# 資金決済に関する法律 / Payment Services Act — 第五十一条の三 (Article 51-3)

- 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
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- Provision: 第五十一条の三 (Article 51-3)（第三種資金移動業に関し負担する債務の額の制限） — address `art-51-3`
- Text in force since: 2026-08-12
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### 第五十一条の三（第三種資金移動業に関し負担する債務の額の制限） — (Restrictions on the Amount of Obligations to be Borne in Relation to Type III Funds Transfer Services)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-51-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/payment-services-act/art-51-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/421AC0000000059/art-51-3</sup>

  **第一項**  資金移動業者（第三種資金移動業を営む者に限る。）は、第三種資金移動業の各利用者に対し、政令で定める額を超える額の債務（第三種資金移動業に係る為替取引に関し負担する債務に限る。）を負担してはならない。
  <sup>art-51-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/payment-services-act/art-51-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/421AC0000000059/art-51-3/par-1</sup>
  A funds transfer service provider (limited to a person providing type III funds transfer services) must not bear obligations (limited to obligations borne in relation to funds transfer transactions pertaining to type III funds transfer services) in an amount exceeding the amount for users of type III funds transfer services specified by Cabinet Order.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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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