# 道路交通法 / Road Traffic Act — 附　則 (Supplementary Provisions) - 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: 附　則 (Supplementary Provisions) — address `suppl-3401-96` - Text in force since: 2026-07-21 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/suppl-3401-96 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-3401-96 - 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. --- ## 附　則 昭和四〇年六月一日法律第九六号 suppl-3401-96 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/suppl-3401-96 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-3401-96 ### 第一条（施行期日） — (Effective Date) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System suppl-3401-96/art-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/suppl-3401-96/art-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-3401-96/art-1 **第一項** この法律中第一条及び附則の規定は公布の日から起算して三月を経過した日から、第二条の規定は同日から三年を経過した日から施行する。 suppl-3401-96/art-1/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/suppl-3401-96/art-1/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-3401-96/art-1/par-1 Article 1 and the Supplementary Provisions of this Act come into force on the date after the final day in the three-month period following its promulgation; and Article 2 comes into force on the date after the final day in the three-year period following that date. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第二条（自動三輪車免許等に関する経過規定） — (Interim Provisions for Motorized Three-Wheeled Vehicle Licenses and Similar Licenses) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System suppl-3401-96/art-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/suppl-3401-96/art-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-3401-96/art-2 **第一項** 第一条の規定による改正前の道路交通法（以下「旧法」という。）の規定による運転免許で次の表の上欄に掲げるものは、それぞれ同表の下欄に掲げる同条の規定による改正後の道路交通法（以下「新法」という。）の規定による運転免許とみなす。 旧法の規定による運転免許 新法の規定による運転免許 自動三輪車免許 普通自動車免許 第一種原動機付自転車免許 原動機付自転車免許 第二種原動機付自転車免許 自動二輪車免許 自動三輪車第二種免許 普通自動車第二種免許 自動三輪車に係る仮運転免許 普通自動車に係る仮運転免許 suppl-3401-96/art-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/suppl-3401-96/art-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-3401-96/art-2/par-1 A driver's license as set forth in the left-hand column of the following Table under the Road Traffic Act before its amendment under Article 1 (hereinafter referred to as the "Former Act") is deemed to be a driver's license as set forth in the corresponding right-hand column of that Table under the Road Traffic Act after its amendment under that Article (hereinafter referred to as the "New Act"). Driver's license under the Former Act Driver's license under the New Act Motorized three-wheeled vehicle license Standard motor vehicle license Class 1 motorized bicycles license Motorized bicycles license Class 2 motorized bicycles license Motorcycles license Class 2 motorized three-wheeled motor vehicles license Class 2 standard motor vehicles license Provisional motorized three-wheeled vehicles license Provisional standard motor vehicles license Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 第一条の規定の施行の日（以下「施行日」という。）前に旧法の規定によつてした運転免許に係る処分又は手続で前項の表の上欄に掲げる運転免許に係るものは、新法の相当規定によりそれぞれ同表の下欄に掲げる運転免許に係る処分又は手続としてされたものとみなす。 suppl-3401-96/art-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/suppl-3401-96/art-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-3401-96/art-2/par-2 A measure or process involving a driver's license as set forth in the left-hand column of the Table that follows the preceding paragraph that is taken or undertaken pursuant to the Former Act before the date on which Article 1 comes into force (hereinafter referred to as "effective date") is deemed to be a measure or process involving a driver's license as set forth in the corresponding right-hand column of that Table that has been taken or undertaken pursuant to the corresponding provisions of the New Act. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第三条（大型自動車免許等に関する特例） — (Special Rules for Large Motor Vehicle Licenses and Similar Licenses) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System suppl-3401-96/art-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/suppl-3401-96/art-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-3401-96/art-3 **第一項** 第一条の規定の施行の際（以下「改正法の施行の際」という。）現に旧法の規定による運転免許（小型特殊自動車免許、第一種原動機付自転車免許、第二種原動機付自転車免許及び仮運転免許を除く。）を受けている者又は施行日前にこれらの運転免許に係る運転免許試験に合格したことにより同日以後にこれらの運転免許若しくはこれらに相当する新法の規定による運転免許を受けた者は、当該運転免許を受けている間（道路交通法第九十条第三項又は第百三条第二項若しくは第四項の規定により当該運転免許の効力が停止されている間を除く。）は、新法の規定による自動二輪車免許を受けたものとみなす。 suppl-3401-96/art-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/suppl-3401-96/art-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-3401-96/art-3/par-1 A person holding a driver's license under the Former Act (other than a special small motor vehicle license, class 1 motorized bicycle license, class 2 motorized bicycle license, or provisional driver's license) at the time Article 1 comes into force (hereinafter referred to as "the time the Revised Act comes into force"), or a person who has passed a driver's license test for such a driver's license before the effective date and received the driver's license or the corresponding driver's license under the New Act after that date is deemed to have received a motorcycle license under the New Act during the period that the person held the former driver's license (other than any period during which it was suspended pursuant to Article 90, paragraph (3) or Article 103, paragraph (2) or (4) of the Road Traffic Act). Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 改正法の施行の際現に旧法の規定による大型特殊自動車免許、自動二輪車免許若しくは大型特殊自動車第二種免許を受けている者又は施行日前にこれらの運転免許に係る運転免許試験に合格したことにより同日以後にこれらの運転免許を受けた者は、当該運転免許を受けている間（道路交通法第九十条第三項又は第百三条第二項若しくは第四項の規定により当該運転免許の効力が停止されている間を除く。）は、新法の規定による軽自動車免許を受けたものとみなす。 suppl-3401-96/art-3/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/suppl-3401-96/art-3/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-3401-96/art-3/par-2 A person holding a special large motor vehicle license, motorcycle license, or class 2 special large motor vehicle license under the Former Act at the time the Revised Act comes into force, or a person who has passed a driver's license test for such a driver's license before the effective date and received the driver's license after that date is deemed to have received a light motor vehicle license under the New Act during the period that the person held the former driver's license (other than the period during which it was suspended pursuant to Article 90, paragraph (3) or Article 103, paragraph (2) or (4) of the Road Traffic Act). Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第四条（牽引免許等に関する特例） — (Special Rules for Towing Licenses and Similar Licenses) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System suppl-3401-96/art-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/suppl-3401-96/art-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-3401-96/art-4 **第一項** 改正法の施行の際大型特殊自動車で牽引されるための構造及び装置を有する車両を牽引するための構造及び装置を有し、かつ、もつぱら牽引のために使用されるもの（以下「牽引車」という。）に係る旧法の規定による大型特殊自動車免許を現に受けている者又は施行日前に当該運転免許に係る運転免許試験に合格したことにより同日以後に当該運転免許を受けた者は、新法の規定による大型自動車免許及び牽引免許を受けたものとみなす。 suppl-3401-96/art-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/suppl-3401-96/art-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-3401-96/art-4/par-1 A person who, at the time the Revised Act comes into force, holds a special large motor vehicle license under the Former Act for driving large special motor vehicles exclusively used for towing, which have the structure and equipment for towing vehicles that have the structure and equipment to be towed (hereinafter referred to as "towing vehicles"), or a person who has passed a driver's license test for such a driver's license before the effective date and received that driver's license after that date is deemed to have received a large motor vehicle license and a towing license under the New Act. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 改正法の施行の際牽引車に係る旧法の規定による大型特殊自動車第二種免許を現に受けている者又は施行日前に当該運転免許に係る運転免許試験に合格したことにより同日以後に当該運転免許を受けた者は、新法の規定による大型自動車免許及び牽引第二種免許を受けたものとみなす。 suppl-3401-96/art-4/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/suppl-3401-96/art-4/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-3401-96/art-4/par-2 A person who, at the time the Revised Act comes into force, holds a class 2 special large motor vehicle license under the Former Act for driving a towing vehicle, or a person who has passed a driver's license test for such a driver's license before the effective date and received the driver's license after that date is deemed to have received a large motor vehicle license and a class 2 towing license under the New Act. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第三項** 改正法の施行の際旧法の規定による大型自動車免許、普通自動車免許、大型特殊自動車免許（牽引車に係る大型特殊自動車免許を除く。）、自動三輪車免許、大型自動車第二種免許、普通自動車第二種免許、大型特殊自動車第二種免許（牽引車に係る大型特殊自動車第二種免許を除く。）若しくは自動三輪車第二種免許を現に受けている者又は施行日前にこれらの運転免許に係る運転免許試験に合格したことにより同日以後にこれらの運転免許若しくはこれらに相当する新法の規定による運転免許を受けた者は、同日から六月間は、その者が牽引車によつて牽引されるための構造及び装置を有する車両で車両総重量（道路運送車両法（昭和二十六年法律第百八十五号）第四十条第三号の車両総重量をいう。）が七百五十キログラムをこえるものを牽引して当該牽引車を運転する場合を除き、牽引第二種免許を受けたものとみなす。 suppl-3401-96/art-4/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/suppl-3401-96/art-4/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-3401-96/art-4/par-3 A person who, at the time the Revised Act comes into force, holds a large motor vehicle license, standard motor vehicle license, special large motor vehicle license (other than a special large motor vehicle license for driving a towing vehicle), motorized three-wheeled vehicle license, class 2 large motor vehicle license, class 2 standard motor vehicle license, class 2 special large motor vehicle license (other than a class 2 special large motor vehicle license for driving a towing vehicle), or class 2 motorized three-wheeled vehicle license under the Former Act, or a person who has passed a driver's license test for such a driver's licenses prior to the effective date and received a driver's license or the corresponding driver's under the New Act after that date is deemed to have received a class 2 towing license for the six-month period following that date, unless the person is driving that towing vehicle while towing a vehicle with a total vehicle weight (meaning a total vehicle weight as prescribed in Article 40, item (iii) of the Act on Vehicles for Road Transportation (Act No. 185 of 1951)) of over 750 kilograms which has the structure and equipment to be towed. