# 銀行法 / Banking Act — 第四十五条 (Article 45)

- Law: 銀行法 (Banking Act), 昭和五十六年法律第五十九号
- English title "Banking 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: 第四十五条 (Article 45)（清算の監督） — address `art-45`
- Text in force since: 2026-08-12
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/art-45
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### 第四十五条（清算の監督） — (Supervision of Liquidation)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-45 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/art-45 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-45</sup>

**第一項**  銀行の清算は、裁判所の監督に属する。
<sup>art-45/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/art-45/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-45/par-1</sup>
The liquidation of a bank is subject to court supervision.
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**第二項**  銀行の清算の監督は、銀行の本店の所在地を管轄する地方裁判所の管轄に属する。
<sup>art-45/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/art-45/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-45/par-2</sup>
The supervision of a bank's liquidation falls under the jurisdiction of the district court with jurisdiction over the locality of the bank's head office.
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**第三項**  裁判所は、清算銀行の清算事務及び財産の状況を検査するとともに、当該清算銀行に対し、財産の供託を命じ、その他清算の監督に必要な命令をすることができる。この場合においては、当該検査をさせるため、特別検査人を選任することができる。
<sup>art-45/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/art-45/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-45/par-3</sup>
The court may inspect the progress of the liquidation process and the status of property of the bank in liquidation, as well as order the bank in liquidation to deposit its property and issue other orders that are necessary for supervising the liquidation. In such a case, the court may appoint a special inspector to conduct the inspection.
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**第四項**  会社法第八百七十一条本文（理由の付記）、第八百七十二条（第一号に係る部分に限る。）（即時抗告）、第八百七十五条（非訟事件手続法の規定の適用除外）及び第八百七十六条（最高裁判所規則）の規定は前項前段の規定による命令について、同法第八百七十四条（第二号に係る部分に限る。）（不服申立ての制限）、第八百七十五条及び第八百七十六条の規定は同項後段の規定による特別検査人の選任について、それぞれ準用する。
<sup>art-45/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/art-45/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-45/par-4</sup>
The provisions of the main clause of Article 871 (Appending of the Reason), Article 872 (limited to the part related to item (i)) (Immediate Appeal), Article 875 (Exclusion from Application of the Non-Contentious Case Procedures Act), and Article 876 (Rules of the Supreme Court) of the Companies Act apply mutatis mutandis to the order pursuant to the provisions of the first sentence of the preceding paragraph, and the provisions of Article 874 (limited to the part related to item (ii)) (Restriction on Appeals), Article 875, and Article 876 of the Companies Act apply mutatis mutandis to the appointment of a special inspector pursuant to the provisions of the second sentence of the preceding paragraph.
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**第五項**  裁判所は、第三項後段の規定により特別検査人を選任した場合には、清算銀行が当該特別検査人に対して支払う報酬の額を定めることができる。
<sup>art-45/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/art-45/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-45/par-5</sup>
When the court appoints a special inspector pursuant to the second sentence of paragraph (3), it may determine the amount of remuneration that the bank in liquidation pays to the special inspector.
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**第六項**  会社法第八百七十条第一項（第一号に係る部分に限る。）（陳述の聴取）、第八百七十二条（第四号に係る部分に限る。）（即時抗告）、第八百七十五条（非訟事件手続法の規定の適用除外）及び第八百七十六条（最高裁判所規則）の規定は、前項の報酬の額の決定について準用する。
<sup>art-45/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/art-45/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-45/par-6</sup>
The provisions of Article 870, paragraph (1) (limited to the part related to item (i)) (Hearing of Statements), Article 872 (limited to the part related to item (iv)) (Immediate Appeal), Article 875 (Exclusion from Application of the Non-Contentious Case Procedures Act), and Article 876 (Rules of the Supreme Court) of the Companies Act apply mutatis mutandis to the determination of the amount of remuneration referred to in the preceding paragraph.
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**第七項**  清算銀行の清算人は、その就任の日から二週間以内に、次に掲げる事項を裁判所に届け出なければならない。
<sup>art-45/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/art-45/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-45/par-7</sup>
The liquidator of a bank in liquidation must notify the court of the following particulars within two weeks from the day of assuming the position:
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  **一**  解散の事由（会社法第四百七十五条第二号又は第三号（清算の開始原因）に掲げる場合に該当することとなつた清算銀行にあつては、その旨）及びその年月日
  <sup>art-45/par-7/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/art-45/par-7/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-45/par-7/item-1</sup>
  the grounds for dissolution (or, if the bank in liquidation comes to fall under the case set forth in Article 475, item (ii) or (iii) (Causes of Commencement of Liquidation) of the Companies Act, that fact) and the date of dissolution; and
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  **二**  清算人の氏名及び住所
  <sup>art-45/par-7/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/art-45/par-7/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-45/par-7/item-2</sup>
  the name and address of the liquidator.
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**第八項**  清算銀行の清算人は、会社法第四百九十二条第三項（財産目録等の作成等）の規定により同項に規定する財産目録等について株主総会の承認を受けた場合には、遅滞なく、当該財産目録等（当該財産目録等が電磁的記録をもつて作成されている場合にあつては、当該電磁的記録に記録された事項を記載した書面）を裁判所に提出しなければならない。
<sup>art-45/par-8 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/art-45/par-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-45/par-8</sup>
