This Act comes into effect as of the date specified by Cabinet Order on or before December 31, 2005; provided, however, that the provisions in Article 1 amending Article 36-2 of the Road Transport Vehicle Act, the provisions adding a chapter after Chapter VI of that Act, and the provisions amending Article 100, paragraph (1) of that Act come into effect as of the date specified by Cabinet Order within a period not exceeding one year from the date of promulgation.

①If a person who, before the enforcement of this Act, delivered a certificate of transfer to the transferee of a motor vehicle (excluding those specified by an Order of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism) pursuant to the provisions of Article 33, paragraph (1) of the Road Transport Vehicle Act prior to amendment by the provisions of Article 1 (hereinafter referred to as the "Former Road Transport Vehicle Act") has, as provided by Cabinet Order, with the consent of the transferee of that motor vehicle regarding the application under Article 7, paragraph (1) of the Road Transport Vehicle Act as amended by the provisions of Article 1 (hereinafter referred to as the "New Road Transport Vehicle Act"), provided the matters stated in that certificate of transfer to a registered information processing body by electronic or magnetic means, the provision of the matters prescribed in Article 33, paragraph (4) of the New Road Transport Vehicle Act is deemed to have been made pursuant to the provisions of that paragraph.

②In the case referred to in the preceding paragraph, the transferee of the motor vehicle must return that certificate of transfer to the person who delivered it.

①A person who, at the time of enforcement of the provisions prescribed in the proviso to Article 1 of the Supplementary Provisions (limited to the provisions amending Article 36-2 of the Road Transport Vehicle Act; the same applies hereinafter), already holds the permission under Article 36-2, paragraph (1) of the Former Road Transport Vehicle Act (hereinafter in this paragraph referred to as the "former permission") is deemed to be a person who received the permission under Article 36-2, paragraph (1) of the New Road Transport Vehicle Act (hereinafter in this paragraph referred to as the "new permission") on the date specified by Cabinet Order referred to in the proviso to Article 1 of the Supplementary Provisions (hereinafter in this Article referred to as the "Partial Effective Date"). In this case, the validity period of the new permission relating to a person deemed to have received that new permission is to be the same as the longest remaining period among the remaining periods of the validity periods of the former permissions relating to that person on the Partial Effective Date.

②A person who, at the time of enforcement of the provisions prescribed in the proviso to Article 1 of the Supplementary Provisions, has already applied for the permission under Article 36-2, paragraph (1) of the Former Road Transport Vehicle Act (excluding a person specified by an Order of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism) is deemed to have applied for the permission under Article 36-2, paragraph (1) of the New Road Transport Vehicle Act on the Partial Effective Date.

③A delivery operation permit that, at the time of enforcement of the provisions prescribed in the proviso to Article 1 of the Supplementary Provisions, has already been issued under Article 36-2, paragraph (3) of the Former Road Transport Vehicle Act (hereinafter in this paragraph referred to as the "former delivery operation permit") and a delivery operation permit number plate that has already been lent are deemed to be a delivery operation permit issued under Article 36-2, paragraph (3) of the New Road Transport Vehicle Act (hereinafter in this paragraph referred to as the "new delivery operation permit") and a delivery operation permit number plate lent thereunder. In this case, the validity period of the former delivery operation permit that is deemed to be the new delivery operation permit is to be the same as the remaining period of the validity period of that former delivery operation permit on the Partial Effective Date.

If a person who, before the enforcement of this Act, issued a completion inspection certificate pursuant to the provisions of Article 75, paragraph (4) of the Former Road Transport Vehicle Act and delivered it to the transferee of a motor vehicle (excluding those specified by an Order of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism) has, within the period specified by an Order of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism and as provided by Cabinet Order, with the consent of the person who files an application under Article 7, paragraph (1) or Article 59, paragraph (1) of the New Road Transport Vehicle Act, provided the matters stated in that completion inspection certificate to a registered information processing body by electronic or magnetic means, the provision of the matters prescribed in Article 75, paragraph (5) of the New Road Transport Vehicle Act is deemed to have been made pursuant to the provisions of that paragraph.

The provisions of the preceding Article apply mutatis mutandis to a person who, before the enforcement of this Act, delivered a safety standards conformity certificate to a client pursuant to the provisions of Article 94-5, paragraph (1) of the Former Road Transport Vehicle Act. In this case, the phrase "Article 7, paragraph (1) or Article 59, paragraph (1)" in the preceding Article is deemed to be replaced with "Article 7, paragraph (1), Article 59, paragraph (1) or Article 62, paragraph (1)", the phrase "that completion inspection certificate" with "that safety standards conformity certificate", and the phrase "Article 75, paragraph (5)" with "Article 94-5, paragraph (2)".

The provisions of Article 4 of the Supplementary Provisions apply mutatis mutandis to a person who, before the enforcement of this Act, delivered a limited safety standards conformity certificate to a client pursuant to the provisions of Article 94-5-2, paragraph (1) of the Former Road Transport Vehicle Act. In this case, the phrase "Article 7, paragraph (1) or Article 59, paragraph (1)" in Article 4 of the Supplementary Provisions is deemed to be replaced with "Article 7, paragraph (1), Article 59, paragraph (1) or Article 62, paragraph (1)", the phrase "that completion inspection certificate" with "that limited safety standards conformity certificate", and the phrase "Article 75, paragraph (5)" with "Article 94-5, paragraph (2) as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 94-5-2, paragraph (2)".

The provisions then in force continue to govern the application of penal provisions to conduct engaged in before the provisions prescribed in the proviso to Article 1 of the Supplementary Provisions come into effect.

Beyond what is provided for in Article 2 through the preceding Article of the Supplementary Provisions, transitional measures necessary in connection with the enforcement of this Act (including transitional measures concerning penal provisions) are specified by Cabinet Order.