第五十二条
In a case that falls under one of the following items, the violating representative, administrator, agent, employee, or other worker of a licensed installment seller, entrusted party under a contract on the entrustment of business deposits, designated credit bureau, person that has obtained the license referred to in Article 35-3-61, or designated entrusted institution, is subject to punishment by a fine of not more than 500,000 yen:
次の各号のいずれかに該当する場合には、当該違反行為をした許可割賦販売業者、供託委託契約の受託者、指定信用情報機関、第三十五条の三の六十一の許可を受けた者又は指定受託機関の代表者、管理人、代理人、使用人その他の従業者は、五十万円以下の罰金に処する。
the person violates the provisions of Article 16, paragraph (3) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 18, paragraph (2) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 35-3-62), or Article 35-3-62) in commencing operations in prepaid installment sales or specified prepaid transactions;
第十六条第三項（第十八条第二項（第三十五条の三の六十二において準用する場合を含む。）又は第三十五条の三の六十二において準用する場合を含む。）の規定に違反して前払式割賦販売又は前払式特定取引の営業を開始したとき。
the person violates the provisions of Article 18-3, paragraph (1) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 35-3-62) in newly concluding a contract for prepaid installment sales or for specified prepaid transactions;
第十八条の三第一項（第三十五条の三の六十二において準用する場合を含む。）の規定に違反して新たに前払式割賦販売又は前払式特定取引の契約を締結したとき。
the person fails to keep books, fails to enter a matter prescribed in Article 19-2 (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 35-3-62), makes a false entry, or fails to archive its books, in violation of the provisions of Article 19-2 (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 35-3-62);
第十九条の二（第三十五条の三の六十二において準用する場合を含む。）の規定に違反して帳簿を備えず、第十九条の二（第三十五条の三の六十二において準用する場合を含む。）に規定する事項の記載をせず、若しくは虚偽の記載をし、又は帳簿を保存しなかつたとき。
the person fails to make a business deposit for prepaid services, in violation of the provisions of Article 20-3, paragraph (4) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 35-3-62);
第二十条の三第四項（第三十五条の三の六十二において準用する場合を含む。）の規定に違反して前受業務保証金を供託しなかつたとき。
the person does other business, in violation of the provisions of the main clause of Article 35-3-41, paragraph (1);
第三十五条の三の四十一第一項本文の規定に違反して、他の業務を行つたとき。
the person fails to establish operational rules, does not obtain the approval of the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, or changes the operational rules without obtaining the approval of the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, in violation of the provisions of Article 35-3-43, paragraph (1);
第三十五条の三の四十三第一項の規定に違反して業務規程を定めず、若しくは経済産業大臣の認可を受けず、又は経済産業大臣の認可を受けずに業務規程の変更をしたとき。
the person fails to prepare or archive records pursuant to the provisions of Article 35-3-45 (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 35-3-47, paragraph (4)), or prepares a false record;
第三十五条の三の四十五（第三十五条の三の四十七第四項において準用する場合を含む。）の規定による記録の作成若しくは保存をせず、又は虚偽の記録を作成したとき。
the person fails to submit a report on its business activities or assets as under Article 35-3-51, paragraph (1), or submits a report on its business activities or assets which contains a false statement;
第三十五条の三の五十一第一項の規定による業務及び財産に関する報告書を提出せず、又は虚偽の記載をした業務及び財産に関する報告書を提出したとき。
the person violates the provisions of Article 35-3-53, paragraph (1);
第三十五条の三の五十三第一項の規定に違反したとき。
the person fails to submit the business plan referred to in Article 35-8, paragraph (1) or the business report referred to in paragraph (3) of that Article, or submits a false business plan or a business report that contains a false statement; or
第三十五条の八第一項の事業計画書若しくは同条第三項の事業報告書を提出せず、又は虚偽の記載をした事業計画書若しくは事業報告書を提出したとき。
the person violates the provisions of Article 35-9 in engaging in business other than services under entrustment.
