# 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) — address `suppl-4271-40/art-3`
- 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-3
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4271-40/art-3
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### 第三条
<sup>suppl-4271-40/art-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/suppl-4271-40/art-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4271-40/art-3</sup>

**第一項**  この法律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、それぞれ当該各号に定める運転免許の申請とみなす。
<sup>suppl-4271-40/art-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/suppl-4271-40/art-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4271-40/art-3/par-1</sup>
An applications for a driver's license as set forth in one of the following items that is pending at time this Act comes into force is deemed to be an application for a driver's license as prescribed in that item:
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **一**  旧法中型免許　中型免許
  <sup>suppl-4271-40/art-3/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/suppl-4271-40/art-3/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4271-40/art-3/par-1/item-1</sup>
  an M-MVL as referred to in the Former Act:an M-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-4271-40/art-3/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/suppl-4271-40/art-3/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4271-40/art-3/par-1/item-2</sup>
  an S-MVL as referred to in the Former Act:an S-MLV;
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **三**  旧法中型第二種免許　中型第二種免許
  <sup>suppl-4271-40/art-3/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/suppl-4271-40/art-3/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4271-40/art-3/par-1/item-3</sup>
  a class 2 M-MVL as referred to in the Former Act:a class 2 M-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-4271-40/art-3/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/suppl-4271-40/art-3/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4271-40/art-3/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**  旧法中型仮免許　中型仮免許
  <sup>suppl-4271-40/art-3/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/suppl-4271-40/art-3/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4271-40/art-3/par-1/item-5</sup>
  a provisional M-MVL as referred to in the Former Act:a provisional M-MVL; and
  <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-4271-40/art-3/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/suppl-4271-40/art-3/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4271-40/art-3/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

1 provision cites this one. No official source publishes this direction.

- 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

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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