At the same time, 'Hokkaido kaiho' (Law on the Hokkaido assembly system) and 'Hokkaido chihohiho' (Law on the Hokkaido autonomous body) which used to stipulate the autonomy system of Hokkaido were abolished and unified into 'Fukensei', and the name of this law was then changed to 'Dofukensei' (prefectural system).
同時に、北海道における自治制度を規定していた「北海道会法」と「北海道地方費法」が廃止されて「府県制」に統合され、この法律は「道府県制」と改称された。