# 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-4151-54`
- Text in force since: 2026-08-12
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/suppl-4151-54
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/suppl-4151-54
- 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.

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## 附　則 平成一五年五月三〇日法律第五四号
<sup>suppl-4151-54 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/suppl-4151-54 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/suppl-4151-54</sup>

### 第一条（施行期日） — (Effective Date)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>suppl-4151-54/art-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/suppl-4151-54/art-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/suppl-4151-54/art-1</sup>

**第一項**  この法律は、平成十六年四月一日から施行する。
<sup>suppl-4151-54/art-1/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/suppl-4151-54/art-1/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/suppl-4151-54/art-1/par-1</sup>
This Act comes into effect as of April 1, 2004.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

### 第三十八条（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-4151-54/art-38 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/suppl-4151-54/art-38 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/suppl-4151-54/art-38</sup>

**第一項**  この法律の施行前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-4151-54/art-38/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/suppl-4151-54/art-38/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/suppl-4151-54/art-38/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.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

### 第三十九条（その他の経過措置の政令への委任） — (Delegation of Other Transitional Measures to Cabinet Order)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>suppl-4151-54/art-39 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/suppl-4151-54/art-39 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/suppl-4151-54/art-39</sup>

**第一項**  この法律に規定するもののほか、この法律の施行に伴い必要な経過措置は、政令で定める。
<sup>suppl-4151-54/art-39/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/suppl-4151-54/art-39/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/suppl-4151-54/art-39/par-1</sup>
Beyond what is provided for in this Act, Cabinet Order prescribes the transitional measures necessary for the enforcement of this Act.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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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