Supplementary Provisions (Excerpts)

(Date of Enforcement)

(1) This Law shall come into force as of the day 30 days from the day of promulgation.

(Repeal of the Radiotelegraphy Law)

(2) The Radiotelegraphy Law (Law No. 26 of 1915) shall be repealed.

(Application of Old Law's Penal Provisions)

(4) The old Law remains effective in the application of Penal Provisions to acts made before this Law comes into force.

(Transitional Measures Concerning Radio Operators)

(5) A person who obtains the qualifications of First-Class, Second-Class, Third-Class, Radiotelephone-Class or Listener-Class radio operator in accordance with the provisions of the Regulation for Radio Operator Qualification Examination (Ordinance of the Ministry of Communications No. 8 of 1931) when this Law comes into force shall be deemed to be granted the license of First-Class radio operator, Second-Class radio operator, Third-Class radio operator, Radiotelephone-Class radio operator, or Listener-Class radio operator, respectively, mutatis mutandis, in accordance with the provisions of this Law on the day when this Law comes into force.

(6) A person who possesses qualifications of First-Class or Second-Class telecommunications engineer or who possesses qualifications of Third-Class telecommunications engineer (radio) on the day when the old Regulations for Telecommunications Engineer Qualification Examination (Ordinance of the Ministry of Communications: Ordinance No. 13 of 1940) was repealed (June 1, 1949) shall be deemed as granted the license of First-Class technical radio operator or Second-Class technical radio operator, respectively, in accordance with the provisions of this Law on the day when this Law comes into force.

(Dispositions, Etc. before the Enactment of this Law)

(9) Apart from cases provided in paragraphs (5) and (6), dispositions, procedures or other acts based on the provisions of the old Law or the orders thereon shall, if there are relevant provisions in this Law for them, be deemed as having been made in accordance with this Law. In this case, the valid terms of license of a radio station (except ship radio stations of ships under Article 4 of the Law for Safety of Vessels or of fishing boat under Article 5 of the cabinet order for restricting fishery areas of fishing boats) shall, notwithstanding the provisions of Article 13 paragraph (1), be the periods which are longer than one year and not exceeding three years from the day of enactment of this Law, and which are fixed in the applicable rule of the Radio Regulatory Council by each type of radio station.

(Transitional Measures Concerning Telegram)

(13) While telegram business is regarded as a Type I telecommunications business in accordance with the provisions under Supplementary Provisions Article 5 paragraph (1) of the Telecommunications Business Law, the telecommunications business provided in Article 5 paragraph (2) item iv), Article 16-2, Article 102-2 paragraph (2) item i), Article 103-4 paragraph (2) item ii) or Article 108-2 paragraph (2) shall include the operations of said telegram business concerned.

Supplementary Provisions (Law No. 249 of July 31, 1952) (Excerpts)

(Date of Enforcement)

(1) This Law shall come into force as of the day of promulgation. However, the amended provisions of Article 33 paragraph (3), Article 33-2 through Article 36, Article 37 (limited to the part concerning mobile radiotelegraph equipment for a lifeboat which shall be installed on ships by the order based on the provisions of the Article 2 of the Law for Safety of Vessels), Article 63, Article 65 and Article 99-11 item i) shall come into force as of November 19, 1952.

Supplementary Provisions (Law No. 251 of July 31, 1952) (Excerpts)

(1) This Law comes into force as of the day of enactment of the Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Public Corporation Law.

Supplementary Provisions (Law No. 280 of July 31, 1952) (Excerpts)

(1) This Law comes into force as of the day of enforcement of the Law to Amend a Part of the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications Establishment Law (Law No. 279 of 1952).

(2) Staff and organization (except chairperson or members) of the former Radio Regulatory Committee shall, with the same status, remain as equivalent staff and organizations of the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications.

(3) The Rules of the Radio Regulatory Committee which are effective when this Law comes into force shall remain effective after this Law comes into force as the ministerial ordinances of the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications.

Supplementary Provisions (Law No. 301 of August 7, 1952) (Excerpts)

(Date of Enforcement)

(1) This Law shall come into force as of the day specified in the applicable cabinet order. However, the day shall not be later than March 31, 1953.

Supplementary Provisions (Law No. 98 of July 31, 1953) (Excerpts)

(1) This Law shall come into force as of August 1, 1953.

Supplementary Provisions (Law No. 140 of May 6, 1958) (Excerpts)

(1) This Law shall comes into force as of the date specified in applicable cabinet order not exceeding six months from the day of promulgation.

(2) A person who possesses qualifications in the left column of the following table shall, on the day when this Law comes into force, be deemed to be granted a license in the right column of the same table in accordance with the provisions of the Radio Law after amendment by this Law.

(3) Until the ministry name of the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications is altered to the Ministry of Communications, "the Minister of Communications" in Article 9 paragraph (4), Article 16 paragraph (2) or Article 20 paragraph (2) and paragraph (6) of the Radio Law after amendment shall be read as "the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications," "the applicable ordinance of the Ministry of Communications" in Article 15, Article 16 paragraph (1) and the proviso of Article 60 of the same Law after amendment shall be read as "the applicable ordinance of the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications."

Supplementary Provisions (Law No. 140 of May 16, 1962) (Excerpts)

(1) This Law shall come into force as of October 1, 1962.

(2) The provisions of this Law after amendment shall apply, except cases when particularly provided in these Supplementary Provisions, to matters happening before this Law comes into force. However, this does not prevent the effect emerging from the provisions of this Law before amendment.

(3) A lawsuit which is continuing when this Law comes into force shall, notwithstanding the provisions of this Law after amendment that said action shall not be taken, the provisions then in force shall be dealt with as before amendment.

(4) The jurisdiction of the lawsuit which is continuing when this Law comes into force shall, notwithstanding the provisions of this Law after amendment that said jurisdiction shall be the exclusive jurisdiction, the provisions then in force shall be dealt with as before amendment.

(5) With regard to the term of actions against an administrative disposition or a decision whose time period in accordance with the provisions of this Law before amendment is not expired when this Law comes into force, the provisions then in force shall be dealt with as before amendment. However, this only applies if the time period in accordance with the provisions of this Law after amendment is shorter than the time period in accordance with the provisions of this Law before amendment.

(6) The time period allowed to take actions, where a party laid a case against an administrative disposition or a decision made before this Law comes into force, shall be calculated from the day this Law comes into force.

(7) With regard to a lawsuit concerning revocation of a disposition or a decision which continues when this Law comes into force, notwithstanding the provisions after amendment of this Law stipulates that either party shall be a defendant, the provisions then in force shall be dealt with as before amendment. Nevertheless, the court may, at the statement of the plaintiff, by decision, enable said lawsuit to be changed to a lawsuit between the parties.

(8) In the case of the proviso of the preceding paragraph, the provisions of the latter part of Article 18 and Article 21 paragraph (2) through paragraph (5) of the Administrative Case Litigation Law.

Supplementary Provisions (Law No. 161 of September 15, 1962) (Excerpts)

(1) This Law shall come into force as of October 1, 1962.

(2) The provisions of this Law after amendment shall, except cases when particularly provided for in these Supplementary Provisions, apply to dispositions of administrative agencies made before this Law comes into force, nonfeasance of administrative agencies or other matters concerning applications filed before this Law comes into force. However, this does not prevent the effects arising from the provisions of this Law before amendment.

(3) With regard to a petition, claim for examination, or submission of protest or other filing of complaint (hereinafter referred to as "petition, etc."), even after this Law comes into force, the provisions then in force shall be dealt with as before amendment. As regards a judgement, decision or other disposition (hereinafter referred to as "judgement, etc.") on petition, etc. made before this Law comes into force, or petition, etc. of a complaint on judgement, etc. made after this Law comes into force concerning petitions, etc. filed before this Law comes into force, the provisions then in force shall be dealt with as before amendment.

