This Act comes into effect on April 1, 1980; provided, however, that the provisions set forth in the following items come into effect on the dates specified respectively in those items:

The provisions of Chapter II of the Act on Special Measures Concerning Taxation as amended (hereinafter referred to as the "New Act") apply to income tax for 1980 and subsequent years, except as otherwise provided, and with regard to income tax for 1979 and prior years, the provisions then in force continue to govern.

With regard to interest income prescribed in Article 3, paragraph (1) or Article 3-3, paragraph (1) of the Act on Special Measures Concerning Taxation prior to the amendment (hereinafter referred to as the "Former Act") which is to be paid by March 31, 1980, the provisions then in force continue to govern.

①The provisions of Article 4-2 of the New Act apply to asset-building savings prescribed in paragraph (1) of that Article for which a deposit, trust, purchase or payment (hereinafter referred to as "placement" in this Article) is made on or after the Effective Date of this Act (hereinafter referred to as the "Effective Date"), and with regard to asset-building savings prescribed in Article 4-2, paragraph (1) of the Former Act for which placement was made before the Effective Date, the provisions then in force continue to govern.

②Where a worker prescribed in Article 4-2, paragraph (1) of the Former Act holds asset-building savings prescribed in that paragraph for which the worker made placement before the Effective Date and which satisfy the requirements prescribed in that Article at the time the New Act comes into effect, the provisions of Article 4-2 of the New Act apply to those asset-building savings, deeming that the worker made placement on the Effective Date in accordance with the requirements of that Article.

With regard to dividend income prescribed in Article 8-2, paragraph (1), Article 8-3, paragraph (1) and Article 8-4, paragraph (1) of the Former Act which is to be paid by March 31, 1980, the provisions then in force continue to govern.

①With regard to the amount deemed to be the amount of distribution of surplus prescribed in Article 9 of the Former Act which a resident or a domestic corporation receives as a result of the merger of a forestry cooperative referred to in Article 9 of the Former Act that sought, before the Effective Date, the certification referred to in Article 4, paragraph (2) of the Act on Promotion of Merger of Forestry Cooperatives (Act No. 56 of 1963) pursuant to the provisions of Article 2 of that Act and received that certification, the provisions then in force continue to govern.

②With regard to the amount, out of the total of the amount of money and the value of assets other than money which a resident or a domestic corporation receives as a result of the merger of a forestry cooperative filing a blue return that is specified by Cabinet Order and that sought, during the period from the Effective Date to March 31, 1983, the certification referred to in Article 4, paragraph (2) of the Act on Promotion of Merger of Forestry Cooperatives pursuant to the provisions of Article 2 of that Act and received that certification, which is deemed to be the amount of distribution of surplus pursuant to the provisions of Article 25, paragraph (1), item (iv) of the Income Tax Act (Act No. 33 of 1965), the provisions of Article 9 of the Former Act remain in force. In this case, the phrase "a forestry cooperative (excluding one in liquidation) that" in that Article is deemed to be replaced with "a forestry cooperative (excluding one in liquidation) that is specified by Cabinet Order referred to in Article 6, paragraph (2) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act Partially Amending the Act on Special Measures Concerning Taxation (Act No. 9 of 1980; hereinafter referred to as the "1980 Amendment Act") and that", and the phrase "of Article 4, paragraph (2) of the Act on Promotion of Merger of Forestry Cooperatives (Act No. 56 of 1963)" is deemed to be replaced with "of Article 4, paragraph (2) of the Act on Promotion of Merger of Forestry Cooperatives (Act No. 56 of 1963), which it sought pursuant to the provisions of Article 2 of that Act, and the".