# 学校教育法 / School Education Act — 附　則 (Supplementary Provisions) - Law: 学校教育法 (School Education Act), 昭和二十二年法律第二十六号 - English title "School Education 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-4261-51` - Text in force since: 2026-06-17 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/suppl-4261-51 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/suppl-4261-51 - 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 平成二六年六月四日法律第五一号 suppl-4261-51 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/suppl-4261-51 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/suppl-4261-51 ### 第一条（施行期日） — Effective Date caption: machine translation, not official suppl-4261-51/art-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/suppl-4261-51/art-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/suppl-4261-51/art-1 **第一項** この法律は、平成二十七年四月一日から施行する。 suppl-4261-51/art-1/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/suppl-4261-51/art-1/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/suppl-4261-51/art-1/par-1 This Act comes into effect as of April 1, 2015. machine translation, not official ### 第二条（学校教育法の一部改正に伴う経過措置） — Transitional Measures Accompanying the Partial Amendment of the School Education Act caption: machine translation, not official suppl-4261-51/art-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/suppl-4261-51/art-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/suppl-4261-51/art-2 **第一項** この法律の施行の際現に第四条の規定による改正前の学校教育法第四条第一項の規定によりされている指定都市（地方自治法（昭和二十二年法律第六十七号）第二百五十二条の十九第一項の指定都市をいう。以下同じ。）の設置する高等学校又は中等教育学校に係る認可の申請は、第四条の規定による改正後の学校教育法第四条第四項の規定によりされた届出とみなす。 suppl-4261-51/art-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/suppl-4261-51/art-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/suppl-4261-51/art-2/par-1 An application for approval pertaining to a high school or secondary education school established by a designated city (meaning a designated city under Article 252-19, paragraph (1) of the Local Autonomy Act (Act No. 67 of 1947); the same applies hereinafter) that is being made, at the time this Act comes into effect, under the provisions of Article 4, paragraph (1) of the School Education Act prior to the amendment by the provisions of Article 4 is deemed to be a notification made under the provisions of Article 4, paragraph (4) of the School Education Act as amended by the provisions of Article 4. machine translation, not official ### 第七条（処分、申請等に関する経過措置） — Transitional Measures Concerning Dispositions, Applications, Etc. caption: machine translation, not official suppl-4261-51/art-7 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/suppl-4261-51/art-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/suppl-4261-51/art-7 **第一項** この法律（附則第一条各号に掲げる規定については、当該各規定。以下この条及び次条において同じ。）の施行前にこの法律による改正前のそれぞれの法律の規定によりされた許可等の処分その他の行為（以下この項において「処分等の行為」という。）又はこの法律の施行の際現にこの法律による改正前のそれぞれの法律の規定によりされている許可等の申請その他の行為（以下この項において「申請等の行為」という。）で、この法律の施行の日においてこれらの行為に係る行政事務を行うべき者が異なることとなるものは、附則第二条から前条までの規定又はこの法律による改正後のそれぞれの法律（これに基づく命令を含む。）の経過措置に関する規定に定めるものを除き、この法律の施行の日以後におけるこの法律による改正後のそれぞれの法律の適用については、この法律による改正後のそれぞれの法律の相当規定によりされた処分等の行為又は申請等の行為とみなす。 suppl-4261-51/art-7/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/suppl-4261-51/art-7/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/suppl-4261-51/art-7/par-1 A disposition such as a permission, or other act (hereinafter in this paragraph referred to as a "disposition or other act") carried out before this Act (for the provisions set forth in the items of Article 1 of the Supplementary Provisions, each of those provisions; the same applies hereinafter in this Article and the following Article) comes into effect pursuant to the provisions of the respective Acts prior to their amendment by this Act, or an application such as for a permission, or other act (hereinafter in this paragraph referred to as an "application or other act") that has actually been made, at the time this Act comes into effect, pursuant to the provisions of the respective Acts prior to their amendment by this Act, for which the person who is to perform the administrative affairs pertaining to those acts will differ on the day this Act comes into effect, is, except as provided in the provisions of Article 2 through the preceding Article of the Supplementary Provisions or in the provisions concerning transitional measures of the respective Acts as amended by this Act (including orders based on them), deemed, for the purpose of the application of the respective Acts as amended by this Act on or after the day this Act comes into effect, to be a disposition or other act or an application or other act carried out pursuant to the corresponding provisions of the respective Acts as amended by this Act. machine translation, not official **第二項** この法律の施行前にこの法律による改正前のそれぞれの法律の規定により国又は地方公共団体の機関に対し報告、届出、提出その他の手続をしなければならない事項で、この法律の施行の日前にその手続がされていないものについては、この法律及びこれに基づく政令に別段の定めがあるもののほか、これを、この法律による改正後のそれぞれの法律の相当規定により国又は地方公共団体の相当の機関に対して報告、届出、提出その他の手続をしなければならない事項についてその手続がされていないものとみなして、この法律による改正後のそれぞれの法律の規定を適用する。 