# 銀行法 / Banking Act — 第五十二条の六十一の十二 (Article 52-61-12)

- 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: 第五十二条の六十一の十二 (Article 52-61-12)（電子決済等代行業に関する帳簿書類） — address `art-52-61-12`
- Text in force since: 2026-08-12
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/art-52-61-12
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-52-61-12
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### 第五十二条の六十一の十二（電子決済等代行業に関する帳簿書類） — (Books and Documents Concerning Electronic Payment Services)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-52-61-12 · https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/art-52-61-12 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-52-61-12</sup>

  **第一項**  電子決済等代行業者は、内閣府令で定めるところにより、電子決済等代行業に関する帳簿書類を作成し、これを保存しなければならない。
  <sup>art-52-61-12/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/art-52-61-12/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-52-61-12/par-1</sup>
  An electronic payment service provider must prepare and preserve books and documents concerning electronic payment services, pursuant to the provisions of Cabinet Office Order.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

## Cited by

2 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction.

- 銀行法 第五十二条の六十の八第二項（電子決済等取扱業に関する特例） — https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/art-52-60-8/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-52-60-8/par-2
- 銀行法 第六十五条第一項第十九号 — https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/art-65/par-1/item-19 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-65/par-1/item-19

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## 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