If the Prime Minister finds it necessary for ensuring sound and appropriate management of the business of issuing prepaid payment instruments of an issuer of prepaid payment instruments, the Minister may order the issuer of prepaid payment instruments to submit reports or materials that can be used as reference for its business or property, or have officials enter the business office, office or other facility of that issuer of prepaid payment instruments, ask questions about the status of its business or property or inspect its books and documents or other items.
内閣総理大臣は、前払式支払手段発行者の発行の業務の健全かつ適切な運営を確保するために必要があると認めるときは、当該前払式支払手段発行者に対し当該前払式支払手段発行者の業務若しくは財産に関し参考となるべき報告若しくは資料の提出を命じ、又は当該職員に当該前払式支払手段発行者の営業所、事務所その他の施設に立ち入らせ、その業務若しくは財産の状況に関して質問させ、若しくは帳簿書類その他の物件を検査させることができる。
When the Prime Minister finds it particularly necessary for ensuring sound and appropriate management of the business of issuing prepaid payment instruments of an issuer of prepaid payment instruments, the Minister may order a person to whom business has been entrusted by the issuer of prepaid payment instruments (including persons to whom the business has been entrusted by the entrusted person (including those under multi-tier entrustment arrangements); hereinafter the same applies in this Article and Article 32) to submit reports or materials that can be used as reference for the business or property of the issuer of prepaid payment instruments, or have officials enter the facility of a person to whom business has been entrusted by the issuer of prepaid payment instruments, ask questions about the status of the business or property of the issuer of prepaid payment instruments or inspect its books and documents or other items, to the extent necessary for the Minister.
内閣総理大臣は、前払式支払手段発行者の発行の業務の健全かつ適切な運営を確保するため特に必要があると認めるときは、その必要の限度において、当該前払式支払手段発行者から業務の委託を受けた者（その者から委託（二以上の段階にわたる委託を含む。）を受けた者を含む。以下この条及び第三十二条において同じ。）に対し当該前払式支払手段発行者の業務若しくは財産に関し参考となるべき報告若しくは資料の提出を命じ、又は当該職員に当該前払式支払手段発行者から業務の委託を受けた者の施設に立ち入らせ、当該前払式支払手段発行者の業務若しくは財産の状況に関して質問させ、若しくは帳簿書類その他の物件を検査させることができる。
A person to whom business has been entrusted by an issuer of prepaid payment instruments referred to in the preceding paragraph may, if there are reasonable grounds, refuse to submit reports or materials, or to respond to the inquiry or the inspection under the provisions of that paragraph.
前項の前払式支払手段発行者から業務の委託を受けた者は、正当な理由があるときは、同項の規定による報告若しくは資料の提出又は質問若しくは検査を拒むことができる。