This Act comes into effect as of the date specified by Cabinet Order within a period not exceeding one year from the date of promulgation; provided, however, that the provisions amending Articles 36-2, 55, 57, 102 and 103, and the provisions of the following Article and Articles 10 through 12 of the Supplementary Provisions come into effect as of the date of promulgation.

The provisions of Article 36-2, paragraph (7) of the Road Transport Vehicle Act after the amendment (hereinafter referred to as the "New Act") apply to the grounds listed in the items of that paragraph that arise on or after the Date of Promulgation of this Act (hereinafter referred to as the "Date of Promulgation"), and with regard to dispositions relating to the grounds listed in the items of Article 36-2, paragraph (7) of the Road Transport Vehicle Act prior to the amendment (hereinafter referred to as the "Former Act") that arose before the Date of Promulgation, the provisions then in force continue to govern.

The provisions of Article 48, paragraph (2) of the New Act apply to a motor vehicle that, on or after the date of enforcement of this Act (hereinafter referred to as the "Effective Date"), has first received the issuance of a motor vehicle inspection certificate under the provisions of Article 60, paragraph (1) or Article 71, paragraph (4) of the New Act, or has received designation of a vehicle number under the provisions of Article 97-3 of the New Act.

The provisions of Article 61, paragraph (2) of the New Act apply to a motor vehicle that, on or after the Effective Date, has first received the issuance of a motor vehicle inspection certificate under the provisions of Article 60, paragraph (1) or Article 71, paragraph (4) of the New Act.

The provisions of Article 80, paragraph (1), item (iii) of the New Act apply to an application for certification of a motor vehicle disassembly maintenance business filed on or after the Effective Date.

The provisions of Article 80, paragraph (1), item (iv), (a) of the New Act apply to a person who has been sentenced, on or after the Effective Date, to the penalty prescribed in (a) of that item, and the provisions then in force continue to govern a person who, before the Effective Date, was sentenced to the penalty prescribed in Article 80, paragraph (1), item (iii), (a) of the Former Act.

The provisions of Article 81, paragraph (1) of the New Act apply to a change in the particulars listed in the items of that paragraph that occurs on or after the Effective Date, and the provisions then in force continue to govern a notification relating to a change in the particulars listed in the items of Article 81, paragraph (1) of the Former Act that occurred before the Effective Date.

The provisions of Article 91, paragraph (3) of the New Act apply to a disassembly maintenance record book relating to an inspection under Article 90 of the New Act conducted on or after the Effective Date, and the provisions then in force continue to govern the retention period of a disassembly maintenance record book relating to an inspection under Article 90 of the Former Act conducted before the Effective Date.

①The provisions of Article 108, item (ii) of the New Act do not apply to a violation relating to a disposition under the provisions of Article 54, paragraph (2) of the Former Act (limited to a suspension of use) made before the Effective Date.

②The provisions of Article 109, item (vi) or (x) of the New Act do not apply to a violation relating to an order under the provisions of Article 54, paragraph (1) or Article 92 of the Former Act issued before the Effective Date.

A disposition, procedure or other act done under the provisions of the Former Act is deemed to be a disposition, procedure or other act done under the corresponding provisions of the New Act.

With regard to the application of penal provisions to acts committed before the enforcement of this Act (for the provisions amending Article 36-2, before the enforcement of those amending provisions), and to acts committed after the enforcement of this Act that relate to the notification of changes and the retention of disassembly maintenance record books for which the provisions then in force are to govern pursuant to the provisions of Articles 7 and 8 of the Supplementary Provisions, the provisions then in force continue to govern.

Beyond what is provided for in Article 2 through the preceding Article of the Supplementary Provisions, transitional measures necessary in connection with the enforcement of this Act (including transitional measures concerning penal provisions) may be specified by Cabinet Order.