On finding that it is necessary to do so in order to enforce this Act, the competent minister may order a seller, service provider, orchestrator, solicitor, general multilevel marketing distributor, person engaged in business opportunity sales, or buyer (hereinafter referred to as the "seller or equivalent person") to submit reports, its books, documents, or any other articles, and may have government employees enter the offices, premises or other places to conduct business activities of the seller or equivalent person and inspect its books, documents, or any other articles, or question the employees or other related people.
When the competent minister finds it particularly necessary to enforce this Act, pursuant to the provisions of Cabinet Order, the minister may order a person selling related goods or any other person specified by Cabinet Order as being closely related to a seller or an equivalent person (hereinafter referred to as a "closely related person" in this paragraph) to submit reports or materials, or may have ministry employees enter the offices, premises or other places to conduct business activities of the seller or equivalent person and inspect its books, documents, or any other articles, or question the employees or other related people.
When the competent minister finds it particularly necessary to enforce this Act, to the extent necessary, the minister may have ministry employees to enter the offices, premises or other places where business activities are conducted of a person to which business is entrusted by a seller or equivalent person and inspect the person's books, documents, or any other articles related to the entrusted business.
主務大臣は、この法律を施行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、その職員に販売業者等から業務の委託を受けた者の事務所、事業所その他その事業を行う場所に立ち入り、その委託を受けた業務に関し帳簿、書類その他の物件を検査させることができる。
When the competent minister finds it particularly necessary to enforce this Act, the minister may order a person that has dealings with a seller or equivalent person to submit reports or materials to which reference should be made with regard to the business or property of the seller or equivalent person.
主務大臣は、この法律を施行するため特に必要があると認めるときは、販売業者等と取引する者に対し、当該販売業者等の業務又は財産に関し参考となるべき報告又は資料の提出を命ずることができる。
To the extent that is necessary for ensuring the appropriate management of business activities for ensuring appropriate specified commercial transactions, the competent minister may have a designated corporation make the necessary reports on the state of its business activities for ensuring appropriate specified commercial transactions or concerning its assets, or have ministry employees enter the place of business of the designated corporation and inspect the state of its business activities for ensuring appropriate specified commercial transactions or inspect its books, documents, or any other articles.
主務大臣は、特定商取引適正化業務の適正な運営を確保するために必要な限度において、指定法人に対し、特定商取引適正化業務若しくは資産の状況に関し必要な報告をさせ、又はその職員に、指定法人の事務所に立ち入り、特定商取引適正化業務の状況若しくは帳簿、書類その他の物件を検査させることができる。
The provisions of paragraphs (1) through (4) apply mutatis mutandis to a contractor sending email advertising mail order sales, a contractor sending email advertising multilevel marketing transactions, and a contractor sending email advertising business opportunity sales transactions. In this case, the term "seller or equivalent person" in the provisions of paragraphs (2) through (4) is deemed to be replaced with "contractor sending email advertising mail order sales, contractor sending email advertising multilevel marketing transactions, or contractor sending email advertising business opportunity sales transactions".
第一項から第四項までの規定は、通信販売電子メール広告受託事業者、連鎖販売取引電子メール広告受託事業者及び業務提供誘引販売取引電子メール広告受託事業者について準用する。この場合において、第二項から第四項までの規定中「販売業者等」とあるのは、「通信販売電子メール広告受託事業者、連鎖販売取引電子メール広告受託事業者又は業務提供誘引販売取引電子メール広告受託事業者」と読み替えるものとする。
A ministry employee who enters and inspects a store or any other place of business pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) through (3) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to the preceding paragraph) or paragraph (5) must carry identification and present it to the relevant persons.
第一項から第三項まで（これらの規定を前項において準用する場合を含む。）又は第五項の規定により立入検査をする職員は、その身分を示す証明書を携帯し、関係人に提示しなければならない。
The authority for entry and inspection under the provisions of paragraph (1) through (3) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (6)) and paragraph (5) must not be construed as having been conferred for the purpose of a criminal investigation.
第一項から第三項まで（これらの規定を第六項において準用する場合を含む。）又は第五項の規定による立入検査の権限は、犯罪捜査のために認められたものと解釈してはならない。