# 道路交通法 / Road Traffic Act — 第八条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 8)

- 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
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- Provision: 第八条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 8) — address `suppl-4051-43/art-8`
- Text in force since: 2026-07-21
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### 第八条
<sup>suppl-4051-43/art-8 · https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/suppl-4051-43/art-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4051-43/art-8</sup>

**第一項**  旧法指定自動車教習所に関する新法第九十九条の六第一項の規定の適用については、同項中「この節の規定」とあるのは、「この節の規定、道路交通法の一部を改正する法律（平成五年法律第四十三号）附則第七条第三項の規定並びに同法附則第六条第三項及び第七条第四項の規定によりなおその効力を有するものとされる同法による改正前の第九十九条第八項の規定」とする。
<sup>suppl-4051-43/art-8/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/suppl-4051-43/art-8/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4051-43/art-8/par-1</sup>
To apply Article 99-6, paragraph (1) of the New Act to a driving school designated under the Former Act, the phrase "this Section" in that paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "this Section, Article 7, paragraph (3) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act Partially Amending the Road Traffic Act (Act No. 43 of 1993), and Article 99, paragraph (8) of that Act before its amendment, which is deemed to remain in force pursuant to Article 6, paragraph (3) and Article 7, paragraph (4) of the Supplementary Provisions of that Act".
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第二項**  旧法指定自動車教習所に関する新法第九十九条の七第一項の規定の適用については、同項中「指定自動車教習所が第九十九条第一項各号に掲げる基準に適合しなくなつたと認めるとき」とあるのは「指定自動車教習所が第九十九条第一項第一号、第四号若しくは第五号に掲げる基準に適合しなくなつたと認めるとき又は指定自動車教習所に同項第二号に規定する職員（道路交通法の一部を改正する法律附則第六条第二項の旧法技能検定員を含む。）若しくは第九十九条第一項第三号に規定する職員（同法附則第七条第二項のみなし教習指導員を含む。）が置かれなくなつたと認めるとき」と、「当該指定自動車教習所を同項各号に掲げる基準に適合させるため」とあるのは「当該指定自動車教習所を同項第一号、第四号若しくは第五号に掲げる基準に適合させるため又は当該指定自動車教習所にこれらの職員を置くため」とする。
<sup>suppl-4051-43/art-8/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/suppl-4051-43/art-8/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4051-43/art-8/par-2</sup>
To apply Article 99-7, paragraph (1) of the New Act to a driving school designated under the Former Act, the phrase "finds that a designated driving school no longer conforms to any of the criteria set forth in the items of Article 99, paragraph (1)" in that paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "finds that a designated driving school no longer conforms to any of the criteria set forth in Article 99, paragraph (1), item (i), (iv), or (v), or finds that a designated driving school no longer has the employees as prescribed in item (ii) of that paragraph (including skills evaluators appointed under the Former Act as referred to in Article 6, paragraph (2) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act Partially Amending the Road Traffic Act) or the employees as prescribed in Article 99, paragraph (1), item (iii) (including persons deemed to be skills instructors as referred to in Article 7, paragraph (2) of the Supplementary Provisions of that Act)" and the phrase "to ensure that it conforms to that criteria" is deemed to be replaced with "to ensure that it conforms to the criteria set forth in item (i), (iv), or (v) of that paragraph, or to employ those employees".
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第三項**  旧法指定自動車教習所に関する新法第九十九条の七第二項の規定の適用については、同項中「この節の規定」とあるのは、「この節の規定及び道路交通法の一部を改正する法律附則第七条第三項の規定」とする。
<sup>suppl-4051-43/art-8/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/suppl-4051-43/art-8/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4051-43/art-8/par-3</sup>
To apply Article 99-7, paragraph (2) of the New Act to a driving school designated under the Former Act, the phrase "this Section" in that paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "this Section and Article 7, paragraph (3) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act Partially Amending the Road Traffic Act".
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第四項**  旧法指定自動車教習所に関する新法第百条第一項の規定の適用については、同項中「第九十九条の三第三項」とあるのは「第九十九条の三第三項若しくは道路交通法の一部を改正する法律附則第七条第三項」と、「前条の規定による命令」とあるのは「前条の規定による命令若しくは同法附則第六条第三項若しくは第七条第四項の規定によりなおその効力を有するものとされる同法による改正前の第九十九条第八項の規定による命令」とする。
<sup>suppl-4051-43/art-8/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/suppl-4051-43/art-8/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4051-43/art-8/par-4</sup>
