Amending Act on regional autonomy reforms: Local Autonomy Act update (effective 2027-04-01)

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 amending act, Reiwa 8 Act No. 27, titled in Japanese as an act on arranging related laws to promote reforms that enhance regional autonomy and self-reliance. It is listed as amending the Local Autonomy Act (Showa 22 Act No. 67), with a promulgation date of 2026-06-03 and a listed effective date of 2027-04-01.

Business Impact

The metadata does not describe the substantive amendments, so any effect on businesses is unclear. Organizations that deal with local governments could possibly be affected, but this cannot be determined from the information provided.

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) 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 Dashboard page 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 (this update) Original Japanese source