# 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-4111-225`
- Text in force since: 2026-08-12
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/suppl-4111-225
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/suppl-4111-225
- 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.

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## 附　則 平成一一年一二月二二日法律第二二五号
<sup>suppl-4111-225 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/suppl-4111-225 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/suppl-4111-225</sup>

### 第一条（施行期日） — (Effective Date)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>suppl-4111-225/art-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/suppl-4111-225/art-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/suppl-4111-225/art-1</sup>

**第一項**  この法律は、公布の日から起算して六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-4111-225/art-1/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/suppl-4111-225/art-1/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/suppl-4111-225/art-1/par-1</sup>
This Act comes into effect as of the date specified by Cabinet Order, within a period not exceeding six months after the date of its promulgation.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

### 第二十五条（民法等の一部改正に伴う経過措置） — (Transitional Measures upon Partial Amendment of the Civil Code)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>suppl-4111-225/art-25 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/suppl-4111-225/art-25 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/suppl-4111-225/art-25</sup>

**第一項**  この法律の施行前に和議開始の申立てがあった場合又は当該申立てに基づきこの法律の施行前若しくは施行後に和議開始の決定があった場合においては、当該申立て又は決定に係る次の各号に掲げる法律の規定に定める事項に関する取扱いについては、この法律の附則の規定による改正後のこれらの規定にかかわらず、なお従前の例による。
<sup>suppl-4111-225/art-25/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/suppl-4111-225/art-25/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/suppl-4111-225/art-25/par-1</sup>
If a motion to commence composition proceedings is filed before this Act comes into effect or if an order to commence composition proceedings that is based on the motion is issued before or after this Act comes into effect, prior laws continue to govern the handling of the particulars provided for in the provisions of the laws set forth in the following items related to the motion or order, notwithstanding those provisions after the amendment pursuant to the provisions of these Supplementary Provisions of this Act:
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **一から十五まで**  略
  <sup>suppl-4111-225/art-25/par-1/item-1-to-15 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/suppl-4111-225/art-25/par-1/item-1-to-15 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/suppl-4111-225/art-25/par-1/item-1-to-15</sup>
  Omitted
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

  **十六**  銀行法第四十六条第一項
  <sup>suppl-4111-225/art-25/par-1/item-16 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/suppl-4111-225/art-25/par-1/item-16 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/suppl-4111-225/art-25/par-1/item-16</sup>
  the provisions of Article 46, paragraph (1) of the Banking Act;
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

### 第二十六条（罰則の適用に関する経過措置） — (Transitional Measures on Application of Penal Provisions)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>suppl-4111-225/art-26 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/suppl-4111-225/art-26 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/suppl-4111-225/art-26</sup>

**第一項**  この法律の施行前にした行為及びこの法律の附則において従前の例によることとされる場合におけるこの法律の施行後にした行為に対する罰則の適用については、なお従前の例による。
<sup>suppl-4111-225/art-26/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/suppl-4111-225/art-26/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/suppl-4111-225/art-26/par-1</sup>
Prior laws continue to govern the applicability of penal provisions to acts which a person has committed before this Act comes into effect, as well as to acts which a person commits after this Act comes into effect when prior laws are to continue to govern pursuant to the Supplementary Provisions of this Act.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- suppl-4111-225/art-25/par-1/item-16: 銀行法第四十六条第一項 → 銀行法 第四十六条第一項 (Article 46, paragraph (1)), art-46/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/art-46/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-46/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
- claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch banking-act-20261012T020531-003, translated 2026-10-12
- This site's parser, version 189 — 銀行法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-11