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Ministerial Ordinance Amending Passenger Motor Transport and Electronic Recordkeeping Rules

旅客自動車運送事業運輸規則及び国土交通省の所管する法令に係る民間事業者等が行う書面の保存等における情報通信の技術の利用に関する法律施行規則の一部を改正する省令

Published: 2026-10-01 · Source: e-Gov Law Search — Updated Laws · Stage: In Force · Area: Transport / Infrastructure · Impact (preliminary): Medium · First detected by this dashboard: 2026-10-17

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AI summary

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Summary

Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Ordinance No. 83 of 2026 amends the Passenger Motor Transport Business Transportation Regulations (Ministry of Transport Ordinance No. 44 of 1956) and the implementing regulations on private-sector use of information and communications technology for document retention under legislation administered by that ministry. The listed promulgation and effective dates are both 2026-10-01.

Business Impact

Passenger motor transport operators and private-sector entities covered by the ministry's electronic document-retention regulations may be affected by the amendments, but the listing does not identify the changed requirements.

Recommended Action

Review of the official Japanese ordinance could clarify the amended provisions, their scope and any transitional arrangements.

Timeline of related official records

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  1. 2026-08-14 — Draft published for public comment (e-Gov) 「旅客自動車運送事業運輸規則及び国土交通省の所管する法令に係る民間事業者等が行う書面の保存等における情報通信の技術の利用に関する法律施行規則の一部を改正する省令案」に関する意見募集について Dashboard page Original Japanese source
  2. 2026-09-13 — Public comment deadline (2026-09-13 09:30 JST) Dashboard page Original Japanese source
  3. 2026-10-01 — Promulgated (instrument recorded by e-Gov Law Search) 旅客自動車運送事業運輸規則及び国土交通省の所管する法令に係る民間事業者等が行う書面の保存等における情報通信の技術の利用に関する法律施行規則の一部を改正する省令(令和八年国土交通省令第八十三号) (this update) Original Japanese source
  4. 2026-10-01 — Effective date stated by e-Gov Law Search 国土交通省の所管する法令に係る民間事業者等が行う書面の保存等における情報通信の技術の利用に関する法律施行規則、旅客自動車運送事業運輸規則 (this update) Original Japanese source