This Act comes into effect on October 1, 2001; provided, however, that the provisions of Articles 1 and 6, the provisions of the following Article (excluding the second sentence of paragraph (2)) and Article 6 of the Supplementary Provisions, the provisions of Article 11 of the Supplementary Provisions (excluding the provisions amending Appended Table 1, item (xx)-13 of the Act on Public Consultants on Social and Labour Insurance (Act No. 89 of 1968)), and the provisions of Article 12 of the Supplementary Provisions come into effect on June 30 of that year.

With regard to the payment of the basic allowance based on the measures under Article 25, paragraph (1) of the Employment Insurance Act prior to the amendment by Article 4 (hereinafter referred to as the "former Employment Insurance Act"), and the adjustment concerning various kinds of extended benefits prescribed in Article 28, paragraph (1) of the former Employment Insurance Act under the provisions of that Article, for qualified recipients prescribed in Article 15, paragraph (1) of the former Employment Insurance Act for whom those measures were decided before the date on which this Act comes into effect (hereinafter referred to as the "effective date"), the provisions then in force continue to govern.

In addition to what is provided for in these Supplementary Provisions, the transitional measures necessary in connection with the enforcement of this Act are specified by Cabinet Order.

With regard to the application of penal provisions to conduct engaged in before this Act (or, for the provisions prescribed in the proviso to Article 1 of the Supplementary Provisions, those provisions; the same applies hereinafter) comes into effect and to conduct engaged in after this Act comes into effect in the case where the provisions then in force are to remain applicable pursuant to the provisions of Article 2, paragraph (3) and Article 4, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions, the provisions then in force continue to govern.