Article 1This Act comes into effect as of the date specified by Cabinet Order within a period not exceeding three months from the date of promulgation; provided, however, that the provisions listed in the following items come into effect as of the dates prescribed in the respective items (effective as of May 5, 1995, by Cabinet Order No. 191 of 1995):

Article 2(1)When a person, who possesses a specific chemical at the time this Act taking effect, fails to apply for a license under Article 10, paragraph (1) within 30 days of the effective date of this Act (hereinafter referred to as the "grace period") or applies for a license during the grace period but the application is denied, the person must destroy the specific chemical in possession without delay after the expiration of the grace period in the former case or after the denial in the latter case.

(2)A person who possesses a specific chemical upon this Act taking effect may possess the specific chemical during the periods listed below notwithstanding the provisions of Article 16, paragraph (1). The same applies when the person's employee possesses the specific chemical in the course of duties or another person commissioned by the person for transportation or destruction (including the person's employee) possesses the specific chemical for the purpose of transportation or destruction:

(3)The provisions of Article 16, paragraph (2) apply mutatis mutandis to a person who possesses a specific chemical pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph.

(4)With regard to the application of the provisions of Article 17 and Article 23, a person who possesses a specific chemical upon this Act taking effect is deemed to be a licensed user.

(5)The provisions of Article 18, paragraphs (2) and (3) apply mutatis mutandis when a person who possesses a specific chemical upon this Act taking effect destroys the specific chemical.

(6)The provisions of the preceding paragraphs do not apply to specific chemicals possessed by the State at the specified facility upon this Act taking effect.

Article 3(1)With regard to the application of the provisions of Article 24, paragraph (2) to a person engaged in manufacturing, etc. of a first-class designated chemical and the quantity of the first-class designated chemical manufactured, etc. in the year that includes the Effective Date of the Convention exceeds, prior to the Effective Date of the Convention or within 30 days from the Effective Date of the Convention, the quantity predetermined by Order of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry under Article 24, paragraph (1) for each place of business per chemical, "in advance" in Article 24, paragraph (2) means "within 30 days from the date on which the Convention takes effect in Japan".

(2)The provisions of the preceding paragraph apply mutatis mutandis to a person who uses a first-class designated chemical (including chemicals containing a first-class designated chemical as specified by Order of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry under Article 26; hereinafter the same applies under Article 4, paragraph (3)) pursuant to Order of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry under Article 26, and the quantity of a first-class designated chemical used (or the quantity of a first-class designated chemical contained in the chemicals used; hereinafter the same applies under Article 4, paragraph (3)).

(3)The provisions of paragraph (1) apply mutatis mutandis to a person engaged in manufacturing a second-class designated chemical and the quantity of second-class designated chemical manufactured.

Article 4(1)A person who manufactured, extracted, or refined a first-class designated chemical, in any of the three years preceding the year that includes the Effective Date of the Convention, in excess of the quantity predetermined by Order of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry under Article 24, paragraph (1) for each place of business per chemical must, pursuant to Order of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, notify the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry of the quantity of each first-class designated chemical to be manufactured, etc. in the preceding three years at each place of business and other matters specified by Order of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.

(2)With regard to the application of the provisions of Article 25, a person who has made a notification under the provisions of the preceding paragraph is deemed to have made a notification pursuant to the provisions of Article 24, paragraphs (1) through (3) with respect to the quantity of each first-class designated chemical intended to be manufactured, etc. in the year that includes the Effective Date of the Convention at each place of business.

(3)The provisions of the preceding two paragraphs apply mutatis mutandis to a person who has used a first-class designated chemical pursuant to Order of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry under Article 26 and the quantity of a first-class designated chemical used.

(4)The provisions of paragraph (1) and paragraph (2) apply mutatis mutandis to a person who has manufactured a second-class designated chemical and the quantity of second-class designated chemical manufactured. In this case, "any of the three years preceding" and "preceding three years" are deemed to be replaced with "the year preceding" and "preceding year" respectively.

Article 5(1)A person who falls under any of the following items is punished by imprisonment for not more than one year or a fine of not more than 500,000 yen or both:

(2)A person who falls under any of the following items is punished by a fine of not more than 300,000 yen:

(3)When the representative of a corporation or an agent, employee, or other worker of a corporation or an individual has committed the violations prescribed in the preceding two paragraphs with regard to the business of the corporation or individual, not only the offender is punished but also the corporation or individual is punished by the fine prescribed in the respective paragraphs.