第五十三条
In a case that falls under any of the following items, the violating person is subject to punishment by a fine of not more than 500,000 yen:
次の各号のいずれかに該当する場合には、当該違反行為をした者は、五十万円以下の罰金に処する。
the person violates the provisions of Article 3, paragraph (1) or Article 35-3-2, paragraph (1) in failing to make an indication;
第三条第一項又は第三十五条の三の二第一項の規定に違反して示さなかつたとき。
the person violates the provisions of Article 3, paragraph (4); Article 29-2, paragraph (3); Article 30, paragraph (4); or Article 35-3-2, paragraph (2) in failing to make an indication;
第三条第四項、第二十九条の二第三項、第三十条第四項又は第三十五条の三の二第二項の規定に違反して表示しなかつたとき。
the person fails to deliver a document, in violation of the provisions of Article 3, paragraph (2) or paragraph (3); Article 4; Article 29-2, paragraph (1) or paragraph (2); Article 29-3; Article 30, paragraph (3); Article 30-2-3, paragraph (4) or paragraph (6); Article 35-3-8; or Article 35-3-9, paragraph (1) or paragraph (3);
第三条第二項若しくは第三項、第四条、第二十九条の二第一項若しくは第二項、第二十九条の三、第三十条第三項、第三十条の二の三第四項若しくは第六項、第三十五条の三の八又は第三十五条の三の九第一項若しくは第三項の規定に違反して書面を交付しなかつたとき。
the person fails to provide information in violation of Article 30, paragraph (1) or paragraph (2); or Article 30-2-3, paragraph (1) through paragraph (3) or paragraph (5);
第三十条第一項若しくは第二項又は第三十条の二の三第一項から第三項まで若しくは第五項の規定に違反して情報を提供しなかつたとき。
the person fails to prepare the record of an investigation, prepares a false record, or fails to archive a record, in violation of the provisions of Article 30-2, paragraph (4); Article 35-3-3, paragraph (4); Article 35-3-5, paragraph (2), or Article 35-17-8, paragraph (5);
第三十条の二第四項、第三十五条の三の三第四項、第三十五条の三の五第二項又は第三十五条の十七の八第五項の規定に違反して調査に関する記録を作成せず、若しくは虚偽の記録を作成し、又はこれを保存しなかつたとき。
the person fails to prepare the record of calculation, prepares a false record, or fails to archive a record, in violation of the provisions of Article 30-5-5, paragraph (3); or Article 35-2-4, paragraph (3);
第三十条の五の五第三項又は第三十五条の二の四第三項の規定に違反して算定に関する記録を作成せず、若しくは虚偽の記録を作成し、又はこれを保存しなかつたとき。
the person fails to make a report under the provisions of Article 40, paragraph (1), paragraph (2), paragraphs (5) through (7), paragraph (9), paragraph (12), or paragraph (13), or makes a false report;
the person fails to make a report under the provisions of Article 40, paragraph (3), paragraph (4), paragraph (8) or paragraph (11), makes a false report, fails to submit an article under those provisions, or submits a false article;
the person fails to make a report under the provisions of Article 40, paragraph (10), makes a false report, fails to submit a material under the provisions of that paragraph, or submits a false material; or
the person refuses, obstructs, or evades an inspection under the provisions of Article 41, paragraph (1) through (6).
