For the categories set forth in each of the following items, the provisions of this Act come into force on the dates set forth therein:

The necessary procedures and other actions involved in registrations as referred to in Article 51-8, paragraph (1) of the Road Traffic Act after its amendment under Article 3, in the issuance of parking inspector certificates as referred to in Article 51-13, paragraph (1) of that Act, and in asking others to handle checking and confirmation processes may be undertaken even before Article 3 comes into force.

Prior laws continue to govern special grants for traffic safety measures given in or before the year 2003.

①To apply Article 51, paragraph (10) of the Road Traffic Act after its amendment under Article 1 (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (24) of that Article, and Article 51-3, paragraph (10), Article 72-2, paragraph (3), and Article 75-8, paragraph (2) of that Act) to a vehicle, load, or damaged object or load that, at the time the provisions set forth in Article 1, item (ii) of the Supplementary Provisions come into force, is being stored, pursuant to Article 51, paragraph (9) of the Road Traffic Act before its amendment by Article 1 (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (21) of that Article and Article 75-8, paragraph (2) of that Act), Article 51-3, paragraph (1) of that Act, or the second sentence of Article 72-2, paragraph (2) of that Act (referred to in the following paragraph as a "stored vehicle, load, or object"), the stored vehicle, load, or object is deemed have been taken into storage pursuant to Article 51, paragraph (9) of that Act (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (24) of that Article and Article 75-8, paragraph (2) of that Act), Article 51-3, paragraph (1) of that Act, or the second sentence of Article 72-2, paragraph (2) of that Act, on the date on which the provisions set forth in Article 1, item (ii) of the Supplementary Provisions come into force.

②Notwithstanding the preceding paragraph, prior laws continue to govern a stored vehicle, load, or object for which a public notice under the second sentence of Article 51, paragraph (10) of the Road Traffic Act before its amendment by Article 1 (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (21) of that Article, and Article 51-3, paragraph (10), Article 72-2, paragraph (3), and Article 75-8, paragraph (2) of that Act) has been issued before the provisions set forth in Article 1, item (ii) of the Supplementary Provisions come into force.

①Prior laws continue to govern marks that are attached to a vehicle pursuant to Article 51, paragraph (3) of the Road Traffic Act before its amendment by Article 3, before that Article comes into force.

②Notwithstanding Article 75-2, paragraph (1) of the Road Traffic Act after Article 3 comes into force, prior laws continue to govern cases in which a person engages in the conduct set forth in Article 75, paragraph (1), item (vii) of the Road Traffic Act before its amendment by Article 3 (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 75-8, paragraph (3) that Act) before Article 3 comes into force with regard to a vehicle for which instructions have been given pursuant to Article 51-4 of that Act.

A large motor vehicle license as referred to in Article 84, paragraph (3) of the Road Traffic Act before its amendment by Article 4 (hereinafter referred to as the "Former Act") (hereinafter referred to as an "L-MVL as referred to in the Former Act"), a standard motor vehicle license as referred to in that paragraph (hereinafter referred to as an "S-MVL as referred to in the Former Act"), a class 2 large motor vehicle license as referred to in paragraph (4) of that Article (hereinafter referred to as a "class 2 L-MVL as referred to in the Former Act"), a class 2 standard motor vehicle license as referred to in that paragraph (hereinafter referred to as a "class 2 S-MVL"), a provisional large motor vehicle license as referred to in paragraph (5) of that Article (hereinafter referred to as a "provisional L-MVL as referred to in the Former Act"), or a provisional standard motor vehicle license as referred to in that paragraph (hereinafter referred to as a "provisional S-MVL as referred to in the Former Act") is deemed, for each category of license set forth in the following items and as prescribed in the relevant item, to be a large motor vehicle license as referred to in Article 84, paragraph (3) of the Road Traffic Act after its amendment by Article 4 (hereinafter referred to as the "New Act") (hereinafter referred to as an "L-MVL"), a mid-sized motor vehicle license as referred to in that paragraph (hereinafter referred to as an "M-MVL"), a standard motor vehicle license as referred to in that paragraph (hereinafter referred to as an "S-MVL"), a class 2 large motor vehicle license as referred to in paragraph (4) of that Article (hereinafter referred to as a "class 2 L-MVL"), a class 2 mid-sized motor vehicle license as referred to in that paragraph (hereinafter referred to as a "class 2 M-MVL"), a class 2 standard motor vehicle license as referred to in that paragraph (hereinafter referred to as a "class 2 S-MVL"), a provisional large motor vehicle license as referred to in paragraph (5) of that Article (hereinafter referred to as a "provisional L-MVL"), or a provisional standard motor vehicle license as referred to in that paragraph (hereinafter referred to as a "provisional S-MVL"):

An application for a driver's license as set forth in one of the following items that is pending at the time Article 4 comes into force is deemed to be an application for the driver's license that the relevant item prescribes:

Beyond as prescribed in the preceding two Articles, a measure, procedure, or other action undertaken pursuant to the Former Act in connection with an L-MVL as referred to in the Former Act, S-MVL as referred to in the Former Act, class 2 L-MVL as referred to in the Former Act, class 2 S-MVL as referred to in the Former Act, provisional L-MVL as referred to in the Former Act, or provisional S-MVL as referred to in the Former Act is deemed to be a measure, procedure, or other action undertaken pursuant to the corresponding provisions of the New Act.

