If any of the following items applies, the person who has committed the violation is subject to imprisonment for not more than two years or a fine of not more than three million yen, or both:
次の各号のいずれかに該当する場合には、当該違反行為をした者は、二年以下の拘禁刑若しくは三百万円以下の罰金に処し、又はこれを併科する。
a person provides type I funds transfer service prescribed in Article 36-2, paragraph (1) without obtaining the authorization referred to in Article 40-2, paragraph (1);
第四十条の二第一項の認可を受けないで第三十六条の二第一項に規定する第一種資金移動業を営んだとき。
a person violates an order to suspend all or part of the funds transfer service under the provisions of Article 56, paragraph (1);
a person, in violation of the provisions of Article 62-14, paragraph (1), fails to manage users' electronic payment instruments separately from its own electronic payment instruments;
第六十二条の十四第一項の規定に違反して、利用者の電子決済手段を自己の電子決済手段と分別して管理しなかったとき。
a person violates an order to suspend all or part of the electronic payment instruments services pursuant to the provisions of Article 62-22, paragraph (1);
第六十二条の二十二第一項の規定による電子決済手段等取引業の全部又は一部の停止の命令に違反したとき。
a person, in violation of the provisions of Article 63-11, paragraph (1), fails to manage or entrust users' money separately from its own money, or a person, in violation of the provisions of the first sentence of paragraph (2) of that Article, fails to manage users' cryptoassets separately from its own cryptoassets;
第六十三条の十一第一項の規定に違反して利用者の金銭を自己の金銭と分別して管理せず、若しくは信託しなかったとき、又は同条第二項前段の規定に違反して利用者の暗号資産を自己の暗号資産と分別して管理しなかったとき。
a person, in violation of the provisions of the first sentence of Article 63-11-2, paragraph (1), fails to hold performance-guarantee cryptoassets (meaning the performance-guarantee cryptoassets prescribed in that paragraph; hereinafter the same applies in this item) or fails to manage the performance-guarantee cryptoassets separately from its own cryptoassets other than the performance-guarantee cryptoassets;
第六十三条の十一の二第一項前段の規定に違反して、履行保証暗号資産（同項に規定する履行保証暗号資産をいう。以下この号において同じ。）を保有せず、又は履行保証暗号資産を履行保証暗号資産以外の自己の暗号資産と分別して管理しなかったとき。
a person violates an order to suspend all or part of the cryptoasset exchange service pursuant to the provisions of Article 63-17, paragraph (1);
第六十三条の十七第一項の規定による暗号資産交換業の全部又は一部の停止の命令に違反したとき。
a person violates an order to suspend all or part of the electronic payment instruments and cryptoasset intermediary services pursuant to the provisions of Article 63-22-20, paragraph (1);
第六十三条の二十二の二十第一項の規定による電子決済手段・暗号資産サービス仲介業の全部又は一部の停止の命令に違反したとき。
a person violates an order to suspend all or part of the business pursuant to the provisions of Article 63-37, paragraph (2);
第六十三条の三十七第二項の規定による業務の全部又は一部の停止の命令に違反したとき。
a person violates an order to suspend all or part of the business pursuant to the provisions of Article 82, paragraph (2); or
第八十二条第二項の規定による業務の全部又は一部の停止の命令に違反したとき。
a person violates an order to suspend all or part of the business pursuant to the provisions of Article 96, paragraph (2).
第九十六条第二項の規定による業務の全部又は一部の停止の命令に違反したとき。
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a person, in violation of the provisions of the first sentence of Article 63-11-2, paragraph (1), fails to hold performance-guarantee cryptoassets…
第六十三条の十一の二第一項前段の規定に違反して、履行保証暗号資産（同項に規定する履行保証暗号資産をいう。以下この号において同じ。）を保有せず、又は履行保証暗号資産を履行保証暗号資産以外の自己の暗号資産と分別して管理しなかったとき。
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The term "type I funds transfer services" as used in this Act means funds transfer services (excluding the specified funds transfer services; hereinafter the same applies except in paragraph (4))…
この章において「第一種資金移動業」とは、資金移動業（特定資金移動業を除く。第四項を除き、以下同じ。）のうち、第二種資金移動業及び第三種資金移動業以外のものをいう。
Open this provision(Approval of Business Implementation Plans)
When a funds transfer service provider intends to provide type I funds transfer services, the funds transfer service provider must formulate a business implementation plan containing the following…
資金移動業者は、第一種資金移動業を営もうとするときは、次に掲げる事項を記載した業務実施計画を定め、内閣府令で定めるところにより、内閣総理大臣の認可を受けなければならない。その変更（内閣府令で定める軽微な変更を除く。）をしようとするときも、同様とする。
Open this provision(Revocation of Registration)
