# 銀行法 / Banking Act — 第五十二条の十七 (Article 52-17) - 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: 第五十二条の十七 (Article 52-17)（銀行持株会社に係る認可等） — address `art-52-17` - Text in force since: 2026-08-12 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/art-52-17 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-52-17 - 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. --- ### 第五十二条の十七（銀行持株会社に係る認可等） — (Authorization for Bank Holding Companies) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-52-17 · https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/art-52-17 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-52-17 **第一項** 次に掲げる取引若しくは行為により銀行を子会社とする持株会社になろうとする会社又は銀行を子会社とする持株会社の設立をしようとする者は、あらかじめ、内閣総理大臣の認可を受けなければならない。 art-52-17/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/art-52-17/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-52-17/par-1 A company that seeks to become a holding company that has a bank as a subsidiary company or to incorporate such a holding company through any of the following transactions or actions, must obtain the authorization by the Prime Minister in advance: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **一** 当該会社又はその子会社による銀行の議決権の取得（担保権の実行による株式の取得その他の内閣府令で定める事由によるものを除く。） art-52-17/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/art-52-17/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-52-17/par-1/item-1 acquisition of voting rights in the bank by the company or its subsidiary companies (excluding an acquisition of shares due to enforcement of a security right or other grounds specified by Cabinet Office Order); Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **二** 当該会社の子会社による第四条第一項の免許の取得 art-52-17/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/art-52-17/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-52-17/par-1/item-2 acquisition of the license referred to in Article 4, paragraph (1) by the subsidiary company of that company; or Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **三** その他政令で定める取引又は行為 art-52-17/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/art-52-17/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-52-17/par-1/item-3 a transaction or action specified by Cabinet Order. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 前項各号に掲げる取引又は行為以外の事由により銀行を子会社とする持株会社になつた会社（以下「特定持株会社」という。）は、当該事由の生じた日の属する事業年度経過後三月以内に、当該会社が銀行を子会社とする持株会社になつた旨その他の内閣府令で定める事項を内閣総理大臣に届け出なければならない。 art-52-17/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/art-52-17/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-52-17/par-2 A company that has become a holding company that has a bank as a subsidiary company due to grounds other than a transaction or action set forth in any of the items of the preceding paragraph (hereinafter referred to as "specified holding company") must file a notification with the Prime Minister indicating that it has become a holding company that has a bank as a subsidiary company and other particulars specified by Cabinet Office Order, within three months after the end of the business year that includes the day on which the grounds arose. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第三項** 特定持株会社は、前項の事由の生じた日の属する事業年度の終了の日から一年を経過する日（以下この項及び第五項において「猶予期限日」という。）までに銀行を子会社とする持株会社でなくなるよう、所要の措置を講じなければならない。ただし、当該特定持株会社が、猶予期限日後も引き続き銀行を子会社とする持株会社であることについて内閣総理大臣の認可を受けた場合は、この限りでない。 art-52-17/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/art-52-17/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-52-17/par-3 A specified holding company must take the measures that are required to be taken so that it will no longer be a holding company that has a bank as its subsidiary company by the last day of the one-year period that begins on the final day of the business year that includes the day on which the grounds referred to in the preceding paragraph arose (hereinafter referred to as the "last day of the grace period" in this paragraph and paragraph (5)); provided, however, that this does not apply if the specified holding company obtains the authorization by the Prime Minister to continue to be a holding company that has a bank as its subsidiary company even after the last day of the grace period. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第四項** 特定持株会社は、前項の規定による措置により銀行を子会社とする持株会社でなくなつたときは、遅滞なく、その旨を内閣総理大臣に届け出なければならない。当該措置によることなく銀行を子会社とする持株会社でなくなつたときも、同様とする。 art-52-17/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/art-52-17/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-52-17/par-4 When a specified holding company ceases to be a holding company that has a bank as its subsidiary company through a measure taken under the provisions of the preceding paragraph, it must file a notification to that effect with the Prime Minster, without delay. The same applies if a specified holding company ceases to be a holding company that has a bank as its subsidiary company without taking the measure. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第五項** 内閣総理大臣は、第一項の認可を受けずに同項各号に掲げる取引若しくは行為により銀行を子会社とする持株会社になつた会社若しくは銀行を子会社とする持株会社として設立された会社又は第三項ただし書の認可を受けることなく猶予期限日後も銀行を子会社とする持株会社である会社に対し、銀行を子会社とする持株会社でなくなるよう、所要の措置を講ずることを命ずることができる。 