第一条この法律は、平成十六年一月一日から施行する。ただし、次の各号に掲げる規定は、それぞれ当該各号に定める日から施行する。

Article 1This Act comes into effect as of January 1, 2004; provided, however, that the provisions set forth in the following items come into effect as of the date specified in the relevant item:

第二条この法律の施行の際現に効力を有する司法試験管理委員会規則であって第一条の規定による改正前の司法試験法第四条第一項第四号及び第六条第四項の規定に基づくものは、この法律の施行後は、第一条の規定による改正後の司法試験法の相当規定に基づく法務省令としての効力を有するものとする。

Article 2The Rules of the National Bar Examination Administration Commission that are in force at the time of the enforcement of this Act and that are based on the provisions of Article 4, paragraph (1), item (iv) and Article 6, paragraph (4) of the Bar Examination Act prior to its amendment by Article 1 of this Act are deemed after the enforcement of this Act to be in force as the Ministry of Justice Order, based on the corresponding provisions of the Bar Examination Act amended by Article 1 of this Act.

第三条この法律の施行前に、第一条の規定による改正前の司法試験法の規定に基づいて司法試験管理委員会がした処分その他の行為は、この法律の施行後は、同条の規定による改正後の司法試験法の相当規定に基づいて司法試験委員会がした処分その他の行為とみなす。

Article 3(1)Decisions and other such actions that the National Bar Examination Administration Commission has made before the enforcement of this Act, based on the provisions of the Bar Examination Act prior to its amendment by Article 1 of this Act are deemed after the enforcement of this Act to be those that the National Bar Examination Commission has made based on the corresponding provisions of the Bar Examination Act amended by Article 1 of this Act.

２前項に定めるもののほか、この法律の施行前に、法令の規定により司法試験管理委員会又はその委員長がした処分その他の行為は、この法律の施行後は、当該法令の相当規定により法務大臣がした処分その他の行為とみなす。

(2)Beyond what is provided for in the preceding paragraph, decisions and other such actions that the National Bar Examination Administration Commission or its chairperson has made before the enforcement of this Act, based on the provisions of laws or regulations are deemed after the enforcement of this Act to be those that the Minister of Justice has made based on the corresponding provisions of the relevant laws or regulations.

３この法律の施行の際現に第一条の規定による改正前の司法試験法の規定に基づいて司法試験管理委員会に対してされている出願その他の行為は、この法律の施行後は、同条の規定による改正後の司法試験法の相当規定に基づいて司法試験委員会に対してされた出願その他の行為とみなす。

(3)The filing of applications and other such actions that have already been undertaken with the National Bar Examination Administration Commission at the time of the enforcement of this Act, based on the provisions of the Bar Examination Act prior to its amendment by Article 1 of this Act are deemed after the enforcement of this Act to be those undertaken with the National Bar Examination Commission based on the corresponding provisions of the Bar Examination Act amended by Article 1 of this Act.

４前項に定めるもののほか、この法律の施行の際現に法令の規定により司法試験管理委員会又はその委員長に対してされている請求その他の行為は、この法律の施行後は、当該法令の相当規定により法務大臣に対してされた請求その他の行為とみなす。

(4)Beyond what is provided for in the preceding paragraph, requests and other such actions that have already been undertaken with the National Bar Examination Administration Commission or its chairperson at the time of the enforcement of this Act, based on the provisions of laws or regulations are deemed after the enforcement of this Act to be those undertaken with the Minister of Justice based on the corresponding provisions of the relevant laws or regulations.

５この法律の施行の際現に司法試験考査委員である者は、この法律の施行の日に、第一条の規定による改正後の司法試験法第十五条の規定により、司法試験考査委員として任命されたものとみなす。

(5)A person who is a bar examination examiner at the time of the enforcement of this Act is deemed to have been appointed as a bar examination examiner pursuant to the provisions of Article 15 of the Bar Examination Act amended by Article 1 of this Act, as of the date of the enforcement of this Act.

第四条司法試験委員会は、この法律の施行前に行われた司法試験を不正の手段によって受けた者又は第一条の規定による改正前の司法試験法若しくは同法に基づく司法試験管理委員会規則に違反した者に対しては、司法試験管理委員会がした合格の決定を取り消すことができる。

Article 4The National Bar Examination Commission may rescind the National Bar Examination Administration Commission's decision that a person has passed, if the relevant person has taken, by wrongful means, the bar examination carried out before the enforcement of this Act; has violated the Bar Examination Act prior to its amendment by Article 1 of this Act; or has violated the Rules of the National Bar Examination Administration Commission that were established based on the Bar Examination Act prior to its amendment by Article 1 of this Act.