When a funds transfer service provider falls under any of the following items, the Prime Minister may revoke its registration referred to in Article 37 or order the funds transfer service provider to…
内閣総理大臣は、資金移動業者が次の各号のいずれかに該当するときは、第三十七条の登録を取り消し、又は六月以内の期間を定めて資金移動業の全部若しくは一部の停止を命ずることができる。
Open this provision(Management of Users' Property)
In connection with its electronic payment instruments services, an electronic payment instruments service provider must manage the electronic payment instruments of the users of electronic payment…
電子決済手段等取引業者は、その行う電子決済手段等取引業に関して、内閣府令で定めるところにより、電子決済手段等取引業の利用者の電子決済手段を自己の電子決済手段と分別して管理しなければならない。
Open this provision(Revocation of Registration)
When an electronic payment instruments service provider falls under any of the following items, the Prime Minister may revoke its registration referred to in Article 62-3 or order the electronic…
内閣総理大臣は、電子決済手段等取引業者が次の各号のいずれかに該当するときは、第六十二条の三の登録を取り消し、又は六月以内の期間を定めて電子決済手段等取引業の全部若しくは一部の停止を命ずることができる。
Open this provision(Performance-Guarantee Cryptoassets)
A cryptoasset exchange service provider must hold cryptoassets of the same type and same volume as the cryptoassets that satisfy the requirements specified by Cabinet Office Order prescribed in…
暗号資産交換業者は、前条第二項に規定する内閣府令で定める要件に該当する暗号資産と同じ種類及び数量の暗号資産（以下この項及び第六十三条の十九の二第一項において「履行保証暗号資産」という。）を自己の暗号資産として保有し、内閣府令で定めるところにより、履行保証暗号資産以外の自己の暗号資産と分別して管理しなければならない。
Open this provision(Management of Users' Property)
A cryptoasset exchange service provider must, in connection with its cryptoasset exchange services, manage the money of the users of cryptoasset exchange services separately from its own money and…
暗号資産交換業者は、その行う暗号資産交換業に関して、暗号資産交換業の利用者の金銭を、自己の金銭と分別して管理し、内閣府令で定めるところにより、信託会社等に信託しなければならない。
Open this provision(Management of Users' Property)
A cryptoasset exchange service provider must, in connection with its cryptoasset exchange services, manage the cryptoassets of the users of the cryptoasset exchange services separately from its own…
暗号資産交換業者は、その行う暗号資産交換業に関して、内閣府令で定めるところにより、暗号資産交換業の利用者の暗号資産を自己の暗号資産と分別して管理しなければならない。この場合において、当該暗号資産交換業者は…
Open this provision(Revocation of Registration)
If a cryptoasset exchange service provider falls under any of the following items, the Prime Minister may revoke its registration referred to in Article 63-2 or order the cryptoasset exchange service…
内閣総理大臣は、暗号資産交換業者が次の各号のいずれかに該当するときは、第六十三条の二の登録を取り消し、又は六月以内の期間を定めて暗号資産交換業の全部若しくは一部の停止を命ずることができる。
Open this provisionRevocation of Registration
If an electronic payment instruments and cryptoasset intermediary service provider falls under any of the following items, the Prime Minister may revoke its registration referred to in Article…
内閣総理大臣は、電子決済手段・暗号資産サービス仲介業者が次の各号のいずれかに該当するときは、第六十三条の二十二の二の登録を取り消し、又は六月以内の期間を定めて電子決済手段・暗号資産サービス仲介業の全部若しくは一部の停止を命ずることができる。
Open this provision(Revocation of License)
When a funds transfer transaction analysis service provider violates this Act or an order under this Act, or a disposition under this Act or the order…
主務大臣は、為替取引分析業者がこの法律若しくはこの法律に基づく命令又はこれらに基づく処分に違反したときは、第六十三条の二十三の許可若しくは第六十三条の二十七第一項ただし書の承認を取り消し、六月以内の期間を定めてその業務の全部若しくは一部の停止を命じ、又はその取締役等の解任を命ずることができる。
Open this provision(Revocation of Licenses)
The Prime Minister may, when a clearing institution for interbank funds transfer violates this Act or an order under this Act, or a disposition under this Act or the order…
内閣総理大臣は、資金清算機関がこの法律若しくはこの法律に基づく命令又はこれらに基づく処分に違反したときは、第六十四条第一項の免許若しくは第六十九条第一項ただし書の承認を取り消し、六月以内の期間を定めてその業務の全部若しくは一部の停止を命じ、又はその取締役等の解任を命ずることができる。
Open this provision(Supervisory Order to Certified Association for Payment Service Providers)
If operations of a business carried out by a certified association for payment service providers violate this Act or an order under this Act or a disposition under this Act or the order…
内閣総理大臣は、認定資金決済事業者協会の業務の運営がこの法律若しくはこの法律に基づく命令又はこれらに基づく処分に違反したときは、その認定を取り消し、又は六月以内の期間を定めてその業務の全部若しくは一部の停止を命ずることができる。
Open this provisionfunds transfer services
「資金移動業」
Funds transfer transactions (為替取引) carried on as a business by a person other than a bank or other deposit-taking institution (銀行等).
