# 道路運送車両法 / Road Transport Vehicle Act — 第七十六条の十五 (Article 76-15)

- Law: 道路運送車両法 (Road Transport Vehicle Act), 昭和二十六年法律第百八十五号
- English title "Road Transport Vehicle Act": Ministry of Justice translation database, which lists the title
- 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: 第七十六条の十五 (Article 76-15)（定款記載事項） — address `art-76-15`
- Text in force since: 2026-04-01
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/road-transport-vehicle-act/art-76-15
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/art-76-15
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### 第七十六条の十五（定款記載事項） — Matters to Be Stated in the Articles of Incorporation
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<sup>art-76-15 · https://japanlaw.org/en/road-transport-vehicle-act/art-76-15 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/art-76-15</sup>

  **第一項**  協会の定款には、次の事項を記載しなければならない。
  <sup>art-76-15/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/road-transport-vehicle-act/art-76-15/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/art-76-15/par-1</sup>
  The following matters must be stated in the articles of incorporation of the Organization:
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    **一**  目的
    <sup>art-76-15/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/road-transport-vehicle-act/art-76-15/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/art-76-15/par-1/item-1</sup>
    purpose;
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    **二**  名称
    <sup>art-76-15/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/road-transport-vehicle-act/art-76-15/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/art-76-15/par-1/item-2</sup>
    name;
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    **三**  事務所の所在地
    <sup>art-76-15/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/road-transport-vehicle-act/art-76-15/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/art-76-15/par-1/item-3</sup>
    the location of the office;
    <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

    **四**  役員の定数、任期、選任方法その他役員に関する事項
    <sup>art-76-15/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/road-transport-vehicle-act/art-76-15/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/art-76-15/par-1/item-4</sup>
    matters concerning officers, such as the number, terms of office and method of selection of officers;
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    **五**  評議員会に関する事項
    <sup>art-76-15/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/en/road-transport-vehicle-act/art-76-15/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/art-76-15/par-1/item-5</sup>
    matters concerning the board of councilors;
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    **六**  業務及びその執行に関する事項
    <sup>art-76-15/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/en/road-transport-vehicle-act/art-76-15/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/art-76-15/par-1/item-6</sup>
    matters concerning business and its execution;
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    **七**  財務及び会計に関する事項
    <sup>art-76-15/par-1/item-7 · https://japanlaw.org/en/road-transport-vehicle-act/art-76-15/par-1/item-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/art-76-15/par-1/item-7</sup>
    matters concerning finance and accounting;
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    **八**  定款の変更に関する事項
    <sup>art-76-15/par-1/item-8 · https://japanlaw.org/en/road-transport-vehicle-act/art-76-15/par-1/item-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/art-76-15/par-1/item-8</sup>
    matters concerning amendment of the articles of incorporation;
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    **九**  公告の方法
    <sup>art-76-15/par-1/item-9 · https://japanlaw.org/en/road-transport-vehicle-act/art-76-15/par-1/item-9 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/art-76-15/par-1/item-9</sup>
    method of public notice.
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  **第二項**  協会の定款の変更は、国土交通大臣の認可を受けなければ、その効力を生じない。
  <sup>art-76-15/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/road-transport-vehicle-act/art-76-15/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/art-76-15/par-2</sup>
  An amendment to the articles of incorporation of the Organization does not take effect unless authorization of the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism is obtained.
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 道路運送車両法 — the text in force from 2026-04-01 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/326AC0000000185/20260401_508AC0000000002), retrieved 2026-10-13
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — 道路運送車両法 — its English title as the Ministry of Justice's translation database lists it (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/529), retrieved 2026-09-18
- claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch road-transport-vehicle-act-20261013T120733-021, translated 2026-10-13
- This site's parser, version 189 — 道路運送車両法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-13