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Act Partially Amending the Sewerage Act and Related Laws

下水道法等の一部を改正する法律

Published: 2026-07-23 · Source: e-Gov Law Search — Updated Laws · Stage: Scheduled to Take Effect · Area: Other · Impact (preliminary): Medium · First detected by this dashboard: 2026-08-11

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AI summary

Generated by AI from the Japanese source metadata. It is an unofficial monitoring aid, not legal advice, and may contain errors. The area, stage, and impact labels are preliminary keyword-based triage labels. Confirm every point in the original Japanese source.

Summary

This item concerns an amending act (Act No. 65 of 2026) that partially revises the Sewerage Act (Act No. 79 of 1958) and related laws, listed via e-Gov Law Search. The metadata indicates a promulgation date of 2026-07-23 and an enforcement date of 2026-08-17. The specific content and scope of the amendments are not detailed in the provided metadata.

Business Impact

Organizations involved in sewerage-related operations or infrastructure may be affected once the amendments take effect, though the nature of any impact cannot be determined from this metadata alone.

Recommended Action

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Timeline of related official records

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  1. Date not stated by the source — Bill listed by the House of Representatives (Diet session 221) 下水道法等の一部を改正する法律案(審議状況:成立) Dashboard page Original Japanese source
  2. 2026-07-23 — Promulgated (statute recorded by e-Gov Law Search) 下水道法等の一部を改正する法律(令和八年法律第六十五号) (this update) Original Japanese source
  3. 2026-08-17 — Effective date stated by e-Gov Law Search 下水道法 (this update) Original Japanese source