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Act Partially Amending the Penal Code: Update to the Code of Criminal Procedure

刑法の一部を改正する法律

Published: 2017-06-23 · Source: e-Gov Law Search — Updated Laws · Stage: In Force · Area: Other · Impact (preliminary): Medium · First detected by this dashboard: 2026-10-29

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AI summary

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Summary

The listing identifies the Act Partially Amending the Penal Code (Act No. 72 of 2017) as amending the Code of Criminal Procedure (Act No. 131 of 1948). It records a promulgation date of 2017-06-23 and an effective date of 2017-07-13.

Business Impact

Persons involved in criminal proceedings may be affected by the amendment to the Code of Criminal Procedure, rather than solely by the Penal Code changes indicated in the headline; the listing does not identify the specific procedural changes.

Recommended Action

Review of the official Japanese source could clarify which provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure were amended and how the stated effective date applies.

Timeline of related official records

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  1. 2017-06-23 — Promulgated (statute recorded by e-Gov Law Search) 刑法の一部を改正する法律(平成二十九年法律第七十二号) (this update) Original Japanese source
  2. 2017-07-13 — Effective date stated by e-Gov Law Search 刑事訴訟法 (this update) Original Japanese source