This Act comes into effect on September 1, 2021; provided, however, that the provisions of Article 60 of the Supplementary Provisions come into effect on the date of promulgation.

①A disposition of certification, etc., or any other act, made before this Act comes into effect by the then-existing organ of the State under the provisions of the respective Acts prior to their revision by this Act (including orders based on them; hereinafter referred to in this Article and the following Article as "former laws and regulations"), for which there is an equivalent provision in the respective Acts as revised by this Act (including orders based on them; hereinafter referred to in this Article and the following Article as "new laws and regulations"), is, except as otherwise provided for by laws and regulations, deemed, after this Act comes into effect, to be a disposition of certification, etc., or any other act, made by the corresponding organ of the State under the equivalent provision of the respective Acts as revised.

②An application, notification or other act that has actually been made to the then-existing organ of the State under the provisions of the former laws and regulations at the time this Act comes into effect is, except as otherwise provided for by laws and regulations, deemed, after this Act comes into effect, to be an application, notification or other act made to the corresponding organ of the State under the equivalent provision of the new laws and regulations.

③With regard to a matter for which an application, notification or other procedure must be made to the then-existing organ of the State under the provisions of the former laws and regulations before this Act comes into effect, and for which that procedure has not been made to the then-existing organ of the State before the day this Act comes into effect, the provisions of the new laws and regulations apply, except as otherwise provided for by laws and regulations, after this Act comes into effect, by deeming that procedure not to have been made to the corresponding organ of the State under the equivalent provision of the new laws and regulations.

A Cabinet Office Order under Article 7, paragraph (3) of the Act for Establishment of the Cabinet Office, or a Ministerial Order under Article 12, paragraph (1) of the National Government Organization Act, issued under the provisions of the former laws and regulations, is, except as otherwise provided for by laws and regulations, to have effect, after this Act comes into effect, as the corresponding Digital Agency Order under Article 7, paragraph (3), or a Ministerial Order under Article 12, paragraph (1) of the National Government Organization Act, issued based on the equivalent provision of the new laws and regulations.

With regard to the application of penal provisions to acts committed before this Act comes into effect, the provisions then in force continue to govern.

Beyond what is provided for in Article 15, Article 16, Article 51 and the preceding three Articles of the Supplementary Provisions, transitional measures necessary in connection with the enforcement of this Act (including transitional measures concerning penal provisions) are specified by Cabinet Order.