(4) The petition, etc. provided in the preceding paragraph, which concerns a complaint against disposition that made able to be filed under the Administrative Appeals Law after the amendment of this Law, shall, with regard to the application of Laws except said Law, be regarded as the filing of complaint under the Administrative Appeals Law.

(5) With regard to a judgement, etc. on the claim for examination, on the filing of protest or on other filling of complaint made after this Law comes into force in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (3), the complaint shall not be filed under the Administrative Appeals Law.

(6) With regard to a disposition of an administration made before this Law comes into force, against which a complaint may be filed in accordance with the provisions of this Law before amendment, and whose time period of the filing was not specified, the period that the filing of complaint against the disposition may be made under the Administrative Appeals Law shall be computed from the day when this Law comes into force.

(8) With regard to the application of penal provisions to acts made before this Law comes into force, the provisions then in force shall be dealt with as before amendment.

(9) Except specified in the preceding eight paragraphs, transitional measures necessary for the enforcement of this Law shall be stipulated in the applicable cabinet order.

(10) Where there are amended provisions in this Law and in the Law Concerning the Adjustment, Etc. of Relevant Laws at the Enforcement of Administrative Case Litigation Law on identical laws, said laws shall be amended firstly by this Law, and then, amended by the Law Concerning the Adjustment, Etc. of Relevant Laws at the Enforcement of Administrative Case Litigation Law.

Supplementary Provisions (Law No. 82 of April 4, 1963) (Excerpts)

(1) This Law shall come into force as of the date specified in the applicable cabinet order not exceeding four months from the day of promulgation.

Supplementary Provisions (Law No. 149 of July 4, 1964) (Excerpts)

(Date of Enforcement)

(1) This Law shall come into force as of the date specified in the applicable cabinet order not exceeding 60 days from the day of promulgation. However, the amended provisions of Article 33, Article 33-2 (including the article title), Article 35, Article 35-2 (including the article title), Article 63, Article 65 and Article 99-11 paragraph (1) item i) and the provisions of the following paragraph shall come into force as of the day when the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea of 1960 becomes effective for Japan.

Supplementary Provisions (Law No. 114 of June 2, 1965) (Excerpts)

(1) This Law shall come into force as of the date stipulated in the applicable cabinet order not exceeding three months from the day of promulgation.

(2) With regard to a radio station which has received a license or a pre-permit under Article 8, within the valid terms of the license or the license concerning the pre-permit, notwithstanding the provisions of Article 56 paragraph (1) after amendment, the provisions then in force shall be dealt with as before amendment.

Supplementary Provisions (Law No. 36 of June 12, 1967) (Excerpts)

(1) This Law shall come into force as of the day when the Registration and License Tax Law comes into force.

(2) Where a person who has filed application for registration or license (hereinafter referred to as "registration, etc.") listed in the Table No. 1 under the Registration and License Tax Law item xxiii-iii), (xiii), (xvi) and (xvii), item xxxi), xliii) through xlxi) and xlviii) with the administrative registry (hereinafter referred to as "administrative registry, etc.") before the day of promulgation of said Law, when the person receives the registration, etc. of said application by December 31, 1967, the amount of the fee shall follow the former provisions.

(3) Where a person who has filed application for registration etc. with the administrative registry, etc. during the period from the day of promulgation of the Registration and License Tax Law to July 31, 1967 receives the registration, etc. of said application, or where a person who has filed application for registration, etc. to the administrative registry, etc. before the day of promulgation of said Law receives the registration, etc. of said application after January 1, 1968, when the person has paid the fee concerning said registration, etc. at the application of said registration, etc., the amount of the paid fee shall be regarded as a part of the amount of registration license tax to be paid in accordance with the Registration and License Tax Law.

Supplementary Provisions (Law No. 44 of May 10, 1968) (Excerpts)

(Date of Enforcement)

Article 1.

This Law shall come into force as of the day when the International Convention on Load Lines of 1966 becomes effective for Japan. However, the amended provisions of Article 4 and the provisions of Supplementary Provisions Article 2 paragraph (3), Article 3 and Article 4 shall be effective as of October 1, 1969.

Supplementary Provisions (Law No. 96 of June 1, 1971) (Excerpts)

(Date of Enforcement, Etc.)

(1) This Law shall come into force as of the day of promulgation.

(16) Application of penal provisions to acts made before this Law (for the provisions listed in each item of Supplementary Provisions Article 1, said provisions) comes into force, the provisions then in force shall be dealt with as before amendment.

Supplementary Provisions (Law No. 130 of December 31, 1971) (Excerpts)

(Date of Enforcement)

(1) This Law shall come into effect as of the day when the Agreement between Japan and the United States of America on the Ryukyu Islands and Daito Islands becomes effective.

Supplementary Provisions (Law No. 111 of July 1, 1972) (Excerpts)

(Date of Enforcement)

(1) This Law shall come into force as of the day of promulgation.

(9) With regard to the application of Penal Provisions to acts made before this Law (for the provisions provided in the proviso of Supplementary Provisions Article 1, said provisions) comes into force, the provisions then in force shall be dealt with as before amendment.

Supplementary Provisions (Law No. 114 of July 1, 1972) (Excerpts)

(Date of Enforcement)

(1) This Law shall come into force as of the day after six months from the day of promulgation. However, the provisions of Article 4, the provisions of Supplementary Provisions paragraph (6) and the amended provisions of paragraph (12) paragraph (1) item i) and Article 19 paragraph (1) table (limited to those concerning the Cable Broadcast Council) in the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications Establishment Law (Law No. 244 of 1948) in Supplementary Provisions Article 12 shall come into force as of the day of promulgation.

Supplementary Provisions (Law No. 80 of September 14, 1973) (Excerpts)

(Date of Enforcement)

Article 1.

This Law shall come into force as of the day after three months from the day of promulgation.

Supplementary Provisions (Law No. 58 of July 10, 1975) (Excerpts)

(Date of Enforcement)

This Law shall come into force as of the day after three months from the day of promulgation.

Supplementary Provisions (Law No. 27 of April 24, 1978) (Excerpts)

(Date of Enforcement)

(1) This Law shall come into force as of the day of promulgation. However, the amended provisions of Article 11 paragraph (1) of the Law Concerning Real Estate Appraisal in Article 1, the provisions of Article 2, Article 3, Article 5 and Article 6, the amended provisions of the Patent Law Article 107 paragraph (1) in Article 19, the amended provisions of the Utility Model Law Article 31 paragraph (1) in Article 20, the amended provisions of the Design Law Article 42 paragraph (1) and paragraph (2) in Article 21, the amended provisions of the Trademark Law Article 40 paragraph (1) and (2) in Article 22, the amended provisions of the Interpretation Guide Business Law Article 5 paragraph (2) in Article 28 and the provisions of Article 29 and Article 30 shall come into force as of May 1, 1978.

Supplementary Provisions (Law No. 54 of May 23, 1978) (Excerpts)

(Date of Enforcement)

(1) This Law shall come into force as of the day of promulgation. However, the provisions of Article 1 and the following paragraph through Supplementary Provisions paragraph (7) shall come into force as of the date fixed in the applicable cabinet order not exceeding three months from the day of promulgation.

Supplementary Provisions (Law No. 67 of December 18, 1979) (Excerpts)

(Date of Enforcement)

(1) This Law shall come into force as of the date fixed in the applicable cabinet order not exceeding six months from the day of promulgation

(Transitional Measures)

(2) A radar of a type which has passed the type approval examination conducted by the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications before this Law comes into force shall be regarded as the one whose type has passed the approval provided in Article 37 of the Radio Law after amendment.

