Supplementary Provisions, Article 6
第六条
The provisions of Article 20, paragraph (2) of the new Act (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 20-2, paragraph (2) of the new Act) apply to cases in which an ordinary passport issued based on an application for issuance made on or after the effective date has expired pursuant to the provisions of Article 18, paragraph (1) (limited to the part related to item (ii)) of the new Act, and with regard to cases in which an ordinary passport issued based on an application for issuance made before the effective date has expired pursuant to the provisions of that paragraph (limited to the part related to that item), the provisions then in force continue to govern.