# 銀行法 / Banking Act — 第六十七条 (Article 67)

- 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: 第六十七条 (Article 67) — address `art-67`
- Text in force since: 2026-08-12
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/art-67
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-67
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### 第六十七条
<sup>art-67 · https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/art-67 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-67</sup>

**第一項**  次の各号のいずれかに該当する者は、十万円以下の過料に処する。
<sup>art-67/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/art-67/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-67/par-1</sup>
A person that falls under any of the following items is punished by a civil fine of not more than 100,000 yen:
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **一**  第五十二条の六十の二十七第二項又は第五十二条の六十一の二十一第二項の規定に違反して、その名称中に認定電子決済等取扱事業者協会又は認定電子決済等代行事業者協会と誤認されるおそれのある文字を使用した者
  <sup>art-67/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/art-67/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-67/par-1/item-1</sup>
  a person who uses a word in their name that is likely to be mistaken for a certified association of electronic payment handling service providers or a certified association of electronic payment service providers, in violation of the provisions of Article 52-60-27, paragraph (2) or Article 52-61-21, paragraph (2); or
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **二**  第五十二条の七十七の規定に違反してその名称又は商号中に指定紛争解決機関と誤認されるおそれのある文字を使用した者
  <sup>art-67/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/art-67/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-67/par-1/item-2</sup>
  a person who uses a word in their name or trade name that is likely to be mistaken for a designated dispute resolution organization, in violation of the provisions of Article 52-77.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-67/par-1/item-1: 第五十二条の六十の二十七第二項 → 銀行法 第五十二条の六十の二十七第二項 (Article 52-60-27, paragraph (2)), art-52-60-27/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/art-52-60-27/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-52-60-27/par-2
- art-67/par-1/item-1: 第五十二条の六十一の二十一第二項 → 銀行法 第五十二条の六十一の二十一第二項 (Article 52-61-21, paragraph (2)), art-52-61-21/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/art-52-61-21/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-52-61-21/par-2
- art-67/par-1/item-2: 第五十二条の七十七 → 銀行法 第五十二条の七十七 (Article 52-77), art-52-77 — https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/art-52-77 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-52-77

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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