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第五条（三年経過後における軽自動車免許及び自動三輪車免許に関する経過規定） — (Interim Provisions for Light Motor Vehicle Licenses and Motorized Three-Wheeled Vehicle Licenses Three Years After the Effective Date) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System suppl-3401-96/art-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/suppl-3401-96/art-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-3401-96/art-5 **第一項** 施行日から三年を経過する際における運転免許で次の表の上欄に掲げるものは、それぞれ同表の下欄に掲げる運転免許とみなす。 従前の運転免許 第二条の規定による改正後の道路交通法（以下「三年後の新法」という。）の規定による運転免許 軽自動車免許 普通自動車免許 軽自動車に係る仮運転免許 普通自動車に係る仮運転免許 suppl-3401-96/art-5/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/suppl-3401-96/art-5/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-3401-96/art-5/par-1 Once three years have passed since the effective date, a driver's license as set forth in the left-hand column of the following Table is deemed to be a driver's license as set forth in the corresponding right-hand column of that Table: Previous driver's license Driver's license under the Road Traffic Act after its revision under Article 2 (hereinafter referred to as the "New Act after three years") Light motor vehicle license Standard motor vehicles license Provisional driver's license for light motor vehicles Provisional driver's license for standard motor vehicles Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 施行日から三年を経過した日前に従前の規定によつてした運転免許に係る処分又は手続で前項の表の上欄に掲げる運転免許に係るものは、三年後の新法の相当規定によりそれぞれ同表の下欄に掲げる運転免許に係る処分又は手続としてされたものとみなす。 suppl-3401-96/art-5/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/suppl-3401-96/art-5/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-3401-96/art-5/par-2 A measure or process involving a driver's license as set forth in the left-hand column of the Table that follows the preceding paragraph which is taken or undertaken pursuant to the provisions in place before the date that comes after the final day in the three-year period following the effective date is deemed to be a measure or process involving a driver's license as set forth in the corresponding right-hand column of the same Table which has been taken or undertaken pursuant to the corresponding provisions of the New Act after three years. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第六条（従前の行為に対する罰則の適用） — (Application of Penal Provisions to Prior Conduct) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System suppl-3401-96/art-6 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/suppl-3401-96/art-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-3401-96/art-6 **第一項** この法律の施行前にした行為に対する罰則の適用については、なお従前の例による。 suppl-3401-96/art-6/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/suppl-3401-96/art-6/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-3401-96/art-6/par-1 Prior laws continue to govern the applicability of penal provisions to conduct in which a person engages before this Act comes into force. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System --- ## Cites - suppl-3401-96/art-2/par-2: 前項 → 道路交通法 附則第二条第一項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 2, paragraph (1)), suppl-3401-96/art-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/suppl-3401-96/art-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-3401-96/art-2/par-1 - suppl-3401-96/art-3/par-1: 道路交通法第九十条第三項 → 道路交通法 第九十条第三項 (Article 90, paragraph (3)), art-90/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-90/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-90/par-3 - suppl-3401-96/art-3/par-1: 第百三条第二項 → 道路交通法 第百三条第二項 (Article 103, paragraph (2)), art-103/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-103/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-103/par-2 - suppl-3401-96/art-3/par-1: 第四項 → 道路交通法 第百三条第四項 (Article 103, paragraph (4)), art-103/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-103/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-103/par-4 - suppl-3401-96/art-3/par-2: 道路交通法第九十条第三項 → 道路交通法 第九十条第三項 (Article 90, paragraph (3)), art-90/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-90/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-90/par-3 - suppl-3401-96/art-3/par-2: 第百三条第二項 → 道路交通法 第百三条第二項 (Article 103, paragraph (2)), art-103/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-103/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-103/par-2 - suppl-3401-96/art-3/par-2: 第四項 → 道路交通法 第百三条第四項 (Article 103, paragraph (4)), art-103/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-103/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-103/par-4 - suppl-3401-96/art-5/par-2: 前項 → 道路交通法 附則第五条第一項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 5, paragraph (1)), suppl-3401-96/art-5/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/suppl-3401-96/art-5/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-3401-96/art-5/par-1 ## Cited by 3 provisions cite this one. 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