Supplementary Provisions, Article 9
第九条
The provisions then in force continue to govern the application of penal provisions to acts committed before the Effective Date.
施行日前にした行為に対する罰則の適用については、なお従前の例による。
the Effective Datemachine translation
「施行日」
The date Act No. 63 of 1977, the amending Act these supplementary provisions (附則) belong to, comes into effect.
Short name set inSupplementary Provisions, Article 3, paragraph (1)