# 銀行法 / Banking Act — 第五十七条の七 (Article 57-7)

- 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: 第五十七条の七 (Article 57-7)（財務大臣への資料提出等） — address `art-57-7`
- Text in force since: 2026-08-12
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### 第五十七条の七（財務大臣への資料提出等） — (Submission of Materials to the Minister of Finance)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-57-7 · https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/art-57-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-57-7</sup>

**第一項**  財務大臣は、その所掌に係る金融破綻処理制度及び金融危機管理に関し、銀行に係る制度の企画又は立案をするため必要があると認めるときは、内閣総理大臣に対し、必要な資料の提出及び説明を求めることができる。
<sup>art-57-7/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/art-57-7/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-57-7/par-1</sup>
If the Minister of Finance finds it to be necessary in planning or making policies regarding the bank system in relation to the financial failure resolution system and financial risk management under the Minister's jurisdiction, the Minister may request the Prime Minister to provide necessary materials and explanations.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第二項**  財務大臣は、その所掌に係る金融破綻処理制度及び金融危機管理に関し、銀行に係る制度の企画又は立案をする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、銀行、銀行主要株主、銀行持株会社、銀行代理業者その他の関係者に対し、資料の提出、説明その他の協力を求めることができる。
<sup>art-57-7/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/art-57-7/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-57-7/par-2</sup>
If the Minister of Finance finds it to be particularly necessary in planning or making policies regarding the bank system in relation to the financial failure resolution system and financial risk management under the Minister's jurisdiction, the Minister may, to the extent necessary, request a bank, bank's major shareholder, bank holding company, bank agent, or other relevant persons to provide materials, explanations, or any other cooperation.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

## Cited by

1 provision cites this one. No official source publishes this direction.

- 銀行法 第五十二条の六十の二第二項（適用除外） — https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/art-52-60-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-52-60-2/par-2

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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