To apply Article 100, paragraph (1) of the New Act to a driving school designated under the Former Act, the phrase "Article 99-3, paragraph (3)" in that paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "Article 99-3, paragraph (3), or Article 7, paragraph (3) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act Partially Amending the Road Traffic Act" and the phrase "an order under the preceding Article" is deemed to be replaced with "an order under the preceding Article or an order under Article 99, paragraph (8) of that Act before its amendment, which is deemed to remain in force pursuant to Article 6, paragraph (3) and Article 7, paragraph (4) of the Supplementary Provisions of that Act".
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- suppl-4051-43/art-8/par-1: 新法第九十九条の六第一項 → 道路交通法 第九十九条の六第一項 (Article 99-6, paragraph (1)), art-99-6/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-99-6/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-99-6/par-1
- suppl-4051-43/art-8/par-1: 道路交通法の一部を改正する法律（平成五年法律第四十三号）附則第七条第三項 → 道路交通法 附則第七条第三項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 7, paragraph (3)), suppl-4051-43/art-7/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/suppl-4051-43/art-7/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4051-43/art-7/par-3
- suppl-4051-43/art-8/par-1: 同法附則第六条第三項 → 道路交通法 附則第六条第三項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 6, paragraph (3)), suppl-4051-43/art-6/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/suppl-4051-43/art-6/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4051-43/art-6/par-3
- suppl-4051-43/art-8/par-1: 第七条第四項 → 道路交通法 附則第七条第四項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 7, paragraph (4)), suppl-4051-43/art-7/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/suppl-4051-43/art-7/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4051-43/art-7/par-4
- suppl-4051-43/art-8/par-2: 新法第九十九条の七第一項 → 道路交通法 第九十九条の七第一項 (Article 99-7, paragraph (1)), art-99-7/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-99-7/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-99-7/par-1
- suppl-4051-43/art-8/par-2: 第九十九条第一項 → 道路交通法 第九十九条第一項 (Article 99, paragraph (1)), art-99/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-99/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-99/par-1
- suppl-4051-43/art-8/par-2: 第九十九条第一項第一号 → 道路交通法 第九十九条第一項第一号 (Article 99, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-99/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-99/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-99/par-1/item-1
- suppl-4051-43/art-8/par-2: 第四号 → 道路交通法 第九十九条第一項第四号 (Article 99, paragraph (1), item (iv)), art-99/par-1/item-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-99/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-99/par-1/item-4
- suppl-4051-43/art-8/par-2: 第五号 → 道路交通法 第九十九条第一項第五号 (Article 99, paragraph (1), item (v)), art-99/par-1/item-5 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-99/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-99/par-1/item-5
- suppl-4051-43/art-8/par-2: 同項第二号 → 道路交通法 第九十九条第一項第二号 (Article 99, paragraph (1), item (ii)), art-99/par-1/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-99/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-99/par-1/item-2
- suppl-4051-43/art-8/par-2: 第九十九条第一項第三号 → 道路交通法 第九十九条第一項第三号 (Article 99, paragraph (1), item (iii)), art-99/par-1/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-99/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-99/par-1/item-3
- suppl-4051-43/art-8/par-3: 新法第九十九条の七第二項 → 道路交通法 第九十九条の七第二項 (Article 99-7, paragraph (2)), art-99-7/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-99-7/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-99-7/par-2
- suppl-4051-43/art-8/par-4: 新法第百条第一項 → 道路交通法 第百条第一項 (Article 100, paragraph (1)), art-100/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-100/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-100/par-1
- suppl-4051-43/art-8/par-4: 第九十九条の三第三項 → 道路交通法 第九十九条の三第三項 (Article 99-3, paragraph (3)), art-99-3/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-99-3/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-99-3/par-3
- suppl-4051-43/art-8/par-4: 前条 → 道路交通法 第九十九条の七 (Article 99-7), art-99-7 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-99-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-99-7

## Cited by

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- 道路交通法 附則第十条第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/suppl-4051-43/art-10/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4051-43/art-10/par-1

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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
