# 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-4271-40/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-4271-40/art-2 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4271-40/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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They are never merged and never substituted for one another. --- ### 第二条（免許等に関する経過措置） — (Transitional Measures for Licenses) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System suppl-4271-40/art-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/suppl-4271-40/art-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4271-40/art-2 **第一項** この法律による改正前の道路交通法（以下「旧法」という。）第八十四条第三項の中型自動車免許（以下「旧法中型免許」という。）、同項の普通自動車免許（以下「旧法普通免許」という。）、同条第四項の中型自動車第二種免許（以下「旧法中型第二種免許」という。）、同項の普通自動車第二種免許（以下「旧法普通第二種免許」という。）、同条第五項の中型自動車仮免許（以下「旧法中型仮免許」という。）及び同項の普通自動車仮免許（以下「旧法普通仮免許」という。）は、次の各号に掲げる区分に応じ、それぞれ当該各号に定めるこの法律による改正後の道路交通法（以下「新法」という。）第八十四条第三項の中型自動車免許（以下「中型免許」という。）、同項の準中型自動車免許（以下「準中型免許」という。）、同項の普通自動車免許（以下「普通免許」という。）、同条第四項の中型自動車第二種免許（以下「中型第二種免許」という。）、同項の普通自動車第二種免許（以下「普通第二種免許」という。）、同条第五項の中型自動車仮免許（以下「中型仮免許」という。）及び同項の普通自動車仮免許（以下「普通仮免許」という。）とみなす。 suppl-4271-40/art-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/suppl-4271-40/art-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4271-40/art-2/par-1 A mid-sized motor vehicle license as referred to in Article 84, paragraph (3) of the Road Traffic Act prior to its amendment under this Act (hereinafter referred to as the "Former Act") (hereinafter referred to as an "M-MVL as referred to in the Former Act"), a standard motor vehicle license as referred to in that paragraph (hereinafter referred to as a "class 2 S-MVL as referred to in the Former Act"), a class 2 mid-sized motor vehicle license as referred to in paragraph (4) of that Article (hereinafter referred to as a "class 2 M-MVL as referred to in the Former Act"), a class 2 standard motor vehicle license as referred to in that paragraph (hereinafter referred to as a "class 2 class 2 S-MVL as referred to in the Former Act"), a provisional mid-sized motor vehicle license as referred to in paragraph (5) of that Article (hereinafter referred to as a "provisional M-MVL as referred to in the Former Act"), or a provisional standard motor vehicle license as referred to in that paragraph (hereinafter referred to as a "provisional class 2 S-MVL as referred to in the Former Act") is deemed, for each category of license set forth in the following items and as prescribed in the relevant item, to be a mid-sized motor vehicle license as referred to in Article 84, paragraph (3) of the Road Traffic Act after its amendment under this Act (hereinafter referred to as the "New Act") (hereinafter referred to as an "M-MVL"), a semi-mid-sized motor vehicle license as referred to in that paragraph (hereinafter referred to as an "SM-MVL"), a standard motor vehicle license as referred to in that paragraph (hereinafter referred to as an "S-MVL"), a class 2 mid-sized motor vehicle license as referred to in paragraph (4) of that Article (hereinafter referred to as a "class 2 M-MVL"), a class 2 standard motor vehicle license as referred to in that paragraph (hereinafter referred to as a "class 2 S-MVL"), a provisional mid-sized motor vehicle license referred to in paragraph (5) of that Article (hereinafter referred to as a "provisional M-MVL"), or a provisional standard motor vehicle license as referred to in that paragraph (hereinafter referred to as a "provisional S-MVL"): Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **一** 旧法中型免許　中型免許 suppl-4271-40/art-2/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/suppl-4271-40/art-2/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4271-40/art-2/par-1/item-1 an M-MVL as referred to in the Former Act:an M-MVL; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **二** 旧法普通免許で、次号に掲げるもの以外のもの　新法第九十一条の規定により、運転することができる新法第三条の準中型自動車（第五号において「準中型自動車」という。）が旧法第三条の普通自動車（以下「旧法普通自動車」という。）に相当するものに限定されている準中型免許 suppl-4271-40/art-2/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/suppl-4271-40/art-2/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4271-40/art-2/par-1/item-2 an S-MVL as referred to in the Former Act other than as set forth in the following item:an SM-MVL that limits the semi-mid-sized motor vehicles as referred to in Article 3 of the New Act (referred to as a "semi-mid-sized motor vehicle" in item (v)) that a person is permitted to drive pursuant to Article 91 of the New Act to those that are equivalent to a standard motor vehicle as referred to in Article 3 of the Former Act (hereinafter referred to as a "standard motor vehicle as referred to in the Former Act"); Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **三** 旧法普通免許で、旧法第九十一条の規定により、運転することができる旧法普通自動車が新法第三条の普通自動車（第六号において「普通自動車」という。）に相当するものに限定されているもの　普通免許 suppl-4271-40/art-2/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/suppl-4271-40/art-2/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4271-40/art-2/par-1/item-3 an S-MVL as referred to in the Former Act that limits the standard motor vehicles as referred to in the Former Act that a person is permitted to drive pursuant to Article 91 of the Former Act to those that are equivalent to a standard motor vehicle as referred to in Article 3 of the New Act (referred to as a "standard motor vehicle" in item (vi)):an S-MVL; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **四** 旧法中型第二種免許　中型第二種免許 suppl-4271-40/art-2/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/suppl-4271-40/art-2/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4271-40/art-2/par-1/item-4 a class 2 M-MVL as referred to in the Former Act:a class 2 M-MVL; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **五** 旧法普通第二種免許で、次号に掲げるもの以外のもの　新法第九十一条の規定により、運転することができる新法第三条の中型自動車がなく、かつ、運転することができる準中型自動車が旧法普通自動車に相当するものに限定されている中型第二種免許 suppl-4271-40/art-2/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/suppl-4271-40/art-2/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4271-40/art-2/par-1/item-5 a class 2 S-MVL as referred to in the Former Act other than as set forth in the following