# 銀行法 / Banking Act — 附　則 (Supplementary Provisions)

- 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: 附　則 (Supplementary Provisions) — address `suppl-4081-94`
- Text in force since: 2026-08-12
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## 附　則 平成八年六月二一日法律第九四号
<sup>suppl-4081-94 · https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/suppl-4081-94 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/suppl-4081-94</sup>

### 第一条（施行期日） — (Effective Date)
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<sup>suppl-4081-94/art-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/suppl-4081-94/art-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/suppl-4081-94/art-1</sup>

**第一項**  この法律は、平成九年四月一日から施行する。ただし、次条第一項及び第二項、附則第三条第九項及び第十項、附則第九条第七項及び第八項、附則第十条第二項及び第三項並びに附則第十一条の規定は、公布の日から施行する。
<sup>suppl-4081-94/art-1/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/suppl-4081-94/art-1/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/suppl-4081-94/art-1/par-1</sup>
This Act comes into effect as of April 1, 1997;provided, however, that the provisions of paragraph (1) and paragraph (2) of the following Article, Article 3, paragraphs (9) and (10), Article 9, paragraphs (7) and (8), Article 10, paragraphs (2) and (3), and Article 11 of the Supplementary Provisions come into effect as of the date of its promulgation.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

### 第二条（銀行法の一部改正に伴う経過措置） — (Transitional Measures upon Partial Amendment of the Banking Act)
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<sup>suppl-4081-94/art-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/suppl-4081-94/art-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/suppl-4081-94/art-2</sup>

**第一項**  銀行、長期信用銀行又は外国為替銀行は、施行日前においても、第一条の規定による改正後の銀行法（以下「新銀行法」という。）第十七条の二第一項（第二条の規定による改正後の長期信用銀行法（以下この条において「新長期信用銀行法」という。）第十七条又は第三条の規定による改正後の外国為替銀行法（以下この条において「新外国為替銀行法」という。）第十一条において準用する場合を含む。）の規定の例により、大蔵大臣の認可を受けることができる。
<sup>suppl-4081-94/art-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/suppl-4081-94/art-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/suppl-4081-94/art-2/par-1</sup>
A bank, long-term credit bank, or foreign exchange bank may obtain the authorization by the Minister of Finance even before the effective date, as governed by the provisions of Article 17-2, paragraph (1) of the Banking Act after the amendment pursuant to the provisions of Article 1 (hereinafter referred to as the "new Banking Act") (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 11 of the Foreign Exchange Bank Act (hereinafter referred to as the "new Foreign Exchange Bank Act" in this Article) amended pursuant to the provisions of Article 17 or Article 3 of the Long-Term Credit Bank Act after the amendment pursuant to the provisions of Article 2 (hereinafter referred to as the "new Long-Term Credit Bank Act" in this Article)).
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第二項**  前項の大蔵大臣の認可を受けた者は、施行日において新銀行法第十七条の二第一項（新長期信用銀行法第十七条又は新外国為替銀行法第十一条において準用する場合を含む。）の認可を受けたものとみなす。
<sup>suppl-4081-94/art-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/suppl-4081-94/art-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/suppl-4081-94/art-2/par-2</sup>
A person that obtains the authorization by the Minister of Finance referred to in the preceding paragraph is deemed to have obtained the authorization referred to in Article 17-2, paragraph (1) of the new Banking Act (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 17 of the new Long-Term Credit Bank Act or Article 11 of the new Foreign Exchange Bank Act) on the date on which this Act comes into effect.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第三項**  新銀行法第二十六条第二項（新長期信用銀行法第十七条、新外国為替銀行法第十一条、第四条の規定による改正後の信用金庫法（以下「新信用金庫法」という。）第八十九条、第五条の規定による改正後の労働金庫法（以下「新労働金庫法」という。）第九十四条及び第七条の規定による改正後の協同組合による金融事業に関する法律（以下「新協金法」という。）第六条において準用する場合を含む。）の規定は、平成十年四月一日以後に新銀行法第二十六条第一項（新長期信用銀行法第十七条、新外国為替銀行法第十一条、新信用金庫法第八十九条、新労働金庫法第九十四条及び新協金法第六条において準用する場合を含む。）の規定による命令（改善計画の提出を求めることを含む。）をする場合について適用する。
<sup>suppl-4081-94/art-2/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/suppl-4081-94/art-2/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/suppl-4081-94/art-2/par-3</sup>
The provisions of Article 26, paragraph (2) of the new Banking Act (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 17 of the new Long-Term Credit Bank Act, Article 11 of the new Foreign Exchange Bank Act, Article 89 of the Shinkin Bank Act after its amendment pursuant to the provisions of Article 4 (hereinafter referred to as the "new Shinkin Bank Act"), Article 94 of the Labor Bank Act after its amendment pursuant to the provisions of Article 5 (hereinafter referred to as the new Labor Bank Act), and the provisions of the Act on Financial Businesses by Cooperative after the amendment pursuant to the provisions of Article 7 (hereinafter referred to as the "new Act on Financial Businesses by Cooperative")) apply when an order pursuant to the provisions of Article 26, paragraph (1) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 17 of the new Long-Term Credit Bank Act, Article 11 of the new Foreign Exchange Bank Act, Article 89 of the new Shinkin Bank Act, Article 94 of the new Labor Bank Act, and Article 6 of the new Act on Financial Businesses by Cooperative) (including a request for the submission of an improvement plan) is issued on or after April 1, 1998.
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### 第十二条（罰則の適用に関する経過措置） — (Transitional Measures on Application of Penal Provisions)
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<sup>suppl-4081-94/art-12 · https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/suppl-4081-94/art-12 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/suppl-4081-94/art-12</sup>

