# 道路交通法 / Road Traffic Act — 第二条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 2) - 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: 第二条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 2)（免許等に関する経過措置） — address `suppl-4131-51/art-2` - Text in force since: 2026-07-21 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/suppl-4131-51/art-2 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4131-51/art-2 - 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. Only the Japanese as published by the government has legal effect; the text below is a copy of it. 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Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 前項に規定する免許証のうち改正前の道路交通法（以下「旧法」という。）第百一条第一項の規定による更新期間の初日がこの法律の施行の日（以下「施行日」という。）以後となるものの有効期間の末日は、前項の規定にかかわらず、同項の規定によりなお従前の例によることとされる有効期間の末日（その日が当該免許証に係る免許を受けている者の誕生日でないときは、その日の直前のその者の誕生日）から起算して一月を経過する日（その日が道路交通法第九十二条の二第四項に規定する日に当たるときは、その日の翌日）とする。 suppl-4131-51/art-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/suppl-4131-51/art-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4131-51/art-2/par-2 Notwithstanding the preceding paragraph, if the first day in a renewal period as under Article 101, paragraph (1) of the Road Traffic Act before its amendment (hereinafter referred to as the "Former Act") for a license as prescribed in the preceding paragraph falls on or after the date on which this Act comes into force (hereinafter referred to as the "effective date"), the final day in the valid period of that license is the last day in the one-month period following the final day of the valid period that, pursuant to the previous paragraph, would be governed by prior laws (or the last day in the one-month period following the issuee's most recent birthday prior to the final day of the valid period that would be governed by prior laws, if this is not the issuee's birthday) (if the last day in that one-month period constitutes a day provided for Article 92-2, paragraph (4) of the Road Traffic Act, the following day). Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第三項** この法律の施行の際現に交付されている免許証で当該免許証に係る旧法第百一条第一項の規定による更新期間の初日が施行日前であるもの（以下「特定免許証」という。）について施行日以後にされた更新に係る免許証（次項において「特定更新免許証」という。）の有効期間については、新法第九十二条の二の規定にかかわらず、なお従前の例による。 suppl-4131-51/art-2/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/suppl-4131-51/art-2/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4131-51/art-2/par-3 Notwithstanding Article 92-2 of the New Act, prior laws continue to govern the valid period of a license which has been issued by the time this Act comes into force, if the first day of its renewal period as under Article 101, paragraph (1) of the Former Act falls before the effective date (hereinafter referred to as a "specified license") and if it is renewed on or after the effective date (hereinafter referred to in the following paragraph as a "license renewed as specified"). Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第四項** 特定更新免許証の有効期間の末日は、前項の規定にかかわらず、同項の規定によりなお従前の例によることとされる有効期間の末日（その日が当該免許証に係る免許を受けている者の誕生日でないときは、その日の直前のその者の誕生日）から起算して一月を経過する日（その日が道路交通法第九十二条の二第四項に規定する日に当たるときは、その日の翌日）とする。 suppl-4131-51/art-2/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/suppl-4131-51/art-2/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4131-51/art-2/par-4 Notwithstanding the preceding paragraph, the final day in the valid period of a license renewed as specified is the last day in the one-month period following the final day of a valid period that, pursuant to the previous paragraph, would be governed by prior laws (or the last day in the one-month period following the issuee's most recent birthday prior to the final day of the valid period that would be governed by prior laws, if this is not the issuee's birthday) (if the last day in that one-month period constitutes a day provided for Article 92-2, paragraph (4) of the Road Traffic Act, the following day). Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第五項** 特定免許証の更新を施行日以後に受けようとする場合における新法第百一条第一項に規定する更新期間の初日は、同項の規定にかかわらず、旧法第百一条第一項に規定する更新期間の初日とする。 suppl-4131-51/art-2/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/suppl-4131-51/art-2/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4131-51/art-2/par-5 Notwithstanding Article 101, paragraph (1) of the New Act, if a person seeks to renew a specified license on or after the effective date, the first day of the renewal period as prescribed in that paragraph is the first day of the renewal period as prescribed in Article 101, paragraph (1) of the Former Act. Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "Notwithstanding Article 101, paragraph (1) of the New Act, if a person seeks to renew a specified license on or after the effective date, the first day of the renewal period as prescribed in that paragraph (1) is the first day of the renewal period as prescribed in Article 101, paragraph (1) of the Former Act." — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/2962/tb **第六項** 特定免許証の更新を施行日以後に受けようとする者については、新法第百一条の二の二及び第百十二条第一項第五号の二の規定は、適用しない。 