# 資金決済に関する法律 / Payment Services Act — 第百十六条 (Article 116)

- Law: 資金決済に関する法律 (Payment Services Act), 平成二十一年法律第五十九号
- English title "Payment Services 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: 第百十六条 (Article 116) — address `art-116`
- Text in force since: 2026-08-12
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/payment-services-act/art-116
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### 第百十六条
<sup>art-116 · https://japanlaw.org/en/payment-services-act/art-116 · https://japanlaw.org/l/421AC0000000059/art-116</sup>

**第一項**  次の各号のいずれかに該当する者は、百万円以下の過料に処する。
<sup>art-116/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/payment-services-act/art-116/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/421AC0000000059/art-116/par-1</sup>
Any person who falls under any of the following items is subject to a civil fine of not more than one million yen:
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **一**  第二十条第四項、第六十一条第七項、第六十二条の二十五第七項又は第六十三条の二十第七項において準用する会社法第九百四十一条の規定に違反して、同条の調査を求めなかった者
  <sup>art-116/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/payment-services-act/art-116/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/421AC0000000059/art-116/par-1/item-1</sup>
  a person who, in violation of Article 941 of the Companies Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 20, paragraph (4), Article 61, paragraph (7), Article 62-25, paragraph (7) or Article 63-20, paragraph (7), fails to request an investigation referred to in that Article;
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **二**  第二十条第四項、第六十一条第七項、第六十二条の二十五第七項若しくは第六十三条の二十第七項において準用する会社法第九百四十六条第三項の規定に違反して、報告をせず、又は虚偽の報告をした者
  <sup>art-116/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/payment-services-act/art-116/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/421AC0000000059/art-116/par-1/item-2</sup>
  a person who, in violation of Article 946, paragraph (3) of the Companies Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 20, paragraph (4), Article 61, paragraph (7), Article 62-25, paragraph (7) or Article 63-20, paragraph (7), fails to make a report or makes a false report; or
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **三**  正当な理由がないのに、第二十条第四項、第六十一条第七項、第六十二条の二十五第七項又は第六十三条の二十第七項において準用する会社法第九百五十一条第二項各号又は第九百五十五条第二項各号に掲げる請求を拒んだ者
  <sup>art-116/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/payment-services-act/art-116/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/421AC0000000059/art-116/par-1/item-3</sup>
  a person who refuses any requests listed in the items of Article 951, paragraph (2) or the items of Article 955, paragraph (2) of the Companies Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 20, paragraph (4), Article 61, paragraph (7), Article 62-25, paragraph (7) or Article 63-20, paragraph (7) without reasonable grounds.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-116/par-1/item-1: 第二十条第四項 → 資金決済に関する法律 第二十条第四項 (Article 20, paragraph (4)), art-20/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/payment-services-act/art-20/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/421AC0000000059/art-20/par-4
- art-116/par-1/item-1: 第六十一条第七項 → 資金決済に関する法律 第六十一条第七項 (Article 61, paragraph (7)), art-61/par-7 — https://japanlaw.org/en/payment-services-act/art-61/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/421AC0000000059/art-61/par-7
- art-116/par-1/item-1: 第六十二条の二十五第七項 → 資金決済に関する法律 第六十二条の二十五第七項 (Article 62-25, paragraph (7)), art-62-25/par-7 — https://japanlaw.org/en/payment-services-act/art-62-25/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/421AC0000000059/art-62-25/par-7
- art-116/par-1/item-1: 第六十三条の二十第七項 → 資金決済に関する法律 第六十三条の二十第七項 (Article 63-20, paragraph (7)), art-63-20/par-7 — https://japanlaw.org/en/payment-services-act/art-63-20/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/421AC0000000059/art-63-20/par-7
- art-116/par-1/item-1: 会社法第九百四十一条 → 会社法 第九百四十一条 (Article 941), art-941 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-941 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-941
- art-116/par-1/item-2: 第二十条第四項 → 資金決済に関する法律 第二十条第四項 (Article 20, paragraph (4)), art-20/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/payment-services-act/art-20/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/421AC0000000059/art-20/par-4
- art-116/par-1/item-2: 第六十一条第七項 → 資金決済に関する法律 第六十一条第七項 (Article 61, paragraph (7)), art-61/par-7 — https://japanlaw.org/en/payment-services-act/art-61/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/421AC0000000059/art-61/par-7
- art-116/par-1/item-2: 第六十二条の二十五第七項 → 資金決済に関する法律 第六十二条の二十五第七項 (Article 62-25, paragraph (7)), art-62-25/par-7 — https://japanlaw.org/en/payment-services-act/art-62-25/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/421AC0000000059/art-62-25/par-7
- art-116/par-1/item-2: 第六十三条の二十第七項 → 資金決済に関する法律 第六十三条の二十第七項 (Article 63-20, paragraph (7)), art-63-20/par-7 — https://japanlaw.org/en/payment-services-act/art-63-20/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/421AC0000000059/art-63-20/par-7
- art-116/par-1/item-2: 会社法第九百四十六条第三項 → 会社法 第九百四十六条第三項 (Article 946, paragraph (3)), art-946/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-946/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-946/par-3
- art-116/par-1/item-3: 第二十条第四項 → 資金決済に関する法律 第二十条第四項 (Article 20, paragraph (4)), art-20/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/payment-services-act/art-20/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/421AC0000000059/art-20/par-4
- art-116/par-1/item-3: 第六十一条第七項 → 資金決済に関する法律 第六十一条第七項 (Article 61, paragraph (7)), art-61/par-7 — https://japanlaw.org/en/payment-services-act/art-61/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/421AC0000000059/art-61/par-7
- art-116/par-1/item-3: 第六十二条の二十五第七項 → 資金決済に関する法律 第六十二条の二十五第七項 (Article 62-25, paragraph (7)), art-62-25/par-7 — https://japanlaw.org/en/payment-services-act/art-62-25/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/421AC0000000059/art-62-25/par-7
- art-116/par-1/item-3: 第六十三条の二十第七項 → 資金決済に関する法律 第六十三条の二十第七項 (Article 63-20, paragraph (7)), art-63-20/par-7 — https://japanlaw.org/en/payment-services-act/art-63-20/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/421AC0000000059/art-63-20/par-7
- art-116/par-1/item-3: 会社法第九百五十一条第二項 → 会社法 第九百五十一条第二項 (Article 951, paragraph (2)), art-951/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-951/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-951/par-2
- art-116/par-1/item-3: 第九百五十五条第二項 → 会社法 第九百五十五条第二項 (Article 955, paragraph (2)), art-955/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-955/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-955/par-2

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 資金決済に関する法律 — the text in force from 2026-08-12 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/421AC0000000059/20260812_508AC0000000064), retrieved 2026-10-12
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Payment Services Act — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4477/tb), retrieved 2026-10-12
- This site's parser, version 189 — 資金決済に関する法律 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-12