第四十一条第一項から第六項までの規定による検査を拒み、妨げ、又は忌避したとき。
第五十三条の二
In a case that falls under one of the following items, the violating representative, administrator, agent, employee, or other worker of a licensed installment seller, registered comprehensive credit purchase intermediary, registered comprehensive small amount credit purchase intermediary, registered individual credit purchase intermediary, designated credit bureau, person that has obtained the license referred to in Article 35-3-61, designated entrusted institution or a business that has a contract for handling credit card numbers, is subject to punishment by a fine of not more than 300,000 yen:
次の各号のいずれかに該当する場合には、当該違反行為をした許可割賦販売業者、登録包括信用購入あつせん業者、登録少額包括信用購入あつせん業者、登録個別信用購入あつせん業者、指定信用情報機関、第三十五条の三の六十一の許可を受けた者、指定受託機関又はクレジットカード番号等取扱契約締結事業者の代表者、管理人、代理人、使用人その他の従業者は、三十万円以下の罰金に処する。
the person fails to file a notification under the provisions of Article 19, paragraph (1) or paragraph (2) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 35-3-62); Article 33-3, paragraph (1); Article 35-2-13, paragraph (1); Article 35-3-28, paragraph (1); Article 35-3-50, paragraph (1); Article 35-6; Article 35-7, paragraph (1); Article 35-8, paragraph (2) or Article 35-17-6, paragraph (1), or files a false notification; or
第十九条第一項若しくは第二項（第三十五条の三の六十二において準用する場合を含む。）、第三十三条の三第一項、第三十五条の二の十三第一項、第三十五条の三の二十八第一項、第三十五条の三の五十第一項、第三十五条の六、第三十五条の七第一項、第三十五条の八第二項又は第三十五条の十七の六第一項の規定による届出をせず、又は虚偽の届出をしたとき。
the person fails to file a notification under the provisions of Article 35-3-53, paragraph (2), files a false notification, fails to notify as under the same provisions, or makes a false report.
第三十五条の三の五十三第二項の規定による届出をせず、若しくは虚偽の届出をし、又は同項の規定による通知をせず、若しくは虚偽の報告をしたとき。
第五十三条の三
If a person uses a term in its name or trade name which could give rise to the misconception that it is the member of a certified installment sales association, in violation of the provisions of Article 35-19, paragraph (3), the person who has committed the relevant violation is subject to punishment by a fine of not more than 300,000 yen.
第三十五条の十九第三項の規定に違反して、その名称又は商号中に認定割賦販売協会会員であると誤認されるおそれのある文字を用いた場合には、当該違反行為をした者は、三十万円以下の罰金に処する。
第五十四条
If the representative or administrator of a corporation (including an association or a foundation that is without legal personality but that has a representative or administrator; the same applies below in this paragraph), or the agent, employee, or other worker of corporation or individual commits one of the violations referred to in Article 49 or Article 50 through the preceding Article in connection with the business of that corporation or individual, in addition to the offender being subject to punishment, the corporation or individual is subject to punishment by the fine prescribed in the respective Article.
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。以下この項において同じ。）の代表者若しくは管理人又は法人若しくは人の代理人、使用人その他の従業者が、その法人又は人の業務に関し第四十九条又は第五十条から前条までの違反行為をしたときは、行為者を罰するほか、その法人又は人に対して各本条の罰金刑を科する。
If the provisions of the preceding paragraph apply to an association or foundation without legal personality, its representative or its administrator represents the association or foundation without legal personality in procedural acts and the provisions of laws on criminal proceedings when a corporation stands as the accused or the suspect apply mutatis mutandis.
人格のない社団又は財団について前項の規定の適用がある場合には、その代表者又は管理人が、その訴訟行為につきその人格のない社団又は財団を代表するほか、法人を被告人又は被疑者とする場合の刑事訴訟に関する法律の規定を準用する。
第五十五条
A person that falls under any of the following items is subject to punishment by a non-criminal fine of not more than 300,000 yen:
次の各号のいずれかに該当する者は、三十万円以下の過料に処する。
a person that fails to file a notification under the provisions of Article 18-6, paragraph (2) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 35-3-62) or files a false notification;
第十八条の六第二項（第三十五条の三の六十二において準用する場合を含む。）の規定による届出をせず、又は虚偽の届出をした者
a person that violates an order provided for in Article 20-2, paragraph (1) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 35-3-62); or
第二十条の二第一項（第三十五条の三の六十二において準用する場合を含む。）の規定による命令に違反した者
a person that fails to file a notification under the provisions of Article 26, paragraph (1) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 35-3-35, or Article 35-3-62); Article 35 (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 35-3); or Article 35-17-14, or files a false notification.
