# 銀行法 / Banking Act — 第四十六条 (Article 46) - Law: 銀行法 (Banking Act), 昭和五十六年法律第五十九号 - English title "Banking Act": Ministry of Justice translation - Kind: Act — the distinction between 法律 (Act), 政令 (Cabinet Order), 省令 (Ministerial Order) and 条例 (local ordinance) decides who may issue it and what it may say. - Provision: 第四十六条 (Article 46)（清算手続等における内閣総理大臣の意見等） — address `art-46` - Text in force since: 2026-08-12 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/art-46 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-46 - Every provision below carries its address and both URLs on the line under it. - Japanese text: e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁). English: as marked on each line below. Only the Japanese as published by the government has legal effect; the text below is a copy of it. 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They are never merged and never substituted for one another. --- ### 第四十六条（清算手続等における内閣総理大臣の意見等） — (The Prime Minister's Opinion in Liquidation Proceedings) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-46 · https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/art-46 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-46 **第一項** 裁判所は、銀行の清算手続、破産手続、再生手続、更生手続又は承認援助手続において、内閣総理大臣に対し、意見を求め、又は検査若しくは調査を依頼することができる。 art-46/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/art-46/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-46/par-1 In the liquidation proceedings, bankruptcy proceedings, rehabilitation proceedings, reorganization proceedings, or recognition and assistance proceedings for a bank, the court may ask for the opinion of the Prime Minister, or may request the Prime Minister to conduct an inspection or investigation. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 内閣総理大臣は、前項に規定する手続において、必要があると認めるときは、裁判所に対し、意見を述べることができる。 art-46/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/art-46/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-46/par-2 In the proceedings referred to in the preceding paragraph, if the Prime Minister finds it to be necessary, the Prime Minister may state an opinion to the court. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第三項** 第二十五条第一項、第三項及び第四項の規定は、第一項の規定により内閣総理大臣が裁判所から検査又は調査の依頼を受けた場合について準用する。 art-46/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/art-46/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-46/par-3 The provisions of Article 25, paragraphs (1), (3), and (4) apply mutatis mutandis when the Prime Minister is requested by the court to conduct an inspection or investigation pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1). Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System --- ## Cites - art-46/par-2: 前項 → 銀行法 第四十六条第一項 (Article 46, paragraph (1)), art-46/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/art-46/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-46/par-1 - art-46/par-3: 第二十五条第一項 → 銀行法 第二十五条第一項 (Article 25, paragraph (1)), art-25/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/art-25/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-25/par-1 - art-46/par-3: 第三項 → 銀行法 第二十五条第三項 (Article 25, paragraph (3)), art-25/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/art-25/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-25/par-3 - art-46/par-3: 第四項 → 銀行法 第二十五条第四項 (Article 25, paragraph (4)), art-25/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/art-25/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-25/par-4 - art-46/par-3: 第一項 → 銀行法 第四十六条第一項 (Article 46, paragraph (1)), art-46/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/art-46/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-46/par-1 ## Cited by 6 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 銀行法 第四十二条第一項（免許の取消し等の場合のみなし銀行） — https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/art-42/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-42/par-1 - 銀行法 第四十六条第二項（清算手続等における内閣総理大臣の意見等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/art-46/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-46/par-2 - 銀行法 第四十六条第三項（清算手続等における内閣総理大臣の意見等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/art-46/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-46/par-3 - 銀行法 第六十三条第一項第六号 — https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/art-63/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-63/par-1/item-6 - 銀行法 附則第二十条第一項（清算手続等における内閣総理大臣の意見等に関する経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/suppl-3561-59/art-20/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/suppl-3561-59/art-20/par-1 - 銀行法 附則第二十五条第一項第十六号（民法等の一部改正に伴う経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/suppl-4111-225/art-25/par-1/item-16 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/suppl-4111-225/art-25/par-1/item-16 --- ## Sources - e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 銀行法 — the text in force from 2026-08-12 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/356AC0000000059/20260812_508AC0000000064), retrieved 2026-10-11 - Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Banking Act — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4498/tb), retrieved 2026-10-11 - This site's parser, version 189 — 銀行法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-11