(3) A radar (except that regarded as passed the type approval examination in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph) installed on a ship by an order by virtue of the provisions of Law for Safety of Vessels Article 2 when this Law comes into force and has passed the inspection in accordance with the provisions of Article 10 and Article 18 of the Radio Law before amendment shall be regarded as, insofar as said radar is installed on said ship, the one whose type has passed the type approval examination provided under Article 37 of the Radio Law after amendment.

Supplementary Provisions (Law No. 45 of May 19, 1981) (Excerpts)

(Date of Enforcement)

(1) This Law shall come into force as of the day of promulgation.

Supplementary Provisions (Law No. 49 of May 23, 1981) (Excerpts)

(Date of Enforcement)

(1) This Law shall come into force as of the day after six months from the day of promulgation. However, the amended provisions of Article 110 item i) shall come into force as of January 1, 1983.

(Transitional Measures)

(2) With regard to the application of Penal Provisions to acts made before this Law comes into force, the provisions then in force shall be dealt with as before amendment.

Supplementary Provisions (Law No.59 of June 1, 1982) (Excerpts)

(Date of Enforcement)

(1) This Law shall come into force as of the date fixed in the applicable cabinet order not exceeding one year from the day of promulgation. However, the amended provisions of Article 4 paragraph (1), the amended provisions of Article 5 paragraph (2), the amended provisions of Article 99-11 paragraph (1) item i) (limited to the part which amends "the proviso of Article 4 paragraph (1)" to "Article 4 paragraph (1) items i) and ii)," and the part which amends "or Article 100 paragraph (1) item ii)" to "and Article 100 paragraph (1) item ii)") as well as the provisions of the preceding paragraph, Supplementary Provisions paragraph (3) and Supplementary Provisions paragraph (8) shall come into force as of January 1, 1983.

(Transitional Measures)

(2) Where a radio station which has received a license when the amended provisions of Article 4 paragraph (1) come into force, and where the radio equipment falls under a category of radio station specified by the applicable ministerial ordinance of the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications under Article 4 paragraph (1) item ii) of the Radio Law after amendment (hereinafter referred to as "the new Law"), the radio equipment of said radio station shall be regarded as having received technical standard conformity certification on the day when the amended provisions of Article 4 paragraph (1) come into force.

(3) License of radio station of the preceding paragraph shall lose its effects on the day when the amended provisions of Article 4 paragraph (1) come into force.

(4) A person who possesses qualifications of radio operator under Article 48-2 paragraph (2) of the new Law when this Law comes into force shall be regarded as receiving ship station radio operator attestation in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (1) of the same article.

(5) A person who has passed radio operator state examination of radio operator qualification under Article 48-2 paragraph (2) of the new Law when this Law comes into force, and who has not obtained a radio operator license of said qualification in accordance with the provisions of the new Law shall be regarded as receiving ship station radio operator attestation in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (1) of the same article, on the day the person receives said license.

(6) A person who is regarded as receiving ship station radio operator attestation in accordance with the provisions of the preceding two paragraphs shall, within five years from the day this Law comes into force, apply for the issuance of ship station radio operator attestation in accordance with the provisions of the new Law.

(7) Where a person who is regarded as receiving ship station radio operator attestation by the provisions of Supplementary Provisions paragraph (4) or paragraph (5) does not apply in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph within five years from the day this Law comes into force, the ship station radio operator attestation shall lose its effects when said period expires.

(8) With regard to the application of Penal Provisions to acts made before the amended provision of Article 4 paragraph (1) comes into force, the provision then in force shall be dealt with as before amendment.

Supplementary Provisions (Law No. 60 of June 1, 1982) (Excerpts)

(Date of Enforcement)

(1) This Law shall come into force as of the day six months from the day of promulgation.

Supplementary Provisions (Law No. 78 of December 2, 1983) (Excerpts)

(1) This Law (except Article 1) shall come into force as of July 1, 1984.

(2) With regard to organizations, etc. which is established on the day before this Law comes into force in accordance with the provisions of laws, which shall be established in accordance with the provisions of the National Government Organization Law or of the applicable cabinet orders based on the provisions of laws concerned by this Law after amendment (hereinafter referred to as "orders concerned") after the day when this Law comes into force, the necessary transitional measures for the organizations, or other transitional measures necessary for establishing, amending or repealing ordinances concerned with the enforcement of this Law, may be stipulated in the applicable cabinet orders.

Supplementary Provisions (Law No. 48 of May 29, 1984) (Excerpts)

This Law shall come into force as of September 1, 1984. However, the amended provisions of Article 103 shall come into force from the day of promulgation.

Supplementary Provisions (Law No. 87 of December 25, 1984) (Excerpts)

(Date of Enforcement)

Article 1.

This Law shall come into force as of April 1, 1985.

(Transitional Measures at the Partial Amendment to the Radio Law)

Article 18.

(1) A designation made before this Law comes into force concerning radio propagation blockage prevented areas in accordance with the provisions of Article 102-2 paragraph (1) of the Radio Law before amendment by the provisions of Article 48, or the notification of causing an important radio communications hindrance over a radio propagation blockage prevented area in accordance with the provisions of Article 102-5 paragraph (1) of said Law shall be regarded as a designation or a notification concerning a telecommunications business blockage prevented area in accordance with the provisions of Article 102-2 paragraph (1) or Article 102-5 paragraph (1), in accordance with the provisions of Article 47, respectively.

(2) With regard to the application of Penal Provisions to acts made before this Law comes into force in contravention of the provisions of the Radio Law before amendment by the provisions of Article 47, the provisions then in force shall apply.

(Entrustment to Cabinet Order)

Article 28.

Except when specified in Supplementary Provisions Article 2 through the preceding article, the necessary matters concerning the enforcement of this Law shall be stipulated in the applicable cabinet orders.

Supplementary Provisions (Law No. 102 of December 24, 1985) (Excerpts)

(Date of Enforcement)

Article 1.

This Law shall come into force as of the day of promulgation. However, the provisions listed in each of the following items shall come into force from the day fixed in each item.

i) through iv): (omitted)

v) The amended provisions of Article 37 of the Radio Law in Article 21: From the day fixed in the applicable cabinet order not exceeding five months from the day of promulgation

vi): (omitted)

vii) The amended provisions of the Consumer Products Safety Law Supplementary Table in Article 10, the provisions of Article 21 (except the amended provisions of the Radio Law Article 37) and the provisions of Article 26: The day fixed in the applicable cabinet order not exceeding one year from the day of promulgation

(Transitional Measures for Penal Provisions)

Article 8.

With regard to the application of Penal Provisions to acts made before this Law (as regards the provisions listed in each item of Supplementary Provisions Article 1, each said provision) comes into force, or to acts made after the provisions of Article 11 come into force in the case where the provisions then in force shall apply in accordance with the provisions of Supplementary Provisions Article 4, the provisions then in force shall still apply.

Supplementary Provisions (Law No. 35 of April 25, 1986) (Excerpts)

(1) This Law shall come into force as of July 1, 1986. However, the provisions of the following paragraph shall come into force as of the day of promulgation.

(2) The Minister of Posts and Telecommunications may, also before this Law comes into force, stipulate the applicable ministerial ordinance of the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications based on the provisions of Article 37 item iv) of the Radio Law after amendment (hereinafter referred to as "new Law"), and conduct type approval for apparatus (hereinafter referred to as "new apparatus for approval") of radio equipment which is newly made not be installed under said ministerial ordinance unless the type of the apparatus passes the approval conducted by the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications.

