# 道路交通法 / Road Traffic Act — 第四条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 4)

- 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
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- Provision: 第四条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 4)（保管車両等に関する経過措置） — address `suppl-4161-90/art-4`
- Text in force since: 2026-07-21
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### 第四条（保管車両等に関する経過措置） — (Transitional Measures for Stored Vehicles, Loads, and Objects)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>suppl-4161-90/art-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/suppl-4161-90/art-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4161-90/art-4</sup>

**第一項**  附則第一条第二号に掲げる規定の施行の際現に第一条の規定による改正前の道路交通法第五十一条第九項（同条第二十一項及び同法第七十五条の八第二項において準用する場合を含む。）、同法第五十一条の三第一項又は同法第七十二条の二第二項後段の規定により保管されている車両、積載物又は損壊物等（次項において「保管車両等」という。）に関する第一条の規定による改正後の道路交通法第五十一条第十項（同条第二十四項並びに同法第五十一条の三第十項、第七十二条の二第三項及び第七十五条の八第二項において準用する場合を含む。）の規定の適用については、附則第一条第二号に掲げる規定の施行の日に同法第五十一条第九項（同条第二十四項及び同法第七十五条の八第二項において準用する場合を含む。）、同法第五十一条の三第一項又は同法第七十二条の二第二項後段の規定により保管されたものとみなす。
<sup>suppl-4161-90/art-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/suppl-4161-90/art-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4161-90/art-4/par-1</sup>
To apply Article 51, paragraph (10) of the Road Traffic Act after its amendment under Article 1 (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (24) of that Article, and Article 51-3, paragraph (10), Article 72-2, paragraph (3), and Article 75-8, paragraph (2) of that Act) to a vehicle, load, or damaged object or load that, at the time the provisions set forth in Article 1, item (ii) of the Supplementary Provisions come into force, is being stored, pursuant to Article 51, paragraph (9) of the Road Traffic Act before its amendment by Article 1 (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (21) of that Article and Article 75-8, paragraph (2) of that Act), Article 51-3, paragraph (1) of that Act, or the second sentence of Article 72-2, paragraph (2) of that Act (referred to in the following paragraph as a "stored vehicle, load, or object"), the stored vehicle, load, or object is deemed have been taken into storage pursuant to Article 51, paragraph (9) of that Act (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (24) of that Article and Article 75-8, paragraph (2) of that Act), Article 51-3, paragraph (1) of that Act, or the second sentence of Article 72-2, paragraph (2) of that Act, on the date on which the provisions set forth in Article 1, item (ii) of the Supplementary Provisions come into force.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第二項**  前項の規定にかかわらず、附則第一条第二号に掲げる規定の施行前に第一条の規定による改正前の道路交通法第五十一条第十項後段（同条第二十一項並びに同法第五十一条の三第十項、第七十二条の二第三項及び第七十五条の八第二項において準用する場合を含む。）の規定による公示がされている場合における保管車両等については、なお従前の例による。
<sup>suppl-4161-90/art-4/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/suppl-4161-90/art-4/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4161-90/art-4/par-2</sup>
Notwithstanding the preceding paragraph, prior laws continue to govern a stored vehicle, load, or object for which a public notice under the second sentence of Article 51, paragraph (10) of the Road Traffic Act before its amendment by Article 1 (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (21) of that Article, and Article 51-3, paragraph (10), Article 72-2, paragraph (3), and Article 75-8, paragraph (2) of that Act) has been issued before the provisions set forth in Article 1, item (ii) of the Supplementary Provisions come into force.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- suppl-4161-90/art-4/par-1: 附則第一条第二号 → 道路交通法 附則第一条第一項第二号 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 1, paragraph (1), item (ii)), suppl-4161-90/art-1/par-1/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/suppl-4161-90/art-1/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4161-90/art-1/par-1/item-2
- suppl-4161-90/art-4/par-1: 次項 → 道路交通法 附則第四条第二項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 4, paragraph (2)), suppl-4161-90/art-4/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/suppl-4161-90/art-4/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4161-90/art-4/par-2
- suppl-4161-90/art-4/par-1: 道路交通法第五十一条第十項 → 道路交通法 第五十一条第十項 (Article 51, paragraph (10)), art-51/par-10 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-51/par-10 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-51/par-10
- suppl-4161-90/art-4/par-1: 第七十二条の二第三項 → 道路交通法 第七十二条の二第三項 (Article 72-2, paragraph (3)), art-72-2/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-72-2/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-72-2/par-3
- suppl-4161-90/art-4/par-1: 第七十五条の八第二項 → 道路交通法 第七十五条の八第二項 (Article 75-8, paragraph (2)), art-75-8/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-75-8/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-75-8/par-2
- suppl-4161-90/art-4/par-1: 同法第五十一条第九項 → 道路交通法 第五十一条第九項 (Article 51, paragraph (9)), art-51/par-9 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-51/par-9 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-51/par-9
- suppl-4161-90/art-4/par-1: 同法第五十一条の三第一項 → 道路交通法 第五十一条の三第一項 (Article 51-3, paragraph (1)), art-51-3/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-51-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-51-3/par-1
- suppl-4161-90/art-4/par-1: 同法第七十二条の二第二項 → 道路交通法 第七十二条の二第二項 (Article 72-2, paragraph (2)), art-72-2/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-72-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-72-2/par-2
- suppl-4161-90/art-4/par-2: 前項 → 道路交通法 附則第四条第一項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 4, paragraph (1)), suppl-4161-90/art-4/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/suppl-4161-90/art-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4161-90/art-4/par-1
- suppl-4161-90/art-4/par-2: 附則第一条第二号 → 道路交通法 附則第一条第一項第二号 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 1, paragraph (1), item (ii)), suppl-4161-90/art-1/par-1/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/suppl-4161-90/art-1/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4161-90/art-1/par-1/item-2

## Cited by

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

- 道路交通法 附則第一条第一項第二号（施行期日） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/suppl-4161-90/art-1/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4161-90/art-1/par-1/item-2
- 道路交通法 附則第四条第一項（保管車両等に関する経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/suppl-4161-90/art-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4161-90/art-4/par-1
- 道路交通法 附則第四条第二項（保管車両等に関する経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/suppl-4161-90/art-4/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4161-90/art-4/par-2
- 道路交通法 附則第二十五条第一項（その他の経過措置の政令への委任） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/suppl-4161-90/art-25/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4161-90/art-25/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