suppl-4261-51/art-7/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/suppl-4261-51/art-7/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/suppl-4261-51/art-7/par-2 With regard to matters for which a report, notification, submission or other procedure must be carried out, before this Act comes into effect, to an institution of the State or an institution of a local government pursuant to the provisions of the respective Acts prior to their amendment by this Act, and for which that procedure has not been carried out before the day this Act comes into effect, the provisions of the respective Acts as amended by this Act apply, except as otherwise provided in this Act and Cabinet Orders based on it, by deeming them to be matters for which a report, notification, submission or other procedure must be carried out to the corresponding institution of the State or the corresponding institution of a local government pursuant to the corresponding provisions of the respective Acts as amended by this Act, and for which that procedure has not been carried out. machine translation, not official ### 第八条（罰則に関する経過措置） — Transitional Measures Concerning Penal Provisions caption: machine translation, not official suppl-4261-51/art-8 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/suppl-4261-51/art-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/suppl-4261-51/art-8 **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-4261-51/art-8/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/suppl-4261-51/art-8/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/suppl-4261-51/art-8/par-1 With regard to the application of penal provisions to acts committed before this Act comes into effect, the provisions then in force continue to govern. machine translation, not official ### 第九条（政令への委任） — Delegation to Cabinet Order caption: machine translation, not official suppl-4261-51/art-9 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/suppl-4261-51/art-9 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/suppl-4261-51/art-9 **第一項** 附則第二条から前条までに規定するもののほか、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。 suppl-4261-51/art-9/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/suppl-4261-51/art-9/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/suppl-4261-51/art-9/par-1 Beyond what is provided for in Article 2 through the preceding Article of the Supplementary Provisions, transitional measures necessary for the enforcement of this Act (including transitional measures concerning penal provisions) are specified by Cabinet Order. machine translation, not official --- ## Cites - suppl-4261-51/art-2/par-1: 地方自治法（昭和二十二年法律第六十七号）第二百五十二条の十九第一項 → e-Gov law 322AC0000000067, 第二百五十二条の十九第一項 (Article 252-19, paragraph (1)), art-252-19/par-1 — not held in this collection - suppl-4261-51/art-2/par-1: 学校教育法第四条第四項 → 学校教育法 第四条第四項 (Article 4, paragraph (4)), art-4/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/art-4/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/art-4/par-4 - suppl-4261-51/art-7/par-1: 附則第一条 → 学校教育法 附則第一条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 1), suppl-4261-51/art-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/suppl-4261-51/art-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/suppl-4261-51/art-1 - suppl-4261-51/art-7/par-1: この条 → 学校教育法 附則第七条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 7), suppl-4261-51/art-7 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/suppl-4261-51/art-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/suppl-4261-51/art-7 - suppl-4261-51/art-7/par-1: 次条 → 学校教育法 附則第八条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 8), suppl-4261-51/art-8 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/suppl-4261-51/art-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/suppl-4261-51/art-8 - suppl-4261-51/art-7/par-1: この項 → 学校教育法 附則第七条第一項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 7, paragraph (1)), suppl-4261-51/art-7/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/suppl-4261-51/art-7/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/suppl-4261-51/art-7/par-1 - suppl-4261-51/art-7/par-1: 附則第二条から前条まで → 学校教育法 附則第二条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 2), suppl-4261-51/art-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/suppl-4261-51/art-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/suppl-4261-51/art-2 - suppl-4261-51/art-9/par-1: 附則第二条から前条まで → 学校教育法 附則第二条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 2), suppl-4261-51/art-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/suppl-4261-51/art-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/suppl-4261-51/art-2 - suppl-4261-51/art-9/par-1: 附則第二条から前条まで → 学校教育法 附則第七条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 7), suppl-4261-51/art-7 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/suppl-4261-51/art-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/suppl-4261-51/art-7 - suppl-4261-51/art-9/par-1: 附則第二条から前条まで → 学校教育法 附則第八条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 8), suppl-4261-51/art-8 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/suppl-4261-51/art-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/suppl-4261-51/art-8 ## Cited by 2 provisions cite this one. 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