第二十六条第一項（第三十五条の三の三十五又は第三十五条の三の六十二において準用する場合を含む。）、第三十五条（第三十五条の三において準用する場合を含む。）又は第三十五条の十七の十四の規定による届出をせず、又は虚偽の届出をした者
第五十五条の二
In a case that falls under one of the following items, the violating director, executive officer, accounting advisor, or member that performs the duties of the same, or the violating auditor, board director, inspector, representative, administrator, member that executes business, or liquidator of a designated credit bureau, or the violating person that was formerly the officer (including a provisional board director) or representative of a certified installment sales association, is subject to punishment by a non-criminal fine of not more than 300,000 yen:
the person violates the provisions of Article 35-3-38 in becoming the representative of a corporation, engaging in day-to-day business operations, or engaging in business without obtaining the approval of the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry; or
第三十五条の三の三十八の規定に違反して、経済産業大臣の認可を受けずに、法人の代表者となり、若しくは常務に従事し、又は事業を営んだとき。
the person violates the provisions of Article 35-3-48 or Article 35-19, paragraph (1).
第三十五条の三の四十八又は第三十五条の十九第一項の規定に違反したとき。
第五十五条の三
A person that violates the provisions of Article 35-3-49 or Article 35-19, paragraph (2) is subject to punishment by a non-criminal fine of not more than 100,000 yen.
第三十五条の三の四十九又は第三十五条の十九第二項の規定に違反した者は、十万円以下の過料に処する。
specified prepaid transaction
「前払式特定取引」
Acting as an intermediary in the purchase of goods (商品の売買の取次ぎ), or providing, or acting as an intermediary for, services a Cabinet Order (政令) specifies, where all or part of the price is received from the purchaser or service recipient in three or more installments over two months or more before the goods are delivered or the services provided.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (6)· applies throughout the law
prepaid installment sales
「前払式割賦販売」
An installment sale (割賦販売) under Article 2, paragraph (1), item (i) in which the seller receives all or part of the price of designated goods (指定商品) in two or more payments before delivering them — a business that needs a license from the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry.
Short name set inArticle 11, paragraph (1)
licensed installment seller
「許可割賦販売業者」
A person licensed by the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry under Article 11 to carry on prepaid installment sales (前払式割賦販売) as a business.
Short name set inArticle 15, paragraph (1), item (viii), (c)
contract on the entrustment of business deposits
「供託委託契約」
A contract on the entrustment of business deposits for prepaid services (前受業務保証金供託委託契約), made to protect the advance payments a licensed installment seller (許可割賦販売業者) has received, under which a bank, another financial institution a Cabinet Order (政令) specifies, or a body the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry designates agrees to make a deposit (供託) on the seller's behalf in the cases Article 18-3, paragraph (3) sets out.
Short name set inArticle 18-3, paragraph (4)
designated credit bureau
「指定信用情報機関」
A body the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry has designated under Article 35-3-36, paragraph (1) to collect specified credit information (特定信用情報) and provide it to comprehensive and individual credit purchase intermediaries.
Short name set inArticle 30-2, paragraph (3)
registered comprehensive credit purchase intermediary
「登録包括信用購入あつせん業者」
A corporation registered in the comprehensive credit purchase intermediary register kept at the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry; apart from the bodies Article 35-3-60, paragraph (1), item (iv) refers to, only such a corporation may carry on the intermediation of comprehensive credit purchases (包括信用購入あつせん) as a business.
Short name set inArticle 31, paragraph (1)
registered comprehensive small amount credit purchase intermediarymachine translation
「登録少額包括信用購入あつせん業者」
A corporation registered in the comprehensive small amount credit purchase intermediary register kept at the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, which may carry on the intermediation of comprehensive credit purchases (包括信用購入あつせん) as a business without the registration under Article 31, so long as the credit line (極度額) of the cards it issues does not exceed an amount a Cabinet Order (政令) sets.
