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

①A person that seeks to run a private lodging business may, even before the date on which this Act comes into effect (hereinafter referred to as "the effective date"), make a notification to the prefectural governor (or, within a city with a health center or special ward whose head has made the public notice referred to in the first sentence of paragraph (3) pursuant to the provisions of the first sentence of paragraph (3) and paragraph (4), in the case where 30 days have passed from the day of that public notice, to the head of that city with a health center or special ward) in the same manner as under the provisions of Article 3, paragraphs (2) and (3). In this case, the person that has made that notification is deemed to have made the notification referred to in paragraph (1) of that Article on the effective date.

②A person that seeks the registration referred to in Article 22, paragraph (1) or Article 46, paragraph (1) may, even before the effective date, file an application for it in the same manner as under the provisions of Article 23 or Article 47.

③If a city with a health center or special ward and its head seek to handle administrative affairs for the private lodging business or other prescribed business pursuant to the provisions of Article 68, paragraph (1), the head of that city with a health center or special ward may, even before the effective date, hold the discussion with the prefectural governor and make the public notice to the effect that the processing of administrative affairs for the private lodging business or other prescribed business will start, in the same manner as under the provisions of paragraphs (2) and (3) of that Article. In this case, the discussion is deemed to be a discussion held pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (2) of that Article on the effective date, and the public notice is deemed to be a public notice made pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (3) of that Article on the effective date.

④The public notice referred to in the first sentence of the preceding paragraph is to be made by 30 days before the effective date.

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

If three years have passed after this Act comes into effect, the Government is to review the status of enforcement of this Act and, if it finds it necessary, is to take the necessary measures based on the results of that review.