To apply Article 71-5, paragraph (1) and Article 85, paragraph (7) of the New Act, person who, at the time Article 4 comes into force, holds an S-MVL as referred to in the Former Act which is deemed to be an M-MVL pursuant to Article 6 of the Supplementary Provisions, or a person who, at the time Article 4 comes into force, holds an M-MVL and is deemed to have passed a driver's license test for an M-MVL pursuant to the following Article is deemed to be person holding an S-MVL.

A person who, at the time Article 4 comes into force, has passed a driver's license test for an L-MVL as referred to in the Former Act, S-MVL as referred to in the Former Act, class 2 L-MVL as referred to in the Former Act, class 2 standard motor vehicle as referred to in the Former Act, provisional L-MVL as referred to in the Former Act, or provisional S-MVL as referred to in the Former Act but has not received a driver's license under the Former Act is deemed to have passed the driver's license test for a driver's license as prescribed in Article 6, items (i) through (viii) of the Supplementary Provisions, based on the categories set forth in those items.

①To apply Article 88, paragraph (1), item (i) and Article 96, paragraph (2) of the New Act to a person holding an L-MVL as referred to in the Former Act, which is deemed to be an L-MVL pursuant to Article 6 of the Supplementary Provisions, or to a person who is deemed to have passed a driver's license test for an L-MVL pursuant to the preceding Article, the phrase "21 years of age" in Article 88, paragraph (1), item (i) of the New Act is deemed to be replaced with "20 years of age", and the phrase "three years" in Article 96, paragraph (2) of the New Act is deemed to be replaced with "two years".

②To apply Article 88, paragraph (1), item (i) of the New Act to a person holding an S-MVL as referred to in the Former Act which is deemed to be an M-MVL pursuant to Article 6 of the Supplementary Provisions, or to a person who is deemed to have passed a driver's license test for an M-MVL pursuant to the preceding Article, the phrase "a person under 20 years of age (or under 19 years of age, for persons that Cabinet Order prescribes) is not granted an M-MVL; a person under 18 years of age is not granted an SM-MVL" is deemed to be replaced with "a person under 18 years of age is not granted an M-MVL, SM-MVL".

③Article 96, paragraph (3) of the New Act does not apply to a person as prescribed in the preceding paragraph.

④To apply Article 88, paragraph (2) of the New Act to a person holding a provisional L-MVL as referred to in the Former Act, which is deemed to be a provisional L-MVL pursuant to Article 6 of the Supplementary Provisions, or to a person who is deemed to have passed a driver's license test for an L-MVL pursuant to the preceding Article, the phrase "21 years of age" in that paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "20 years of age".

①Notwithstanding Article 90-2 of the New Act, prior laws continue to govern a person who is deemed to have passed a driver's license test for an L-MVL pursuant to Article 10 of the Supplementary Provisions.

②To apply Article 90-2 of the New Act, a person who is deemed to have passed a driver's license test for an M-MVL pursuant to Article 10 of the Supplementary Provisions is deemed to be a person seeking to obtain an S-MVL.

③To apply Article 90-2 of the New Act, a person who is deemed to have passed a driver's license test for a class 2 M-MVL pursuant to Article 10 of the Supplementary Provisions is deemed to be a person seeking to hold a class 2 S-MVL.

Notwithstanding Article 96-2 and Article 97, paragraph (2) of the New Act, prior laws continue to govern a person filing an application for an L-MVL as referred to in the Former Act which is deemed, pursuant to Article 7 of the Supplementary Provisions, to be an application for an L-MVL.

To apply Article 100-2, paragraph (1) of the New Act to a person holding an S-MVL as referred to in the Former Act which is deemed, pursuant to Article 6 of the Supplementary Provisions, to be an M-MVL, or to a person holding an M-MVL who is deemed to have passed a driver's license test for an M-MVL pursuant to Article 10 of the Supplementary Provisions, the term "S-MVL" in that paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "M-MVL, S-MVL", and the phrase "hereinafter referred to as a 'vehicle the person is licensed to drive')" is deemed to be replaced with "for an S-MVL, a standard motor vehicle under the Road Traffic Act before its amendment by Article 4 of the Act Partially Amending the Road Traffic Act (Act No. 90 of 2004) (hereinafter referred to as a 'vehicle the person is licensed to drive')", and the phrase "the same type of license" in item (ii) of that paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "an S-MVL as prescribed in that Act"; and the phrase "obtained the license in question" in item (iii) of that paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "obtained the license in question, or a person for whom the limits prescribed in Article 6, item (ii) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act Partially Amending the Road Traffic Act have been lifted".

Prior laws continue to govern the applicability of penal provisions to conduct in which a person engages before Articles 2 through 4 come into force as well as to conduct in which a person engages after this Act comes into force if prior laws are to continue to govern that conduct pursuant to Article 5 and Article 21, paragraph (3) of the Supplementary Provisions or if prior laws remain in force pursuant to Article 21, paragraph (2) of the Supplementary Provisions.

Prior laws continue to govern the handling of violations as regards conduct in which a person engages before Articles 2 through 4 come into force.

Beyond as prescribed in Articles 3 through 14, Articles 21 and 23 of the Supplementary Provisions, and the preceding Article, Cabinet Order provides for the necessary transitional measures associated with bringing this Act into force (including transitional measures for penal provisions).