# 道路交通法 / Road Traffic Act — 第七条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 7)

- 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: 第七条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 7) — address `suppl-4161-90/art-7`
- Text in force since: 2026-07-21
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/suppl-4161-90/art-7
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4161-90/art-7
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They are never merged and never substituted for one another.

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### 第七条
<sup>suppl-4161-90/art-7 · https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/suppl-4161-90/art-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4161-90/art-7</sup>

**第一項**  第四条の規定の施行の際現にされている次の各号に掲げる運転免許の申請は、当該各号に定める運転免許の申請とみなす。
<sup>suppl-4161-90/art-7/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/suppl-4161-90/art-7/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4161-90/art-7/par-1</sup>
An application for a driver's license as set forth in one of the following items that is pending at the time Article 4 comes into force is deemed to be an application for the driver's license that the relevant item prescribes:
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **一**  旧法大型免許　大型免許
  <sup>suppl-4161-90/art-7/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/suppl-4161-90/art-7/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4161-90/art-7/par-1/item-1</sup>
  an L-MVL as referred to in the Former Act:an L-MVL;
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **二**  旧法普通免許　普通免許
  <sup>suppl-4161-90/art-7/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/suppl-4161-90/art-7/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4161-90/art-7/par-1/item-2</sup>
  an S-MVL as referred to in the Former Act:an S-MVL;
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **三**  旧法大型第二種免許　大型第二種免許
  <sup>suppl-4161-90/art-7/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/suppl-4161-90/art-7/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4161-90/art-7/par-1/item-3</sup>
  a class 2 L-MVL as referred to in the Former Act:a class 2 L-MVL;
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **四**  旧法普通第二種免許　普通第二種免許
  <sup>suppl-4161-90/art-7/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/suppl-4161-90/art-7/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4161-90/art-7/par-1/item-4</sup>
  a class 2 S-MVL as referred to in the Former Act:a class 2 S-MVL;
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **五**  旧法大型仮免許　大型仮免許
  <sup>suppl-4161-90/art-7/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/suppl-4161-90/art-7/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4161-90/art-7/par-1/item-5</sup>
  a provisional L-MVL as referred to in the Former Act:a provisional L-MVL; or
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **六**  旧法普通仮免許　普通仮免許
  <sup>suppl-4161-90/art-7/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/suppl-4161-90/art-7/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4161-90/art-7/par-1/item-6</sup>
  a provisional S-MVL as referred to in the Former Act:a provisional S-MVL.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

## Cited by

3 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction.

- 道路交通法 附則第八条第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/suppl-4161-90/art-8/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4161-90/art-8/par-1
- 道路交通法 附則第十三条第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/suppl-4161-90/art-13/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4161-90/art-13/par-1
- 道路交通法 附則第二十五条第一項（その他の経過措置の政令への委任） — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/suppl-4161-90/art-25/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4161-90/art-25/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