Supplementary Provisions, Article 4
第四条
With regard to the validity of a passport that has been lost or was destroyed by fire, in the case where the person whose passport has been lost or was destroyed by fire has filed an application or request for the reissuance of a passport based on the provisions of Article 10, paragraph (1) or (2) of the former Act, or has filed an application for a travel document based on the provisions of Article 19-3, paragraph (1) of the former Act, the provisions of Article 18, paragraph (1), item (v) of the former Act remain in force.
旅券を紛失し、又は焼失した者が、旧法第十条第一項若しくは第二項の規定に基づき旅券の再発給の申請若しくは請求を行った場合又は旧法第十九条の三第一項の規定に基づき渡航書の申請を行った場合における当該紛失し、又は焼失した旅券の効力については、旧法第十八条第一項第五号の規定は、なおその効力を有する。