A fund must not invest any surplus funds that arise in the course of business or funds for investor protection except in the following manners:
by holding national government bonds or other securities designated by the Prime Minister and the Minister of Finance;
国債その他内閣総理大臣及び財務大臣の指定する有価証券の保有
by depositing them in a financial institution designated by the Prime Minister and the Minister of Finance; or
内閣総理大臣及び財務大臣の指定する金融機関への預金
in other ways specified by Cabinet Office Order and Ministry of Finance Order.
その他内閣府令・財務省令で定める方法
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securities
「有価証券」
Securities as this Act defines them: the instruments listed in Article 2, paragraph (1), among them national government and local government bonds, corporate bonds, share certificates and share option certificates, preferred equity investment certificates, beneficiary certificates of investment trusts and other trusts, investment securities, certain promissory notes, mortgage securities, option certificates and depositary receipts, foreign instruments of the same nature, and other instruments a Cabinet Order (政令) specifies.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1)· applies throughout the law
fund
「基金」
An investor protection fund (投資者保護基金): a body that protects investors by making payments to general customers under Article 79-56, paragraph (1) and carrying on its other business, so as to maintain confidence in securities transactions and commodity-related market derivatives transactions.
Short name set inArticle 79-21, paragraph (1)· applies only in this chapter
funds for investor protection
「投資者保護資金」
Money an investor protection fund (投資者保護基金) sets aside to meet the costs of the services listed in Article 79-49, paragraph (1).
Short name set inArticle 79-63, paragraph (1)
Prime Minister
内閣総理大臣
The head of the Cabinet. Designated by the Diet from among its own members, and appointed by the Emperor on that designation (Articles 67 and 6). The Prime Minister appoints and may dismiss the other Ministers of State at will, and a majority of them must be members of the Diet (Article 68). No Minister of State can be subjected to legal action while in office without the Prime Minister's consent (Article 75).
Written by AI using Constitution, Arts. 6, 67, 68, 75 and Wikipedia: Prime Minister of Japan as a reference.