(Transitional Measures)

(3) New apparatus for approval which is installed on a ship when this Law comes into force shall, where it has passed the inspection provided in Article 10 or Article 18 of the Radio Law before amendment before this Law comes into force, while the apparatus is installed on said ship, be regarded as a type that has passed the approval provided in Article 37 of the new Law.

Supplementary Provisions (Law No. 93 of December 4, 1986) (Excerpts)

(Date of Enforcement)

Article 1.

This Law shall come into as of April 1, 1987.

(Transitional Measures with the Partial Amendment to the Radio Law)

Article 36.

A designation made before this Law comes into force concerning radio propagation blockage prevented areas in accordance with the provisions of Article 102-2 paragraph (1) item vi) of the Radio Law before amendment in accordance with the provisions of Article 141, or the notification of causing an important radio communications hindrance over a radio propagation blockage prevented area in accordance with the provisions of Article 102-5 paragraph (1) of said Law shall be regarded as a designation or a notification concerning a telecommunications business blockage prevented area in accordance with the provisions of Article 102-2 paragraph (1) item vi) or Article 102-5 paragraph (1) in accordance with the provisions of Article 141.

(Transitional Measures for the Application of Penal Provisions)

Article 41.

With regard to the application of Penal Provisions to acts made before this Law comes into force, or to acts made after this Law comes into force concerning matters which shall be applied the former provisions in accordance with the provisions of this Law, the provisions then in force shall still apply.

Supplementary Provisions (Law No. 55 of June 2, 1987) (Excerpts)

(Date of Enforcement)

(1) This Law shall come into effect as of the day fixed in the applicable cabinet order not exceeding six months from the day of promulgation. However, the amended provisions of Article 13 and the provisions of Supplementary Provisions Article 4 shall come into force from the day of promulgation.

(Transitional Measures)

(2) Radio equipment of radio station which has received a license when this Law comes into force, and which falls under the category of radio station specified in the applicable ministerial ordinance of the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications under Article 4 paragraph (3) of the Radio Law after amendment (hereinafter referred to as "new Law") shall, on the day when this Law comes into force, be regarded as receiving the technical standard conformity certificate in accordance with the provisions of Article 38-2 paragraph (1) of the new Law, and also be regarded as receiving the designation of call signs or call names in accordance with the provisions of Article 4-2 paragraph (1) of the new Law.

(3) The license of radio station of the preceding paragraph shall lose its effects on the day when this Law comes into force.

(4) A person who has received a license of radio station under Article 13 paragraph (2) of the new Law when this Law comes into force may not, with regard to matters concerning the valid term of license entered on the license of said radio station, need to receive the correction in accordance with the provisions of Article 21 of the new Law.

(5) With regard to acts made before this Law comes into force, the provisions then in force shall still apply.

Supplementary Provisions (Law No. 56 of June 2, 1987) (Excerpts)

(Date of Enforcement)

(1) This Law shall come into force as of January 1, 1988.

Supplementary Provisions (Law No. 29 of May 6, 1988) (Excerpts)

(Date of Enforcement)

Article 1.

This Law shall come into force as of October 1, 1988

(Effects of Dispositions, Etc. Based on the Provisions of the Old Law, Etc.)

Article 5.

Dispositions, procedures or other acts made in accordance with the provisions of the old Law or of the Radio Law before amendment in accordance with the provisions of Article 2 before this Law comes into force shall, if there are relevant provisions in the new Law (hereinafter referred to as "the new Law, etc.") or the Radio Law after amendment in accordance with Article 2, be deemed as made in accordance with the new Law, etc.

(Transitional Measures Concerning Penal Provisions)

Article 6.

With regard to acts made before this Law comes into force, the provisions then in force shall still apply.

Supplementary Provisions (Law No. 55 of June 28, 1989) (Excerpts)

(Date of Enforcement, Etc.)

(1) This Law shall come into force as of October 1, 1989. However, the provisions to amend the Broadcast Law Contents in Article 1, the provisions to amend that Article 53 of said Law shall be Article 52-8 of said Law, the provisions to amend Article 59 of said Law, the provisions to amend that Chapter 4 of said Law shall be Chapter 6 of said Law, the provisions to amend that Article 53-6 of said Law shall be Article 53-13 of said Law, the provisions to amend Article 53-5 of said Law, the provisions to amend that said paragraph shall be Article 53-12 of said Law, the provisions to amend Article 53-4 paragraph (1) item ii) of said Law, the provisions that add item ii) to Article 53-4 paragraph (4) of said Law (limited to the part concerning item iv) of said paragraph), the provisions to amend Article 53-4 paragraph (2) of said Law, the provisions to amend that said paragraph shall be Article 53-10 of said Law and an article shall be added after said article, the provisions to amend that Article 53-3 of said Law shall be Article 53-9 of said Law and Article 53-2 of said Law shall be Article 53-8 of said Law, the provisions to amend that Chapter 3-2 of said Law shall be Chapter 5 of said Law (limited to the part concerning Chapter 4 of said Law), and the provisions of Article 99-14 paragraph (2) of the Radio Law in Article 2 shall come into force as of the day of promulgation, the provisions to amend Article 26 of the Broadcast Law in Article 1 shall come into force as of the date 30 days from the day of promulgation.

Supplementary Provisions (Law No. 67 of November 7, 1989) (Excerpts)

(Date of Enforcement)

Article 1.

(1) This Law shall come into force as of the day specified in the applicable cabinet order in a period not exceeding one year from the day of promulgation. However, the provisions listed in the following items shall come into force from the day specified in each item.

i) The provisions to amend Contents and Article 6 paragraph (1) item iv), the provisions to amend Article 10 (except the part that amends "Article 48-2 paragraph (1)" to "the requirements for chief radio operator in accordance with the provisions of Article 39-3 paragraph (3), Article 48-2 paragraph (1)"), the provisions to amend that eliminates Article 50 paragraph (2), the provisions to amend paragraph (3) of said article (limited to the part that amends "the preceding two paragraphs" to "the preceding paragraph"), the provisions to amend that said paragraph shall be paragraph (2) of said article, the provisions to amend the section title of Chapter 5 Section 2, Article 63 paragraph (5), the section title of section 3 of the same chapter, Article 70-3, Article 70-4 and Article 70-6, the provisions to amend Article 99-11 paragraph (1) item i) (limited to the part which amends "Article 50 paragraph (3)" to "Article 50 paragraph (2)"), and the provisions of the following paragraph: The day of promulgation

ii) The provisions to amend Article 52 and Article 64 paragraph (1), the provisions to amend that adds one paragraph to Article 65, the provisions to amend Article 66 through Article 68, the provisions to amend item i) of Article 99-11 paragraph (1) (limited to the part that amends "Article 52 item vi)" to "Article 52 item i), item ii), item iii) and item vi)" and the part that adds "and paragraph (4) (Watch-keeping Obligation), Article 66 paragraph (1) (Distress Communications), Article 67 paragraph (2) (Emergency Communications)" after Article 65 paragraph (1)"), and the provisions of Supplementary Provisions Article 3: July 1, 1991

(2) During the period from the day specified in the preceding paragraph item i) to June 30, 1991, "ship earth stations (meaning radio stations established on board ship for the purpose of telecommunications service and conducts radio communications via satellite stations; hereinafter the same shall apply.), radio stations on board aircraft" in Article 6 paragraph (1) item iv) of the Radio Law after amendment shall be "radio stations on board aircraft," "ship earth stations" in Article 63 paragraph (5) shall be "ship earth stations (meaning radio stations which are established on board ship for the purposes of telecommunications service and conducts radio communications via satellite stations)", "; hereinafter the same shall apply." in said paragraph shall be deleted.

