This Act comes into force within two years of its promulgation, on the date that Cabinet Order prescribes; provided, however, that the provisions amending Article 103-2, paragraph (1) and Article 10 and Article 14 through Article 16 of the Supplementary Provisions come into force on the day of promulgation.

A mid-sized motor vehicle license as referred to in Article 84, paragraph (3) of the Road Traffic Act prior to its amendment under this Act (hereinafter referred to as the "Former Act") (hereinafter referred to as an "M-MVL as referred to in the Former Act"), a standard motor vehicle license as referred to in that paragraph (hereinafter referred to as a "class 2 S-MVL as referred to in the Former Act"), a class 2 mid-sized motor vehicle license as referred to in paragraph (4) of that Article (hereinafter referred to as a "class 2 M-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 class 2 S-MVL as referred to in the Former Act"), a provisional mid-sized motor vehicle license as referred to in paragraph (5) of that Article (hereinafter referred to as a "provisional M-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 class 2 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 mid-sized motor vehicle license as referred to in Article 84, paragraph (3) of the Road Traffic Act after its amendment under this Act (hereinafter referred to as the "New Act") (hereinafter referred to as an "M-MVL"), a semi-mid-sized motor vehicle license as referred to in that paragraph (hereinafter referred to as an "SM-MVL"), a standard motor vehicle license as referred to in that paragraph (hereinafter referred to as an "S-MVL"), a class 2 mid-sized motor vehicle license as referred to in paragraph (4) of that Article (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 mid-sized motor vehicle license referred to in paragraph (5) of that Article (hereinafter referred to as a "provisional M-MVL"), or a provisional standard motor vehicle license as referred to in that paragraph (hereinafter referred to as a "provisional S-MVL"):

An applications for a driver's license as set forth in one of the following items that is pending at time this Act comes into force is deemed to be an application for a driver's license as prescribed in that item:

Beyond as prescribed in the preceding two Articles, a measure, procedure, or other action undertaken pursuant to the Former Act in connection with an M-MVL as referred to in the Former Act, S-MVL as referred to in the Former Act, class 2 M-MVL as referred to in the Former Act, class 2 S-MVL as referred to in the Former Act, provisional M-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 in connection with a driver's license as referred to in the relevant of the items of Article 2 of the Supplementary Provisions for the category referred to in that item.

A person who, at the time this Act comes into force, has passed a driver's license test for an M-MVL as referred to in the Former Act, S-MVL as referred to in the Former Act, class 2 M-MVL as referred to in the Former Act, class 2 S-MVL as referred to in the Former Act, provisional M-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 the items of Article 2 of the Supplementary Provisions, based on the categories set forth in those items.

①To apply Article 90-2 of the New Act, a person who is deemed to have passed a driver's license test for a driver's license as referred to in Article 2, item (ii) of the Supplementary Provisions pursuant to the preceding Article is deemed to be a person seeking to obtain an S-MVL.

②To apply Article 90-2 of the New Act, a person who is deemed to have passed a driver's license test for a driver's license referred to in Article 2, item (v) of the Supplementary Provisions pursuant to the preceding Article is deemed to be a person seeking to obtain a class 2 S-MVL.

①To apply Article 71, item (v)-4, Article 71-5, paragraph (1) and Article 100-2, paragraph (1) of the New Act to a person who holds an S-MVL as referred to in the Former Act that is deemed to be a semi-mid-sized motor vehicle license pursuant to Article 2 of the Supplementary Provisions (other than one as referred to in the following paragraph), the phrase "Article 71-5, paragraph (2)" in Article 71, item (v)-4 of the New Act is deemed to be replaced with "Article 71-5, paragraph (1)", the phrase "other than a person who has held a semi-mid-sized motor vehicle license" in Article 71-5, paragraph (1) of the New Act is deemed to be replaced with "other than a person who has held an S-MVL under the Road Traffic Act before its amendment by the Act Partially Amending the Road Traffic Act (Act No. 40 of 2015) (referred to as 'the Former Act' in this paragraph and Article 100-2, paragraph (1))", the phrase "and other persons that Cabinet Order prescribes, and other than a person who currently holds a standard motor vehicle license as referred to in that paragraph and who held that license for at least two years in total (not counting any period during which the person's license was suspended) before the day on which the person came to hold the current semi-mid-sized motor vehicle license" is deemed to be replaced with "and other persons that Cabinet Order prescribes", the phrase "drive a semi-mid-sized motor vehicle" is deemed to be replaced with "drive a motor vehicle equivalent to a standard motor vehicle under the Former Act", the phrase "when driving a vehicle that the person is licensed to drive with that license" in Article 100-2, paragraph (1) of the New Act is deemed to be replaced with "when driving a vehicle that the person is licensed to drive with that license (this means a motor vehicle equivalent to a standard motor vehicle under the Former Act in the case of an SM-MVL; the same applies hereinafter)", and the phrase "the same type of license" in item (ii) of that paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "an S-MVL under the Former Act".