第五条この法律の施行後に行われる沖縄の弁護士資格者等に対する本邦の弁護士資格等の付与に関する特別措置法（昭和四十五年法律第三十三号）第四条第三項の規定による合格の決定の取消しについては、同項中「司法試験管理委員会」とあるのは、「司法試験委員会」とする。

Article 5For the rescission of a decision that a person has passed an examination, that is made under Article 4, paragraph (3) of the Act on Special Measures Concerning the Qualification of Attorneys Licensed in Okinawa as Attorneys Licensed in Japan (Act No. 33 of 1970), after the enforcement of this Act, the term "National Bar Examination Administration Commission" in that paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "National Bar Examination Commission".

第六条法務大臣は、第二条の規定による改正後の司法試験法（以下「新法」という。）第三条第二項第四号又は第三項の法務省令を制定しようとするときは、第二条の規定の施行の日前においても、司法試験委員会の意見を聴くことができる。

Article 6(1)When the Minister of Justice seeks to establish the Ministry of Justice Order as set forth in Article 3, paragraph (2), item (iv) or paragraph (3) of the Bar Examination Act amended by Article 2 of this Act (hereinafter referred to as the "new Act"), the Minister may first hear the opinions of the National Bar Examination Commission, even prior to the date of enforcement of the provisions of Article 2 of this Act.

２法務大臣は、第二条の規定の施行の日前においても、新法第十五条の規定の例により、新法の規定による司法試験（以下「新司法試験」という。）に係る司法試験考査委員を任命することができる。

(2)Even prior to the date of enforcement of the provisions of Article 2 of this Act, the Minister of Justice may appoint bar examiners for a bar examination under the new Act (hereinafter referred to as the "new bar examination") pursuant to the provisions of Article 15 of the new Act.

３新司法試験の実施に必要な公告その他の準備行為は、第二条の規定の施行の日前においても、行うことができる。

(3)Public notices or other preparations necessary for conducting the new bar examination may be made even prior to the date of enforcement of the provisions of Article 2.

第七条司法試験委員会は、平成十八年から平成二十三年までの間においては、新司法試験を行うほか、従前の司法試験（平成二十三年においては、平成二十二年の第二次試験の筆記試験に合格した者に対する口述試験に限る。）を行うものとする。この場合において、第二条の規定による改正前の司法試験法（以下「旧法」という。）第二条から第六条の二まで及び附則第二項の規定（これらの規定に基づく法務省令の規定を含む。）は、第二条の規定の施行後も、なおその効力を有する。

Article 7(1)In addition to the new bar examination, the National Bar Examination Commission is to conduct the conventional bar examination during the period from 2006 to 2011 (for 2011, limited to oral examinations for persons who passed the second-stage written questions in 2010). In this case, the provisions of Article 2 through Article 6-2 of the Bar Examination Act prior to its amendment by Article 2 of this Act (hereinafter referred to as the "former Act") and paragraph (2) of the Supplementary Provisions of that Act (including the provisions of the Ministry of Justice Order based on these provisions) remain in force even after the enforcement of the provisions of Article 2 of this Act.

２前項の規定により行われる司法試験（以下「旧司法試験」という。）については、新法第一条第一項及び第二項、第七条から第十一条まで並びに第二章及び第三章の規定を適用する。この場合において、新法第一条第一項中「司法試験」とあるのは「司法試験法及び裁判所法の一部を改正する法律（平成十四年法律第百三十八号）附則第七条第一項の規定により行われる司法試験（以下「旧司法試験」という。）」と、新法第七条中「司法試験及び予備試験は、それぞれ」とあるのは「旧司法試験は」と、新法第八条中「司法試験の」とあるのは「旧司法試験の」と、「予備試験の合格者は司法試験予備試験考査委員の合議による判定に基づき、それぞれ司法試験委員会」とあるのは「司法試験委員会」と、新法第九条及び第十一条第一項中「司法試験又は予備試験」とあるのは「旧司法試験の各試験」と、新法第十条中「司法試験若しくは」とあるのは「旧司法試験、司法試験若しくは」と、新法第十二条第二項第一号から第三号まで及び第十七条中「司法試験及び予備試験」とあるのは「旧司法試験」と、新法第十五条第一項中「司法試験に」とあるのは「旧司法試験に」と、「置き、予備試験における問題の作成及び採点並びに合格者の判定を行わせるため司法試験予備試験考査委員（以下この条及び次条において「予備試験考査委員」という。）を置く」とあるのは「置く」とする。