(3) During the period from the day of enactment to June 30, 1991, "a) Maritime First-Class Radio Operator, b) Maritime Second-Class Radio Operator, c) MaritimeThird-Class Radio Operator, d) Maritime Fourth-Class Radio Operator, e) Maritime Special Technical Radio Operators specified in the cabinet order" in Article 40 paragraph (1) item ii) of the Radio Law after amendment by this Law (referred to as "new Law" in the following paragraph and the following Article) shall be "a) Maritime Fourth-Class Radio Operator, b) Maritime Special Technical Radio Operators specified in the applicable cabinet order."

(4) Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications may, even before July 1, 1991, conduct the radio operator state examination for granting qualifications under Article 40 paragraph (1) item ii) a) through c) of new Law, or grant the license of said qualifications.

(Transitional Measures Concerning Radio Operators)

Article 2.

(1) Person who has been granted license of qualifications listed in the left column of the following table (hereinafter referred to as "old qualifications") in accordance with the provisions of the Radio Law before amendment by this Law (hereinafter referred to as "old Law") when this Law comes into force shall be regarded as receiving the license of qualifications listed in the right column of said table (hereinafter referred to as "new qualifications") in accordance with the provisions of the Radio Law after amendment by this Law (hereinafter referred to as "new Law").

(2) A person who has passed the radio operator state examination in accordance with the old Law (hereinafter referred to as "old examinations") or has completed the training course (hereinafter referred to as "old training course") of radio operators with regard to the old qualification in accordance with the provisions under the old Law, and has not applied for the license concerning the old qualifications shall, where the person applies for a license in accordance with the provisions under the new Law within three months from the day the person passes said old examination or completed said old training course, except the case for not granting license in accordance with the provisions of Article 42, be granted a license of the new qualifications which are equivalent to the old qualification.

(3) Except the case provided in the preceding paragraph, the dispositions, procedures or other acts made by the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications in accordance with the provisions of the old Law or orders thereon before this Law comes into force shall be deemed to be made by the Minister in accordance with the relevant provisions of the new Law or orders thereon, and the application, notification and other acts made to the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications in accordance with the provisions of the old Law or orders thereon before this Law comes into force shall be deemed to be made to the Minister in accordance with the relevant provisions of the new Law or orders thereon.

(Transitional Measures for Ship Earth Station)

Article 3.

(1) A person who has received a license of ship earth station of Article 6 paragraph (1) item iv) of the Radio Law after amendment by the provisions to amend listed in Supplementary Provisions Article 1 paragraph (1) item i) (hereinafter referred in this article simply as "ship earth station") shall, when the provisions to amend listed in Supplementary Provisions Article 1 paragraph (1) item ii) comes into force, notify the location of radio equipment of said ship earth station within 30 days from the day specified in Supplementary Provisions Article 1 paragraph (1) item ii).

(2) Any person who fails to notify in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph, or makes a false notification shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand yen.

(3) Where any representative of a juridical person, or any agent, employee or other worker of a person or juridical person commits a violation referred to in the preceding paragraph, not only the violator shall be punished but also the person or juridical person shall be punished with the Penal Provisions of the same paragraph.

(4) Any person who has received a license of ship earth station when the provisions to amend listed in Supplementary Provisions Article 1 paragraph (1) item ii) come into force may be exempted from obtaining correction in accordance with the provisions of Article 21 of the Radio Law.

(5) With regard to applying the provisions of Article 53 of the Radio Law to a ship earth station which has received a license when the provisions to amend listed in Supplementary Provisions Article 1 paragraph (1) item ii) comes into force, the location of radio equipment notified in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (1) shall be deemed as the location of radio equipment entered on the license of said ship earth station.

(6) The provisions of paragraph (1) shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to a person who has received pre-permit of ship earth station when the provisions to amend listed in Supplementary Provisions Article 1 paragraph (1) item ii) come into force. In this case, "within 30 days from the day specified in Supplementary Provisions Article 1 paragraph (1) item ii)." shall be read as "without delay after the day specified in Supplementary Provisions Article 1 paragraph (1) item ii)."

(Transitional Measures Concerning Penal Provisions)

Article 4.

The application of Penal Provisions to acts made before enactment of this Law (as regards the provisions to amend listed in Supplementary Provisions Article 1 paragraph (1) item ii), said provisions to amend) shall be dealt with as before amendment.

Supplementary Provisions (Law No. 54 of June 27, 1990) (Excerpts)

(Date of Enforcement)

(1) This Law shall come into force as of the day stipulated in the applicable cabinet order not exceeding six months from the day of promulgation.

Supplementary Provisions (Law No. 67 of May 2, 1991) (Excerpts)

(Date of Enforcement)

(1) This Law shall come into force as of February 1, 1992.

(Transitional Measures)

(2) With regard to compulsory ship stations provided in Article 13 paragraph (3) of the Radio Law (hereinafter referred to simply as "compulsory ship stations") are built or whose building are commenced before January 31, 1995, except the matters concerning ship station radio operator attestation, until January 31, 1999 (when said compulsory ship station installs facilities which shall be installed before said day in accordance with the provisions of Article 33 of the Radio Law after amendment (hereinafter referred to as "the new Law"), until the day when the facilities are installed), the provisions then in force shall apply.

(3) Compulsory ship stations which the provisions then in force shall apply in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph shall, notwithstanding the provisions of the same paragraph, install facilities including an emergency position indication radio beacon, and a device for receiving information on ship's safe voyage, which shall be installed in accordance with the provisions of Article 33 of the new Law and which are specified in the applicable ministerial ordinance of the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications before the day specified in the applicable ministerial ordinance of the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications before January 31, 1999. In this case, said facilities specified in the applicable ministerial ordinance of the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (limited to those for receiving information on ships' safe passage) shall be deemed as the facilities listed in Article 37 item v) of the new Law, and shall be applied the provisions of said article notwithstanding the provisions of said paragraph.

(4) Apparatus of radio equipment which shall not be installed unless having passed the examination for type approval conducted by the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications newly in accordance with the provisions of Article 37 item v) and item vi) of the new Law (referred in the following paragraph as "new apparatus for approval") shall, where the apparatus has passed the type approval conducted by the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications before this Law comes into force, be regarded as the apparatus whose type has passed the approval in accordance with the provisions of said article.

(5) A new apparatus for approval installed on a ship when this Law comes into force which has passed the approval in accordance with the provisions of Article 10 or Article 18 of the Radio Law before amendment (referred to as "the old Law" in the following paragraph) before this Law comes into force shall, while it is installed on said ship, be regarded as the apparatus whose type having passed the approval provided in Article 37 of the new Law.

(6) The dispositions, procedures and other acts made before this Law comes into force by the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications on the ship station radio operator attestation in accordance with the provisions of the old Law or orders thereon shall be regarded as made in accordance with the relevant provisions of the new Law or orders thereon, and the applications or other acts made by a person who wishes to obtain the ship station radio operator attestation in accordance with the provisions of the old Law or orders thereon before this Law comes into force or a person who has received the ship station radio operator attestation when this Law comes into force shall be deemed to be made in accordance with the relevant provisions of the new Law or orders thereon.

Supplementary Provisions (Law No. 74 of June 5, 1992) (Excerpts)

(Date of Enforcement)

(1) This Law shall come into force as of April 1, 1993. However, the provisions to amend of Article 102-13 shall come into force as of the day of promulgation.

(Transitional Measures)

(2) A person who has received a license for compulsory ship stations or compulsory aircraft stations in accordance with the provisions of Article 13 paragraph (3) when this Law comes into force shall, within two years from the day this Law comes into force, submit the license to the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications and obtain permission for change of license on the address.

