Supplementary Provisions, Article 4
第四条
The provisions of Article 20, paragraph (2) of the new Act (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 20-2, paragraph (2) of the new Act) apply to cases in which an ordinary passport issued based on an application for issuance made on or after the effective date has expired pursuant to the provisions of Article 18, paragraph (1) (limited to the part related to item (ii)) of the Passport Act, and with regard to cases in which an ordinary passport issued based on an application for issuance made before the effective date has expired pursuant to the provisions of that paragraph (limited to the part related to that item), the provisions then in force continue to govern.
新法第二十条第二項（新法第二十条の二第二項において準用する場合を含む。）の規定は、施行日以後にされた発給の申請に基づいて発行された一般旅券が旅券法第十八条第一項（第二号に係る部分に限る。）の規定によりその効力を失った場合について適用し、施行日前にされた発給の申請に基づいて発行された一般旅券が同項（同号に係る部分に限る。）の規定によりその効力を失った場合については、なお従前の例による。