# Act No. 37 of 2021: Act on the Arrangement of Related Acts for the Formation of a Digital Society

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Every law on japanlaw.org that Act No. 37 of 2021 amends, and when each change takes effect; promulgated 19 May 2021.

- Number: 令和三年法律第三十七号 (令和3年法律第37号), Act No. 37 of 2021
- Title: Act on the Arrangement of Related Acts for the Formation of a Digital Society (デジタル社会の形成を図るための関係法律の整備に関する法律)
- Promulgated: 19 May 2021
- In Japanese: https://japanlaw.org/ja/acts/503AC0000000037
- Changes to Japanese law, by date: https://japanlaw.org/en/changes (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/changes)

## Administrative Complaint Review Act (行政不服審査法)

https://japanlaw.org/en/administrative-complaint-review-act

- 19 May 2021: Since replaced.
- 1 September 2021: Since replaced.

## Act on Building Unit Ownership (建物の区分所有等に関する法律)

https://japanlaw.org/en/building-unit-ownership-act

- 19 May 2021: Since replaced.
- 1 September 2021: Since replaced.

## Civil Code (民法)

https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code

- 19 May 2021: Since replaced.
- 1 September 2021: Since replaced.
- 1 April 2022: Since replaced.

## Copyright Act (著作権法)

https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act

- 19 May 2021: Since replaced.
- 1 April 2022: Since replaced.

## Act on Assurance of Medical Care for Elderly People (高齢者の医療の確保に関する法律)

https://japanlaw.org/en/elderly-medical-care-act

- 19 May 2021: Since replaced.
- 11 May 2023: Since replaced.

## Employees' Pension Insurance Act (厚生年金保険法)

https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act

- 19 May 2021: Since replaced.
- 1 September 2021: Since replaced.

## Family Register Act (戸籍法)

https://japanlaw.org/en/family-register-act

- 19 May 2021: Since replaced.
- 1 September 2021: Since replaced.
- 13 September 2021: Since replaced.
- 1 April 2022: Since replaced.
- 1 April 2023: Since replaced.

## Health Insurance Act (健康保険法)

https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act

- 19 May 2021: Since replaced.
- 11 May 2023: Since replaced.

## Income Tax Act (所得税法)

https://japanlaw.org/en/income-tax-act

- 19 May 2021: Since replaced.
- 11 May 2023: Since replaced.

## Act on Access to Information Held by Administrative Organs (行政機関の保有する情報の公開に関する法律)

https://japanlaw.org/en/information-disclosure-act

- 19 May 2021: Since replaced.
- 1 April 2022: Since replaced.

## Act on Public Consultants on Social and Labour Insurance (社会保険労務士法)

https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-and-social-security-attorney-act

- 19 May 2021: Since replaced.
- 1 September 2021: Since replaced.

## Act on Land and Building Leases (借地借家法)

https://japanlaw.org/en/land-and-building-leases-act

- 19 May 2021: Since replaced.
- 18 May 2022: Since replaced.

## Lost Property Act (遺失物法)

https://japanlaw.org/en/lost-property-act

- 19 May 2021: Since replaced.
- 1 April 2022: Since replaced.

## Act on the Use of Numbers to Identify a Specific Individual in Administrative Procedures (行政手続における特定の個人を識別するための番号の利用等に関する法律)

https://japanlaw.org/en/my-number-act

- 19 May 2021: Since replaced.
- 1 September 2021: Since replaced.
- 13 September 2021: Since replaced.
- 1 April 2022: Since replaced.
- 1 April 2023: Since replaced.
- 1 March 2024: Since replaced.
- 27 May 2024: Since replaced.

## National Health Insurance Act (国民健康保険法)

https://japanlaw.org/en/national-health-insurance-act

- 19 May 2021: Since replaced.
- 11 May 2023: Since replaced.

## National Pension Act (国民年金法)

https://japanlaw.org/en/national-pension-act

- 19 May 2021: Since replaced.
- 1 September 2021: Since replaced.

## Act on the Protection of Personal Information (個人情報の保護に関する法律)

https://japanlaw.org/en/personal-information-protection-act

- 19 May 2021: Since replaced.
- 1 January 2022: Since replaced.
- 1 April 2022: Since replaced.
- 1 October 2022: Since replaced.
- 1 April 2023: Since replaced.

## Real Estate Brokerage Act (宅地建物取引業法)

https://japanlaw.org/en/real-estate-brokerage-act

- 19 May 2021: Since replaced.
- 18 May 2022: Since replaced.

## Real Property Registration Act (不動産登記法)

https://japanlaw.org/en/real-property-registration-act

- 19 May 2021: Since replaced.
- 1 April 2022: Since replaced.
- 18 May 2022: Since replaced.

## Residential Basic Book Act (住民基本台帳法)

https://japanlaw.org/en/residential-basic-book-act

- 19 May 2021: Since replaced.
- 1 September 2021: Since replaced.
- 18 May 2022: Since replaced.
- 6 February 2023: Since replaced.
- 8 May 2023: Since replaced.
- 11 May 2023: Since replaced.
- 27 May 2024: Since replaced.

## Road Transport Vehicle Act (道路運送車両法)

https://japanlaw.org/en/road-transport-vehicle-act

- 19 May 2021: Since replaced.
- 1 April 2022: Since replaced.

## Act on Special Measures Concerning Taxation (租税特別措置法)

https://japanlaw.org/en/special-taxation-measures-act

- 19 May 2021: Since replaced.
- 18 May 2022: Since replaced.

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## Sources

- The dates and the amending law: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (22 records)
- English title of the amending law: Written for this site with AI
- English names of the laws: Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice (22 records)