(3) With regard to radio stations which has received a license when this Law comes into force, the provisions of Article 103-2 paragraph (1) and paragraph (3) after amendment shall not, until the day before the corresponding date specified in accordance with paragraph (1) of said article which comes first after this Law comes into force (if the valid terms of the concerned license expires before the corresponding date, the day of expiration), apply.

Supplementary Provisions (Law No. 71 of June 16 1993) (Excerpts)

(Date of Enforcement)

(1) This Law shall come into force as of April 1, 1994. However, the provisions to amend Contents, Article 5 paragraph (2), Article 6, Article 7 paragraph (1) and Article 39-3, the part of provisions that amends "Article 7 paragraph (1) item iv)" to "Article 7 paragraph (1) item iii)" in Article 99-11 paragraph (1) item i), the provisions that deletes Article 104-3, changes Article 104-4 to Article 104-3, and changes Article 104-6 to Article 104-5 and the provisions of the following paragraph shall come into force from the day of promulgation.

(Transitional Measures)

(2) As regards the radio stations listed in Article 5 paragraph (2) item iv) and item vi) under the provisions of Article 104-3 of the Radio Law prior to amendment before the provisions that delete Article 104-3 come into force, the requirements or the period of pre-permit, license or permission made by the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications, or the restriction on operation imposed by the Minister shall lose their effects on the day when the provisions that deletes Article 104-3 come into force.

(3) With regard to the application of Penal Provisions to acts made before this Law comes into force, the provisions then in force shall apply.

Supplementary Provisions (Law No. 89 of November 12, 1993) (Excerpts)

(Date of Enforcement)

Article 1.

This Law shall come into force as of the day when the Administrative Procedure Law (Law No. 88 of 1993) comes into force.

(Transitional Measures Concerning Adverse Dispositions on Which Consultations, Etc. Are Made)

Article 2.

Where, before this Law comes into force, a consultation or other request has been made to a council or other consultation body by law, that a hearing, the procedure to give an opportunity to state, or other procedure for speaking opinions provided in Administration Procedure Law Article 13 shall be taken, with regard to the procedure of adverse dispositions concerning the consultation or other request, notwithstanding the provisions of laws concerned after amendment by this Law, the provisions then in force shall apply.

(Transitional Measures on Penal Provisions)

Article 13.

With regard to Penal Provisions against acts made before this Law comes force, the provisions then in force shall apply.

(Transitional Measures on Adjustment of Provisions Concerning Hearing)

Article 14.

A hearing, an inquiry or a hearing panel (except the one concerning adverse dispositions), or the procedure for these acts shall, where it is made before this Law comes into force, be deemed to be made on applicable provisions of laws concerned after the amendment of this Law.

(Entrustment to Cabinet Order)

Article 15.

Except those specified in this Supplementary Provisions Article 2 through the preceding article, the transitional measures necessary in enforcing this Law shall be stipulated in the applicable cabinet order.

Supplementary Provisions (Law No. 73 of June 29, 1994) (Excerpts)

This Law shall come into effect as of the day of promulgation.

Supplementary Provisions (Law No. 74 of June 29 1994) (Excerpts)

(Date of Enforcement)

(1) This Law shall come into force as of the day stipulated in the applicable cabinet order not exceeding six months from the day of promulgation.

Supplementary Provisions (Law No. 83 of May 8, 1995) (Excerpts)

(Date of Enforcement)

(1) This Law shall come into as of April 1, 1996. However, the provisions to amend Article 103-2 shall come into force as of the day stipulated in the applicable cabinet order not exceeding one year from the promulgation of this Law.

(Transitional Measures)

(2) With regard to the radio operator license for a person who has received the attestation in accordance with the provisions of Article 41 paragraph (2) item iii) before amendment, and has not received a license for radio operator, or has applied for the attestation in accordance with the provisions of the same item when this Law comes into force, the provisions then in force shall apply.

Supplementary Provisions (Law No. 70 of June 12, 1996) (Excerpts)

(Date of Enforcement)

(1) This Law shall come into force as of the day of promulgation.

(Transitional Measures)

(2) With regard to radio stations which received a license before the day when this Law comes into force (hereinafter referred to as "enforcement day"), the provisions of Article 103-2 after amendment shall apply for the spectrum user fees of the period after the first corresponding date provided in paragraph (1) of the same article after the enforcement day (hereinafter referred simply as "the corresponding day"), for the spectrum user fees of the period before the corresponding day, the provisions then in force shall apply.

(3) With regard to the spectrum user fee of radio stations listed in paragraph (2) through (6) and paragraph (9) of Article 103-2 paragraph (1) table 2 after amendment, where the fee concerns the period after the corresponding date whose fee has been paid in advance in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (5) of the same article before amendment, the portion that exceeds the amount of the spectrum user fee concerning said period in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (1) and paragraph (3) of said article after amendment shall be refunded.

Supplementary Provisions (Law No. 47 of May 9, 1997)

(Date of Enforcement, Etc.)

Article 1.

(1) This Law shall come into force as of the day stipulated in the applicable cabinet order not exceeding six months from the day of promulgation. However, the provisions to amend Article 6, Article 10 and Article 18, the provisions that adds seven articles after Article 24, the provisions to amend Article 73, the provisions that deletes Article 73-2, the provisions to amend Article 99-11 paragraph (1) item i) (limited to the part that adds "Article 24-2 paragraph (1) (Attestation of Private Inspector's Qualification), Article 27-2 (Specified Radio Station), Article 27-4 item ii) (Essential Standards for the Establishment of Specified Radio Stations), Article 27-5 paragraph (3) (Valid Term of a Blanket License)" after "Article 15 (Simplified Licensing Procedures)," (limited to the part concerning Article 24-2 paragraph (1)), and the part that deletes ", Article 73-2 paragraph (1) (Designated Inspection Agency)"), the provisions to amend item iv) of said paragraph (limited to the part that deletes ", designation of the designated inspection agency in accordance with the provisions of Article 73-2 paragraph (1)"), the provisions to amend Article 100 paragraph (5), the provisions to amend Article 103 paragraph (1) (limited to the part that deletes "; or for a person who undergoes the inspection which a designated inspection agency executes in place of the Government, to the designated inspection agency"), the provisions to amend paragraph (2) of said article, Article 104-4 and Article 109-2, the provisions to amend Article 110, (limited to the part that amends "Article 18" to "Article 18 paragraph (1)"), the provisions to amend Article 111 and Article 113, the provisions that amend item v) to item ix), item iv) to item viii), and adds item iv) after item iii) in the provisions of Article 116 (limited to the part concerning to item iv) through item vi)), and the provisions of Supplementary Provisions Article 3 through Article 5 shall come into force as of April 1, 1998.

(2) With regard to the attestation in accordance with Article 24-2 paragraph (1) of the Radio Law after amendment by this Law (hereinafter referred to as "new Law") and the necessary procedure or other acts concerning the attestation, even before the provisions in the proviso of the preceding paragraph come into force, the provisions of the new Law may apply.

