Supplementary Provisions, Article 6Transitional Measures for Licenses
第六条(免許等に関する経過措置)
A large motor vehicle license as referred to in Article 84, paragraph (3) of the Road Traffic Act before its amendment by Article 4 (hereinafter referred to as the "Former Act") (hereinafter referred to as an "L-MVL as referred to in the Former Act"), a standard motor vehicle license as referred to in that paragraph (hereinafter referred to as an "S-MVL as referred to in the Former Act"), a class 2 large motor vehicle license as referred to in paragraph (4) of that Article (hereinafter referred to as a "class 2 L-MVL as referred to in the Former Act"), a class 2 standard motor vehicle license as referred to in that paragraph (hereinafter referred to as a "class 2 S-MVL"), a provisional large motor vehicle license as referred to in paragraph (5) of that Article (hereinafter referred to as a "provisional L-MVL as referred to in the Former Act"), or a provisional standard motor vehicle license as referred to in that paragraph (hereinafter referred to as a "provisional S-MVL as referred to in the Former Act") is deemed, for each category of license set forth in the following items and as prescribed in the relevant item, to be a large motor vehicle license as referred to in Article 84, paragraph (3) of the Road Traffic Act after its amendment by Article 4 (hereinafter referred to as the "New Act") (hereinafter referred to as an "L-MVL"), a mid-sized motor vehicle license as referred to in that paragraph (hereinafter referred to as an "M-MVL"), a standard motor vehicle license as referred to in that paragraph (hereinafter referred to as an "S-MVL"), a class 2 large motor vehicle license as referred to in paragraph (4) of that Article (hereinafter referred to as a "class 2 L-MVL"), a class 2 mid-sized motor vehicle license as referred to in that paragraph (hereinafter referred to as a "class 2 M-MVL"), a class 2 standard motor vehicle license as referred to in that paragraph (hereinafter referred to as a "class 2 S-MVL"), a provisional large motor vehicle license as referred to in paragraph (5) of that Article (hereinafter referred to as a "provisional L-MVL"), or a provisional standard motor vehicle license as referred to in that paragraph (hereinafter referred to as a "provisional S-MVL"):
第四条の規定による改正前の道路交通法(以下「旧法」という。)第八十四条第三項の大型自動車免許(以下「旧法大型免許」という。)、同項の普通自動車免許(以下「旧法普通免許」という。)、同条第四項の大型自動車第二種免許(以下「旧法大型第二種免許」という。)、同項の普通自動車第二種免許(以下「旧法普通第二種免許」という。)、同条第五項の大型自動車仮免許(以下「旧法大型仮免許」という。)及び同項の普通自動車仮免許(以下「旧法普通仮免許」という。)は、次の各号に掲げる区分に応じ、それぞれ当該各号に定める第四条の規定による改正後の道路交通法(以下「新法」という。)第八十四条第三項の大型自動車免許(以下「大型免許」という。)、同項の中型自動車免許(以下「中型免許」という。)、同項の普通自動車免許(以下「普通免許」という。)、同条第四項の大型自動車第二種免許(以下「大型第二種免許」という。)、同項の中型自動車第二種免許(以下「中型第二種免許」という。)、同項の普通自動車第二種免許(以下「普通第二種免許」という。)、同条第五項の大型自動車仮免許(以下「大型仮免許」という。)及び同項の普通自動車仮免許(以下「普通仮免許」という。)とみなす。
an S-MVL as referred to in the Former Act other than as set forth in the following item and in items (ix) through (xi):an M-MVL that limits the mid-sized motor vehicles as prescribed in Article 3 of the New Act (hereinafter referred to as a "mid-sized motor vehicle") that a person is permitted to drive pursuant to Article 91 of the New Act to those that are equivalent to a standard motor vehicle as referred to in Article 3 of the Former Act (hereinafter referred to as a "standard motor vehicle as referred to in the Former Act");
an S-MVL as referred to in the Former Act that limits the standard motor vehicles as referred to in the Former Act that a person is permitted to drive pursuant to Article 91 of the Former Act to those that are equivalent to a standard motor vehicle as prescribed in Article 3 of the New Act (hereinafter referred to as a "standard motor vehicle"):an S-MVL that includes an equivalent limitation on the standard motor vehicles that a person is permitted to drive pursuant to Article 91 of the New Act;
a class 2 S-MVL as referred to in the Former Act other than as set forth in the following item and item (xii):a class 2 M-MVL that limits the mid-sized motor vehicles that a person is permitted to drive pursuant to Article 91 of the New Act to those that are equivalent to a standard motor vehicle as referred to in the Former Act;