Short name set inArticle 35-2-3, paragraph (1)
registered individual credit purchase intermediary
「登録個別信用購入あつせん業者」
A corporation registered in the individual credit purchase intermediary register kept at the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry; apart from the bodies Article 35-3-60, paragraph (2), item (iv) refers to, only such a corporation may carry on the intermediation of individual credit purchases (個別信用購入あつせん) as a business.
Short name set inArticle 35-3-23, paragraph (1)
services under entrustment
「受託事業」
The business of acting as the entrusted party under contracts on the entrustment of business deposits (供託委託契約) made to protect advance payments (前受金保全措置) — the business for which the designation under Article 35-4 is applied for.
Short name set inArticle 35-4, paragraph (1)
designated entrusted institution
「指定受託機関」
A body designated under Article 18-3, paragraph (4) to act as the entrusted party under contracts on the entrustment of business deposits (供託委託契約) that protect the advance payments licensed installment sellers have received.
Short name set inArticle 35-5, paragraph (1), item (vii), (d)
business that has a contract for handling credit card numbersmachine translation
「クレジットカード番号等取扱契約締結事業者」
A business registered under Article 35-17-2 — a credit card purchase intermediary (クレジットカード等購入あつせん業者), or a business acting for a particular one — whose business is making contracts that allow sellers and service providers to handle the credit card numbers and similar codes (クレジットカード番号等) given to users.
Defined inArticle 35-17-5, paragraph (1), item (v), (d)
certified installment sales association
「認定割賦販売協会」
A general incorporated association (一般社団法人) set up by installment sellers and the other businesses Article 35-18, paragraph (1) names and certified by the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, which makes rules for fair dealing and the proper management of credit card numbers, checks and guides its members' compliance, and handles complaints from users.
Short name set inArticle 35-18, paragraph (2)
company auditor
監査役
An officer of a stock company, elected by the shareholders meeting (Companies Act, Article 329, paragraph (1)), whose job is to audit how the directors carry out their duties and to write an audit report on it (Article 381, paragraph (1)). Not an outside accountant — that is the financial auditor (会計監査人) — and not a director: a company auditor may not also be a director or employee of the company or its subsidiaries (Article 335, paragraph (2)). The term normally runs to the annual shareholders meeting for the last business year ending within four years of election (Article 336, paragraph (1)).
Written by AI using Companies Act, Arts. 329, 335, 336, 381 as a reference.
fine
罰金
A criminal punishment of paying money to the state, of 10,000 yen or more, or less where it is reduced (Penal Code, Article 15). It ranks below imprisonment (拘禁刑) and above penal detention (拘留) and a petty fine (科料) (Articles 9 and 10, paragraph (1)). A person who cannot pay it in full is held in a workhouse (労役場) for one day to two years, or up to three years where fines are imposed together, a period set when the sentence is passed (Article 18, paragraphs (1), (3) and (4)); not within thirty days of the sentence becoming final without the person's consent (paragraph (5)). If it is not enforced for three years after the sentence becomes final, the person is released from it by prescription (Articles 31 and 32, item (v)); the three years do not run while its execution is suspended under law or the person is abroad, and an act of execution interrupts them (Articles 33 and 34, paragraph (2)).
Written by AI using Penal Code, Arts. 9, 10, 15, 18, 31 to 34 as a reference.
director
取締役
An officer of a stock company, elected by the shareholders meeting (Companies Act, Article 329, paragraph (1)). Every stock company has at least one (Article 326, paragraph (1)). Where there is no board of directors, the directors run the company's business unless the articles of incorporation say otherwise (Article 348, paragraph (1)), and each of them represents it unless the company has chosen representative directors (代表取締役) or others to do that (Article 349, paragraphs (1) and (3)). Where there is a board (取締役会, board of directors), the directors are its members, and the board decides the business and normally chooses the representative directors from among them (Article 362). The term normally runs to the annual shareholders meeting for the last business year ending within two years of election (Article 332, paragraph (1)).
Written by AI using Companies Act, Arts. 326, 329, 332, 348, 349, 362 as a reference.