item:a class 2 M-MVL that does permit a person to drive any mid-sized motor vehicles as referred to in Article 3 of the New Act pursuant to Article 91 of the New Act, and which limits the semi-mid-sized motor vehicles that a person is permitted to drive pursuant to Article 91 of the New Act to those that are equivalent to a standard motor vehicle as referred to in the Former Act; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **六** 旧法普通第二種免許で、旧法第九十一条の規定により、運転することができる旧法普通自動車が普通自動車に相当するものに限定されているもの　普通第二種免許 suppl-4271-40/art-2/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/suppl-4271-40/art-2/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4271-40/art-2/par-1/item-6 a class 2 S-MVL as referred to in the Former Act that limits the standard motor vehicles as referred to in the Former Act that a person is permitted to drive pursuant to Article 91 of the Former Act to those that are equivalent to a standard motor vehicle:a class 2 S-MVL; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **七** 旧法中型仮免許　中型仮免許 suppl-4271-40/art-2/par-1/item-7 · https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/suppl-4271-40/art-2/par-1/item-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4271-40/art-2/par-1/item-7 a provisional M-MVL as referred to in the Former Act:a provisional M-MVL; and Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **八** 旧法普通仮免許　普通仮免許 suppl-4271-40/art-2/par-1/item-8 · https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/suppl-4271-40/art-2/par-1/item-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4271-40/art-2/par-1/item-8 a provisional S-MVL as referred to in the Former Act:a provisional S-MVL; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System --- ## Cites - suppl-4271-40/art-2/par-1: 第八十四条第三項 → 道路交通法 第八十四条第三項 (Article 84, paragraph (3)), art-84/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-84/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-84/par-3 - suppl-4271-40/art-2/par-1: 同条第四項 → 道路交通法 第八十四条第四項 (Article 84, paragraph (4)), art-84/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-84/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-84/par-4 - suppl-4271-40/art-2/par-1: 同条第五項 → 道路交通法 第八十四条第五項 (Article 84, paragraph (5)), art-84/par-5 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-84/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-84/par-5 - suppl-4271-40/art-2/par-1/item-2: 次号 → 道路交通法 附則第二条第一項第三号 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 2, paragraph (1), item (iii)), suppl-4271-40/art-2/par-1/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/suppl-4271-40/art-2/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4271-40/art-2/par-1/item-3 - suppl-4271-40/art-2/par-1/item-2: 新法第九十一条 → 道路交通法 第九十一条 (Article 91), art-91 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-91 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-91 - suppl-4271-40/art-2/par-1/item-2: 新法第三条 → 道路交通法 第三条 (Article 3), art-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-3 - suppl-4271-40/art-2/par-1/item-2: 第五号 → 道路交通法 附則第二条第一項第五号 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 2, paragraph (1), item (v)), suppl-4271-40/art-2/par-1/item-5 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/suppl-4271-40/art-2/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4271-40/art-2/par-1/item-5 - suppl-4271-40/art-2/par-1/item-3: 新法第三条 → 道路交通法 第三条 (Article 3), art-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-3 - suppl-4271-40/art-2/par-1/item-3: 第六号 → 道路交通法 附則第二条第一項第六号 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 2, paragraph (1), item (vi)), suppl-4271-40/art-2/par-1/item-6 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/suppl-4271-40/art-2/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4271-40/art-2/par-1/item-6 - suppl-4271-40/art-2/par-1/item-5: 次号 → 道路交通法 附則第二条第一項第六号 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 2, paragraph (1), item (vi)), suppl-4271-40/art-2/par-1/item-6 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/suppl-4271-40/art-2/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4271-40/art-2/par-1/item-6 - suppl-4271-40/art-2/par-1/item-5: 新法第九十一条 → 道路交通法 第九十一条 (Article 91), art-91 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-91 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-91 - suppl-4271-40/art-2/par-1/item-5: 新法第三条 → 道路交通法 第三条 (Article 3), art-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-3 ## Cited by 9 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 道路交通法 附則第二条第一項第二号（免許等に関する経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/suppl-4271-40/art-2/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4271-40/art-2/par-1/item-2 - 道路交通法 附則第二条第一項第三号（免許等に関する経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/suppl-4271-40/art-2/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4271-40/art-2/par-1/item-3 - 道路交通法 附則第二条第一項第五号（免許等に関する経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/suppl-4271-40/art-2/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4271-40/art-2/par-1/item-5 - 道路交通法 附則第四条第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/suppl-4271-40/art-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4271-40/art-4/par-1 - 道路交通法 附則第五条第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/suppl-4271-40/art-5/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4271-40/art-5/par-1 - 道路交通法 附則第六条第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/suppl-4271-40/art-6/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4271-40/art-6/par-1 - 道路交通法 附則第六条第二項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/suppl-4271-40/art-6/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4271-40/art-6/par-2 - 道路交通法 附則第七条第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/suppl-4271-40/art-7/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4271-40/art-7/par-1 - 道路交通法 附則第七条第二項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/suppl-4271-40/art-7/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4271-40/art-7/par-2 --- ## 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