art-52-17/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/art-52-17/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-52-17/par-5 The Prime Minister may order a company that has become a holding company which has a bank as its subsidiary company or a company that is incorporated as a holding company which has a bank as its subsidiary company through a transaction or action set forth in the items of paragraph (1) without obtaining the authorization referred to in that paragraph, or a company that remains to be a holding company which has a bank as its subsidiary company even after the last day of the grace period without obtaining the authorization referred to in the proviso to paragraph (3), to take the measures that is required to be taken so that it will no longer be a holding company that has a bank as its subsidiary company. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System --- ## Cites - art-52-17/par-1/item-2: 第四条第一項 → 銀行法 第四条第一項 (Article 4, paragraph (1)), art-4/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/art-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-4/par-1 - art-52-17/par-2: 前項 → 銀行法 第五十二条の十七第一項 (Article 52-17, paragraph (1)), art-52-17/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/art-52-17/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-52-17/par-1 - art-52-17/par-3: 前項 → 銀行法 第五十二条の十七第二項 (Article 52-17, paragraph (2)), art-52-17/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/art-52-17/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-52-17/par-2 - art-52-17/par-3: この項 → 銀行法 第五十二条の十七第三項 (Article 52-17, paragraph (3)), art-52-17/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/art-52-17/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-52-17/par-3 - art-52-17/par-3: 第五項 → 銀行法 第五十二条の十七第五項 (Article 52-17, paragraph (5)), art-52-17/par-5 — https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/art-52-17/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-52-17/par-5 - art-52-17/par-4: 前項 → 銀行法 第五十二条の十七第三項 (Article 52-17, paragraph (3)), art-52-17/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/art-52-17/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-52-17/par-3 - art-52-17/par-5: 第一項 → 銀行法 第五十二条の十七第一項 (Article 52-17, paragraph (1)), art-52-17/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/art-52-17/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-52-17/par-1 - art-52-17/par-5: 第三項 → 銀行法 第五十二条の十七第三項 (Article 52-17, paragraph (3)), art-52-17/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/art-52-17/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-52-17/par-3 ## Cited by 31 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 銀行法 第二条第十三項（定義等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/art-2/par-13 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-2/par-13 - 銀行法 第五十二条の九第一項（銀行主要株主に係る認可等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/art-52-9/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-52-9/par-1 - 銀行法 第五十二条の九第二項（銀行主要株主に係る認可等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/art-52-9/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-52-9/par-2 - 銀行法 第五十二条の十七第二項（銀行持株会社に係る認可等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/art-52-17/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-52-17/par-2 - 銀行法 第五十二条の十七第三項（銀行持株会社に係る認可等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/art-52-17/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-52-17/par-3 - 銀行法 第五十二条の十七第四項（銀行持株会社に係る認可等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/art-52-17/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-52-17/par-4 - 銀行法 第五十二条の十七第五項（銀行持株会社に係る認可等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/art-52-17/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-52-17/par-5 - 銀行法 第五十二条の十八第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/art-52-18/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-52-18/par-1 - 銀行法 第五十二条の二十四第四項第一号（銀行持株会社等による議決権の取得等の制限） — https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/art-52-24/par-4/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-52-24/par-4/item-1 - 銀行法 第五十二条の二十四第四項第二号（銀行持株会社等による議決権の取得等の制限） — https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/art-52-24/par-4/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-52-24/par-4/item-2 - 銀行法 第五十二条の二十四第四項第三号（銀行持株会社等による議決権の取得等の制限） — https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/art-52-24/par-4/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-52-24/par-4/item-3 - 銀行法 第五十二条の三十四第一項（銀行持株会社に係る認可の取消し等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/art-52-34/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-52-34/par-1 - 銀行法 第五十二条の三十四第二項（銀行持株会社に係る認可の取消し等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/art-52-34/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-52-34/par-2 - 銀行法 第五十二条の三十四第四項第一号（銀行持株会社に係る認可の取消し等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/art-52-34/par-4/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-52-34/par-4/item-1 - 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