Ministerial Ordinance Amending Farmland and Agriculture-Compatible Renewable Electricity Rules
農地法施行規則及び農林漁業の健全な発展と調和のとれた再生可能エネルギー電気の発電の促進に関する法律施行規則の一部を改正する省令
Published: 2026-10-09 · Source: e-Gov Law Search — Updated Laws · Stage: In Force · Area: Energy / Environment · Impact (preliminary): Medium · First detected by this dashboard: 2026-10-27
View the original Japanese source More Energy / Environment updates Search all updates in the dashboard
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
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ordinance No. 72 of 2026 amends the Enforcement Regulations of the Farmland Act and the Enforcement Regulations of the Act on Promoting Electricity Generation from Renewable Energy Harmonized with Sound Development of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. The latter regulations are Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ordinance No. 33 of 2014. The stated promulgation and effective dates are both 2026-10-09.
Business Impact
Farmland users and renewable electricity generation operators whose projects concern agriculture, forestry or fisheries may be affected by changes to the implementing rules. The supplied information does not identify the amended provisions or their operational effects.
Recommended Action
Reviewing the official Japanese source would help identify the amended provisions in both sets of regulations and any transitional arrangements.
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.
- 2026-07-24 — Draft published for public comment (e-Gov) Dashboard page Original Japanese source
- 2026-08-22 — Public comment deadline (2026-08-22 23:59 JST) Dashboard page Original Japanese source
- 2026-10-09 — Promulgated (instrument recorded by e-Gov Law Search) Original Japanese source
- 2026-10-09 — Effective date stated by e-Gov Law Search Original Japanese source
- 2027-04-01 — Effective date stated by e-Gov Law Search Dashboard page Original Japanese source