 30 through Article 32, Article 34, Article 35, Article 36, paragraph (2), Article 37, Article 38 (limited to the provisions amending Article 30, paragraphs (1) and (2) of the Act on Special Districts for Structural Reform (Act No. 189 of 2002)), Article 39, Article 40, Article 45-2 and Article 46 of the Supplementary Provisions: April 1, 2012.