This Act comes into effect as of the date specified by Cabinet Order within a period not exceeding 3 months from the date of promulgation; provided, however, that the provisions set forth in the following items come into effect as of the dates specified respectively in those items.

With regard to the revocation of status of residence in cases where, with respect to a seal of verification for landing, etc. (meaning a seal of verification for landing, etc. provided for in Article 22-4, paragraph (1), item (ii) of the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act prior to the amendment by this Act (referred to as the "Former Act" in paragraph (1) of the following Article)) granted before the day on which this Act comes into effect (referred to as the "Effective Date" in the following Article), a fact set forth in item (iii) of the same paragraph is found, the provisions then in force continue to govern.

The provisions then in force continue to govern deportation with regard to a person whose status of residence was revoked before the Effective Date pursuant to the provisions of Article 22-4, paragraph (1) of the Former Act (limited to the part pertaining to item (iii); hereinafter the same applies in this paragraph) and a person whose status of residence was revoked pursuant to the provisions of Article 22-4, paragraph (1) of the Former Act in the cases where the provisions then in force continue to govern pursuant to the provisions of the preceding Article.

The provisions of Article 24, item (iv), sub-item (k) (limited to the part pertaining to (2)) of the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act as amended by this Act (referred to as the "New Act" in the following Article) apply to a person who, on or after the Effective Date, has instigated, incited or aided an act set forth in sub-item (k), (2) of the same item.

Upon receiving an advance application from a foreign national who seeks to land in Japan on or after the day on which the provisions set forth in Article 1, item (ii) of the Supplementary Provisions come into effect (hereinafter referred to as the "Item (ii) Effective Date") and who seeks to engage in the activities set forth in the right-hand column under "Nursing Care" in Appended Table I (2) of the New Act, the Minister of Justice may, pursuant to the provisions of Ministry of Justice Order, issue to the foreign national, before the Item (ii) Effective Date, a certificate of eligibility pertaining to the status of residence of "Nursing Care" in the same Table.

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

Beyond what is provided for in Article 2 through the preceding Article of the Supplementary Provisions, transitional measures necessary incidental to the enforcement of this Act are specified by Cabinet Order.