Secondhand Goods Business Act
古物営業法
Contents
Read it chapter by chapter; the first chapter follows below. Or read the whole law on one page.
- Chapter I General Provisions第一章 総則Articles 1–2 · 2
- Chapter II Permits to Operate Secondhand Goods Businesses第二章 古物営業の許可等Articles 3–10-2 · 10
- Chapter III Particulars to Be Observed by Secondhand Goods Dealers and Secondhand Goods Market Owners第三章 古物商及び古物市場主の遵守事項等Articles 11–21 · 12
- Chapter III-2 Particulars to be Observed by Secondhand Goods Auction Brokers第三章の二 古物競りあつせん業者の遵守事項等Articles 21-2–21-7 · 6
- Chapter IV Monitoring第四章 監督Articles 22–25 · 4
- Chapter V Miscellaneous Provisions第五章 雑則Articles 26–30 · 5
- Chapter VI Penal Provisions第六章 罰則Articles 31–39 · 9
Chapter I General Provisions
第一章 総則
第一条（目的）
The purpose of this Act is to prevent theft and other crimes and contribute to the prompt recovery of losses, by imposing necessary regulations etc. on operations relating to the secondhand goods business, in order to prevent the sale and purchase of stolen property etc. and to ensure that it is found promptly.
この法律は、盗品等の売買の防止、速やかな発見等を図るため、古物営業に係る業務について必要な規制等を行い、もつて窃盗その他の犯罪の防止を図り、及びその被害の迅速な回復に資することを目的とする。
第二条（定義）
In this Act, the term "secondhand goods" means goods that have been used in the past (including collectible works of art, gift certificates, passenger tickets, postage stamps, and other similar vouchers and other items specified by Cabinet Order, but excluding large machinery (meaning ships, aircraft, machine tools, and other similar objects) specified by Cabinet Order; the same applies hereinafter), or, goods that have been purchased, consigned, or traded for use but are no longer used, or goods as described above that have been maintained to some degree.
この法律において「古物」とは、一度使用された物品（鑑賞的美術品及び商品券、乗車券、郵便切手その他政令で定めるこれらに類する証票その他の物を含み、大型機械類（船舶、航空機、工作機械その他これらに類する物をいう。）で政令で定めるものを除く。以下同じ。）若しくは使用されない物品で使用のために取引されたもの又はこれらの物品に幾分の手入れをしたものをいう。
In this Act, the term "secondhand goods business" means the businesses listed as follows:
この法律において「古物営業」とは、次に掲げる営業をいう。
a business that sells, purchases or exchanges secondhand goods, or sells, purchases or exchanges secondhand goods on consignment, excluding businesses engaged solely in selling secondhand goods or in purchasing secondhand goods from counterparties to which the goods were sold;
古物を売買し、若しくは交換し、又は委託を受けて売買し、若しくは交換する営業であつて、古物を売却すること又は自己が売却した物品を当該売却の相手方から買い受けることのみを行うもの以外のもの
a business that manages a secondhand goods market (meaning a market for selling and purchasing, or exchanging, secondhand goods among secondhand goods dealers; the same applies hereinafter); and
a business that brokers the selling and purchasing of secondhand goods by means of auctions (limited to auction methods using electronic data processing systems specified by Cabinet Order and other methods specified by Cabinet Order) (excluding business set forth in the preceding item; hereinafter referred to as "secondhand goods auction brokerage").
The term "secondhand goods dealer" as used in this Act, means a person who, after receiving a permit under the provisions of the following Article, operates a business engaging in the activities set forth in item (i) of the preceding paragraph.
The term "secondhand goods market owner" as used in this Act means a person who, after receiving a permit under the provisions of the following Article, operates the type of business set forth in paragraph (2), item (ii).
The term "secondhand goods auction broker" as used in this Act means a person who operates a secondhand goods auction brokerage.
この法律において「古物競りあつせん業者」とは、古物競りあつせん業を営む者をいう。