# 道路交通法 / Road Traffic Act — 附　則 (Supplementary Provisions)

- 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: 附　則 (Supplementary Provisions) — address `suppl-4021-73`
- Text in force since: 2026-07-21
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/suppl-4021-73
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4021-73
- 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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## 附　則 平成二年七月三日法律第七三号
<sup>suppl-4021-73 · https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/suppl-4021-73 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4021-73</sup>

**第一項**  この法律は、公布の日から起算して六月を超えない範囲内において政令で定める日から施行する。
<sup>suppl-4021-73/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/suppl-4021-73/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4021-73/par-1</sup>
This Act comes into force within six months of its promulgation, on the date that Cabinet Order prescribes.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第二項**  改正後の道路交通法第五十一条の二第十二項及び第十三項の規定は、この法律の施行後に同条第一項の指定車両移動保管機関が同項の規定により移動した車両に係る同条第八項の負担金等の請求権について適用する。
<sup>suppl-4021-73/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/suppl-4021-73/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4021-73/par-2</sup>
Article 51-2, paragraphs (12) and (13) of the Road Traffic Act after its amendment apply to the right to demand charges, fines, and fees pursuant to paragraph (8) of that Article for a vehicle that a designated organization for moving and storing vehicles as referred to in paragraph (1) of that Article moves pursuant to paragraph (8) of that Article after this Act comes into force.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第三項**  この法律の施行前にした反則行為については、改正後の道路交通法第百二十五条及び別表の規定にかかわらず、なお従前の例による。
<sup>suppl-4021-73/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/suppl-4021-73/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4021-73/par-3</sup>
Notwithstanding Article 125 and the Schedule of the Road Traffic Act after amendment, prior laws continue to govern violations committed before this Act comes into force.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- suppl-4021-73/par-3: 道路交通法第百二十五条 → 道路交通法 第百二十五条 (Article 125), art-125 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-125 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-125

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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
