This Act comes into effect as of the day specified by Cabinet Order within a period not exceeding one year from the date of promulgation; provided, however, that the provisions set forth in the following items come into effect as of the days specified in those items.

①The certification of a motor vehicle disassembly maintenance business made, before the day on which this Act comes into effect (referred to as the "Effective Date" in the following paragraph and paragraph (3)), under Article 78, paragraph (1) of the Road Transport Vehicle Act before amendment by the provisions of Article 2 (referred to as the "Former Act" in that paragraph) is deemed, as provided by Order of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, to be a certification of a motor vehicle specified maintenance business made based on the provisions of Article 78, paragraph (1) of the Road Transport Vehicle Act as amended by the provisions of Article 2 (referred to as the "New Act" in the following paragraph and paragraph (3)). The same applies to an application for that certification.

②A person who, at the time of enforcement of this Act, is actually operating a business equivalent to the motor vehicle specified maintenance business prescribed in Article 77, paragraph (1) of the New Act (limited to a business that does not carry out maintenance or modification, as specified by Order of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, performed by removing a motor, power transmission equipment, running gear, steering equipment, braking equipment, shock-absorbing equipment or coupling equipment) may, until the day on which four years have elapsed from the Effective Date, notwithstanding Article 78, paragraph (1) of the New Act, continue to operate that business as provided by Order of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. The same applies, where that person has applied for the certification under that paragraph within that period, until the day on which the person receives notice that the certification has been granted or will not be granted.

③A disassembly maintenance record book under Article 91 of the Former Act that is actually kept at the time of enforcement of this Act is deemed, on the Effective Date, to be a specified maintenance record book under Article 91 of the New Act.

A person who intends to obtain the permission under Article 99-3, paragraph (1) of the Road Transport Vehicle Act as amended by the provisions of Article 3 may file the application even before the date on which the provisions set forth in Article 1, item (iv) of the Supplementary Provisions come into effect.

Procedures and other acts necessary in relation to the entrustment under Article 74-5, paragraph (1) and Article 74-6, paragraph (1) of the Road Transport Vehicle Act as amended by the provisions of Article 4 (hereinafter referred to as the "item (vi) New Act") may be carried out even before the date on which the provisions set forth in Article 1, item (vi) of the Supplementary Provisions come into effect (hereinafter referred to as the "item (vi) Effective Date").

With respect to a motor vehicle inspection certificate that was issued or returned before the item (vi) Effective Date pursuant to the provisions of Article 60, paragraph (1), Article 62, paragraph (2) (including the case where it is applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 63, paragraph (3) and Article 67, paragraph (4) of that Act) or Article 71, paragraph (4) of the Road Transport Vehicle Act before amendment by the provisions of Article 4 (hereinafter referred to as the "item (vi) Former Act"), or pursuant to the provisions of Article 22-2, paragraph (3) of the Comprehensive Special Zones Act before amendment by the provisions of Article 22 of the Supplementary Provisions, the provisions then in force continue to govern on and after the item (vi) Effective Date as well, notwithstanding Article 58, paragraphs (2) and (3) of the item (vi) New Act.

①In the application of the provisions of Article 58, paragraphs (2) and (3) of the item (vi) New Act, until the date specified by Cabinet Order within a period not exceeding one year and six months from the item (vi) Effective Date, the term "card" in paragraph (2) of that Article is deemed to be replaced with "card (or, in the case of the motor vehicle inspection certificate of a light motor vehicle subject to inspection prescribed in Article 59, paragraph (1), a written document stating the particulars recorded on the motor vehicle inspection certificate)", and the phrase "A motor vehicle inspection certificate" in paragraph (3) of that Article is deemed to be replaced with "A motor vehicle inspection certificate (excluding the motor vehicle inspection certificate of a light motor vehicle subject to inspection prescribed in Article 59, paragraph (1))".

②With respect to a motor vehicle inspection certificate of a light motor vehicle subject to inspection prescribed in Article 59, paragraph (1) of the item (vi) New Act that was issued or returned, during the period from the item (vi) Effective Date until the date specified by Cabinet Order referred to in the preceding paragraph, pursuant to the provisions of Article 60, paragraph (1), Article 62, paragraph (2) (including the case where it is applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 63, paragraph (3) and Article 67, paragraph (4) of the item (vi) New Act) or Article 71, paragraph (4) of the item (vi) New Act, or pursuant to the provisions of Article 22-2, paragraph (3) of the Comprehensive Special Zones Act as amended by the provisions of Article 22 of the Supplementary Provisions, the provisions then in force continue to govern after that date as well, notwithstanding Article 58, paragraphs (2) and (3) of the item (vi) New Act.

A disposition, procedure or other act made before the item (vi) Effective Date under the provisions of the item (vi) Former Act and orders based thereon is deemed to be a disposition, procedure or other act made under the corresponding provisions of the item (vi) New Act and orders based thereon.

The provisions then in force continue to govern the application of penal provisions to acts committed before the item (vi) Effective Date.

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

When five years have elapsed after the enforcement of this Act, the Government is to review the state of enforcement of the Road Transport Vehicle Act as amended by this Act and, if it finds it necessary, take the necessary measures based on the results.