①The owner of a motor vehicle prescribed in Article 4 that has not been registered, or of a light motor vehicle subject to inspection or a two-wheeled small-sized motor vehicle for which a vehicle number has not been designated, may present the motor vehicle and undergo a preliminary inspection conducted by the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.

②If, as a result of a preliminary inspection, the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism finds that the motor vehicle conforms to the safety standards, the Minister must issue a motor vehicle preliminary inspection certificate to the owner of the motor vehicle.

③The validity period of a motor vehicle preliminary inspection certificate is three months.

④When the location of the base of operations has been determined for a motor vehicle for which a motor vehicle preliminary inspection certificate has been issued, the user of the motor vehicle may submit the motor vehicle preliminary inspection certificate to the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism and receive the issuance of a motor vehicle inspection certificate.

⑤Article 59, paragraphs (2) and (3) and Article 62, paragraph (5) apply mutatis mutandis to an application for the issuance under the preceding paragraph. In this case, in paragraph (5) of Article 62, "user" is deemed to be replaced with "owner" and "motor vehicle inspection certificate under Article 67, paragraph (1)" with "motor vehicle preliminary inspection certificate under Article 67, paragraph (1) as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 71, paragraph (8)".

⑥The latter part of Article 60, paragraph (1) applies to the case where the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism issues a motor vehicle inspection certificate pursuant to paragraph (4), and paragraph (2) of that Article applies mutatis mutandis to the issuance under paragraph (4).

⑦The main clause of Article 63, paragraph (2) and paragraphs (3) and (4) of that Article apply mutatis mutandis to a motor vehicle for which a motor vehicle preliminary inspection certificate has been issued. In this case, "user" in these provisions and in the provisions of Article 62, paragraph (1), latter part and paragraph (2) as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 63, paragraph (3) is deemed to be replaced with "owner", and "motor vehicle inspection certificate" with "motor vehicle preliminary inspection certificate".

⑧Article 67 applies mutatis mutandis to the case where there has been a change in the particulars recorded on a motor vehicle preliminary inspection certificate. In this case, "user" in that Article is deemed to be replaced with "owner".

⑨Article 61, paragraph (4) and the preceding Article apply mutatis mutandis to a motor vehicle preliminary inspection certificate. In this case, "user" in the preceding Article is deemed to be replaced with "owner".