第三百五十一条（代表取締役に欠員を生じた場合の措置）
Article 351Measures When Vacancy Arises in Office of Representative Director
代表取締役が欠けた場合又は定款で定めた代表取締役の員数が欠けた場合には、任期の満了又は辞任により退任した代表取締役は、新たに選定された代表取締役（次項の一時代表取締役の職務を行うべき者を含む。）が就任するまで、なお代表取締役としての権利義務を有する。
Where there are no representative directors in office, or where there is a vacancy which results in a shortfall in the number of representative directors prescribed in the articles of incorporation, a representative director who retired from office due to expiration of the representative director's term of office or resignation continues to have the rights and obligations of a representative director until a newly appointed representative director (including the person who is to temporarily perform the duties of a representative director under the following paragraph) assumes office.
前項に規定する場合において、裁判所は、必要があると認めるときは、利害関係人の申立てにより、一時代表取締役の職務を行うべき者を選任することができる。
In the case provided for in the preceding paragraph, if the court finds it necessary, it may, in response to the petition by the interested persons, appoint a person who is to temporarily perform the duties of a representative director.
裁判所は、前項の一時代表取締役の職務を行うべき者を選任した場合には、株式会社がその者に対して支払う報酬の額を定めることができる。
If the court has appointed the person who is to temporarily perform the duties of a representative director under the preceding paragraph, the court may prescribe the amount of the remuneration that the stock company pays to that person.