When the Prime Minister finds it necessary for the provision of electronic payment instruments services in a proper and steady manner, the Minister may order an electronic payment instruments service provider to submit reports or materials that can be used as reference for its business or property, or have officials enter the business office or other facility of that electronic payment instruments service provider, 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、電子決済手段等取引業の適正かつ確実な遂行のために必要があると認めるときは、電子決済手段等取引業者に対し当該電子決済手段等取引業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電子決済手段等取引業者の営業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 the provision of electronic payment instruments services in a proper and steady manner, to the extent necessary for this, the Minister may order a person to whom business has been entrusted by the electronic payment instruments service provider (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) to submit reports or materials that can be used as reference for the business or property of the electronic payment instruments service provider, or have officials enter the facility of the person to whom business has been entrusted by the electronic payment instruments service provider, ask questions about the status of the business or property of the electronic payment instruments service provider or inspect its books and documents or other items.
内閣総理大臣は、電子決済手段等取引業の適正かつ確実な遂行の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、当該電子決済手段等取引業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。以下この条において同じ。）に対し当該電子決済手段等取引業者の業務若しくは財産の状況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電子決済手段等取引業者から業務の委託を受けた者の施設に立ち入らせ、当該電子決済手段等取引業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 electronic payment instruments service provider referred to in the preceding paragraph may refuse the submission of reports or materials, or the questions or inspection under the provisions of that paragraph if there are reasonable grounds for doing so.
前項の電子決済手段等取引業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。