(2)The provisions of Article 1, paragraphs (1) and (2), Articles 7 through 11, and Chapters II and III of the new Act apply to the bar examination conducted under the preceding paragraph (hereinafter referred to as the "conventional bar examination"). In this case, the term "bar examination" in Article 1, paragraph (1) of the new Act is deemed to be replaced with "bar examination and the bar examination conducted under Article 7, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act Partially Amending the Bar Examination Act and the Courts Act (Act No. 138 of 2002) (hereinafter referred to as the 'conventional bar examination')"; the term "both the bar examination and the preliminary examination," in Article 7 of the new Act is deemed to be replaced with "the conventional bar examination"; the phrase "which persons have passed the bar examination" in Article 8 of the new Act is deemed to be replaced with "which persons have passed the conventional bar examination"; the phrase "based on the judgment reached through consultation; and determines which persons have passed the preliminary examination based on the judgment reached through consultation" in that Article is deemed to be replaced with "based on the judgment reached through consultation"; the term "bar examination or preliminary examination" in Article 9 and Article 11, paragraph (1) of the new Act is deemed to be replaced with "each stage of testing for the conventional bar examination"; the phrase "bar examination or" in Article 10 of the new Act is deemed to be replaced with "conventional bar examination, bar examination or"; the term "bar examination and preliminary examination" in Article 12, paragraph (2), items (i) through (iii) and Article 17 of the new Act is deemed to be replaced with "conventional bar examination"; and the term "the bar examination" in Article 15, paragraph (1) of the new Act is deemed to be replaced with "the conventional bar examination"; and the phrase "; and examiners for the preliminary bar examination (referred to as 'examiners for the preliminary examination' in this Article and in the following Article) are assigned to the Commission to prepare examination questions, mark examination papers, and judge which persons have passed the preliminary examination." in that paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "."

３前条の規定は、旧司法試験について準用する。この場合において、同条第一項中「第二条の規定による改正後の司法試験法（以下「新法」という。）第三条第二項第四号又は第三項」とあるのは「次条第一項の規定によりなお効力を有するものとされる第二条の規定による改正前の司法試験法第四条第一項第四号又は第六条第四項」と、同条第二項中「新法第十五条」とあるのは「次条第二項の規定により読み替えて適用される第二条の規定による改正後の司法試験法第十五条」と読み替えるものとする。

(3)The provisions of the preceding Article apply mutatis mutandis to the conventional bar examination. In this case, the term "Article 3, paragraph (2), item (iv) or paragraph (3) of the Bar Examination Act amended by Article 2 of this Act (hereinafter referred to as the 'new Act')" in paragraph (1) of that Article is deemed to be replaced with "Article 4, paragraph (1), item (iv) or Article 6, paragraph (4) of the Bar Examination Act prior to its amendment by Article 2 of this Act, which is to remain in force pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) of the following Article"; and the term "Article 15 of the new Act" in paragraph (2) of that Article is deemed to be replaced with "Article 15 of the Bar Examination Act amended by Article 2, as applied pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (2) of the following Article following the deemed replacement of terms".

第八条平成十八年から平成二十三年までの各年においては、法務省令で定める手続に従い、あらかじめ選択して出願するところにより、新司法試験又は旧司法試験のいずれか一方のみを受けることができる。

Article 8(1)In each year from 2006 through 2011, a person may take either the new bar examination or the conventional bar examination by selecting either of them in advance and filing an application in accordance with the procedures specified by the Ministry of Justice Order.

