# 道路交通法 / Road Traffic Act — 第二十一条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 21)

- 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: 第二十一条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 21)（地方財政審議会の意見の聴取） — address `suppl-3351-105/art-21`
- Text in force since: 2026-07-21
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/suppl-3351-105/art-21
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-3351-105/art-21
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### 第二十一条（地方財政審議会の意見の聴取） — (Hearings of Opinions by Local Finance Councils)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>suppl-3351-105/art-21 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/suppl-3351-105/art-21 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-3351-105/art-21</sup>

**第一項**  総務大臣は、次に掲げる場合には、地方財政審議会の意見を聴かなければならない。
<sup>suppl-3351-105/art-21/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/suppl-3351-105/art-21/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-3351-105/art-21/par-1</sup>
The Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications must hear the opinions of the Local Finance Council:
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **一**  附則第十七条の政令の制定又は改廃の立案をしようとするとき。
  <sup>suppl-3351-105/art-21/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/suppl-3351-105/art-21/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-3351-105/art-21/par-1/item-1</sup>
  before establishing, amending, or repealing the Cabinet Order referred to in Article 17 of the Supplementary Provisions; and
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **二**  都道府県及び市町村に対して交付すべき交付金を交付しようとするとき。
  <sup>suppl-3351-105/art-21/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/suppl-3351-105/art-21/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-3351-105/art-21/par-1/item-2</sup>
  before giving a grant that is to be given to a prefecture or municipality.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- suppl-3351-105/art-21/par-1/item-1: 附則第十七条 → 道路交通法 附則第十七条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 17), suppl-3351-105/art-17 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/suppl-3351-105/art-17 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-3351-105/art-17

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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