a class 2 S-MVL as referred to in the Former Act that limits the standard motor vehicles as referred to in the Former Act that a person is permitted to drive pursuant to Article 91 of the Former Act to those that are equivalent to a standard motor vehicle:a class 2 S-MVL that includes an equivalent limitation on the standard motor vehicles that a person is permitted to drive pursuant to Article 91 of the New Act;
an S-MVL as referred to in the Former Act which, pursuant to Article 3, paragraph (2) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Former Act, is deemed to be held by a person as prescribed in that paragraph (but only a person who did not pass the examination as prescribed in paragraph (3) of that Article), or an S-MVL as referred to in the Former Act which, pursuant to the first sentence of Article 5, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Former Act, is held by a person as prescribed in the first sentence of that paragraph (but only a person who did not pass the examination as prescribed in paragraph (2) of that Article):an S-MVL that limits the standard motor vehicles that a person is permitted to drive pursuant to Article 91 of the New Act to those that are equivalent to a small four-wheel motor vehicle as prescribed in the Order for Enforcement of the Road Traffic Control Act (Cabinet Order No. 261 of 1953) before its repeal under Article 2 of the Supplementary Provisions of the Former Act;
an S-MVL as referred to in the Former Act that limits the standard motor vehicles that a person is permitted to drive pursuant to Article 2, paragraph (3) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act Partially Amending the Road Traffic Act (Act No. 96 of 1965; hereinafter referred to in this Article and Article 15 of the Supplementary Provisions as the "Amending Act of 1965") to motorized three-wheeled vehicles as under the Road Traffic Act before its amendment by the Amending Act of 1965:an S-MVL that limits the standard motor vehicles that a person is permitted to drive pursuant to Article 91 of the New Act to motorized three-wheeled vehicles and light motor vehicles as under the Road Traffic Act before its amendment by the Amending Act of 1965;
an S-MVL as referred to in the Former Act that limits the standard motor vehicles that a person is permitted to drive pursuant to Article 5, paragraph (3) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Amending Act of 1965 to light motor vehicles as under the Road Traffic Act before its amendment by the Amending Act of 1965:an S-MVL that limits the standard motor vehicles that a person is permitted to drive pursuant to Article 91 of the New Act to light motor vehicles as under the Road Traffic Act before its amendment by the Amending Act of 1965; or
a class 2 S-MVL as referred to in the Former Act that limits the standard motor vehicles that a person is permitted to drive pursuant to Article 2, paragraph (3) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Amending Act of 1965 to motorized three-wheeled vehicles as under the Road Traffic Act before its amendment by the Amending Act of 1965:a class 2 S-MVL that limits the standard motor vehicles that a person is permitted to drive pursuant to Article 91 of the New Act to motorized three-wheeled vehicles and light motor vehicles as under the Road Traffic Act before its amendment by the Amending Act of 1965.
(Motor Vehicle Types)
A motor vehicle is classified on the basis of the standards that Cabinet Office Order prescribes for body size, structure, and engine size, as standard motor vehicle, mid-sized motor vehicle…
自動車は、内閣府令で定める車体の大きさ及び構造並びに原動機の大きさを基準として、大型自動車、中型自動車、準中型自動車、普通自動車、大型特殊自動車、大型自動二輪車(側車付きのものを含む。以下同じ。)、普通自動二輪車(側車付きのものを含む。以下同じ。)及び小型特殊自動車に区分する。
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Class 1 licenses are classified into 10 categories: large motor vehicle licenses (hereinafter referred to as "L-MVL"); mid-sized motor vehicle licenses (hereinafter referred to as "M-MVL")…
第一種免許を分けて、大型自動車免許(以下「大型免許」という。)、中型自動車免許(以下「中型免許」という。)、準中型自動車免許(以下「準中型免許」という。)、普通自動車免許(以下「普通免許」という。)、大型特殊自動車免許(以下「大型特殊免許」という。)、大型自動二輪車免許(以下「大型二輪免許」という。)…