Article 6In addition to what is provided in Articles 2 through 5 of the Supplementary Provisions, necessary transitional measures for this Act to take effect are specified by Cabinet Order.

Article 1This Act comes into effect as of April 1, 1998.

Article 1This Act comes into effect as of April 1, 2000; provided, however, that the provisions listed in the following items come into effect as of the dates prescribed in the respective items:

Article 159Beyond what is provided in the respective Acts prior to the revision by this Act, affairs that are managed or performed, prior to this Act taking effect, by a local government organ on behalf of the State, other local governments, or other public bodies pursuant to Acts or Cabinet Order enacted on them (hereinafter referred to as "affairs of the State, etc." in Article 161 of the Supplementary Provisions) are, after this Act, handled by the local government as its affairs pursuant to Acts or Cabinet Order enacted on them.

Article 160(1)With respect to actions to grant licenses or permission, etc. and other acts conducted prior to this Act (or the respective provisions listed in the items of Article 1 of the Supplementary Provisions; hereinafter the same applies in this article and Article 163 of the Supplementary Provisions) pursuant to the respective Acts prior to the revision (hereinafter referred to as "actions and other acts" in this article) or applications for license or permission, etc. and other acts pending upon this Act taking effect pursuant to the respective Acts before the revision (hereinafter referred to as "application and other acts" in this article), if administrative affairs pertaining to these acts come under the jurisdiction of different persons on the effective date of this Act, these acts, except those prescribed in Articles 2 through 159 of the Supplementary Provisions or in the provisions of the respective Acts concerning transitional measures, are deemed, with regard to the application of the respective revised Acts after the effective date of this Act, as actions and other acts conducted or applications and other acts pending pursuant to relevant provisions of the respective revised Acts.

(2)With respect to matters for which reports, notification, submission, or other procedures are conducted before the state or local government organs prior to this Act taking effect pursuant to the respective Acts before the revision, if these procedures have not yet been conducted by the effective date of this Act, the provisions of the respective Acts revised by this Act apply to the procedures, except those otherwise provided by this Act or Cabinet Order enacted on them, on the assumption that reports, notification, submission or other procedures have not yet been conducted with respect to matters for which the procedures are conducted before the State or local government organs pursuant to relevant provisions of the respective revised Acts.

Article 161(1)With respect to actions pertaining to affairs of the State, etc. taken prior to the effective date by the administrative authority that took the actions (hereinafter referred to as an "administrative agency that took the actions") that were subordinated, prior to the effective date, to a higher administrative authority prescribed under the Administrative Appeal Act (hereinafter referred to as a "higher administrative authority" in this article), the Administrative Appeal Act applies to appeals taken of the actions pursuant to the Act, on the assumption that the administrative agency that took the actions are still subordinated to a higher administrative authority after the effective date. In this case, the administrative authority that are deemed as a higher administrative authority of the administrative agency that took the actions are the administrative authority to which the administrative agency that took the actions were subordinated prior to the effective date.

(2)In the case referred to in the preceding paragraph, when the administrative authority deemed to be the higher administrative authority is a local government organ, the affairs to be handled by the organ pursuant to the provisions of the Administrative Appeal Act is item (i) statutorily commissioned affairs prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (9), item (i) of the new Local Autonomy Act.

Article 162With regard to fees payable prior to the effective date pursuant to the provisions of the respective Acts prior to the revision by this Act (including orders issued under them), except those otherwise provided by this Act or Cabinet Order enacted on them, the provisions then in force remain applicable.

Article 163With regard to the application of penal provisions to acts committed prior to this Act taking effect, the provisions then in force remain applicable.

Article 164(1)Beyond what is provided for in the Supplementary Provisions, necessary transitional measures for this Act (including transitional measures for penal provisions) are specified by Cabinet Order.

(2)Necessary matters concerning the application of Article 18, Article 51, and Article 184 of the Supplementary Provisions are specified by Cabinet Order.

