# 民事執行法 / Civil Enforcement Act — 第五十三条 (Article 53)

- Law: 民事執行法 (Civil Enforcement Act), 昭和五十四年法律第四号
- English title "Civil Enforcement 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: 第五十三条 (Article 53)（不動産の滅失等による強制競売の手続の取消し） — address `art-53`
- Text in force since: 2026-05-21
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### 第五十三条（不動産の滅失等による強制競売の手続の取消し） — (Voiding Proceedings for a Compulsory Auction Due to a Loss of Immovable Property)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-53 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-enforcement-act/art-53 · https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/art-53</sup>

      **第一項**  不動産の滅失その他売却による不動産の移転を妨げる事情が明らかとなつたときは、執行裁判所は、強制競売の手続を取り消さなければならない。
      <sup>art-53/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-enforcement-act/art-53/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/art-53/par-1</sup>
      If it becomes clear that immovable property has been lost or that there are other circumstances hindering the transfer of immovable property, the enforcement court must cancel the proceedings for the compulsory auction.
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

## Cited by

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

- 民事執行法 第百十一条第一項（強制競売の規定の準用） — https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-enforcement-act/art-111/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/art-111/par-1

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 民事執行法 — the text in force from 2026-05-21 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/354AC0000000004/20260521_505AC0000000053), retrieved 2026-10-19
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Civil Enforcement Act — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4900/tb), retrieved 2026-10-19
- This site's parser, version 204 — 民事執行法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-19