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Amendment Act on Reduction of Total Amount of Nitrogen Dioxide and Particulate Matters Originating from Automobiles in Designated Areas (introduced on 3 June 1992, amended on 19 June 2001) is a piece ofenvironmental legislation inJapan.[1]
The Act sets the maximumemissions ofnitrogen dioxide (NOx) andparticulate matters (PMs) allowed bytrucks,buses, anddiesel passenger vehicles. Complying with this standard has become a requirement to pass theMotor-vehicle inspection (Japan) which is necessary to register cars.
The Act is based on the 1992 law that was aimed at the reduction of nitrogen dioxide emissions from diesel vehicles.[1]
Further research revealed that particulate matters pose seriouscancer risk to the human body. The Act was amended in 2001 to include PMs and enlarged the geographical areas under the regulation.
Critics argued the law cannot stop dirty cars from coming into the regulated areas, as they would simply register the cars at municipalities that are not covered under the law. To patch this loophole,prefectural governments have set upbylaws (local ordinance) that prohibit non-complying cars to use the roads in theirjurisdictions.[citation needed]
