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Article 531Right to Receive Rewards Offered to the Public

第五百三十一条(懸賞広告の報酬を受ける権利)

If more than one person has performed the act requested in an offer to the public, only the person performing the act first holds the right to receive the reward.

広告に定めた行為をした者が数人あるときは、最初にその行為をした者のみが報酬を受ける権利を有する。

If two or more persons have performed the act referred to in the preceding paragraph simultaneously, each holds the right to receive an equal share of the reward; provided, however, that the person to receive the reward is selected by lot if the reward is indivisible by nature or if the offer prescribes that only one person will receive the reward.

数人が同時に前項の行為をした場合には、各自が等しい割合で報酬を受ける権利を有する。ただし、報酬がその性質上分割に適しないとき、又は広告において一人のみがこれを受けるものとしたときは、抽選でこれを受ける者を定める。

The provisions of the preceding two paragraphs do not apply if the offeror manifests an intention to the contrary in the offer to the public.

前二項の規定は、広告中にこれと異なる意思を表示したときは、適用しない。

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