Whistleblower Protection Act

A disposition of certification and notice or any other act made by a former organ of the national government before the enforcement of this Act pursuant to the provisions of the respective laws before amendment by this Act (including orders based on these laws; referred to below as the "Former Laws and Regulations" in this Article and the following Article) is deemed, after the enforcement of this Act, to be a disposition of certification and notice or any other act made by the corresponding organ of the national government pursuant to the corresponding provisions of the respective laws amended by this Act (including orders based on these laws; referred to below as the "New Laws and Regulations" in this Article and the following Article).

An application, notification or other act that has been made to a former organ of the national government pursuant to the provisions of the Former Laws and Regulations and is in effect at the time of the enforcement of this Act is deemed, after the enforcement of this Act, to be an application, notification or other act made to the corresponding organ of the national government pursuant to the corresponding provisions of the New Laws and Regulations.

With regard to a matter for which an application, notification or other procedure must be conducted with a former organ of the national government pursuant to the provisions of the Former Laws and Regulations before the enforcement of this Act, and for which that procedure has not been conducted with the former organ of the national government before the enforcement of this Act, the provisions of the New Laws and Regulations apply after the enforcement of this Act, deeming that procedure not to have been conducted with the corresponding organ of the national government pursuant to the corresponding provisions of the New Laws and Regulations.

A Cabinet Office Order under Article 7, paragraph (3) of the Act for Establishment of the Cabinet Office or a Ministerial Order under Article 12, paragraph (1) of the National Government Organization Act that was issued pursuant to the provisions of the Former Laws and Regulations is to have effect, after the enforcement of this Act, as the corresponding Cabinet Office Order under Article 7, paragraph (3) of the Act for Establishment of the Cabinet Office, Disaster Management Agency Order under Article 7, paragraph (3) of the Act for Establishment of the Disaster Management Agency, or Ministerial Order under Article 12, paragraph (1) of the National Government Organization Act that was issued pursuant to the corresponding provisions of the New Laws and Regulations.

With regard to the application of penal provisions to acts committed before the enforcement of this Act, the provisions then in force continue to govern.