# 銀行法 / Banking Act — 第五十二条の八十一 (Article 52-81)

- 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: 第五十二条の八十一 (Article 52-81)（報告徴収及び立入検査） — address `art-52-81`
- Text in force since: 2026-08-12
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/art-52-81
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### 第五十二条の八十一（報告徴収及び立入検査） — (Collection of Reports and On-Site Inspection)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-52-81 · https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/art-52-81 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-52-81</sup>

  **第一項**  内閣総理大臣は、紛争解決等業務の公正かつ的確な遂行のため必要があると認めるときは、指定紛争解決機関に対し、その業務に関し報告若しくは資料の提出を命じ、又は当該職員に、指定紛争解決機関の営業所若しくは事務所その他の施設に立ち入らせ、当該指定紛争解決機関の業務の状況に関し質問させ、若しくは帳簿書類その他の物件を検査させることができる。
  <sup>art-52-81/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/art-52-81/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-52-81/par-1</sup>
  If the Prime Minister finds it to be necessary for the fair and appropriate performance of the dispute resolution services, the Prime Minister may order a designated dispute resolution organization to make a report or submit materials on its services, or may have relevant officials enter the business office, office, or other facilities of the designated dispute resolution organization, have those officials ask questions about the status of business of the designated dispute resolution organization, and have them inspect its books, documents, and any other articles.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **第二項**  内閣総理大臣は、紛争解決等業務の公正かつ的確な遂行のため特に必要があると認めるときは、その必要の限度において、指定紛争解決機関の加入銀行業関係業者若しくは当該指定紛争解決機関から業務の委託を受けた者に対し、当該指定紛争解決機関の業務に関し参考となるべき報告若しくは資料の提出を命じ、又は当該職員に、これらの者の営業所若しくは事務所その他の施設に立ち入らせ、当該指定紛争解決機関の業務の状況に関し質問させ、若しくはこれらの者の帳簿書類その他の物件を検査させることができる。
  <sup>art-52-81/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/art-52-81/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-52-81/par-2</sup>
  If the Prime Minister finds it to be particularly necessary for the fair and appropriate performance of dispute resolution services, the Prime Minister may, to the extent necessary, order the member banking service provider of a designated dispute resolution organization or a person that the designated dispute resolution organization has entrusted with its operations to make a report or submit materials that are to serve as a reference for the operations of the designated dispute resolution organization, and may have relevant officials enter the business office, office, or other facilities of those persons, have those officials ask questions about the status of business of the designated dispute resolution organization, and have them inspect books, documents, and any other articles of these persons.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **第三項**  前二項の規定により立入検査をする職員は、その身分を示す証明書を携帯し、関係者の請求があつたときは、これを提示しなければならない。
  <sup>art-52-81/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/art-52-81/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-52-81/par-3</sup>
  An official that conducts an on-site inspection pursuant to the provisions of the preceding two paragraphs must carry an identification card, and must present it if a person concerned requests them to do so.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **第四項**  第一項及び第二項の規定による立入検査の権限は、犯罪捜査のために認められたものと解してはならない。
  <sup>art-52-81/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/art-52-81/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-52-81/par-4</sup>
  The authority for an on-site inspection under paragraph (1) or (2) must not be construed as being granted for criminal investigation purposes.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-52-81/par-3: 前二項 → 銀行法 第五十二条の八十一第一項 (Article 52-81, paragraph (1)), art-52-81/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/art-52-81/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-52-81/par-1
- art-52-81/par-3: 前二項 → 銀行法 第五十二条の八十一第二項 (Article 52-81, paragraph (2)), art-52-81/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/art-52-81/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-52-81/par-2
- art-52-81/par-4: 第一項 → 銀行法 第五十二条の八十一第一項 (Article 52-81, paragraph (1)), art-52-81/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/art-52-81/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-52-81/par-1
- art-52-81/par-4: 第二項 → 銀行法 第五十二条の八十一第二項 (Article 52-81, paragraph (2)), art-52-81/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/art-52-81/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-52-81/par-2

## Cited by

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

- 資金決済に関する法律 第百一条第一項（指定紛争解決機関に関する銀行法の規定の準用） — https://japanlaw.org/en/payment-services-act/art-101/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/421AC0000000059/art-101/par-1
- 銀行法 第五十二条の八十一第三項（報告徴収及び立入検査） — https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/art-52-81/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-52-81/par-3
- 銀行法 第五十二条の八十一第四項（報告徴収及び立入検査） — https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/art-52-81/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-52-81/par-4
- 銀行法 第六十二条の二第一項第四号 — https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/art-62-2/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-62-2/par-1/item-4

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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
