Supplementary Provisions
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Supplementary Provisions, Article 1Effective Date
第一条（施行期日）
This Act comes into effect as of the day specified by Cabinet Order within a period not exceeding three months from the date of promulgation.
この法律は、公布の日から起算して三月を超えない範囲内において政令で定める日から施行する。
Supplementary Provisions, Article 3Transitional Measures
第三条（経過措置）
With regard to the punishment of acts committed before this Act comes into effect that constitute the crime under Article 240 of the Penal Code prior to the amendment by Article 1 (hereinafter referred to as the "Former Act"), the provisions then in force continue to govern.
この法律の施行前にした第一条の規定による改正前の刑法（以下「旧法」という。）第二百四十条の罪に当たる行為の処罰については、なお従前の例による。
Supplementary Provisions, Article 4
第四条
If, among the crimes to be punished as crimes for consolidated punishment, there are crimes committed before this Act comes into effect and crimes committed after it comes into effect, and imprisonment with work or imprisonment without work for a definite term is aggravated for consolidated punishment for those crimes pursuant to the provision of Article 47 of the Penal Code, the provision of Article 14 of the Former Act applies; provided, however, that if the punishment that would be imposed if only those of the crimes committed after this Act comes into effect were punished by applying the provision of Article 14 of the Penal Code as amended by Article 1 would be heavier than the punishment that would be imposed if all of the crimes were punished by applying the provision of Article 14 of the Former Act, the crimes are punished by that heavier punishment.