# 医療法 / Medical Care Act — 第四十六条の六の二 (Article 46-6-2)

- Law: 医療法 (Medical Care Act), 昭和二十三年法律第二百五号
- English title "Medical Care 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: 第四十六条の六の二 (Article 46-6-2) — address `art-46-6-2`
- Text in force since: 2026-10-01
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-46-6-2
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-46-6-2
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### 第四十六条の六の二
<sup>art-46-6-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-46-6-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-46-6-2</sup>

    **第一項**  理事長は、医療法人を代表し、医療法人の業務に関する一切の裁判上又は裁判外の行為をする権限を有する。
    <sup>art-46-6-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-46-6-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-46-6-2/par-1</sup>
    The president has the authority to represent the medical corporation and to perform any and all judicial or extrajudicial acts concerning the business of the medical corporation.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **第二項**  前項の権限に加えた制限は、善意の第三者に対抗することができない。
    <sup>art-46-6-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-46-6-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-46-6-2/par-2</sup>
    The restrictions placed on the authority set forth in the preceding paragraph can not be asserted against a bona fide third party.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **第三項**  第四十六条の五の三第一項及び第二項の規定は、理事長が欠けた場合について準用する。
    <sup>art-46-6-2/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-46-6-2/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-46-6-2/par-3</sup>
    The provisions of Article 46-5-3, paragraphs (1) and (2) apply mutatis mutandis to the case where the position of the president is vacant.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-46-6-2/par-2: 前項 → 医療法 第四十六条の六の二第一項 (Article 46-6-2, paragraph (1)), art-46-6-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-46-6-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-46-6-2/par-1
- art-46-6-2/par-3: 第四十六条の五の三第一項 → 医療法 第四十六条の五の三第一項 (Article 46-5-3, paragraph (1)), art-46-5-3/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-46-5-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-46-5-3/par-1
- art-46-6-2/par-3: 第二項 → 医療法 第四十六条の五の三第二項 (Article 46-5-3, paragraph (2)), art-46-5-3/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-46-5-3/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-46-5-3/par-2

## Cited by

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

- 医療法 第四十六条の六第二項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-46-6/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-46-6/par-2
- 医療法 第四十六条の六の二第二項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/art-46-6-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000205/art-46-6-2/par-2

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 医療法 — the text in force from 2026-10-01 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/323AC0000000205/20261001_507AC0000000087), retrieved 2026-10-19
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Medical Care Act — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4006/tb), retrieved 2026-10-19
- This site's parser, version 210 — 医療法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-19