Upon obtaining the approval at the shareholders meeting pursuant to Article 492, paragraph (3) (Preparation of Inventory of Property) of the Companies Act for the inventory of property provided for in that paragraph, the liquidator of the bank in liquidation must submit the inventory of property (if the inventory of property is prepared as an electronic or magnetic record, a document stating the particulars recorded in the electronic or magnetic record) to the court without delay.
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## Cites
- art-45/par-4: 会社法第八百七十一条 → 会社法 第八百七十一条 (Article 871), art-871 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-871 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-871
- art-45/par-4: 第八百七十二条 → 会社法 第八百七十二条 (Article 872), art-872 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-872 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-872
- art-45/par-4: 第一号 → 会社法 第八百七十二条第一項第一号 (Article 872, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-872/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-872/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-872/par-1/item-1
- art-45/par-4: 第八百七十五条 → 会社法 第八百七十五条 (Article 875), art-875 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-875 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-875
- art-45/par-4: 第八百七十六条 → 会社法 第八百七十六条 (Article 876), art-876 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-876 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-876
- art-45/par-4: 前項 → 銀行法 第四十五条第三項 (Article 45, paragraph (3)), art-45/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/art-45/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-45/par-3
- art-45/par-4: 同法第八百七十四条 → 会社法 第八百七十四条 (Article 874), art-874 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-874 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-874
- art-45/par-4: 第二号 → 会社法 第八百七十四条第一項第二号 (Article 874, paragraph (1), item (ii)), art-874/par-1/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-874/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-874/par-1/item-2
- art-45/par-5: 第三項 → 銀行法 第四十五条第三項 (Article 45, paragraph (3)), art-45/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/art-45/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-45/par-3
- art-45/par-6: 会社法第八百七十条第一項 → 会社法 第八百七十条第一項 (Article 870, paragraph (1)), art-870/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-870/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-870/par-1
- art-45/par-6: 第一号 → 会社法 第八百七十条第一項第一号 (Article 870, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-870/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-870/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-870/par-1/item-1
- art-45/par-6: 第八百七十二条 → 会社法 第八百七十二条 (Article 872), art-872 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-872 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-872
- art-45/par-6: 第四号 → 会社法 第八百七十二条第一項第四号 (Article 872, paragraph (1), item (iv)), art-872/par-1/item-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-872/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-872/par-1/item-4
- art-45/par-6: 第八百七十五条 → 会社法 第八百七十五条 (Article 875), art-875 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-875 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-875
- art-45/par-6: 第八百七十六条 → 会社法 第八百七十六条 (Article 876), art-876 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-876 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-876
- art-45/par-6: 前項 → 銀行法 第四十五条第五項 (Article 45, paragraph (5)), art-45/par-5 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/art-45/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-45/par-5
- art-45/par-7/item-1: 会社法第四百七十五条第二号 → 会社法 第四百七十五条第一項第二号 (Article 475, paragraph (1), item (ii)), art-475/par-1/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-475/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-475/par-1/item-2
- art-45/par-7/item-1: 第三号 → 会社法 第四百七十五条第一項第三号 (Article 475, paragraph (1), item (iii)), art-475/par-1/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-475/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-475/par-1/item-3
- art-45/par-8: 会社法第四百九十二条第三項 → 会社法 第四百九十二条第三項 (Article 492, paragraph (3)), art-492/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-492/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-492/par-3

## Cited by

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

- 銀行法 第四十四条第三項（清算人の任免等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/art-44/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-44/par-3
- 銀行法 第四十五条第四項（清算の監督） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/art-45/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-45/par-4
- 銀行法 第四十五条第五項（清算の監督） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/art-45/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-45/par-5
- 銀行法 第四十五条第六項（清算の監督） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/art-45/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-45/par-6
- 銀行法 第六十三条第一項第五号 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/art-63/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-63/par-1/item-5
- 銀行法 附則第十九条第一項（清算人の任免及び清算の監督に関する経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/suppl-3561-59/art-19/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/suppl-3561-59/art-19/par-1

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 銀行法 — the text in force from 2026-08-12 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/356AC0000000059/20260812_508AC0000000064), retrieved 2026-10-11
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Banking Act — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4498/tb), retrieved 2026-10-11
- This site's parser, version 189 — 銀行法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-11
