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the New Act

新法(しんぽう)

Former Order

旧令(きゅうれい)

This Cabinet Order as it stood before Article 1 of Cabinet Order No. 4 of 2015 amended it.

the Former Act

旧法(きゅうほう)

The Act on Land and Building Leases as it stood before Article 5 of Act No. 153 of 1999 amended it with effect from 1 March 2000.

the Former Act

旧法(きゅうほう)

The Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act as it stood before its amendment by the Act Partially Amending the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act (Act No. 74 of 2014).

the Former Act

旧法(きゅうほう)

The Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act as it stood before Act No. 79 of 1989 amended it.

the New Act

新法(しんぽう)

new Act

新法(しんぽう)

The Act as amended by the amendment these supplementary provisions belong to.

the New Act

新法(しんぽう)

the Former Act

旧法(きゅうほう)

This Act as it stood before Act No. 166 of 1961 amended it.

the Former Act

旧法(きゅうほう)

The Act as it stood before the amendment these supplementary provisions deal with.

the Former Act

旧法(きゅうほう)

In the original supplementary provisions (附則) of this Code (Act No. 109 of 1996), the Code of Civil Procedure (民事訴訟法) in force before this Code, as it stood before Article 2 of those provisions amended it.

the Exam

試験(しけん)

The qualification examination for consumer affairs consultants (消費生活相談員資格試験) under Article 10-3, paragraph (1) of the Consumer Safety Act, which tests whether a person has the knowledge and skills needed to give consumer affairs consultations.

Former Act

旧法(きゅうほう)

State, etc.

国等(くにとう)

In Article 8 of the supplementary provisions (附則) of Act No. 97 of 2022, the State (国), local governments (地方公共団体), associations or foundations without legal personality (人格のない社団又は財団) and other bodies a Cabinet Order (政令) specifies, as Article 4, paragraph (5) of the Act on Prevention of Transfer of Criminal Proceeds as amended by Article 6 of that Act lists them.

Convention

条約(じょうやく)

In the supplementary provisions (附則) of Act No. 85 of 1999, short name for the Convention concerning Fee-Charging Employment Agencies (Revised 1949) (No. 96).

the Former Act

旧法(きゅうほう)

Former Act

旧法(きゅうほう)

In Article 2 of the supplementary provisions (附則) of Act No. 64 of 2004, this Act as it stood before Act No. 64 of 2004 amended it.

base date

基準日(きじゅんび)

In the supplementary provisions (附則) of Cabinet Order No. 253 of 2010, the date a Cabinet Order (政令) sets under Article 3, paragraph (1) of the supplementary provisions of the amending Act (改正法) of those supplementary provisions, Act No. 77 of 2009, the date on which the mayor draws up provisional certificates of residence (仮住民票) for foreign nationals expected to become foreign residents (外国人住民).

disposition, etc.

処分等(しょぶんとう)

In the supplementary provisions (附則) of Act No. 54 of 2002, a permission, approval or other disposition (処分), or a contract or other act. Article 28 treats such an act that the Director of the Maritime Supervision Department (海運監理部長) or one of the other officials it names (海運監理部長等) did under the laws as they stood before that Act came into effect as done, as an Order of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (国土交通省令) provides, by the corresponding transport official (運輸監理部長等) under the laws as that Act amended them.