Chapter V Miscellaneous Provisions
第五章 雑則
Article 20Delegation to Orders of the Competent Ministry
第二十条（主務省令への委任）
In addition to what is provided for in this Act, matters necessary for implementing this Act are specified by order of the competent ministry.
この法律に定めるもののほか、この法律を実施するため必要な事項は、主務省令で定める。
Article 21Transitional Measures
第二十一条（経過措置）
When a Cabinet Order or an order of the competent ministry is established, amended or repealed based on the provisions of this Act, necessary transitional measures (including transitional measures concerning penal provisions) may be provided for by that Cabinet Order or order of the competent ministry, within the scope judged reasonably necessary in connection with that establishment, amendment or repeal.
この法律の規定に基づき政令又は主務省令を制定し、又は改廃する場合においては、その政令又は主務省令で、その制定又は改廃に伴い合理的に必要と判断される範囲内において、所要の経過措置（罰則に関する経過措置を含む。）を定めることができる。
Article 22Administrative Agencies, etc.
第二十二条（行政庁等）
The administrative agency under this Act is, in accordance with the category of specified business operator listed in the following items, the person specified in each of those items with regard to matters pertaining to that specified business operator.
この法律における行政庁は、次の各号に掲げる特定事業者の区分に応じ、当該特定事業者に係る事項に関して、それぞれ当該各号に定める者とする。
a specified business operator listed in Article 2, paragraph (2), items (i) through (iii), item (vi), item (vii), items (xvii) through (xix), items (xxi) through (xxvi), items (xxviii) through (xxxii) and item (xlviii): the Prime Minister;
第二条第二項第一号から第三号まで、第六号、第七号、第十七号から第十九号まで、第二十一号から第二十六号まで、第二十八号から第三十二号まで及び第四十八号に掲げる特定事業者 内閣総理大臣
a specified business operator listed in Article 2, paragraph (2), item (iv) and item (v): the Prime Minister and the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare;
a specified business operator listed in Article 2, paragraph (2), item (viii) and item (ix): the administrative agency prescribed in Article 98, paragraph (1) of the Agricultural Co-operatives Act (Act No. 132 of 1947);
a specified business operator listed in Article 2, paragraph (2), items (x) through (xiii) and item (xx): the administrative agency prescribed in Article 127, paragraph (1) of the Fishery Industry Cooperative Act (Act No. 242 of 1948);
第二条第二項第十号から第十三号まで及び第二十号に掲げる特定事業者 水産業協同組合法（昭和二十三年法律第二百四十二号）第百二十七条第一項に規定する行政庁
a specified business operator listed in Article 2, paragraph (2), item (xiv): the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and the Prime Minister;
第二条第二項第十四号に掲げる特定事業者 農林水産大臣及び内閣総理大臣
a specified business operator listed in Article 2, paragraph (2), item (xv): the competent minister prescribed in Article 56, paragraph (2) of the Shoko Chukin Bank Limited Act (Act No. 74 of 2007);
第二条第二項第十五号に掲げる特定事業者 株式会社商工組合中央金庫法（平成十九年法律第七十四号）第五十六条第二項に規定する主務大臣
a specified business operator listed in Article 2, paragraph (2), item (xvi): the competent minister prescribed in Article 29, paragraph (1) of the Act on Development Bank of Japan Inc. (Act No. 85 of 2007);
第二条第二項第十六号に掲げる特定事業者 株式会社日本政策投資銀行法（平成十九年法律第八十五号）第二十九条第一項に規定する主務大臣
a specified business operator listed in Article 2, paragraph (2), item (xxvii): the competent minister prescribed in Article 73, paragraph (1) of the Act on Specified Joint Real Estate Ventures;
第二条第二項第二十七号に掲げる特定事業者 不動産特定共同事業法第七十三条第一項に規定する主務大臣
a specified business operator listed in Article 2, paragraph (2), item (xxxiii): the competent minister prescribed in Article 354, paragraph (1) of the Commodity Derivatives Transaction Act;
第二条第二項第三十三号に掲げる特定事業者 商品先物取引法第三百五十四条第一項に規定する主務大臣
a specified business operator listed in Article 2, paragraph (2), items (xxxiv) through (xxxvi) (excluding the persons listed in the following item): the Prime Minister and the Minister of Justice;
第二条第二項第三十四号から第三十六号までに掲げる特定事業者（次号に掲げる者を除く。） 内閣総理大臣及び法務大臣
a person that handles government bonds, out of the specified business operators listed in Article 2, paragraph (2), item (xxxiv) and item (xxxv): the Prime Minister, the Minister of Justice and the Minister of Finance;
第二条第二項第三十四号及び第三十五号に掲げる特定事業者のうち国債を取り扱う者 内閣総理大臣、法務大臣及び財務大臣