(3) During the period from the day this Law comes into force to March 31, 1998, "Article 102-18 paragraph (5)" in Article 99-11 paragraph (1) item i) of the new Law shall be "Article 73-2 paragraph (5) and Article 102-18 paragraph (5)"; "Article 47-2 and Article 102-18 paragraph (5)" in item iii) of said paragraph, Article 99-12 paragraph (6) of the new Law and Article 113-2 item i) and iii) of the new Law shall be "Article 47-2, Article 73-2 paragraph (5) and Article 102-18 paragraph (5)"; "or designated calibration agency" in Article 99-11 paragraph (1) item iii) of the new Law shall be ", designated inspection agency or designated calibration agency", "or calibrators" shall be ", inspectors or calibrators"; "Article 102-17 paragraph (6) and Article 102-18 paragraph (5)" in said item, Article 110-2 and Article 113-2 item ii) of the new Law shall be "Article 73-2 paragraph (5), Article 102-17 paragraph (6) and Article 102-18 paragraph (5)"; "center or designated calibration agency" in Article 99-11 paragraph (1) item iii) of the new Law shall be "designated inspection agency, center or designated calibration agency", "or designated calibration agency" in Article 99-12 paragraph (6) of the new Law shall be ", designated inspection agency or designated calibration agency", "or calibrators" shall be ", inspectors or calibrators"; "radio equipment" in Article 102-18 paragraph (1) of the new Law shall be "radio equipment (including equipment which shall be installed in accordance with the provisions of Article 30 and Article 32)"; "center or designated calibration agency" in Article 110-2 and Article 113-2 of the new Law shall be "designated inspection agency, center or designated calibration agency"; "or the entire business of calibration" in Article 113-2 item iii) of the new Law shall be ", the entire business of periodical inspection or the entire business of calibration".

(Transitional Measures)

Article 2.

Where a person has filed an application for license of radio stations listed in supplementary table 1 item 48 of the Registration and License Tax Law (Law No. 35 of 1967) with the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications before this Law comes into force, with regard to fees concerning the license of said radio station and the spectrum user fee provided in the Article 103-2 paragraph (1) of the new Law, the provisions then in force shall apply.

Article 3.

With regard to the obligation that an officer or staff of a designated calibration agency shall not divulge a secret known in the course of work, even after the provisions to amend provided in Supplementary Provisions Article 1 paragraph (1) proviso come into force, the former provisions shall apply.

Article 4.

(1) With regard to dispositions on a designated inspection agency made in accordance with the provisions of the Radio Law before amendment (hereinafter referred to as "the old Law") before the provisions in the proviso of Supplementary Provisions Article 1 paragraph (1) come into force, the provisions of Article 104 of the old Law shall remain effective even after said provisions to amend come into force.

i) In this case, "the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications" in said article shall be "the Minister of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications."

(2) With regard to judgements to the claim for examination in accordance with the provisions of Article 104-4 paragraph (1) of the old Law which made effective by the provisions of the preceding paragraph, said claim for examination shall be deemed to be a protest to the Minister of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications, and Article 47 of the Administrative Complaint Examination Law (Law No. 160 of 1962) shall apply.

Article 5.

With regard to the application of Penal Provisions to acts made before the provisions to amend the proviso of Supplementary Provisions Article 1 paragraph (1) come into force, or to acts made after said provisions come into force in the case where the provisions then in force shall apply in accordance with the provisions of Supplementary Provisions Article 3, the former provisions shall apply.

(Review)

Article 6.

The Government shall, after ten years from the day the provisions in the proviso of Supplementary Provisions Article 1 paragraph (1) come into force, review the situation under which the provisions of Article 24-2 through Article 24-8 and Article 102-18 after amendment, and if it determines that it is necessary from the viewpoint of radio regulation, shall take necessary measures based upon the conclusion of the review.

Supplementary Provisions (Law No. 100 of June 20, 1997)

(Date of Enforcement)

(1) This Law shall come into force as of the day the Fourth Protocol to the General Agreement on Trade in Services comes into force in Japan.

(Transitional Measures Concerning Penal Provisions)

(2) With regard to the application of Penal Provisions to acts made before this Law comes into force, the provisions then in force shall apply.

Supplementary Provisions (Law No. 58 of May 8, 1998) (Excerpts)

(Date of Enforcement)

Article 1.

This Law shall come into force as of the day stipulated in the applicable cabinet order not exceeding six months from the day of promulgation. However, the provisions listed in the following items shall come into force as of the day fixed in each item concerned, respectively.

i) The provisions to amend Article 99-3 of the Radio Law in Article 3: The day of promulgation

iii) The provisions to amend the Telecommunications Business Law Contents in Article 2, the provisions to amend Article 50 of said Law, the provision that adds three articles after said article, the provisions that changes section name of Chapter 2 Section 5 of said Law, the provisions to amend Article 72 of said Law, the provision that adds one article and one sub-section after said article, the provisions to amend Articles 92 and Article 98, the provisions to amend Article 108 of said Law (limited to the part concerning item iv)), the provisions to amend Article 109 of said Law (limited to the part concerning item iii)), the provisions to amend Article 110 of said Law and the provisions to amend the Radio Law Contents in Article 3, the provisions to amend Articles 10 and Article 18 of said Law (the Telecommunications Business Law) the provision that adds one article after Article 24-8 of said Law, the provision to amend Article 38-2 of said Law, the provisions that add three articles after Article 38-15 of said Law, the provisions to amend Article 73 of said Law, the provisions to amend Article 99-11 of said Law (limited to the part that adds "Article 38-17 paragraph (5) and" after "Article 38-5 paragraph (5)"), the provision to amend Article 103 of said Law, the provision to amend Article 112 of said Law (limited to the part that changes "Article 38-2 paragraph (6) or paragraph (7)" to "Article 38-2 paragraph (7) or paragraph (8)"), the provision to amend Article 103 of said Law, and the provision to amend Supplementary Provisions Article 8: As of the day stipulated in the applicable cabinet order not exceeding ten months from the day of promulgation.

(Transitional Measures on Application of Penal Provisions)

Article 7.

With regard to the application of Penal Provisions to acts made before this Law comes into force, or acts made after this Law comes into force that shall follow the former provisions in accordance with Supplementary Provisions Article 5 paragraph (1) and paragraph (3) of the preceding article, the former provisions shall apply.

Supplementary Provisions (Law No. 101 of June 12, 1998) (Excerpts)

(Date of Enforcement)

Article 1.

This Law shall come into force as of April 1, 1999.

Supplementary Provisions (Law No. 47 of May 21, 1999)

(Date of Enforcement)

(1) This Law shall come into force as of the day of promulgation. However, the provisions to amend Article 5, Article 6, Article 20, Article 27 and Article 70-3 shall come into force as of the day stipulated in the applicable cabinet order not exceeding six months from the day of promulgation.

(Transitional Measures)

(2) With regard to radio stations which has received a license before the day this Law comes into force (hereinafter referred to as "enforcement date"), the amended provisions of Article 103-2 shall apply to the spectrum user fee concerning the period after the first corresponding date stipulated in paragraph (1) of said article which comes after the enforcement date (hereinafter referred simply as "corresponding date"), and the former provisions will apply to the spectrum user fee concerning the period before the corresponding date.

(3) With regard to the spectrum user fee of radio stations listed in paragraph (2) through paragraph (6) and paragraph (9) of Article 103-2 paragraph (1) table 2 after amendment, where the fee concerns the period after the corresponding date of which the fee paid in advance in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (5) of the same article before amendment, the part that exceeds the amount of the spectrum user fee concerning said period in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (1) and paragraph (3) of said article after amendment shall be refunded.

(4) With regard to the application of Penal Provisions to acts made before this Law comes into force, the provisions then in force shall apply.

Supplementary Provisions (Law No. 72 of June 11, 1999) (Excerpts)

(Date of Enforcement)

Article 1.

This Law shall come into force, by each classification listed in each of the following items, as of the day specified in each concerning item.

i) The provisions to amend Article 28, Article 54, Article 54-2, Article 60 through Article 61-2, Article 66, Article 76, Article 145 and Article 148-2, and the provisions of Supplementary Provisions Article 7, Article 13 through Article 15 and Article 17: The day one month from the day of promulgation

Supplementary Provisions (Law No. 102 of July 16, 1999) (Excerpts)

(Date of Enforcement)

Article 1.

