Omnibus Act on Local Autonomy Reform amends Act on Modernizing Iriai Forest Land Rights

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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 that Act No. 27 of Reiwa 8 (2026), an omnibus act on reforms to enhance regional autonomy and self-reliance, amends the Act on Promoting the Modernization of Rights Relationships Concerning Iriai Forest Lands (Act No. 126 of 1966). The metadata lists a promulgation date of 2026-06-03 and an effective date of 2026-09-03. The specific content of the amendments to this Act is not provided in the metadata.

Business Impact

Parties holding or managing communal forest land rights (iriai rights) may be affected, depending on what the amendments change. The nature and extent of any impact cannot be determined from the provided metadata.

Recommended Action

Consider reviewing the official Japanese text of the amending act and the amended Act on e-Gov to confirm the actual changes and their effective date.

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) 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