a specified business operator listed in Article 2, paragraph (2), item (xxxvii) and, out of the specified business operators listed in item (xliv) of that paragraph, a person that conducts the business of providing services of receiving telephone calls addressed to a customer and communicating their content to that customer, or of automatically forwarding telephone calls addressed to or from a customer to a telephone number designated by that customer: the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications;
第二条第二項第三十七号に掲げる特定事業者及び同項第四十四号に掲げる特定事業者のうち顧客宛ての電話を受けてその内容を当該顧客に連絡し、又は顧客宛ての若しくは顧客からの電話を当該顧客が指定する電話番号に自動的に転送する役務を提供する業務を行う者 総務大臣
a specified business operator listed in Article 2, paragraph (2), item (xxxviii) and item (xlix): the Minister of Finance;
第二条第二項第三十八号及び第四十九号に掲げる特定事業者 財務大臣
a specified business operator listed in Article 2, paragraph (2), items (xxxix), (xl) and (xliii) and, out of the specified business operators listed in item (xliv) of that paragraph, a person that conducts the business of providing services of receiving postal items addressed to a customer and handing them over to that customer: the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry;
第二条第二項第三十九号、第四十号及び第四十三号に掲げる特定事業者並びに同項第四十四号に掲げる特定事業者のうち顧客宛ての郵便物を受け取ってこれを当該顧客に引き渡す役務を提供する業務を行う者 経済産業大臣
a specified business operator listed in Article 2, paragraph (2), item (xli): the Casino Administration Commission;
第二条第二項第四十一号に掲げる特定事業者 カジノ管理委員会
a specified business operator listed in Article 2, paragraph (2), item (xlii): the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism or the prefectural governor that granted the license under Article 3, paragraph (1) of the Real Estate Brokerage Act (or, for a specified business operator that is a deemed real estate broker, the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism);
第二条第二項第四十二号に掲げる特定事業者 宅地建物取引業法第三条第一項の免許をした国土交通大臣又は都道府県知事（みなし宅地建物取引業者である特定事業者にあっては、国土交通大臣）
a specified business operator listed in Article 2, paragraph (2), item (xlvi): the Minister of Justice;
第二条第二項第四十六号に掲げる特定事業者 法務大臣
a specified business operator listed in Article 2, paragraph (2), item (xlvii): the prefectural governor.
第二条第二項第四十七号に掲げる特定事業者 都道府県知事
Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the administrative agency concerning the following matters is the administrative agency specified in that paragraph and the Minister of Finance.
the matters provided for in Articles 9 and 10 concerning a specified business operator prescribed in Article 9 (excluding a specified business operator listed in Article 2, paragraph (2), item (xv));
第九条に規定する特定事業者（第二条第二項第十五号に掲げる特定事業者を除く。）に係る第九条及び第十条に定める事項
the matters provided for in Article 10-2 concerning an electronic payment instruments service provider, and the matters provided for in Article 10-3 (excluding those relating to the case where an electronic payment instruments service provider has received from a customer a request for a transfer of electronic payment instruments to a receiving customer (limited to a person who is a customer of another electronic payment instruments service provider) and the transfer of electronic payment instruments for that purpose (including a transfer carried out by an electronic payment instruments service provider that has been entrusted or further entrusted with it) is carried out only within Japan);
電子決済手段等取引業者に係る第十条の二に定める事項及び第十条の三に定める事項（電子決済手段等取引業者が顧客から受取顧客（他の電子決済手段等取引業者の顧客である者に限る。）に対する電子決済手段の移転の依頼を受けた場合であって、そのための電子決済手段の移転（委託又は再委託を受けた電子決済手段等取引業者によって行われるものを含む。）が本邦内においてのみ行われるときに係るものを除く。）
the matters provided for in Article 10-4 concerning a cryptoasset exchange service provider, and the matters provided for in Article 10-5 (excluding those relating to the case where a cryptoasset exchange service provider has received from a customer a request for a transfer of cryptoassets to a receiving customer (limited to a person who is a customer of another cryptoasset exchange service provider) and the transfer of cryptoassets for that purpose (including a transfer carried out by a cryptoasset exchange service provider that has been entrusted or further entrusted with it) is carried out only within Japan).
Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (1), where a person that has obtained the registration prescribed in Article 33-2 of the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act, out of the specified business operators, conducts registered financial institution business (meaning registered financial institution business prescribed in Article 33-3, paragraph (1), item (vi), (a) of that Act; the same applies in paragraph (6), item (ii)), the administrative agency concerning matters pertaining to that registered financial institution business is the Prime Minister.
Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (1), where a person that has obtained the permission under Article 3 of the Secondhand Goods Business Act (Act No. 108 of 1949) (limited to that pertaining to Article 2, paragraph (2), item (i) of that Act), out of the specified business operators listed in Article 2, paragraph (2), item (xliii), conducts the business of buying and selling precious metals, etc. that are secondhand goods prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (1) of that Act, and where a person that has obtained the permission under Article 2, paragraph (1) of the Pawnbroker Business Act (Act No. 158 of 1950), out of the specified business operators listed in Article 2, paragraph (2), item (xliii), conducts the business of selling precious metals, etc. that are forfeited pledged articles prescribed in Article 18, paragraph (1) of that Act, the administrative agency concerning matters pertaining to those businesses is the Prefectural Public Safety Commission. In this case, the affairs falling under the authority of the Hokkaido Prefectural Public Safety Commission may be made to be performed by a Regional Public Safety Commission, as provided by Cabinet Order.
第一項の規定にかかわらず、第二条第二項第四十三号に掲げる特定事業者のうち古物営業法（昭和二十四年法律第百八号）第三条の許可（同法第二条第二項第一号に係るものに限る。）を受けた者が同法第二条第一項の古物である貴金属等の売買の業務を行う場合及び第二条第二項第四十三号に掲げる特定事業者のうち質屋営業法（昭和二十五年法律第百五十八号）第二条第一項の許可を受けた者が同法第十八条第一項の流質物である貴金属等の売却の業務を行う場合には、これらの業務に係る事項に関する行政庁は、都道府県公安委員会とする。この場合において、道公安委員会の権限に属する事務は、政令で定めるところにより、方面公安委員会に行わせることができる。
The Prime Minister delegates the authority under this Act (limited to authority under the jurisdiction of the Financial Services Agency, excluding the authority specified by Cabinet Order) to the Commissioner of the Financial Services Agency.
内閣総理大臣は、この法律による権限（金融庁の所掌に係るものに限り、政令で定めるものを除く。）を金融庁長官に委任する。
The Commissioner of the Financial Services Agency delegates, out of the authority delegated pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph (excluding that relating to Articles 8, 17 and 18; referred to as "authority of the Commissioner of the Financial Services Agency" in the following paragraph), the authority pertaining to the following acts to the Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission. However, this does not preclude the Commissioner of the Financial Services Agency from personally exercising the authority to order the submission of reports or materials.
acts by a specified business operator listed in Article 2, paragraph (2), items (xxi), (xxiii) and (xxiv);
第二条第二項第二十一号、第二十三号及び第二十四号に掲げる特定事業者による行為
acts pertaining to registered financial institution business.
登録金融機関業務に係る行為
As provided by Cabinet Order, the Commissioner of the Financial Services Agency may delegate to the Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission, out of the authority of the Commissioner of the Financial Services Agency, the authority pertaining to acts by a specified business operator listed in Article 2, paragraph (2), items (xxii), (xxxiv) and (xxxv) (excluding the acts listed in the items of the preceding paragraph).
In the cases of the preceding two paragraphs, a request for review of an order to submit reports or materials issued by the Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission may be made only to the Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission.
前二項の場合において、証券取引等監視委員会が行う報告又は資料の提出の命令についての審査請求は、証券取引等監視委員会に対してのみ行うことができる。
Part of the affairs falling under the authority of an administrative agency prescribed in this Act (excluding affairs that are provided in the provisions of this Act to fall under the authority of a prefectural governor or a Prefectural Public Safety Commission) may be made to be performed by a prefectural governor, as provided by Cabinet Order.