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Class 2 licenses are classified into five categories: class 2 large motor vehicle licenses (hereinafter referred to as "class 2 L-MVL"); class 2 mid-sized motor vehicle licenses…
第二種免許を分けて、大型自動車第二種免許(以下「大型第二種免許」という。)、中型自動車第二種免許(以下「中型第二種免許」という。)、普通自動車第二種免許(以下「普通第二種免許」という。)、大型特殊自動車第二種免許(以下「大型特殊第二種免許」という。)及び牽引第二種免許の五種類とする。
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Provisional licenses are classified into four categories: provisional large motor vehicle licenses (hereinafter referred to as "provisional L-MVL"); provisional mid-sized motor vehicle licenses…
仮免許を分けて、大型自動車仮免許(以下「大型仮免許」という。)、中型自動車仮免許(以下「中型仮免許」という。)、準中型自動車仮免許(以下「準中型仮免許」という。)及び普通自動車仮免許(以下「普通仮免許」という。)の四種類とする。
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If a public safety commission finds it to be necessary to do so in order to prevent road hazards or otherwise ensure traffic safety, it may attach conditions to a license limiting the types of motor…
公安委員会は、道路における危険を防止し、その他交通の安全を図るため必要があると認めるときは、必要な限度において、免許に、その免許に係る者の身体の状態又は運転の技能に応じ、その者が運転することができる自動車等の種類を限定し、その他自動車等を運転するについて必要な条件を付し、及びこれを変更することができる。
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A large motor vehicle license as referred to in Article 84, paragraph (3) of the Road Traffic Act before its amendment by Article 4 (hereinafter referred to as the "Former Act")…
第四条の規定による改正前の道路交通法(以下「旧法」という。)第八十四条第三項の大型自動車免許(以下「旧法大型免許」という。)、同項の普通自動車免許(以下「旧法普通免許」という。)、同条第四項の大型自動車第二種免許(以下「旧法大型第二種免許」という。)、同項の普通自動車第二種免許(以下「旧法普通第二種免許」という。)…
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an S-MVL as referred to in the Former Act that limits the standard motor vehicles that a person is permitted to drive pursuant to Article 2, paragraph (3) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act…
道路交通法の一部を改正する法律(昭和四十年法律第九十六号。以下この条及び附則第十五条において「昭和四十年改正法」という。)附則第二条第三項の規定により、運転することができる普通自動車が昭和四十年改正法による改正前の道路交通法の規定による自動三輪車に限られている旧法普通免許 新法第九十一条の規定により…
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an S-MVL as referred to in the Former Act that limits the standard motor vehicles that a person is permitted to drive pursuant to Article 5, paragraph (3) of the Supplementary Provisions of the…
昭和四十年改正法附則第五条第三項の規定により、運転することができる普通自動車が昭和四十年改正法による改正前の道路交通法の規定による軽自動車に限られている旧法普通免許 新法第九十一条の規定により、運転することができる普通自動車が昭和四十年改正法による改正前の道路交通法の規定による軽自動車に限定されている普通免許
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a class 2 S-MVL as referred to in the Former Act that limits the standard motor vehicles that a person is permitted to drive pursuant to Article 2, paragraph (3) of the Supplementary Provisions of…
昭和四十年改正法附則第二条第三項の規定により、運転することができる普通自動車が昭和四十年改正法による改正前の道路交通法の規定による自動三輪車に限られている旧法普通第二種免許 新法第九十一条の規定により…
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an S-MVL as referred to in the Former Act that limits the standard motor vehicles as referred to in the Former Act that a person is permitted to drive pursuant to Article 91 of the Former Act to…
旧法普通免許で、旧法第九十一条の規定により、運転することができる旧法普通自動車が新法第三条の普通自動車(以下「普通自動車」という。)に相当するものに限定されているもの 新法第九十一条の規定により、運転することができる普通自動車について当該限定に相当する限定がされている普通免許
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a class 2 S-MVL as referred to in the Former Act that limits the standard motor vehicles as referred to in the Former Act that a person is permitted to drive pursuant to Article 91 of the Former Act…
旧法普通第二種免許で、旧法第九十一条の規定により、運転することができる旧法普通自動車が普通自動車に相当するものに限定されているもの 新法第九十一条の規定により、運転することができる普通自動車について当該限定に相当する限定がされている普通第二種免許
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an S-MVL as referred to in the Former Act which, pursuant to Article 3, paragraph (2) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Former Act, is deemed to be held by a person as prescribed in that…
旧法附則第三条第二項の規定により同項に規定する者(同条第三項に規定する審査に合格しなかった者に限る。)が受けたものとみなされる旧法普通免許又は旧法附則第五条第一項前段の規定により同項前段に規定する者(同条第二項に規定する審査に合格しなかった者に限る。)が受けた旧法普通免許 新法第九十一条の規定により…
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「運転」
Using a vehicle or streetcar on a road as it is meant to be used, including moving a motor vehicle or motorized bicycle by pedals or other human-powered gear it has besides its motor, but not specified automated operation (特定自動運行).