２新法第四条第一項第一号の受験資格（同号に規定する法科大学院課程の修了をいう。以下この条において同じ。）に基づいて新司法試験を受けようとする者が、その受験前に旧法の規定による司法試験の第二次試験又は旧司法試験の第二次試験の受験（当該新司法試験の受験に係る受験資格を得る前の受験については、当該受験資格を得た日前二年間のものに限る。以下この条において「旧司法試験等の受験」という。）をしているときは、その旧司法試験等の受験（次項の規定により他の受験資格に基づく新司法試験の受験とみなされたものを除く。）を、当該受験資格に基づいて既にした新司法試験の受験とみなして、新法第四条第一項の規定を適用する。

(2)When a person who seeks to take the new bar examination using the qualification set forth in Article 4, paragraph (1), item (i) of the new Act (meaning the completion of a graduate law program as prescribed in that item; the same applies in this Article) has undergone the second-stage of testing for the bar examination under the former Act, or has undergone the second-stage of testing for the conventional bar examination (if the person had taken these examinations before obtaining the qualification to take the new bar examination, they are limited to those that the person had taken within the two years prior to the day on which the person obtained the qualification to take the new bar examination; referred to as the "conventional bar examination, etc." in this Article), before taking that new bar examination, the person who has taken the conventional bar examination, etc. (excluding any examination which is deemed, under the following paragraph, to be the new bar examination, and that the person has taken using other qualifications for taking the examination) is deemed to have taken the new bar examination using the qualification as set forth in Article 4, paragraph (1), item (i) of the new Act, and the provisions of Article 4, paragraph (1) of the New Act apply to that person.

３前項に規定するもののほか、新法第四条第一項第一号の受験資格に基づいて新司法試験を受けた者については、当該新司法試験の受験前の旧司法試験等の受験及び当該新司法試験の受験後の旧司法試験の第二次試験の受験を、当該受験資格に基づく新司法試験の受験とみなして、同条の規定を適用する。

(3)Beyond what is provided for in the preceding paragraph, in cases of a person who has taken the new bar examination using the qualification set forth in Article 4, paragraph (1), item (i) of the new Act, the person who has taken the conventional bar examination, etc. before taking the new bar examination, or has undergone the second-stage of testing for the conventional bar examination after taking the new bar examination is deemed to have taken the new bar examination using the relevant qualification, and the provisions of Article 4 of the New Act apply to that person.

第九条新法第五条に規定する予備試験は、新法第七条の規定にかかわらず、平成二十三年から行うものとする。

Article 9The preliminary examination prescribed in Article 5 of the new Act is to be conducted from 2011, notwithstanding the provisions of Article 7 of the new Act.

第十条旧法の規定による司法試験の第二次試験又は旧司法試験の第二次試験に合格した者は、新司法試験に合格した者とみなす。

Article 10Persons who have passed the second-stage of testing for the bar examination under the former Act or the second-stage of testing for the conventional bar examination are deemed to have passed the new bar examination.

第一条この法律は、平成三十二年四月一日から施行する。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。

Article 1This Act comes into effect as of April 1, 2020; provided, however, that the provisions set forth in the following items come into effect as of the date specified in each respective item:

第二条略

Article 2(1)omitted

２法務大臣は、前条第三号に掲げる規定の施行の日前において、第四条の規定による改正後の司法試験法（次条において「新司法試験法」という。）第四条第二項第一号の法務省令を制定しようとするときは、その旨を文部科学大臣に通知するものとする。この場合において、文部科学大臣は、法務大臣に対し、必要な意見を述べることができる。

(2)When the Minister of Justice, prior to the enforcement of the provisions set forth in item (iii) of the preceding Article, seeks to establish the Ministry of Justice Order as set forth in Article 4, paragraph (2), item(i) of the Bar Examination Act amended by Article 4 of this Act (referred to as the "new Bar Examination Act" in the following Article), the Minister must notify the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology to that effect. In this case, the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology may submit opinions to the Minister of Justice as necessary.

第三条法務大臣は、新司法試験法第五条第三項第二号の法務省令を制定しようとするときは、附則第一条第二号に掲げる規定の施行の日前においても、司法試験委員会の意見を聴くことができる。

Article 3When the Minister of Justice intends to establish the Ministry of Justice Order set forth in Article 5, paragraph (3), item (ii) of the new Bar Examination Act, the Minister may hear the opinions of the National Bar Examination Commission, even before the effective date of the provisions set forth in Article 1, item (ii) of the Supplementary Provisions.

第四条前二条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は、政令で定める。

Article 4Beyond what is provided for in the preceding two Articles, Cabinet Order prescribes the transitional measures necessary for the enforcement of this Act.