# 銀行法 / Banking Act — 第二十一条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 21)

- 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: 第二十一条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 21)（検討） — address `suppl-4211-58/art-21`
- Text in force since: 2026-08-12
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### 第二十一条（検討） — (Review)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>suppl-4211-58/art-21 · https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/suppl-4211-58/art-21 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/suppl-4211-58/art-21</sup>

**第一項**  政府は、この法律の施行後三年以内に、この法律による改正後のそれぞれの法律（以下「改正後の各法律」という。）に規定する指定紛争解決機関（以下単に「指定紛争解決機関」という。）の指定状況及び改正後の各法律に規定する紛争解決等業務の遂行状況その他経済社会情勢等を勘案し、消費者庁及び消費者委員会設置法（平成二十一年法律第四十八号）附則第三項に係る検討状況も踏まえ、消費者庁の関与の在り方及び業態横断的かつ包括的な紛争解決体制の在り方も含めた指定紛争解決機関による裁判外紛争解決手続に係る制度の在り方について検討を加え、必要があると認めるときは、その結果に基づいて所要の措置を講ずるものとする。
<sup>suppl-4211-58/art-21/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/suppl-4211-58/art-21/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/suppl-4211-58/art-21/par-1</sup>
Within three years after this Act comes into effect, the government is to take into account the status of designation of designated dispute resolution organizations prescribed in each relevant law (hereinafter referred to as "each amended law") after the amendment by this Act (hereinafter simply referred to as "designated dispute resolution organizations") and the implementation status of dispute resolution services provided in each amended law, and socioeconomic conditions, as well as the status of review under paragraph (3) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act for Establishment of the Consumer Affairs Agency and the Consumer Commission (Act No. 48 of 2009), review the appropriate state of the system related to alternative dispute resolution procedures taken by designated dispute resolution organizations including the appropriate state of involvement of the Consumer Affairs Agency and the appropriate state of cross-sectoral and comprehensive dispute resolution framework, and take the required measures based on the results of the review if it finds this to be necessary.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第二項**  政府は、前項に定める事項のほか、この法律の施行後五年以内に、この法律による改正後の規定の実施状況について検討を加え、必要があると認めるときは、その結果に基づいて所要の措置を講ずるものとする。
<sup>suppl-4211-58/art-21/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/suppl-4211-58/art-21/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/suppl-4211-58/art-21/par-2</sup>
Beyond what is provided for in the preceding paragraph, within five years after this Act comes into effect, the government is to review the implementation status of the provisions amended by this Act and take the required measures based on the results of the review if it finds this to be necessary.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- suppl-4211-58/art-21/par-2: 前項 → 銀行法 附則第二十一条第一項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 21, paragraph (1)), suppl-4211-58/art-21/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/suppl-4211-58/art-21/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/suppl-4211-58/art-21/par-1

## Cited by

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

- 銀行法 附則第二十一条第二項（検討） — https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/suppl-4211-58/art-21/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/suppl-4211-58/art-21/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