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (xvii)· applies throughout the law
M-MVL
「中型免許」
The mid-sized motor vehicle license (中型自動車免許) of Article 84, paragraph (3) of the Road Traffic Act as amended by Article 4 of Act No. 90 of 2004, as Article 6, paragraph (1) of that Act's supplementary provisions (附則) names it in saying which license held under the earlier wording is deemed to be which license under the new one; a standard motor vehicle license (普通自動車免許) held under the earlier wording is in most cases deemed to be a mid-sized motor vehicle license limited to vehicles corresponding to the earlier standard motor vehicle.
Short name set inSupplementary Provisions, Article 6, paragraph (1)
class 2 M-MVL
「中型第二種免許」
The class 2 mid-sized motor vehicle license (中型自動車第二種免許) of Article 84, paragraph (4) of the Road Traffic Act as amended by Article 4 of Act No. 90 of 2004, as Article 6, paragraph (1) of that Act's supplementary provisions (附則) names it in saying which license held under the earlier wording is deemed to be which license under the new one; a class 2 standard motor vehicle license (普通自動車第二種免許) held under the earlier wording is in most cases deemed to be a class 2 mid-sized motor vehicle license limited to vehicles corresponding to the earlier standard motor vehicle.
Short name set inSupplementary Provisions, Article 6, paragraph (1)
provisional L-MVL
「大型仮免許」
The provisional large motor vehicle license (大型自動車仮免許) of Article 84, paragraph (5) of the Road Traffic Act as amended by Article 4 of Act No. 90 of 2004, as Article 6, paragraph (1) of that Act's supplementary provisions (附則) names it in saying which license held under the earlier wording is deemed to be which license under the new one; a provisional large motor vehicle license held under the earlier wording is deemed to be this one.
Short name set inSupplementary Provisions, Article 6, paragraph (1)
L-MVL
「大型免許」
The large motor vehicle license (大型自動車免許) of Article 84, paragraph (3) of the Road Traffic Act as amended by Article 4 of Act No. 90 of 2004, as Article 6, paragraph (1) of that Act's supplementary provisions (附則) names it in saying which license held under the earlier wording is deemed to be which license under the new one; a large motor vehicle license held under the earlier wording is deemed to be this one.
Short name set inSupplementary Provisions, Article 6, paragraph (1)
class 2 L-MVL
「大型第二種免許」
The class 2 large motor vehicle license (大型自動車第二種免許) of Article 84, paragraph (4) of the Road Traffic Act as amended by Article 4 of Act No. 90 of 2004, as Article 6, paragraph (1) of that Act's supplementary provisions (附則) names it in saying which license held under the earlier wording is deemed to be which license under the new one; a class 2 large motor vehicle license held under the earlier wording is deemed to be this one.
Short name set inSupplementary Provisions, Article 6, paragraph (1)
New Act
「新法」
This Act as amended by Article 4 of Act No. 90 of 2004.
Short name set inSupplementary Provisions, Article 6, paragraph (1)
Former Act
「旧法」
This Act as it stood before Article 4 of Act No. 90 of 2004 amended it.
Short name set inSupplementary Provisions, Article 6, paragraph (1)
provisional L-MVL as referred to in the Former Act
「旧法大型仮免許」
The provisional large motor vehicle license (大型自動車仮免許) of Article 84, paragraph (5) of the Road Traffic Act as it stood before Article 4 of Act No. 90 of 2004 amended it, which Article 6, paragraph (1) of that Act's supplementary provisions (附則) deems to be a provisional large motor vehicle license (大型仮免許) under the new wording.
Short name set inSupplementary Provisions, Article 6, paragraph (1)
L-MVL as referred to in the Former Act
「旧法大型免許」
The large motor vehicle license (大型自動車免許) of Article 84, paragraph (3) of the Road Traffic Act as it stood before Article 4 of Act No. 90 of 2004 amended it, which Article 6, paragraph (1) of that Act's supplementary provisions (附則) deems to be a large motor vehicle license (大型免許) under the new wording.
Short name set inSupplementary Provisions, Article 6, paragraph (1)
class 2 L-MVL as referred to in the Former Act
「旧法大型第二種免許」
The class 2 large motor vehicle license (大型自動車第二種免許) of Article 84, paragraph (4) of the Road Traffic Act as it stood before Article 4 of Act No. 90 of 2004 amended it, which Article 6, paragraph (1) of that Act's supplementary provisions (附則) deems to be a class 2 large motor vehicle license (大型第二種免許) under the new wording.
Short name set inSupplementary Provisions, Article 6, paragraph (1)
provisional S-MVL as referred to in the Former Act
「旧法普通仮免許」
The provisional standard motor vehicle license (普通自動車仮免許) of Article 84, paragraph (5) of the Road Traffic Act as it stood before Article 4 of Act No. 90 of 2004 amended it, which Article 6, paragraph (1) of that Act's supplementary provisions (附則) deems to be a provisional standard motor vehicle license (普通仮免許) under the new wording.