Article 250Item (i) statutorily commissioned affairs prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (9), item (i) of the new Local Autonomy Act are additionally created to the minimum possible extent, and the affairs listed in Appended Table I of the new Local Autonomy Act and those provided for by Cabinet Order enacted under the new Local Autonomy Act are examined from the perspective of promoting decentralization and be reviewed as appropriate.

Article 251In order to enable local governments to execute their affairs and services voluntarily and independently, the national government is to examine how to secure adequate sources of local tax revenue based on the sharing of roles between the national and local governments taking into account the prevailing economic trends, and to take the necessary measures based on the examination results.

Article 252Along with various reforms such as the medical insurance system reform and the pension system reform, the national government is, to study an ideal administrative system for social insurance and how the employees engaged in the systems should be from the viewpoint of ensuring convenience for the insured and increasing efficiency in administration, and take measures as required based on examination results when it finds it necessary.

Article 1This Act comes into effect as of April 1, 2000.

Article 3(1)With regard to the application of the provisions for revision by this Act on quasi-incompetent persons and their curators, for which the provisions then in force remain applicable pursuant to the provisions of Article 3, paragraph (3) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act for Partial Revision of the Civil Code (Act No. 149 of 1999), except for the following provisions for revision, the provisions then in force remain applicable:

Items (i) through (xxv): Omitted

Article 4(1)With regard to the application of penal provisions to acts committed prior to this Act taking effect, the provisions then in force remain applicable.

Act for Enforcement of the Act on Central Government Reform (Act No. 160 of 1999) Extract

Article 1301(1)With the exception of those otherwise provided for by laws and regulations, licenses, permissions, approvals, recognitions, designations, and other actions or notices granted or made or other acts conducted by the previous state organs pursuant to laws and regulations prior to effectuating the Act for the Act on Central Government Reform and this Act (thereinafter collectively referred to as the "Reform Act, etc.") to take effect are, after the Reform Act, etc. taking effect, deemed as licenses, permissions, approvals, recognitions, designations, and other actions or notices granted or made or other acts conducted by the relevant state organs in accordance with the relevant laws and regulations after the Reform Act, etc. taking effect.

(2)With the exception of those otherwise provided for by laws and regulations, applications, notifications, and other acts pending before the previous state organs pursuant to laws and regulations upon effectuating the Reform Act, etc. are, after the Reform Act, etc. taking effect, deemed as applications, notifications, and other acts pending before the relevant state organs in accordance with relevant laws and regulations after the Reform Act, etc. taking effect.

(3)With respect to matters for which report, notification, submission, or other procedures must be conducted before the previous state organs pursuant to laws and regulations prior to the Reform Act, etc. taking effect, if these procedures have not yet been conducted by the effective date of the Reform Act, etc., with the exception of those otherwise provided for by laws and regulations, the provisions of laws and regulations after the Reform Act, etc. taking effect apply to the procedures, on the assumption that report, notification, submission, or other procedures have not yet been conducted with respect to matters for which the procedures must be conducted before the relevant state organs pursuant to relevant laws and regulations after the Reform Act, etc. taking effect.

Article 1303With regard to the application of penal provisions to acts committed prior to the Reform Act, etc. taking effect, the provisions then in force remain applicable.

Article 1344With the exception of those provided for in Articles 71 through 76 and Articles 1301 through 1343 as well as by the Act on Central Government Reform, necessary transitional measures for the Reform Act, etc. (including transitional measures for penal provisions) to take effect are specified by Cabinet Order.

Article 1This Act (except for Article 2 and Article 3) comes into effect as of January 6, 2001; provided, however, that the provisions listed in the following items come into effect as of the dates prescribed in the respective items:

Article 1This Act comes into effect as of January 6, 2001; provided, however, that the provisions of Articles 8 through 19 of the Supplementary Provisions come into effect as of the date specified by Cabinet Order within a period not exceeding six months from the referenced date (effective as of April 1, 2001, by Cabinet Order No. 333 of 2000).

Article 20With regard to the application of penal provisions to acts committed prior to this Act taking effect, the provisions then in force remain applicable.

Article 21With the exception of those provided in Articles 2 through 7, Article 9, Article 11, Article 18, and Article 20 of the Supplementary Provisions, necessary transitional measures for the establishment of NITE and necessary transitional measures for this Act taking effect are specified by Cabinet Order.

