This Act comes into effect as of the date specified by Cabinet Order within a period not exceeding six months from the date of promulgation; provided, however, that provisions set forth in the following items come into effect on the date prescribed in each item:

With regard to a corporation that, at the time the provisions set forth in Article 1, item (i) of the Supplementary Provisions come into effect, has actually received a Designation under Article 32, paragraph (1) of the Act on Employment Security of Elderly Persons prior to amendment by the provisions of Article 2 (hereinafter referred to as the "Former Act"), the provisions of Articles 32 through 36 of the Former Act remain in force even after the provisions set forth in Article 1, item (i) of the Supplementary Provisions come into effect.

With regard to the application of penal provisions to acts committed before the provisions set forth in Article 1, item (ii) of the Supplementary Provisions come into effect, the provisions then in force continue to govern.