Supplementary Provisions
附 則
This Act comes into effect as of the day on which 20 days have elapsed from the date of promulgation.
この法律は、公布の日から起算して二十日を経過した日から施行する。
With regard to the penal provisions of local ordinances that are in effect at the time this Act comes into effect, notwithstanding the provisions of Articles 15 and 17 of the Penal Code as amended by this Act, the provisions then in force continue to govern until one year has elapsed from the effective date of this Act. The same applies, even after that time limit has expired, when those penal provisions are applied to acts committed before that time limit.
The provisions of Article 25 of the Penal Code as amended by this Act also apply to acts committed before this Act comes into effect.
この法律による改正後の刑法第二十五条の規定は、この法律の施行前にした行為についても、適用する。