# 銀行法 / Banking Act — 附　則 (Supplementary Provisions)

- 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: 附　則 (Supplementary Provisions) — address `suppl-4091-120`
- Text in force since: 2026-08-12
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/suppl-4091-120
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/suppl-4091-120
- Every provision below carries its address and both URLs on the line under it.
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## 附　則 平成九年一二月一二日法律第一二〇号
<sup>suppl-4091-120 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/suppl-4091-120 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/suppl-4091-120</sup>

### 第一条（施行期日） — (Effective Date)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>suppl-4091-120/art-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/suppl-4091-120/art-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/suppl-4091-120/art-1</sup>

**第一項**  この法律は、公布の日から起算して三月を超えない範囲内において政令で定める日から施行する。
<sup>suppl-4091-120/art-1/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/suppl-4091-120/art-1/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/suppl-4091-120/art-1/par-1</sup>
This Act comes into effect as of the date specified by Cabinet Order, within a period not exceeding three months from the date of its promulgation.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

### 第十条（検討） — (Review)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>suppl-4091-120/art-10 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/suppl-4091-120/art-10 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/suppl-4091-120/art-10</sup>

**第一項**  政府は、この法律の施行後五年を経過した場合において、第一条の規定による改正後の銀行法（以下「新銀行法」という。）、第二条の規定による改正後の長期信用銀行法（以下「新長期信用銀行法」という。）及び第四条の規定による改正後の保険業法（以下「新保険業法」という。）の施行状況、銀行業及び保険業を取り巻く社会経済情勢の変化等を勘案し、新銀行法第二条第十三項に規定する銀行持株会社、新長期信用銀行法第十六条の四第一項に規定する長期信用銀行持株会社及び新保険業法第二条第十六項に規定する保険持株会社に係る制度について検討を加え、必要があると認めるときは、その結果に基づいて所要の措置を講ずるものとする。
<sup>suppl-4091-120/art-10/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/suppl-4091-120/art-10/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/suppl-4091-120/art-10/par-1</sup>
Once five years have passed after this Act comes into effect, the government is to take into account the implementation status of the Banking Act after the amendment pursuant to the provisions of Article 1 (hereinafter referred to as the "new Banking Act"), the Long-Term Credit Bank Act after the amendment pursuant to the provisions of Article 2 (hereinafter referred to as the "new Long-Term Credit Bank Act"), and the Insurance Business Act after the amendment pursuant to the provisions of Article 4 (hereinafter referred to as the "new Insurance Business Act") and the changes in the social and economic conditions surrounding banking and insurance business, review the systems related to bank holding companies prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (13) of the new Banking Act, long-term credit bank holding companies prescribed in Article 16-4, paragraph (1) of the new Long-Term Credit Bank Act, and insurance holding companies prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (16) of the new Insurance Business Act, and is to take the required measures based on the results of the review if it finds this to be necessary.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- suppl-4091-120/art-10/par-1: 新銀行法第二条第十三項 → 銀行法 第二条第十三項 (Article 2, paragraph (13)), art-2/par-13 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/art-2/par-13 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-2/par-13

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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
