# 道路交通法 / Road Traffic Act — 第三条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 3)

- 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: 第三条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 3)（車両移動保管事務に係る経過措置） — address `suppl-4191-90/art-3`
- Text in force since: 2026-07-21
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### 第三条（車両移動保管事務に係る経過措置） — (Transitional Measures for Administrative Processes for Moving and Storing Vehicles)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>suppl-4191-90/art-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/suppl-4191-90/art-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4191-90/art-3</sup>

**第一項**  附則第一条第一号に掲げる規定の施行の際現に旧法第五十一条の三第一項に規定する指定車両移動保管機関（以下この条において単に「指定車両移動保管機関」という。）が同項の規定により保管している車両又は積載物（旧法第五十一条の三第十項において準用する旧法第五十一条第十一項（同条第二十一項において準用する場合を含む。）の規定によりこれらを売却した場合におけるその代金を含む。）に係る旧法第五十一条の三第一項に規定する車両移動保管事務（以下この条において単に「車両移動保管事務」という。）については、なお従前の例による。
<sup>suppl-4191-90/art-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/suppl-4191-90/art-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4191-90/art-3/par-1</sup>
Prior laws continue to govern administrative processes for moving and storing vehicles as prescribed in Article 51-3, paragraph (1) of the Former Act (hereinafter simply referred to as "administrative processes for moving and storing vehicles" in this Article) in connection with vehicles or loads (or the proceeds of a sale, when these are sold pursuant to Article 51, paragraph (11) of the Former Act which is applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 51-3, paragraph (10) of the Former Act (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (21) of that Article)) that a designated organization for moving and storing vehicles as prescribed in Article 51-3, paragraph (1) of the Former Act (hereinafter referred to as a "designated organization for moving and storing vehicles" in this Article) is storing pursuant to that paragraph at the time the provisions set forth in Article 1, item (i) of the Supplementary Provisions come into force.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第二項**  前項に定めるもののほか、附則第一条第一号に掲げる規定の施行前に指定車両移動保管機関が行った車両移動保管事務に係る旧法第五十一条の三第八項に規定する負担金等の納付、督促、徴収及び滞納処分並びに当該負担金等の請求権の消滅時効については、なお従前の例による。
<sup>suppl-4191-90/art-3/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/suppl-4191-90/art-3/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4191-90/art-3/par-2</sup>
Beyond as prescribed in the preceding paragraph, prior laws continue to govern extinctive prescription as regards paying, demanding, collecting, and taking measures to collect arrears of charges, fines, or fees as prescribed in Article 51-3, paragraph (8) of the Former Act in connection with administrative processes for moving and storing vehicles undertaken by a designated organization for moving and storing vehicles before the provisions set forth in Article 1, item (i) of the Supplementary Provisions come into force, and also continue to govern the right to demand such charges, fines, or fees
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第三項**  第一項に定めるもののほか、附則第一条第一号に掲げる規定の施行前に指定車両移動保管機関が行った車両移動保管事務に係る処分に関する行政不服審査法（昭和三十七年法律第百六十号）による審査請求については、なお従前の例による。
<sup>suppl-4191-90/art-3/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/suppl-4191-90/art-3/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4191-90/art-3/par-3</sup>
Beyond as prescribed in paragraph (1), prior laws continue to govern requests for review under the Administrative Appeal Act (Act No. 160 of 1962) in connection with measures involved in administrative processes for moving and storing vehicles taken a designated organization for moving and storing vehicles before the provisions set forth in Article 1, item (i) of the Supplementary Provisions come into force.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第四項**  指定車両移動保管機関の役員又は職員であった者に係る車両移動保管事務（第一項及び第二項の規定によりなお従前の例によることとされる場合におけるものを含む。）に関して知り得た秘密を漏らしてはならない義務については、附則第一条第一号に掲げる規定の施行の日以後も、なお従前の例による。
<sup>suppl-4191-90/art-3/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/suppl-4191-90/art-3/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4191-90/art-3/par-4</sup>
Even after Article 1, item (i) of the Supplementary Provisions comes into force, prior laws continue to govern the obligation of a former officer or employee of a designated organization for moving and storing vehicles not to divulge confidential information learned in connection with administrative processes for moving and storing vehicles (this includes obligations that prior laws are to continue to govern pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2)).
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- suppl-4191-90/art-3/par-1: 附則第一条第一号 → 道路交通法 附則第一条第一項第一号 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 1, paragraph (1), item (i)), suppl-4191-90/art-1/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/suppl-4191-90/art-1/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4191-90/art-1/par-1/item-1
- suppl-4191-90/art-3/par-1: この条 → 道路交通法 附則第三条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 3), suppl-4191-90/art-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/suppl-4191-90/art-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4191-90/art-3
- suppl-4191-90/art-3/par-2: 前項 → 道路交通法 附則第三条第一項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 3, paragraph (1)), suppl-4191-90/art-3/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/suppl-4191-90/art-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4191-90/art-3/par-1
- suppl-4191-90/art-3/par-2: 附則第一条第一号 → 道路交通法 附則第一条第一項第一号 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 1, paragraph (1), item (i)), suppl-4191-90/art-1/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/suppl-4191-90/art-1/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4191-90/art-1/par-1/item-1
- suppl-4191-90/art-3/par-3: 第一項 → 道路交通法 附則第三条第一項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 3, paragraph (1)), suppl-4191-90/art-3/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/suppl-4191-90/art-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4191-90/art-3/par-1
- suppl-4191-90/art-3/par-3: 附則第一条第一号 → 道路交通法 附則第一条第一項第一号 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 1, paragraph (1), item (i)), suppl-4191-90/art-1/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/suppl-4191-90/art-1/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4191-90/art-1/par-1/item-1
- suppl-4191-90/art-3/par-4: 第一項 → 道路交通法 附則第三条第一項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 3, paragraph (1)), suppl-4191-90/art-3/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/suppl-4191-90/art-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4191-90/art-3/par-1
- suppl-4191-90/art-3/par-4: 第二項 → 道路交通法 附則第三条第二項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 3, paragraph (2)), suppl-4191-90/art-3/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/suppl-4191-90/art-3/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4191-90/art-3/par-2
- suppl-4191-90/art-3/par-4: 附則第一条第一号 → 道路交通法 附則第一条第一項第一号 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 1, paragraph (1), item (i)), suppl-4191-90/art-1/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/suppl-4191-90/art-1/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4191-90/art-1/par-1/item-1

## Cited by

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

- 道路交通法 附則第一条第一項第一号（施行期日） — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/suppl-4191-90/art-1/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4191-90/art-1/par-1/item-1
- 道路交通法 附則第三条第一項（車両移動保管事務に係る経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/suppl-4191-90/art-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4191-90/art-3/par-1
- 道路交通法 附則第三条第二項（車両移動保管事務に係る経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/suppl-4191-90/art-3/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4191-90/art-3/par-2
- 道路交通法 附則第三条第三項（車両移動保管事務に係る経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/suppl-4191-90/art-3/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4191-90/art-3/par-3
- 道路交通法 附則第三条第四項（車両移動保管事務に係る経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/suppl-4191-90/art-3/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4191-90/art-3/par-4
- 道路交通法 附則第十二条第一項（罰則に関する経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/suppl-4191-90/art-12/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4191-90/art-12/par-1
- 道路交通法 附則第十三条第一項（その他の経過措置の政令への委任） — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/suppl-4191-90/art-13/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4191-90/art-13/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