This Law shall come into force as of the day the Law to Amend a Part of the Cabinet Law (Law No. 88 of 1999) comes into force. However, the provisions listed in each of the following items shall come into force as of the day specified in each item.

ii) Provisions of Supplementary Provisions Article 10 paragraph (1) and paragraph (5), Article 14 paragraph (3), Article 23, Article 28 and Article 30: The day of promulgation

(Status Transfer of Personnel)

Article 3.

A person who is a personnel of the former Prime Minister's Office; Ministry of Justice; Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Ministry of Finance; Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture; Ministry of Health and Welfare; Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries; Ministry of International Trade and Industry; Ministry of Transport; Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications; Ministry of Labour; Ministry of Construction, or, Ministry of Home Affairs (hereinafter referred in this article as "former ministries and agencies") (except chairperson or member of council, etc. under Article 8 of the National Government Organization Law (Law No. 120 of 1948), member of Central Disaster Prevention Council, chairperson or member of Japanese Industrial Standard Committee or other person specified in the applicable cabinet order as similar to these) shall, unless otherwise appointed, with identical working conditions, be an equivalent personnel of the Cabinet Office; Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications; Ministry of Justice; Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Ministry of Finance; Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare; Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries; Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry; Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport; or, Ministry of the Environment (Hereinafter referred to as "new office and ministries"), of a bureau or an organization set up in the new office and ministries which is stipulated in the applicable cabinet order to be the new ministry, bureau or organization set up in the ministry equivalent to the former ministry, bureau or organization set up in the ministry which said personnel belongs to when this Law comes into force.

(Transitional Measures with Partial Amendment to the Radio Law)

Article 16.

(1) A person who is a member of the former Radio Regulatory Council of the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications shall, on the day this Law comes into force, in accordance with the provisions of Article 99-3 paragraph (1) or paragraph (2) of the Radio Law after amendment of this Law by the provisions of Article 40 (hereinafter referred to as "the new Radio Law"), be deemed to be appointed as a member of the Radio Regulatory Council of the Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications. In this case, the term of the person who shall be deemed to be appointed shall, notwithstanding the provisions of Article 99-5 paragraph (1), be the remaining term as the member of the former Radio Regulatory Council of the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications.

(2) A person who is the chairperson of the former Radio Regulatory Council of the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications shall, on the day this Law comes into force, be regarded as to be appointed as the chairperson of the Radio Regulatory Council of the Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications in accordance with the provisions of Article 99-2-2 paragraph (2) of the new Radio Law.

(3) A person who is to act on behalf of the chairperson in accordance with the provisions of Article 99-2-2 paragraph (4) of the Radio Law before amendment by the provisions of Article 40 when this Law comes into force shall, on the day this Law comes into force, be deemed to be specified as a person who acts on behalf of the chairperson in accordance with the provisions of Article 99-2-2 paragraph (4) of the new Radio Law.

(Transitional Measures to Be Stipulated Separately)

Article 30.

Except specified in the provisions of Article 2 through the preceding article, the transitional measures which become necessary with the enforcement of this Law shall be stipulated separately in applicable laws.

Supplementary Provisions (Law No. 160 of December 12, 1999) (Excerpts)

(Date of Enforcement)

Article 1.

This Law (except Article 2 and Article 3) shall come into force as of January 6, 2001.

Supplementary Provisions (Law No. 162 of December 22, 1999) (Excerpts)

(Date of Enforcement)

Article 1.

This Law shall come into force as of January 6, 1999. However, the provisions of Supplementary Provisions Article 9 and Article 10 shall come into force as of the day stipulated in the applicable cabinet order not exceeding six months from the day of promulgation.

Supplementary Provisions (Law No. 220 of December 22, 1999) (Excerpts)

(Date of Enforcement)

Article 1.

This Law (except Article 1) shall come into force as of January 6, 1999.

(Entrustment to Cabinet Order)

Article 4.

Except specified in the preceding two paragraphs, the matters necessary for enforcing this Law shall be stipulated in the applicable cabinet order.

Supplementary Provisions (Law No. 91 of May 31, 2000) (Excerpts)

(Date of Enforcement)

(1) This Law (except Article 1) shall come into force as of the day of enforcement of the Law to Amend the Commercial Code, Etc. (Law No. 90 of 2000).

(Transitional Measures)

(2) Where the day when this Law comes into force is before the day when the provisions of Supplementary Provisions Article 8 of the "Independent Administrative Institution, Center for Food Quality, Labeling and Consumer Services Law" (Law No. 183 of 2001) come into force, "Article 27" in Article 19-5-2, Article 19-6 paragraph (1) item iv) and Article 27 in the amendment provisions of Article 31 of the "Law Concerning Standardization and Proper Labeling of Agricultural and Forestry Products" shall be read as "Article 26".

Supplementary Provisions (Law No. 109 of June 2, 2000)

(Date of Enforcement)

(1) This Law shall come into force as of the day stipulated by the applicable cabinet order not exceeding six months from the day of promulgation. However, the amendment provisions of Article 20 and Article 27-10 paragraph (2), and the amendment provisions of Article 116 item i) (except the part relating to Article 27-16) shall come into force as of the day of promulgation.

(Transitional Measures)

(2) Regarding the validity of application for the radio operator's license concerning the qualification of a person who has obtained said qualification that the person can obtain radio operator's license by becoming a person provided in Article 41 paragraph (3) of the Radio Law before amendment prior to the date three months before the day of enforcement of this Law, the former rules shall apply. However, when a person having obtained the radio operator's license at the enforcement of this Law applies for re-license after the person had the radio operator's license revoked, this rule shall not apply.

Supplementary Provisions (Law No. 126 of November 27, 2000) (Excerpts)

(Date of Enforcement)

Article 1.

(1) This Law shall come into force as of the day stipulated by the applicable cabinet order not exceeding five months from the day of promulgation. However, the provisions of the following items shall come into force as of the day specified in said items.

(2) The amendment provisions of the Radio Law Article 99-11 paragraph (1) item i) in Article 10

January 6, 2001

(Transitional Measures concerning Penal Provisions)

Article 2.

Regarding application of penal provisions for acts made before the enforcement of this Law, the former rules shall apply.

Supplementary Provisions (Law No. 48 of June 15, 2001) (Excerpts)

(Date of Enforcement)

Article 1.

This Law shall come into force as of the day stipulated by the applicable cabinet order not exceeding four months from the day of promulgation. However, the amendment provisions of Article 99-11 paragraph (1) item i) (limited to the part which adds ", Article 71-3 paragraph (4) (Standards Concerning Payments of Compensations)" after "(Communications Report of Aircraft Stations)") shall come into force as of the day of promulgation.

(Transitional Measures)

Article 2.

(1) A person who has obtained designation of Article 38-2 paragraph (2) of the Radio Law before amendment (hereinafter referred to as "old Law") at the enforcement of this Law shall be deemed as having obtained designation of Article 38-2 paragraph (1) of the Radio Law after amendment (hereinafter referred to as "new Law") at the day of enforcement of this Law.

(2) A person who has obtained designation of Article 102-18 paragraph (1) of the old Law at the enforcement of this Law shall be deemed as having obtained designation of Article 102-18 paragraph (1) of the new Law at the day of enforcement of this Law.

(3) Except cases where provided in the preceding two paragraphs, dispositions, procedures and other deeds made before the enforcement of this Law in accordance with the provisions of the old Law shall be deemed as made in accordance with the provisions of the new Law.

(4) Regarding application of penal provisions for acts made before the enforcement of this Law, the former rules shall apply.