(Exemptions from Application of the Road Transportation Law, etc., to the United States Armed Forces) Article 1. The provisions of Articles 99,126 and 127 of the Road Transportation Law (Law No.183 of 1951) shall not apply to the United States armed forces (meaning the land, air or sea armed services of the United States of America in the territory of Japan under the provisions of Article 1 of the Security Treaty between the United States of America and Japan;hereinafter the same). 2 The provisions of Articles 4, 19, 29, 31 to 33 inclusive, 40 to 45 inclusive, 47 to 50 inclusive, 54, 56, 58, 63, 64, 66, 73 paragraph 1, 97-(2), 99 and 100 of the Vehicles for Road Transportation Law (Law No.185 of 1951) shall not apply to the United States armed forces.

(Transitional Provisions in Consequence of the Coming into Force of the Treaty of Peace with Japan) Article 2. Existent users of motor vehicles (meaning the motor vehicles provided for in the Vehicles for Road Transportation Law;hereinafter the same) which are actually registered with the organs of the Allied Occupation Forces at the time of the enforcement of this Law need not submit the report referred to in Article 99 of the Road Transportation Law for six months from the day of the enforcement of this Law.

Article 3. Motor vehicles (except light motor vehicle and two wheel small-size motor vehicles) which are actually registered with the organs of the Allied Occupation Forces at the time of the enforcement of this Law may be served for operation without obtaining registration under the provisions of Article 4 of the Vehicles for Road Transportation Law, or without undergoing inspection and obtaining delivery of motor vehicle inspection certificate under the provisions of Article 58 of the same Law for six months after the day of the enforcement of this Law. 2 The provisions of Articles 19, 50 64 and 66 of the Vehicles for Road Transportation Law shall not apply to motor vehicles referred to in the preceding paragraph for six months after the day of the enforcement of this Law.

Article 4. The provisions of the preceding Article shall not apply in cases where the motor vehicles referred to in paragraph 1 of the same Article came to fall under any one of the following items;provided that as regards the cases referred to in item (2), these provisions shall not apply within fifteen days after the alteration of the owner or user: (1) In case the registration number plate of the motor vehicle actually indicating at the time of the enforcement of this Law has been lost, damaged or has become difficult to identify; (2) In case the owner or user has been altered.

Article 5. Two-wheel small-size motor vehicles which are actually registered with the organs of the Allied Occupation Forces at the time of the enforcement of this Law may be served for operation without undergoing inspection and obtaining delivery of motor vehicle inspection certificate under the provisions of Article 58 of the Vehicles for Road Transportation Law for six months after the day of the enforcement of this Law. 2 The provisions of Articles 50, 64, 66 and 73 paragraph 1 of the Vehicles for Road Transportation Law shall not apply to motor vehicles referred to in the preceding paragraph for six months after the day of the enforcement of this Law.

Article 6. Light motor vehicles which are actually registered with the organs of the Allied Occupation Forces at the time of the enforcement of this Law may be served for operation without submitting report and obtaining the designation of vehicle number under the provisions of Article 97-(2) paragraph 1 of the Vehicles for Road Transportation Law for six months after the enforcement of this Law. 2 The provisions of Article 97-(2) paragraph 2 of the Vehicles for Road Transportation Law shall not apply to the motor vehicles referred to in the preceding paragraph for six months after the day of the enforcement of this Law.