Amendment to Port and Harbor Act via Regional Autonomy Reform Omnibus Act (Act No. 27 of Reiwa 8)

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

The e-Gov law update list shows an amendment to the Port and Harbor Act (Act No. 218 of 1950) made through the omnibus act on regional autonomy and self-reliance reforms (Act No. 27 of Reiwa 8). The metadata gives a promulgation date of 2026-06-03 and an enforcement date of 2026-09-03. The specific changes to the Port and Harbor Act are not described in the provided metadata.

Business Impact

Businesses involved in port operations or port-related facilities may wish to check whether any of the amended provisions affect their activities, though the metadata does not indicate the nature or scope of the changes. The preliminary impact label is low, but this is a keyword-based triage label and not a verified assessment.

Recommended Action

Review the official Japanese text of the amending act and the revised Port and Harbor Act on e-Gov to confirm which provisions changed and the applicable enforcement date.

Timeline of related official records

Related official records are linked only when names and instrument numbers match exactly, so this timeline may be incomplete. Dates are as stated by the official sources. It is a monitoring aid, not legal advice; the original Japanese sources are authoritative.

1. Date not stated by the source — Bill listed by the House of Representatives (Diet session 221) 地域の自主性及び自立性を高めるための改革の推進を図るための関係法律の整備に関する法律案（審議状況：成立） Dashboard page Original Japanese source
2. 2026-06-03 — Promulgated (statute recorded by e-Gov Law Search) 地域の自主性及び自立性を高めるための改革の推進を図るための関係法律の整備に関する法律（令和八年法律第二十七号） (this update) Original Japanese source
3. 2026-09-03 — Effective date stated by e-Gov Law Search 介護保険法、児童福祉法、入会林野等に係る権利関係の近代化の助長に関する法律、公有地の拡大の推進に関する法律、公職選挙法 ほか12件 (this update) Original Japanese source
4. 2026-10-01 — Effective date stated by e-Gov Law Search 土地区画整理法 Dashboard page Original Japanese source
5. 2026-12-03 — Effective date stated by e-Gov Law Search 地方自治法 Dashboard page Original Japanese source
6. 2027-04-01 — Effective date stated by e-Gov Law Search 地方自治法 Dashboard page Original Japanese source