この法律に規定する行政庁の権限に属する事務（この法律の規定により都道府県知事又は都道府県公安委員会の権限に属することとされている事務を除く。）の一部は、政令で定めるところにより、都道府県知事が行うこととすることができる。
In addition to what is prescribed in the preceding paragraphs, matters necessary for the exercise of the authority of administrative agencies under the provisions of Article 8 and Articles 15 through 19 are specified by Cabinet Order.
前各項に規定するもののほか、第八条及び第十五条から第十九条までの規定による行政庁の権限の行使に関して必要な事項は、政令で定める。
Article 23Competent Ministers, etc.
第二十三条（主務大臣等）
In this Act, the competent minister is as follows:
この法律における主務大臣は、次のとおりとする。
the minister or commission specified in each of (a) through (e) below, in accordance with the category of specified business operator listed in (a) through (e) below, with regard to matters pertaining to that specified business operator (excluding the matters listed in the following item through item (iv)):
a specified business operator other than those listed in (b) through (e): the minister or commission that is the administrative agency specified in paragraph (1) of the preceding Article;
a specified business operator listed in Article 2, paragraph (2), item (viii) and item (ix): the competent minister prescribed in Article 98, paragraph (2) of the Agricultural Co-operatives Act;
a specified business operator listed in Article 2, paragraph (2), items (x) through (xiii) and item (xx): the competent minister prescribed in Article 127, paragraph (2) of the Fishery Industry Cooperative Act;
第二条第二項第十号から第十三号まで及び第二十号に掲げる特定事業者 水産業協同組合法第百二十七条第二項に規定する主務大臣
a specified business operator listed in Article 2, paragraph (2), item (xlii): the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism;
第二条第二項第四十二号に掲げる特定事業者 国土交通大臣
a specified business operator listed in Article 2, paragraph (2), item (xlvii): the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications;
第二条第二項第四十七号に掲げる特定事業者 総務大臣
the matters listed in the items of paragraph (2) of the preceding Article: the ministers specified in (a) through (c) of the preceding item and the Minister of Finance;
the matters prescribed in that paragraph concerning a specified business operator prescribed in paragraph (3) of the preceding Article: the Prime Minister;
the matters prescribed in that paragraph concerning a specified business operator prescribed in paragraph (4) of the preceding Article: the National Public Safety Commission.
In this Act, the order of the competent ministry is an order issued jointly by the Prime Minister, the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications, the Minister of Justice, the Minister of Finance, the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare, the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.
この法律における主務省令は、内閣総理大臣、総務大臣、法務大臣、財務大臣、厚生労働大臣、農林水産大臣、経済産業大臣及び国土交通大臣が共同で発する命令とする。
Article 24Category of Administrative Affairs
第二十四条（事務の区分）
Out of the affairs that are to be processed by prefectures pursuant to the provisions of this Act, those pertaining to the following persons are Type 1 statutory entrusted affairs prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (9), item (i) of the Local Autonomy Act (Act No. 67 of 1947).
この法律の規定により都道府県が処理することとされている事務のうち次に掲げる者に係るものは、地方自治法（昭和二十二年法律第六十七号）第二条第九項第一号に規定する第一号法定受託事務とする。
an agricultural cooperative and a federation of agricultural cooperatives that conduct the business referred to in Article 10, paragraph (1), item (iii) of the Agricultural Co-operatives Act;
農業協同組合法第十条第一項第三号の事業を行う農業協同組合及び農業協同組合連合会
a fishery cooperative that conducts the business referred to in Article 11, paragraph (1), item (iv) of the Fishery Industry Cooperative Act;
水産業協同組合法第十一条第一項第四号の事業を行う漁業協同組合
a federation of fishery cooperatives that conducts the business referred to in Article 87, paragraph (1), item (iv) of the Fishery Industry Cooperative Act;
水産業協同組合法第八十七条第一項第四号の事業を行う漁業協同組合連合会
a fishery processing cooperative that conducts the business referred to in Article 93, paragraph (1), item (ii) of the Fishery Industry Cooperative Act;
水産業協同組合法第九十三条第一項第二号の事業を行う水産加工業協同組合
a federation of fishery processing cooperatives that conducts the business referred to in Article 97, paragraph (1), item (ii) of the Fishery Industry Cooperative Act.
水産業協同組合法第九十七条第一項第二号の事業を行う水産加工業協同組合連合会