Short name set inSupplementary Provisions, Article 6, paragraph (1)
S-MVL as referred to in the Former Act
「旧法普通免許」
The standard motor vehicle license (普通自動車免許) of Article 84, paragraph (3) of the Road Traffic Act as it stood before Article 4 of Act No. 90 of 2004 amended it, which Article 6, paragraph (1) of that Act's supplementary provisions (附則) deems to be a mid-sized motor vehicle license (中型免許) limited to vehicles corresponding to the earlier standard motor vehicle, or, in the cases items (iii) and (ix) to (xi) of that paragraph list, a standard motor vehicle license (普通免許) with a corresponding limitation.
Short name set inSupplementary Provisions, Article 6, paragraph (1)
class 2 S-MVL as referred to in the Former Actcorrected by this site
「旧法普通第二種免許」
The class 2 standard motor vehicle license (普通自動車第二種免許) of Article 84, paragraph (4) of the Road Traffic Act as it stood before Article 4 of Act No. 90 of 2004 amended it, which Article 6, paragraph (1) of that Act's supplementary provisions (附則) deems to be a class 2 mid-sized motor vehicle license (中型第二種免許) limited to vehicles corresponding to the earlier standard motor vehicle, or, in the cases items (vi) and (xii) of that paragraph list, a class 2 standard motor vehicle license (普通第二種免許) with a corresponding limitation.
Short name set inSupplementary Provisions, Article 6, paragraph (1)
provisional S-MVL
「普通仮免許」
The provisional standard motor vehicle license (普通自動車仮免許) of Article 84, paragraph (5) of the Road Traffic Act as amended by Article 4 of Act No. 90 of 2004, as Article 6, paragraph (1) of that Act's supplementary provisions (附則) names it in saying which license held under the earlier wording is deemed to be which license under the new one; a provisional standard motor vehicle license held under the earlier wording is deemed to be this one.
Short name set inSupplementary Provisions, Article 6, paragraph (1)
S-MVL
「普通免許」
The standard motor vehicle license (普通自動車免許) of Article 84, paragraph (3) of the Road Traffic Act as amended by Article 4 of Act No. 90 of 2004, as Article 6, paragraph (1) of that Act's supplementary provisions (附則) names it in saying which license held under the earlier wording is deemed to be which license under the new one; some standard motor vehicle licenses held under the earlier wording are deemed to be this one with a limitation on the vehicles it covers.
Short name set inSupplementary Provisions, Article 6, paragraph (1)
class 2 S-MVL
「普通第二種免許」
A class 2 standard motor vehicle license (普通自動車第二種免許), one of the kinds of class 2 license (第二種免許) that Article 84, paragraph (4) sets out; the supplementary provisions (附則) of Act No. 90 of 2004 and Act No. 40 of 2015 use the term for that license as each of those Acts left Article 84, when deeming licenses held under the earlier wording to be licenses of the new kinds.
Short name set inSupplementary Provisions, Article 6, paragraph (1)
mid-sized motor vehicle
「中型自動車」
The mid-sized motor vehicle (中型自動車) of Article 3 of the Road Traffic Act as amended by Article 4 of Act No. 90 of 2004, as Article 6, paragraph (1) of that Act's supplementary provisions (附則) uses the term.
Short name set inSupplementary Provisions, Article 6, paragraph (1), item (ii)
standard motor vehicle as referred to in the Former Act
「旧法普通自動車」
The standard motor vehicle (普通自動車) of Article 3 of the Road Traffic Act as it stood before Article 4 of Act No. 90 of 2004 amended it, as Article 6, paragraph (1) of that Act's supplementary provisions (附則) uses the term to describe how licenses are limited.
Short name set inSupplementary Provisions, Article 6, paragraph (1), item (ii)
standard motor vehicle
「普通自動車」
In Article 6, paragraph (1) of the supplementary provisions (附則) of Act No. 90 of 2004, a standard motor vehicle as defined in Article 3 of this Act as that Act amended it; a standard motor vehicle license (普通免許) held under the earlier wording and limited to vehicles equivalent to it becomes a standard motor vehicle license with an equivalent limit.
Short name set inSupplementary Provisions, Article 6, paragraph (1), item (iii)
Amending Act of 1965
「昭和四十年改正法」
Short name for the Act Partially Amending the Road Traffic Act (Act No. 96 of 1965).
Short name set inSupplementary Provisions, Article 6, paragraph (1), item (x)· applies only in this article