# 道路交通法 / Road Traffic Act — 第五条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 5)

- 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: 第五条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 5) — address `suppl-4071-74/art-5`
- Text in force since: 2026-07-21
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/suppl-4071-74/art-5
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4071-74/art-5
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### 第五条
<sup>suppl-4071-74/art-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/suppl-4071-74/art-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4071-74/art-5</sup>

**第一項**  前二条に規定するもののほか、この法律の施行前にされた旧法二輪免許に係る処分又は手続は、附則第二条第一項の規定による運転免許の区分に応じ、それぞれ、大型自動二輪車免許又は普通自動二輪車免許に係る処分又は手続としてされたものとみなす。
<sup>suppl-4071-74/art-5/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/suppl-4071-74/art-5/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4071-74/art-5/par-1</sup>
Beyond what is prescribed in the preceding two Articles, measures or procedures pertaining to a motorcycle license as referred to in the Former Act made before the amendment of this Act is deemed to have been made as measures or procedures pertaining to a large motorcycle license or standard motorcycle license, in accordance with the categories of the driver's license under Article 2, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- suppl-4071-74/art-5/par-1: 前二条 → 道路交通法 附則第三条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 3), suppl-4071-74/art-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/suppl-4071-74/art-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4071-74/art-3
- suppl-4071-74/art-5/par-1: 前二条 → 道路交通法 附則第四条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 4), suppl-4071-74/art-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/suppl-4071-74/art-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4071-74/art-4
- suppl-4071-74/art-5/par-1: 附則第二条第一項 → 道路交通法 附則第二条第一項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 2, paragraph (1)), suppl-4071-74/art-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/suppl-4071-74/art-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4071-74/art-2/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