# 資金決済に関する法律 / Payment Services Act — 第七十二条 (Article 72)

- 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: 第七十二条 (Article 72)（資金清算業の適切な遂行を確保するための措置） — address `art-72`
- Text in force since: 2026-08-12
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/payment-services-act/art-72
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### 第七十二条（資金清算業の適切な遂行を確保するための措置） — (Measures to Ensure Appropriate Provision of Clearing Services for Interbank Funds Transfer)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-72 · https://japanlaw.org/en/payment-services-act/art-72 · https://japanlaw.org/l/421AC0000000059/art-72</sup>

  **第一項**  資金清算機関は、資金清算業により損失が生じた場合に清算参加者が当該損失の全部を負担する旨を業務方法書において定めることその他の資金清算業の適切な遂行を確保するための措置を講じなければならない。
  <sup>art-72/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/payment-services-act/art-72/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/421AC0000000059/art-72/par-1</sup>
  A clearing institution for interbank funds transfer must prescribe that if any loss is caused by the clearing services for interbank funds transfer, all of the losses are borne by the clearing participant in its business rules and take other measures to ensure appropriate provision of the clearing services for interbank funds transfer.
  <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