The entrusted party under a contract on the entrustment of business deposits which makes a business deposit for prepaid services following the instructions under the provisions of the main clause of paragraph (2) of the preceding Article, may recover the business deposit for prepaid services it makes, if a filing of claims to which the public notice under the provisions of paragraph (1) of that Article concerns is not made within the period during which the claims must be filed.
The entrusted party under a contract on the entrustment of business deposits which makes a business deposit for prepaid services following instructions under paragraph (3) of the preceding Article may recover the business deposit for prepaid services it makes if the public notice under the provisions of paragraph (1) of that Article is issued and the claim to which that public notice concerns is not filed within the period that the claim must be filed; or if the public notice is not issued and the entrusted party obtains the approval of the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry pursuant to the provisions of Order of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.
The necessary matters relevant to the recovery of a business deposit for prepaid services under the provisions of the preceding two paragraphs are specified by Order of the Ministry of Justice and Order of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.
前二項の規定による前受業務保証金の取戻しに関し必要な事項は、法務省令・経済産業省令で定める。
略称規定第十八条の三第四項
銀行その他政令で定める金融機関又は経済産業大臣の指定する者でなければ、前項の前受業務保証金供託委託契約(以下単に「供託委託契約」という。)の受託者となることができない。
わかりやすく言うと
前払式割賦販売の前受金を守る措置として許可割賦販売業者が結ぶ前受業務保証金供託委託契約のことです。一定の期間内に業者に一定の事由が生じた場合などに、受託者が業者のために委託額に相当する前受業務保証金を供託すると約束する契約です。