suppl-4131-51/art-2/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/suppl-4131-51/art-2/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4131-51/art-2/par-6 Article 101-2-2 and Article 112, paragraph (1), item (v)-2 of the New Act do not apply to a person seeking to renew a specified license on or after the effective date. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第七項** 特定免許証の更新を施行日以後に受けようとする際にその者が受けるべき講習については、新法第百一条の三及び第百八条の二第一項第十一号の規定にかかわらず、なお従前の例による。 suppl-4131-51/art-2/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/suppl-4131-51/art-2/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4131-51/art-2/par-7 Notwithstanding Article 101-3 and Article 108-2, paragraph (1), item (xi) of the New Act, prior laws continue to govern the training that a person must undergo when seeking to renew a specified license on or after the effective date. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第八項** 新法第百一条の四の規定は、更新期間が満了する日（新法第百一条の二第一項の規定による免許証の更新の申請をしようとする者にあっては、当該申請をする日とする。）が施行日から起算して三月を経過した日以後である免許証の更新を受けようとする者について適用する。 suppl-4131-51/art-2/par-8 · https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/suppl-4131-51/art-2/par-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4131-51/art-2/par-8 Article 101-4 of the New Act apply to a person seeking to renew a license for which the final day in the renewal period (or the day of filing an application, if a person is seeking to apply to renew a license pursuant to Article 101-2, paragraph (1) of the New Act) is on or after the date after the final day in the three-month period following the effective date. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System --- ## Cites - suppl-4131-51/art-2/par-2: 前項 → 道路交通法 附則第二条第一項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 2, paragraph (1)), suppl-4131-51/art-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/suppl-4131-51/art-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4131-51/art-2/par-1 - suppl-4131-51/art-2/par-3: 次項 → 道路交通法 附則第二条第四項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 2, paragraph (4)), suppl-4131-51/art-2/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/suppl-4131-51/art-2/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4131-51/art-2/par-4 - suppl-4131-51/art-2/par-4: 前項 → 道路交通法 附則第二条第三項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 2, paragraph (3)), suppl-4131-51/art-2/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/suppl-4131-51/art-2/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4131-51/art-2/par-3 - suppl-4131-51/art-2/par-5: 新法第百一条第一項 → 道路交通法 第百一条第一項 (Article 101, paragraph (1)), art-101/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-101/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-101/par-1 - suppl-4131-51/art-2/par-6: 新法第百一条の二の二 → 道路交通法 第百一条の二の二 (Article 101-2-2), art-101-2-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-101-2-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-101-2-2 - suppl-4131-51/art-2/par-6: 第百十二条第一項第五号の二 → 道路交通法 第百十二条第一項第五号の二 (Article 112, paragraph (1), item (v-2)), art-112/par-1/item-5-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-112/par-1/item-5-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-112/par-1/item-5-2 - suppl-4131-51/art-2/par-7: 新法第百一条の三 → 道路交通法 第百一条の三 (Article 101-3), art-101-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-101-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-101-3 - suppl-4131-51/art-2/par-7: 第百八条の二第一項第十一号 → 道路交通法 第百八条の二第一項第十一号 (Article 108-2, paragraph (1), item (xi)), art-108-2/par-1/item-11 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-108-2/par-1/item-11 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-108-2/par-1/item-11 - suppl-4131-51/art-2/par-8: 新法第百一条の四 → 道路交通法 第百一条の四 (Article 101-4), art-101-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-101-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-101-4 - suppl-4131-51/art-2/par-8: 新法第百一条の二第一項 → 道路交通法 第百一条の二第一項 (Article 101-2, paragraph (1)), art-101-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-101-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-101-2/par-1 ## Cited by 4 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 道路交通法 附則第二条第二項（免許等に関する経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/suppl-4131-51/art-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4131-51/art-2/par-2 - 道路交通法 附則第二条第三項（免許等に関する経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/suppl-4131-51/art-2/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4131-51/art-2/par-3 - 道路交通法 附則第二条第四項（免許等に関する経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/suppl-4131-51/art-2/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4131-51/art-2/par-4 - 道路交通法 附則第十条第一項（その他の経過措置の政令への委任） — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/suppl-4131-51/art-10/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4131-51/art-10/par-1 --- ## Sources - claude-opus-5-5 — Slips in the Ministry of Justice's English of the Road Traffic Act, corrected, written 2026-10-13 - 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 - Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Road Traffic Act (道路交通法), Supplementary Provisions, Article 2, paragraph (5) — the Ministry of Justice's English as printed (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