This Act comes into force within one year of its promulgation, on the date that Cabinet Order prescribes.

Notwithstanding Article 90-2 of the Road Traffic Act after its amendment (hereinafter referred to as the "New Act"), prior laws continue to govern a person who, by the time this Act comes into force, has passed a driver's license test for an S-MVL or motorcycle license.

①Prior laws continue to govern the valid period of a license issued by the time this Act comes into force, and also governs a license renewed after the date on which this Act comes into force (hereinafter referred to as the "effective date"), if the first day of that renewal period, as prescribed in Article 101, paragraph (1) of the Road Traffic Act, falls before the effective date.

②For two years after the effective date, the phrase "a person who has held a license (other than provisional licenses) for at least five years continuously by the date of renewal or reference date and for a continuous period of at least five years, and who meets the criteria that Cabinet Order prescribes as a person with an exemplary record of observing the provisions of this Act, Orders based on this Act, and measures based on this Act, with respect to the driving of motor vehicles and motorized bicycles" in Note (i), 2. of the Table of Article 92-2, paragraph (1) of the New Act is deemed to be replaced with "a person who has held a license (other than a provisional license) for a period longer than the period that Cabinet Order prescribes and who meets the criteria that Cabinet Order prescribes as a person with an exemplary record of observing the provisions of this Act, Orders based on this Act, and measures based on this Act, with respect to the driving of motor vehicles and motorized bicycles".

Conditions attached at time this Act comes into force pursuant to the second sentence of Article 101, paragraph (2) of the pre-amendment Road Traffic Act (hereinafter referred to as the "Former Act") (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to the second sentence of Article 101-2, paragraph (3), Article 102, paragraph (3), and Article 107-4, paragraph (3) of the Former Act) are deemed to be conditions attached pursuant to Article 91 of the New Act or orders issued pursuant to Article 107-4, paragraph (3) of the New Act.

A designated driving school that is subject to a designation under Article 99, paragraph (1) of the Former Act at time this Act comes into force is deemed to be a designated driving school subject to a designation under Article 99, paragraph (1) of the New Act.

①If a skills evaluator who, as of the time this Act comes into force, has been appointed pursuant to Article 99, paragraph (2) of the Former Act at a driving school deemed, pursuant to the preceding Article, to be subject to a designation as a designated driving school under Article 99, paragraph (1) of the New Act (hereinafter referred to as a "driving school designated under the Former Act") is engaged in the duties of a skills evaluator as prescribed in Article 99-5, paragraph (1), (4), and (5) of the New Act at the driving school designated under the Former Act, that skills evaluator is deemed to have been appointed pursuant to Article 99-2, paragraph (1) of the New Act.

②Article 99-2, paragraph (2) of the New Act does not apply to a person who is deemed, pursuant to the preceding paragraph, to be a skills evaluator appointed under Article 99-2, paragraph (1) of the New Act (hereinafter referred to as a "skills evaluator appointed under the Former Act" in the following paragraph), until that person is issued a skills evaluator certificate pursuant to paragraph (4) of that Article.

③Article 99, paragraphs (8) and (9) of the Former Act remain in effect with regard to a skills evaluator of the Former Act until the end of the period provided for in the preceding paragraph.

①If a skills instructor or academic instructor who, as of the time this Act comes into force, has been appointed pursuant to Article 99, paragraph (1), item (iii) of the Former Act at a driving school designated under the Former Act is engaged in the duties of an instructor as prescribed in Article 99-3, paragraph (1) of the New Act at that driving school, that skills instructor is deemed to have been appointed pursuant to Article 99-3, paragraph (1) of the New Act.

②Article 99-3, paragraph (2) of the New Act does not apply to a person who is deemed, pursuant to the preceding paragraph, to be a skills instructor appointed under Article 99-3, paragraph (1) of the New Act (hereinafter referred to in this Article as "person deemed to be a skills instructor"), until that person is issued a skills instructor certificate pursuant to paragraph (4) of that Article.

③Until the period provided for in the preceding paragraph is over, a person managing a driving school designated under the Former Act must not allow a person deemed to be a skills instructor who is not a skills instructor as referred to in Article 99, paragraph (1), item (iii) of the Former Act at the time this Act comes into force to provide instruction on driving skills, nor may such a person allow a person deemed to be a skills instructor who is not an academic instructor as referred to in that item at time this Act comes into force to provide instruction on driving knowledge.

