# 銀行法 / Banking Act — 第五十二条の五十四 (Article 52-54) - 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: 第五十二条の五十四 (Article 52-54)（銀行代理業者に対する立入検査） — address `art-52-54` - Text in force since: 2026-08-12 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/art-52-54 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-52-54 - 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. Every English rendering below is a translation and says which kind: the Ministry of Justice's translation, or this site's machine translation, whose model and date the Sources list names. They are never merged and never substituted for one another. --- ### 第五十二条の五十四（銀行代理業者に対する立入検査） — (On-Site Inspection of Bank Agents) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-52-54 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/art-52-54 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-52-54 **第一項** 内閣総理大臣は、銀行代理業者の銀行代理業の健全かつ適切な運営を確保するため必要があると認めるときは、当該職員に当該銀行代理業者の営業所若しくは事務所その他の施設に立ち入らせ、その業務若しくは財産の状況に関し質問させ、又は帳簿書類その他の物件を検査させることができる。 art-52-54/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/art-52-54/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-52-54/par-1 If the Prime Minister finds it to be necessary for ensuring the sound and appropriate management of bank agency services by a bank agent, the Prime Minister may have relevant officials enter the business office, office, or other facilities of the bank agent, have those officials ask questions on the status of their business or property, and have them inspect the books, documents, and any other articles. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 前項の場合において、当該職員は、その身分を示す証明書を携帯し、関係人の請求があつたときは、これを提示しなければならない。 art-52-54/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/art-52-54/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-52-54/par-2 In the case referred to in the preceding paragraph, the relevant officials must carry an identification card, and must present it if a person concerned requests them to do so. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第三項** 第一項の規定による権限は、犯罪捜査のために認められたものと解してはならない。 art-52-54/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/art-52-54/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-52-54/par-3 The authority under paragraph (1) must not be construed as being granted for criminal investigation purposes. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System --- ## Cites - art-52-54/par-2: 前項 → 銀行法 第五十二条の五十四第一項 (Article 52-54, paragraph (1)), art-52-54/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/art-52-54/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-52-54/par-1 - art-52-54/par-3: 第一項 → 銀行法 第五十二条の五十四第一項 (Article 52-54, paragraph (1)), art-52-54/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/art-52-54/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-52-54/par-1 ## Cited by 5 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 銀行法 第五十二条の五十四第二項（銀行代理業者に対する立入検査） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/art-52-54/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-52-54/par-2 - 銀行法 第五十二条の五十四第三項（銀行代理業者に対する立入検査） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/art-52-54/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-52-54/par-3 - 銀行法 第五十二条の六十の二第二項（適用除外） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/art-52-60-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-52-60-2/par-2 - 銀行法 第六十三条第一項第三号 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/art-63/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-63/par-1/item-3 - 銀行法 附則第二条第二項（銀行法等の一部改正に伴う経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/suppl-4171-106/art-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/suppl-4171-106/art-2/par-2 --- ## 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