# 道路交通法 / Road Traffic Act — 第四条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 4)

- Law: 道路交通法 (Road Traffic Act), 昭和三十五年法律第百五号
- English title "Road Traffic Act": Ministry of Justice translation
- Kind: Act — the distinction between 法律 (Act), 政令 (Cabinet Order), 省令 (Ministerial Order) and 条例 (local ordinance) decides who may issue it and what it may say.
- Provision: 第四条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 4)（経過規定） — address `suppl-3351-105/art-4`
- Text in force since: 2026-07-21
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/suppl-3351-105/art-4
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-3351-105/art-4
- Every provision below carries its address and both URLs on the line under it.
- Japanese text: e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁). English: as marked on each line below.

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### 第四条（経過規定） — (Interim Provisions)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>suppl-3351-105/art-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/suppl-3351-105/art-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-3351-105/art-4</sup>

**第一項**  前条第一項又は第二項の場合において、旧令の規定により公安委員会が運転免許についてした自動車の種類その他の限定又は運転免許若しくは運転許可について付した条件で現にその効力を有するものは、それぞれ新法の相当規定により公安委員会が当該免許について付した条件とみなす。
<sup>suppl-3351-105/art-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/suppl-3351-105/art-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-3351-105/art-4/par-1</sup>
In a case as referred to in paragraph (1) or (2) of the preceding Article, if they are still in effect, restrictions on the type of motor vehicle and other such restrictions that a public safety commission has placed on a driver's license pursuant to the Former Order, as well as conditions that a public safety commission has attached to a driver's license or driver's permit pursuant to the Former Order are deemed to be conditions that a public safety commission has attached pursuant to the corresponding provisions of the New Act.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 道路交通法 — the text in force from 2026-07-21 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/335AC0000000105/20260721_508AC0000000052), retrieved 2026-10-13
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Road Traffic Act — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/2962/tb), retrieved 2026-10-13
- This site's parser, version 190 — 道路交通法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-13