**第一項**  この法律の各改正規定の施行前にした行為及びこの附則の規定によりなお従前の例によることとされる事項に係るこの法律の各改正規定の施行後にした行為に対する罰則の適用については、なお従前の例による。
<sup>suppl-4081-94/art-12/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/suppl-4081-94/art-12/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/suppl-4081-94/art-12/par-1</sup>
Prior laws continue to govern the applicability of penal provisions to acts which a person has committed before the amended provisions of this Act come into effect, as well as to acts which a person commits after the amended provisions of this Act come into effect related to the particulars for which prior laws are to continue to govern pursuant to these Supplementary Provisions.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

### 第十三条（その他の経過措置の政令への委任） — (Delegation of Other Transitional Measures to Cabinet Order)
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<sup>suppl-4081-94/art-13 · https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/suppl-4081-94/art-13 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/suppl-4081-94/art-13</sup>

**第一項**  附則第二条から前条までに定めるもののほか、この法律の施行に関し必要な経過措置は、政令で定める。
<sup>suppl-4081-94/art-13/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/suppl-4081-94/art-13/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/suppl-4081-94/art-13/par-1</sup>
Beyond what is provided for in Article 2 through the preceding Article of these Supplementary Provisions, Cabinet Order prescribes the transitional measures necessary for the enforcement of this Act.
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## Cites
- suppl-4081-94/art-1/par-1: 次条第一項 → 銀行法 附則第二条第一項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 2, paragraph (1)), suppl-4081-94/art-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/suppl-4081-94/art-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/suppl-4081-94/art-2/par-1
- suppl-4081-94/art-1/par-1: 第二項 → 銀行法 附則第二条第二項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 2, paragraph (2)), suppl-4081-94/art-2/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/suppl-4081-94/art-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/suppl-4081-94/art-2/par-2
- suppl-4081-94/art-2/par-1: この条 → 銀行法 附則第二条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 2), suppl-4081-94/art-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/suppl-4081-94/art-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/suppl-4081-94/art-2
- suppl-4081-94/art-2/par-1: 第十七条 → e-Gov law 327AC0000000187, 第十七条 (Article 17), art-17 — not held in this collection
- suppl-4081-94/art-2/par-2: 前項 → 銀行法 附則第二条第一項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 2, paragraph (1)), suppl-4081-94/art-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/suppl-4081-94/art-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/suppl-4081-94/art-2/par-1
- suppl-4081-94/art-2/par-3: 新銀行法第二十六条第二項 → 銀行法 第二十六条第二項 (Article 26, paragraph (2)), art-26/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/art-26/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-26/par-2
- suppl-4081-94/art-2/par-3: 新銀行法第二十六条第一項 → 銀行法 第二十六条第一項 (Article 26, paragraph (1)), art-26/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/art-26/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-26/par-1
- suppl-4081-94/art-13/par-1: 附則第二条から前条まで → 銀行法 附則第十二条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 12), suppl-4081-94/art-12 — https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/suppl-4081-94/art-12 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/suppl-4081-94/art-12
- suppl-4081-94/art-13/par-1: 附則第二条から前条まで → 銀行法 附則第二条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 2), suppl-4081-94/art-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/suppl-4081-94/art-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/suppl-4081-94/art-2

## Cited by

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

- 銀行法 附則第一条第一項（施行期日） — https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/suppl-4081-94/art-1/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/suppl-4081-94/art-1/par-1
- 銀行法 附則第二条第一項（銀行法の一部改正に伴う経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/suppl-4081-94/art-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/suppl-4081-94/art-2/par-1
- 銀行法 附則第二条第二項（銀行法の一部改正に伴う経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/suppl-4081-94/art-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/suppl-4081-94/art-2/par-2
- 銀行法 附則第十三条第一項（その他の経過措置の政令への委任） — https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/suppl-4081-94/art-13/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/suppl-4081-94/art-13/par-1

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## Sources

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- 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
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