②To apply Article 71-5, paragraph (1) and Article 100-2, paragraph (1) of the New Act to a person for whom the restrictions as referred to in Article 2, item (ii) of the Supplementary Provisions have been lifted, the phrase "who has not held that license for at least one year in total" in Article 71-5, paragraph (1) of the New Act is deemed to be replaced with "who has not held that license for at least one year in total beginning on the date on which the restriction referred to in Article 2, item (ii) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act Partially Amending the Road Traffic Act (Act No. 40 of 2015; referred to as the 'Amending Act of 2015' in this paragraph) is lifted (referred to as the 'date on which the restriction is lifted' in this paragraph and Article 100-2, paragraph (1))", the phrase "other than a person who has held a semi-mid-sized motor vehicle license at some point within the six months before the day on which the person came to hold the current license and other persons that Cabinet Order prescribes, and other than a person who currently holds a standard motor vehicle license as referred to in that paragraph and who held that license for at least two years in total (not counting any period during which the person's license was suspended) before the day on which the person came to hold the current semi-mid-sized motor vehicle license" is deemed to be replaced with "other than a person who has held those licenses (meaning that the person held an S-MVL under the Road Traffic Act before its amendment by the Amending Act of 2015 prior to the effective date of the Amending Act of 2015 and held a semi-mid-sized motor vehicle license after that date (not counting any period during which either of those licenses was suspended) for at least two years in total before the date on which the restriction is lifted); the same applies in Article 100-2, paragraph (1), item (v)), and other persons that Cabinet Order prescribes" the phrase "the date on which the person is licensed" in Article 100-2, paragraph (1) of the New Act is deemed to be replaced with "the date on which the restriction is lifted", and the phrase "a person who also holds an S-MVL, and who had held that S-MVL for a total period of at least two years before obtaining the SM-MVL (not counting any period during which that license was suspended)" in item (v) of that paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "who has held those licenses for a total period of at least two years before the date on which the restriction is lifted".

Article 101-7, paragraph (1) of the New Act apply to conduct that Cabinet Order prescribes which is referred to in that paragraph in which a person engages after the date on which this Act comes into force (referred to as the "effective date" in the following Article) (other than conduct that Cabinet Order prescribes as referred to in Article 102, paragraph (1) of the Former Act in which a person as prescribed in the following Article engages and which prior laws continue to govern pursuant to the following Article).

Prior laws continue to govern special fitness screenings administered following cognitive assessment to persons (limited to target persons referred to in Article 102, paragraph (1) of the Former Act) who have undergone a cognitive assessment pursuant to Article 97-2, paragraph (1), item (iii) or item (v), or Article 101-4, paragraph (2) of the Former Act prior to the effective date (but only a cognitive assessment that a person has undergone immediately prior to the effective date).

Notwithstanding Article 103-2, paragraph (1) of the New Act (including a case in which the provisions are applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 107-5, paragraph (10) of the New Act), prior laws continue to govern the chief of a police station's suspension of a person's license (including prohibiting a person from driving a standard motor vehicle or motorized bicycle) in connection with conduct in which the person (including a person with an International Driving Permit or a foreign driver's license) has engaged before the provisions referred to in the proviso to Article 1 of the Supplementary Provisions come into force.

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

Prior laws continue to govern the handling of abandonment penalties for conduct in which a person engages before this Act comes into force.

Prior laws continue to govern the handling of violations as regards conduct in which a person engages before this Act comes into force.

Beyond what is prescribed in the Supplementary Provisions, Cabinet Order provides for the necessary transitional measures to bring this Act into force (including transitional measures for penal provisions).