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (2)· applies throughout the law
electronic payment instrument
「電子決済手段」
Any of these: property value (財産的価値) recorded electronically as a currency-denominated asset (通貨建資産) that can be used to pay unspecified persons for goods or services, can be bought from and sold to unspecified persons, and can be transferred by an electronic data processing system, other than securities, electronically recorded monetary claims, prepaid payment instruments and the like a Cabinet Office Order (内閣府令) sets; property value that can be exchanged with unspecified persons for such value and transferred the same way; specified trust beneficial interests (特定信託受益権); and anything a Cabinet Office Order sets as equivalent to these.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (5)· applies throughout the law
electronic payment instruments services
「電子決済手段等取引業」
Carrying on as a business any of the acts listed in Article 2, paragraph (10): buying, selling or exchanging electronic payment instruments (電子決済手段); acting as intermediary, broker or agent in those deals; managing electronic payment instruments for others, apart from kinds a Cabinet Office Order (内閣府令) exempts as posing little risk to users; or, entrusted by a funds transfer service provider (資金移動業者), agreeing with users who have an ongoing funds transfer contract with it to move or receive funds electronically, and raising or lowering the amount they can claim from that provider accordingly, on its behalf.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (10)· applies throughout the law
cryptoasset
「暗号資産」
Property value (財産的価値) recorded electronically that can be used to pay unspecified persons for goods or services, can be bought from and sold to unspecified persons, and can be transferred by an electronic data processing system, other than Japanese or foreign currency, currency-denominated assets (通貨建資産) and electronic payment instruments (電子決済手段); and property value that can be exchanged with unspecified persons for such value and transferred the same way; but not anything representing the rights referred to in Article 29-2, paragraph (1), item (viii) of the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (14)· applies throughout the law
cryptoasset exchange services
「暗号資産交換業」
Carrying on as a business any of these: buying and selling cryptoassets (暗号資産) or exchanging them for other cryptoassets; acting as intermediary, broker or agent for those transactions; managing users' money in connection with them; or managing cryptoassets for others, unless another law has special provisions for doing so as a business.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (15)· applies throughout the law
electronic payment instruments and cryptoasset intermediary servicesmachine translation
「電子決済手段・暗号資産サービス仲介業」
Carrying on as a business either of these: a person other than an electronic payment instruments service provider (電子決済手段等取引業者), entrusted by one, acting as intermediary for the buying, selling or exchange of electronic payment instruments on that provider's behalf; or a person other than a cryptoasset exchange service provider (暗号資産交換業者), entrusted by one, acting as intermediary for the buying, selling or exchange of cryptoassets on that provider's behalf.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (18)· applies throughout the law
type I funds transfer services
「第一種資金移動業」
In Chapter III, funds transfer services (資金移動業), other than specified funds transfer services (特定資金移動業), that are neither type II nor type III funds transfer services.
Defined inArticle 36-2, paragraph (1)· applies only in this chapter
performance-guarantee cryptoassets
「履行保証暗号資産」
Cryptoassets (暗号資産) of the same kind and quantity as the users' cryptoassets that meet the requirements a Cabinet Office Order (内閣府令) sets under Article 63-11, paragraph (2) as needed for users' convenience and the smooth running of the business, which a cryptoasset exchange service provider must hold as its own and keep separate from its other cryptoassets under Article 63-11-2, paragraph (1).
Defined inArticle 108, paragraph (1), item (vi)· applies only in this item
fine
罰金
A criminal punishment of paying money to the state, of 10,000 yen or more, or less where it is reduced (Penal Code, Article 15). It ranks below imprisonment (拘禁刑) and above penal detention (拘留) and a petty fine (科料) (Articles 9 and 10, paragraph (1)). A person who cannot pay it in full is held in a workhouse (労役場) for one day to two years, or up to three years where fines are imposed together, a period set when the sentence is passed (Article 18, paragraphs (1), (3) and (4)); not within thirty days of the sentence becoming final without the person's consent (paragraph (5)). If it is not enforced for three years after the sentence becomes final, the person is released from it by prescription (Articles 31 and 32, item (v)); the three years do not run while its execution is suspended under law or the person is abroad, and an act of execution interrupts them (Articles 33 and 34, paragraph (2)).
Written by AI using Penal Code, Arts. 9, 10, 15, 18, 31 to 34 as a reference.
imprisonment
拘禁刑
The punishment of being held in a penal institution (刑事施設), for life or for a fixed term of one month to twenty years (Penal Code, Article 12, paragraphs (1) and (2)); a fixed term can be raised to thirty years where the punishment is aggravated, or cut below one month where it is reduced (Article 14, paragraph (2)). To help the person reform and rehabilitate, they may be made to do work or given guidance (Article 12, paragraph (3)). It ranks below the death penalty and above a fine (罰金) among the principal punishments (Articles 9 and 10, paragraph (1)). It replaced imprisonment with work (懲役) and imprisonment without work (禁錮) when the Act Partially Amending the Penal Code, etc. (Act No. 67 of 2022) came into force (Act No. 67 of 2022, Article 2), and a person sentenced to either is treated, for the rules on a person's qualifications, as sentenced to imprisonment for the same term (Act No. 68 of 2022, Article 443, paragraph (1)).
Written by AI using Penal Code, Arts. 9, 10, 12, 14, Act No. 67 of 2022, Art. 2 and Act No. 68 of 2022, Art. 443 as a reference.