If a seller or a service provider has violated any of the provisions of Article 3, Article 3-2, paragraph (2), Article 4, paragraph (1), Article 5, paragraph (1) or paragraph (2), or Article 6 or has engaged in any of the conduct listed in the items of paragraph (1) of the preceding Article, and the competent minister finds that the conduct is likely to significantly prejudice the fairness of a transaction connected with a door-to-door sale and the interests of the purchaser or the service recipient, or the seller or the service provider fails to follow the instructions under the provisions of that paragraph, the minister may order the seller or the service provider to suspend its business activities that are connected with door-to-door sales in whole or in part, during a specified period of no longer than two years. In this case, if the seller or the service provider is an individual, the competent may also prohibit the individual from becoming an officer (meaning a member in charge of the executive management of business operations, a director, an operating officer, a representative, a manager, and including a person that has controlling power over a corporation that is equal or superior to a member in charge of the executive management of business operations, a director, an operating officer, a representative, a manager, regardless of the name of the person's position, the consultant or adviser; the same applies hereinafter) in charge of the business activities that are subject to the suspension at a corporation (including an association or a foundation without legal personality that has designated a representative or a manager; hereinafter the same applies) that engages in those business activities, for a period equal to the period of that suspension.
主務大臣は、販売業者若しくは役務提供事業者が第三条、第三条の二第二項、第四条第一項、第五条第一項若しくは第二項若しくは第六条の規定に違反し若しくは前条第一項各号に掲げる行為をした場合において訪問販売に係る取引の公正及び購入者若しくは役務の提供を受ける者の利益が著しく害されるおそれがあると認めるとき、又は販売業者若しくは役務提供事業者が同項の規定による指示に従わないときは、その販売業者又は役務提供事業者に対し、二年以内の期間を限り、訪問販売に関する業務の全部又は一部を停止すべきことを命ずることができる。この場合において、主務大臣は、その販売業者又は役務提供事業者が個人である場合にあつては、その者に対して、当該停止を命ずる期間と同一の期間を定めて、当該停止を命ずる範囲の業務を営む法人（人格のない社団又は財団で代表者又は管理人の定めのあるものを含む。以下同じ。）の当該業務を担当する役員（業務を執行する社員、取締役、執行役、代表者、管理人又はこれらに準ずる者をいい、相談役、顧問その他いかなる名称を有する者であるかを問わず、法人に対し業務を執行する社員、取締役、執行役、代表者、管理人又はこれらに準ずる者と同等以上の支配力を有するものと認められる者を含む。以下同じ。）となることの禁止を併せて命ずることができる。
When the competent minister orders suspension of business pursuant to the provisions of the first sentence of the preceding paragraph, when the seller or the service provider is an individual, and when this specified associated corporation (meaning a corporation whose business management is substantially controlled by a seller or a service provider, an executive thereof, a person who supervises the business operations of business offices thereof, or other employees specified by Cabinet Order (hereinafter simply referred to as "employees") (including a person who was an officer or employee within one year before the date of the order; the same applies in paragraph (2) of the next Article, Article 15, paragraph (2), and Article 23-2, paragraph (2)) and other corporations specified by Cabinet Order; the same applies in this Chapter) is found to conduct business activities equal to the scope of the business activities subject to the suspension, the minister may order the seller or the service provider to suspend the business activities conducted by the specified associated corporation for the period equal to the period of the suspension.
主務大臣は、前項前段の規定により業務の停止を命ずる場合において、当該販売業者又は当該役務提供事業者が個人であり、かつ、その特定関係法人（販売業者若しくは役務提供事業者又はその役員若しくはその営業所の業務を統括する者その他の政令で定める使用人（以下単に「使用人」という。）（当該命令の日前一年以内において役員又は使用人であつた者を含む。次条第二項、第十五条の二第二項及び第二十三条の二第二項において同じ。）が事業経営を実質的に支配する法人その他の政令で定める法人をいう。以下この章において同じ。）において、当該停止を命ずる範囲の業務と同一の業務を行つていると認められるときは、当該販売業者又は当該役務提供事業者に対して、当該停止を命ずる期間と同一の期間を定めて、その特定関係法人で行つている当該同一の業務を停止すべきことを命ずることができる。
Having issued an order under the provisions of the preceding two paragraphs, the competent minister must issue a public announcement to that effect.
主務大臣は、前二項の規定による命令をしたときは、その旨を公表しなければならない。