# 銀行法 / Banking Act — 第五十二条の三十七 (Article 52-37) - 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: 第五十二条の三十七 (Article 52-37)（許可の申請） — address `art-52-37` - Text in force since: 2026-08-12 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/art-52-37 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-52-37 - Every provision below carries its address and both URLs on the line under it. - Japanese text: e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁). English: as marked on each line below. Only the Japanese as published by the government has legal effect; the text below is a copy of it. 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They are never merged and never substituted for one another. --- ### 第五十二条の三十七（許可の申請） — (Application for a License) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-52-37 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/art-52-37 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-52-37 **第一項** 前条第一項の許可を受けようとする者（次条第一項及び第五十二条の四十二第四項において「申請者」という。）は、次に掲げる事項を記載した申請書を内閣総理大臣に提出しなければならない。 art-52-37/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/art-52-37/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-52-37/par-1 A person seeking to obtain a license referred to in paragraph (1) of the preceding Article (hereinafter referred to as an "applicant" in paragraph (1) of the following Article and Article 52-42, paragraph (4)) must submit a written application that states the following particulars to the Prime Minister: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **一** 商号、名称又は氏名 art-52-37/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/art-52-37/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-52-37/par-1/item-1 the trade name or name of the applicant; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **二** 法人であるときは、その役員の氏名 art-52-37/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/art-52-37/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-52-37/par-1/item-2 if the applicant is a corporation, the names of its officers; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **三** 銀行代理業を営む営業所又は事務所の名称及び所在地 art-52-37/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/art-52-37/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-52-37/par-1/item-3 the name and location of the applicant's business offices and other offices at which the bank agency services are to be performed; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **四** 所属銀行の商号 art-52-37/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/art-52-37/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-52-37/par-1/item-4 the trade name of the principal bank; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **五** 他に業務を営むときは、その業務の種類 art-52-37/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/art-52-37/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-52-37/par-1/item-5 if the applicant conducts other business, the type of that business; and Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **六** その他内閣府令で定める事項 art-52-37/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/art-52-37/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-52-37/par-1/item-6 other particulars specified by Cabinet Office Order. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 前項の申請書には、次に掲げる書類を添付しなければならない。 art-52-37/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/art-52-37/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-52-37/par-2 The following documents must be attached to the written application referred to in the preceding paragraph. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **一** 法人であるときは、定款及び登記事項証明書（これらに準ずるものを含む。） art-52-37/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/art-52-37/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-52-37/par-2/item-1 if the applicant is a corporation, the articles of incorporation and certificate of registered information (or documents equivalent to them); Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **二** 銀行代理業の業務の内容及び方法として内閣府令で定めるものを記載した書類 art-52-37/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/art-52-37/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-52-37/par-2/item-2 documents stating the things specified by Cabinet Office Order as the content of business and business methods of bank agency services; and Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **三** その他内閣府令で定める書類 art-52-37/par-2/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/art-52-37/par-2/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-52-37/par-2/item-3 other documents specified by Cabinet Office Order. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System --- ## Cites - art-52-37/par-1: 前条第一項 → 銀行法 第五十二条の三十六第一項 (Article 52-36, paragraph (1)), art-52-36/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/art-52-36/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-52-36/par-1 - art-52-37/par-1: 次条第一項 → 銀行法 第五十二条の三十八第一項 (Article 52-38, paragraph (1)), art-52-38/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/art-52-38/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-52-38/par-1 - art-52-37/par-1: 第五十二条の四十二第四項 → 銀行法 第五十二条の四十二第四項 (Article 52-42, paragraph (4)), art-52-42/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/art-52-42/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-52-42/par-4 - art-52-37/par-2: 前項 → 銀行法 第五十二条の三十七第一項 (Article 52-37, paragraph (1)), art-52-37/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/art-52-37/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-52-37/par-1 ## Cited by 7 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 銀行法 第五十二条の三十七第二項（許可の申請） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/art-52-37/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-52-37/par-2 - 銀行法 第五十二条の三十九第一項（変更の届出） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/art-52-39/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-52-39/par-1 - 銀行法 第五十二条の三十九第二項（変更の届出） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/art-52-39/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-52-39/par-2 - 銀行法 第五十二条の六十の二第三項（適用除外） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/art-52-60-2/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-52-60-2/par-3 - 銀行法 第六十三条第一項第八号 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/art-63/par-1/item-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-63/par-1/item-8 - 銀行法 附則第三条第二項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/suppl-4171-106/art-3/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/suppl-4171-106/art-3/par-2 - 銀行法 附則第十五条第一項（準備行為） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/suppl-4171-106/art-15/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/suppl-4171-106/art-15/par-1 --- ## 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