①If the Prime Minister finds it to be particularly necessary for ensuring the sound and appropriate management of services of a bank that is the subsidiary company of a bank holding company, in light of the status of business of the bank holding company or the status of property of the bank holding company and its subsidiary companies, etc., the Prime Minister may indicate to the bank holding company the particulars for which measures are required to be taken and the due date for taking them, request it to submit an improvement plan for ensuring soundness in bank management, or order it to change the improvement plan that has been submitted, or may order measures that are necessary for supervision to be taken, to the extent necessary.

②An order pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph (including the request to submit an improvement plan; the same applies in the following paragraph) that is issued when it is found necessary to do so in light of adequacy in the equity capital of the bank holding company and its subsidiary companies, etc. must be an order specified by Cabinet Office Order or Ministry of Finance Order in accordance with the category of adequacy in the equity capital of the bank holding company and its subsidiary companies, etc., as specified by Cabinet Office Order or Ministry of Finance Order.

③If the Prime Minister has issued the order pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) to a bank holding company, and finds it to be particularly necessary in light of the implementation status of the measures under that order, the Prime Minister may order a bank that is the subsidiary company of the bank holding company to take the necessary measures for ensuring the sound and appropriate management of its services.