④Article 99, paragraphs (8) and (9) of the Former Act remain in effect with regard to a person deemed to be an instructor until the period provided for in paragraph (2) is over. In such a case, the phrase "skills instructor or academic instructor" in paragraph (8) of that Article is deemed to be replaced with "person deemed to be a skills instructor pursuant to Article 7, paragraph (2) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act Partially Amending the Road Traffic Act (Act No. 43 of 1993)" and the phrase "skills instructor or academic instructor" in paragraph (9) of that Article is deemed to be replaced with "person deemed to be a skills instructor pursuant to Article 7, paragraph (2) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act Partially Amending the Road Traffic Act".

①To apply Article 99-6, paragraph (1) of the New Act to a driving school designated under the Former Act, the phrase "this Section" in that paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "this Section, Article 7, paragraph (3) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act Partially Amending the Road Traffic Act (Act No. 43 of 1993), and Article 99, paragraph (8) of that Act before its amendment, which is deemed to remain in force pursuant to Article 6, paragraph (3) and Article 7, paragraph (4) of the Supplementary Provisions of that Act".

②To apply Article 99-7, paragraph (1) of the New Act to a driving school designated under the Former Act, the phrase "finds that a designated driving school no longer conforms to any of the criteria set forth in the items of Article 99, paragraph (1)" in that paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "finds that a designated driving school no longer conforms to any of the criteria set forth in Article 99, paragraph (1), item (i), (iv), or (v), or finds that a designated driving school no longer has the employees as prescribed in item (ii) of that paragraph (including skills evaluators appointed under the Former Act as referred to in Article 6, paragraph (2) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act Partially Amending the Road Traffic Act) or the employees as prescribed in Article 99, paragraph (1), item (iii) (including persons deemed to be skills instructors as referred to in Article 7, paragraph (2) of the Supplementary Provisions of that Act)" and the phrase "to ensure that it conforms to that criteria" is deemed to be replaced with "to ensure that it conforms to the criteria set forth in item (i), (iv), or (v) of that paragraph, or to employ those employees".

③To apply Article 99-7, paragraph (2) of the New Act to a driving school designated under the Former Act, the phrase "this Section" in that paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "this Section and Article 7, paragraph (3) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act Partially Amending the Road Traffic Act".

④To apply Article 100, paragraph (1) of the New Act to a driving school designated under the Former Act, the phrase "Article 99-3, paragraph (3)" in that paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "Article 99-3, paragraph (3), or Article 7, paragraph (3) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act Partially Amending the Road Traffic Act" and the phrase "an order under the preceding Article" is deemed to be replaced with "an order under the preceding Article or an order under Article 99, paragraph (8) of that Act before its amendment, which is deemed to remain in force pursuant to Article 6, paragraph (3) and Article 7, paragraph (4) of the Supplementary Provisions of that Act".

①A person who has completed the instruction in motor vehicle driving skills and knowledge as prescribed in Article 99, paragraph (5) of the Former Act is deemed to have completed the instruction in motor vehicle driving skills and knowledge as prescribed in Article 99-5, paragraph (1) of the New Act.

②A skills evaluation as referred to in Article 99, paragraph (5) of the Former Act is deemed to be a skills evaluation as referred to in Article 99-5, paragraph (1) of the New Act.

③A certificate of graduation or a certificate of completion issued pursuant to Article 99, paragraph (6) of the Former Act is deemed to be a certificate of graduation or a certificate of completion issued pursuant to Article 99-5, paragraph (5) of the New Act.

Beyond as prescribed in Article 5 of the Supplementary Provisions through the preceding Article, if there are corresponding provisions in the New Act, a measure, procedure, or other action undertaken pursuant to Article 99 of the Former Act or pursuant to an order based on the same is deemed to have been undertaken pursuant to the corresponding provisions of the New Act.

Prior laws continue to govern the applicability of penal provisions to conduct in which a person engages before this Act comes into force.

Notwithstanding Article 125 and the Schedule of the New Act, prior laws continue to govern conduct in which a person engages before this Act comes into force.