# 銀行法 / Banking Act — 第六十六条 (Article 66)

- 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: 第六十六条 (Article 66) — address `art-66`
- Text in force since: 2026-08-12
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/art-66
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-66
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### 第六十六条
<sup>art-66 · https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/art-66 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-66</sup>

**第一項**  次の各号のいずれかに該当する者は、百万円以下の過料に処する。
<sup>art-66/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/art-66/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-66/par-1</sup>
A person that falls under any of the following items is subject to punishment by a civil fine of not more than one million yen:
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **一**  第六条第二項の規定に違反してその名称又は商号中に銀行であることを示す文字を使用した者
  <sup>art-66/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/art-66/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-66/par-1/item-1</sup>
  a person who uses a word in their name or trade name indicating they are a bank, in violation of the provisions of Article 6, paragraph (2);
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **二**  第四十九条の二第二項又は第五十二条の六十の三十六第七項において準用する会社法第九百四十六条第三項（調査の義務等）の規定に違反して、報告をせず、又は虚偽の報告をした者
  <sup>art-66/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/art-66/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-66/par-1/item-2</sup>
  a person who fails to report or makes a false report, in violation of the provisions of Article 946, paragraph (3) (Obligation of Investigation) of the Companies Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 49-2, paragraph (2) or Article 52-60-36, paragraph (7);
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **三**  正当な理由がないのに、第四十九条の二第二項又は第五十二条の六十の三十六第七項において準用する会社法第九百五十一条第二項各号（財務諸表等の備置き及び閲覧等）又は第九百五十五条第二項各号（調査記録簿等の記載等）に掲げる請求を拒んだ者
  <sup>art-66/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/art-66/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-66/par-1/item-3</sup>
  a person who refuses a request set forth in any of the items of Article 951, paragraph (2) (Keeping and Inspection of Financial Statements) of the Companies Act or the items of Article 955, paragraph (2) (Statements in an Investigation Record Book) of that Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 49-2, paragraph (2) or Article 52-60-36, paragraph (7), without legitimate grounds for doing so; or
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **四**  第五十二条の七十六の規定に違反した者
  <sup>art-66/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/art-66/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-66/par-1/item-4</sup>
  a person who violates the provisions of Article 52-76.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-66/par-1/item-1: 第六条第二項 → 銀行法 第六条第二項 (Article 6, paragraph (2)), art-6/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/art-6/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-6/par-2
- art-66/par-1/item-2: 第四十九条の二第二項 → 銀行法 第四十九条の二第二項 (Article 49-2, paragraph (2)), art-49-2/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/art-49-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-49-2/par-2
- art-66/par-1/item-2: 第五十二条の六十の三十六第七項 → 銀行法 第五十二条の六十の三十六第七項 (Article 52-60-36, paragraph (7)), art-52-60-36/par-7 — https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/art-52-60-36/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-52-60-36/par-7
- art-66/par-1/item-2: 会社法第九百四十六条第三項 → 会社法 第九百四十六条第三項 (Article 946, paragraph (3)), art-946/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-946/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-946/par-3
- art-66/par-1/item-3: 第四十九条の二第二項 → 銀行法 第四十九条の二第二項 (Article 49-2, paragraph (2)), art-49-2/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/art-49-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-49-2/par-2
- art-66/par-1/item-3: 第五十二条の六十の三十六第七項 → 銀行法 第五十二条の六十の三十六第七項 (Article 52-60-36, paragraph (7)), art-52-60-36/par-7 — https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/art-52-60-36/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-52-60-36/par-7
- art-66/par-1/item-3: 会社法第九百五十一条第二項 → 会社法 第九百五十一条第二項 (Article 951, paragraph (2)), art-951/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-951/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-951/par-2
- art-66/par-1/item-3: 第九百五十五条第二項 → 会社法 第九百五十五条第二項 (Article 955, paragraph (2)), art-955/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-955/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-955/par-2
- art-66/par-1/item-4: 第五十二条の七十六 → 銀行法 第五十二条の七十六 (Article 52-76), art-52-76 — https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/art-52-76 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-52-76

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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