# 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-5061-34`
- Text in force since: 2026-07-21
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/suppl-5061-34
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-5061-34
- Every provision below carries its address and both URLs on the line under it.
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They are never merged and never substituted for one another.

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## 附　則 令和六年五月二四日法律第三四号
<sup>suppl-5061-34 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/suppl-5061-34 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-5061-34</sup>

**第一項**  この法律は、公布の日から起算して二年を超えない範囲内において政令で定める日から施行する。ただし、次の各号に掲げる規定は、当該各号に定める日から施行する。
<sup>suppl-5061-34/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/suppl-5061-34/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-5061-34/par-1</sup>
This Act comes into effect as of the date specified by Cabinet Order within a period not exceeding 2 years from the date of promulgation; provided, however, that the provisions set forth in the following items come into effect as of the dates specified respectively in those items.
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

**一**  附則第三項の規定　公布の日
<sup>suppl-5061-34/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/suppl-5061-34/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-5061-34/par-1/item-1</sup>
the provisions of paragraph (3) of the Supplementary Provisions: the date of promulgation;
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

**二**  第二条第一項の改正規定、第七十一条第五号の五の改正規定、第百十七条の二の二第一項第三号の改正規定、第百十七条の三の二の改正規定及び第百十八条第一項第四号の改正規定　公布の日から起算して六月を超えない範囲内において政令で定める日
<sup>suppl-5061-34/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/suppl-5061-34/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-5061-34/par-1/item-2</sup>
the provisions amending Article 2, paragraph (1), the provisions amending Article 71, item (v)-5, the provisions amending Article 117-2-2, paragraph (1), item (iii), the provisions amending Article 117-3-2, and the provisions amending Article 118, paragraph (1), item (iv): the date specified by Cabinet Order within a period not exceeding six months from the date of promulgation.
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

**第二項**  この法律の施行前にした行為に対する反則行為の取扱いに関しては、なお従前の例による。
<sup>suppl-5061-34/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/suppl-5061-34/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-5061-34/par-2</sup>
The provisions then in force continue to govern the handling of violations committed before this Act comes into force.
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

**第三項**  前項に定めるもののほか、この法律の施行に関し必要な経過措置（罰則に関する経過措置を含む。）は、政令で定める。
<sup>suppl-5061-34/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/suppl-5061-34/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-5061-34/par-3</sup>
Beyond what is provided for in the preceding paragraph, transitional measures necessary for the enforcement of this Act (including transitional measures concerning penal provisions) are specified by Cabinet Order.
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

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## Cites
- suppl-5061-34/par-1/item-1: 附則第三項 → 道路交通法 附則第三項 (Supplementary Provisions, paragraph (3)), suppl-5061-34/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/suppl-5061-34/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-5061-34/par-3
- suppl-5061-34/par-3: 前項 → 道路交通法 附則第二項 (Supplementary Provisions, paragraph (2)), suppl-5061-34/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/suppl-5061-34/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-5061-34/par-2

## Cited by

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

- 道路交通法 附則第一項第一号 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/suppl-5061-34/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-5061-34/par-1/item-1
- 道路交通法 附則第三項（政令への委任） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/suppl-5061-34/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-5061-34/par-3

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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
- claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch road-traffic-act-20261013T073427-025, translated 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