# 道路運送車両法 / Road Transport Vehicle Act — 附　則 (Supplementary Provisions)

- Law: 道路運送車両法 (Road Transport Vehicle Act), 昭和二十六年法律第百八十五号
- English title "Road Transport Vehicle Act": Ministry of Justice translation database, which lists the title
- 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: 附　則 (Supplementary Provisions) — address `suppl-3301-26`
- Text in force since: 2026-04-01
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/road-transport-vehicle-act/suppl-3301-26
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/suppl-3301-26
- Every provision below carries its address and both URLs on the line under it.
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## 附　則 昭和三〇年六月二八日法律第二六号
<sup>suppl-3301-26 · https://japanlaw.org/en/road-transport-vehicle-act/suppl-3301-26 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/suppl-3301-26</sup>

**第一項**  この法律は、昭和三十年十月一日から施行する。
<sup>suppl-3301-26/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/road-transport-vehicle-act/suppl-3301-26/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/suppl-3301-26/par-1</sup>
This Act comes into effect on October 1, 1955.
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

**第二項**  この法律の施行の際現に存する改正前の道路運送車両法の規定によりした申請又はその記載は、運輸省令で定めるところにより、改正後の道路運送車両法の規定によりした申請又はその記載とみなす。
<sup>suppl-3301-26/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/road-transport-vehicle-act/suppl-3301-26/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/suppl-3301-26/par-2</sup>
An application made under the provisions of the Road Transport Vehicle Act before the amendment, or the entry of it, that exists at the time this Act comes into effect is deemed to be an application made under the provisions of the Road Transport Vehicle Act after the amendment, or the entry of it, as provided by Order of the Ministry of Transport.
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

**第三項**  この法律の施行前、改正前の道路運送車両法の規定により作製し、又は交付した自動車登録原簿、自動車登録原簿の謄本若しくは抄本、自動車検査証、自動車予備検査証若しくは譲渡証明書又はこれらに対する記載は、この法律の施行後は、運輸省令で定めるところにより、それぞれ改正後の道路運送車両法の規定により作製し、又は交付した自動車登録原簿、自動車登録原簿の謄本若しくは抄本、自動車検査証、自動車予備検査証若しくは譲渡証明書又はこれらに対する記載とみなす。
<sup>suppl-3301-26/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/road-transport-vehicle-act/suppl-3301-26/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/suppl-3301-26/par-3</sup>
A motor vehicle registration ledger, a certified copy or extract of the motor vehicle registration ledger, a motor vehicle inspection certificate, a motor vehicle preliminary inspection certificate or a certificate of transfer prepared or issued prior to the enforcement of this Act pursuant to the provisions of the Road Transport Vehicle Act before the amendment, or an entry therein, is, after this Act comes into effect, deemed to be a motor vehicle registration ledger, a certified copy or extract of the motor vehicle registration ledger, a motor vehicle inspection certificate, a motor vehicle preliminary inspection certificate or a certificate of transfer prepared or issued pursuant to the provisions of the Road Transport Vehicle Act after the amendment, or an entry therein, respectively, as provided by Order of the Ministry of Transport.
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

**第四項**  この法律の施行の際現に自動車登録原簿に自動車の所有権の登録以外の登録がある自動車に係る自動車登録原簿、自動車登録原簿の謄本若しくは抄本又は譲渡証明書の記載は、当該自動車に係る所有権の登録以外の登録がまつ消されるまでの間は、前項の規定にかかわらず、なお従前の例による。
<sup>suppl-3301-26/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/road-transport-vehicle-act/suppl-3301-26/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/suppl-3301-26/par-4</sup>
With regard to an entry in the motor vehicle registration ledger, a certified copy or extract of the motor vehicle registration ledger, or a certificate of transfer, relating to a motor vehicle for which, at the time this Act comes into effect, there is in the motor vehicle registration ledger a registration other than registration of ownership of the motor vehicle, the provisions then in force continue to govern, notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph, until the registration other than registration of ownership relating to that motor vehicle is cancelled.
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

**第五項**  前項の自動車に係る改正後の道路運送車両法第十二条、第十七条及び第三十三条の規定の適用については、これらの規定にかかわらず、前項の期間内は、なお従前の例による。
<sup>suppl-3301-26/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/en/road-transport-vehicle-act/suppl-3301-26/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/suppl-3301-26/par-5</sup>
With regard to the application of Articles 12, 17 and 33 of the Road Transport Vehicle Act after the amendment to the motor vehicle referred to in the preceding paragraph, the provisions then in force continue to govern during the period referred to in the preceding paragraph, notwithstanding those provisions.
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

**第六項**  改正後の道路運送車両法第十四条第三項及び第八項並びに第六十八条の規定の適用については、この法律の施行の際現に存する改正前の道路運送車両法第十四条第一項の規定によりした登録換の申請は、この法律の施行の日にしたものとみなす。
<sup>suppl-3301-26/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/en/road-transport-vehicle-act/suppl-3301-26/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/suppl-3301-26/par-6</sup>
With regard to the application of Article 14, paragraphs (3) and (8) and Article 68 of the Road Transport Vehicle Act after the amendment, an application for re-registration made under Article 14, paragraph (1) of the Road Transport Vehicle Act before the amendment that exists at the time this Act comes into effect is deemed to have been made on the date this Act comes into effect.
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

**第七項**  改正後の道路運送車両法第三十五条第六項の違反行為に対する罰則の適用については、この法律の施行前に満了した改正前の道路運送車両法第三十五条第二項の有効期間は、この法律の施行の日に満了したものとみなす。
<sup>suppl-3301-26/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/en/road-transport-vehicle-act/suppl-3301-26/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/suppl-3301-26/par-7</sup>
With regard to the application of penal provisions to a violation of Article 35, paragraph (6) of the Road Transport Vehicle Act after the amendment, a validity period under Article 35, paragraph (2) of the Road Transport Vehicle Act before the amendment that expired before this Act came into effect is deemed to have expired on the date this Act comes into effect.
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

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## Cites
- suppl-3301-26/par-4: 前項 → 道路運送車両法 附則第三項 (Supplementary Provisions, paragraph (3)), suppl-3301-26/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-transport-vehicle-act/suppl-3301-26/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/suppl-3301-26/par-3
- suppl-3301-26/par-5: 前項 → 道路運送車両法 附則第四項 (Supplementary Provisions, paragraph (4)), suppl-3301-26/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-transport-vehicle-act/suppl-3301-26/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/suppl-3301-26/par-4

## Cited by

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

- 道路運送車両法 附則第四項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-transport-vehicle-act/suppl-3301-26/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/suppl-3301-26/par-4
- 道路運送車両法 附則第五項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-transport-vehicle-act/suppl-3301-26/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/suppl-3301-26/par-5

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 道路運送車両法 — the text in force from 2026-04-01 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/326AC0000000185/20260401_508AC0000000002), retrieved 2026-10-13
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — 道路運送車両法 — its English title as the Ministry of Justice's translation database lists it (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/529), retrieved 2026-09-18
- claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch road-transport-vehicle-act-20261013T120733-037, translated 2026-10-13
- This site's parser, version 189 — 道路運送車両法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-13