Article 1This Act comes into effect as of the date on which the International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings takes effect in Japan (December 16, 2001).

Article 2(1)The provisions of Article 10 of the revised Criminal Regulations to Control Explosives, the provisions of Article 51-2 of the Act on Prevention of Radiation Hazards Caused by Radioactive Isotopes, the provisions of Article 4 of the Act on Punishment of Use and Others of Molotov Cocktails, the provisions of Article 11 of the Act on Implementing the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on Their Destruction and the Other Conventions, the provisions of Article 42 of the Act on Prohibition of Chemical Weapons and Control of Specific Chemicals (limited to the part concerning Article 4-2 of the Penal Code (Act No. 45 of 1907)), and the provisions of Article 8 of the Act on Prevention of Bodily Harm by Sarin and Similar Substances only apply to the offenses that are punishable even when committed outside Japan pursuant to conventions that take effect after this Act taking effect.

(2)Omitted

Article 1This Act comes into effect from the date on which the International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism becomes effective for Japan.

Article 1This Act comes into effect as of the effective date of the Administrative Complaint Review Act (Act No. 68 of 2014).

Article 5Unless otherwise provided for in these Supplementary Provisions, prior acts continue to govern administrative appeals on actions or other acts or inactions of an administrative authority which pertain to actions or other acts of an administrative authority made before this Act comes into effect or to inactions of an administrative authority based on applications made before this Act comes into effect.

Article 6(1)Prior Acts continue to govern the filing of an action with regard to matters for which an action may be filed only after a determination, decision, or any other act is made by an administrative authority in relation to an administrative appeal pursuant to the provisions of Acts amended by the provisions of this Act and for which the statutes of limitation for filing an action has expired before this Act comes into effect while no administrative appeal has been taken (if this administrative appeal may be taken only after a determination, decision, or any other act is made by an administrative authority in relation to another administrative appeal, including matters for which the statute of limitations for filing an action has expired before this Act comes into effect while no other administrative appeal has been taken).

(2)Prior laws continue to govern the filing of an action for revocation of an administrative action or any other act against which an objection has been filed pursuant to the provisions of laws prior to amendment by the provisions of this Act (including when prior laws continue to govern pursuant to the provisions of the preceding Article) and for which an action for revocation may be filed only after a determination on a request for review is made pursuant to the provisions of laws amended by the provisions of this Act.

(3)Prior laws continue to govern an action for revocation of a determination, decision, or any other act made by an administrative authority in relation to an administrative appeal, where the action has been filed before this Act comes into effect.

Article 9Prior laws continue to govern the application of penal provisions to acts committed before this Act comes into effect as well as any acts committed after this Act comes into effect if prior acts continue to govern pursuant to the provisions of Article 5 and the two preceding Articles of the Supplementary Provisions.

Article 10Beyond what is provided for in Article 5 through the preceding Article of the Supplementary Provisions, any necessary transitional measures for this Act (including transitional measures concerning penal provisions) to take effect are specified by Cabinet Order.

Article 1This Act comes into effect as of the day on which three months have elapsed 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 these items:

Article 2Prior laws continue to govern the effect of any action or other laws rendered by an administrative authority pursuant to the provisions of laws prior to amendment by this Act or of orders under those laws (limited to disqualifying provisions and other provisions prescribing measures for limiting rights) before the date on which this Act (or, in the case of the provisions set forth in the items of the preceding Article, those provisions; the same applies hereinafter in this Article and the following Article) comes into effect, as well as the effect of any loss of employment arising from those provisions.

Article 3Prior laws continue to govern applicability of penal provisions to conduct that a person engages in before this Act comes into effect.

Article 7(1)The national government studies the provisions in the Companies Act (Act No.86, 2005) and the Act on General Incorporated Associations and General Incorporated Foundations (Act No.48, 2006) which are restricting the qualifications of officers of corporations on the grounds that they are adult wards or persons under curatorship within one year after the promulgation of this Act, and based on the results, takes necessary legislative measures such as deletion of the referenced provisions and other measures.

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Article 509Beyond what is provided in this Part, necessary transitional measures in accordance with effectuating the Act on Partially Amending the Penal Code and other laws are specified by Cabinet Order.