# 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-4161-154`
- Text in force since: 2026-08-12
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/suppl-4161-154
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/suppl-4161-154
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## 附　則 平成一六年一二月三日法律第一五四号
<sup>suppl-4161-154 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/suppl-4161-154 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/suppl-4161-154</sup>

### 第一条（施行期日） — (Effective Date)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>suppl-4161-154/art-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/suppl-4161-154/art-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/suppl-4161-154/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（以下「施行日」という。）から施行する。
<sup>suppl-4161-154/art-1/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/suppl-4161-154/art-1/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/suppl-4161-154/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 (hereinafter referred to as the "effective date").
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

### 第百二十一条（処分等の効力） — (Effect of Dispositions)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>suppl-4161-154/art-121 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/suppl-4161-154/art-121 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/suppl-4161-154/art-121</sup>

**第一項**  この法律の施行前のそれぞれの法律（これに基づく命令を含む。以下この条において同じ。）の規定によってした処分、手続その他の行為であって、改正後のそれぞれの法律の規定に相当の規定があるものは、この附則に別段の定めがあるものを除き、改正後のそれぞれの法律の相当の規定によってしたものとみなす。
<sup>suppl-4161-154/art-121/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/suppl-4161-154/art-121/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/suppl-4161-154/art-121/par-1</sup>
Unless otherwise provided for in these Supplementary Provisions, a disposition, procedure, or other actions undertaken pursuant to the provisions of the relevant laws (including an order based on those laws; hereinafter the same applies in this Article) before this Act comes into effect, for which corresponding provisions exist in the relevant amended laws, is deemed to be a disposition, procedure, or other actions undertaken pursuant to the corresponding provisions of the relevant amended laws.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

### 第百二十二条（罰則に関する経過措置） — (Transitional Measures on Penal Provisions)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>suppl-4161-154/art-122 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/suppl-4161-154/art-122 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/suppl-4161-154/art-122</sup>

**第一項**  この法律の施行前にした行為並びにこの附則の規定によりなお従前の例によることとされる場合及びこの附則の規定によりなおその効力を有す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-4161-154/art-122/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/suppl-4161-154/art-122/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/suppl-4161-154/art-122/par-1</sup>
Prior laws continue to govern the applicability of penal provisions to actions which a person has committed before this Act comes into effect. to acts which a person commits after this Act comes into effect when prior laws are to continue to govern pursuant to these Supplementary Provisions, and to actions which a person commits after this Act comes into effect when prior laws are to remain in force pursuant to these Supplementary Provisions.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

### 第百二十三条（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-4161-154/art-123 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/suppl-4161-154/art-123 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/suppl-4161-154/art-123</sup>

**第一項**  この附則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-4161-154/art-123/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/suppl-4161-154/art-123/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/suppl-4161-154/art-123/par-1</sup>
Beyond what is provided for in these Supplementary Provisions, 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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## Cites
- suppl-4161-154/art-121/par-1: この条 → 銀行法 附則第百二十一条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 121), suppl-4161-154/art-121 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/suppl-4161-154/art-121 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/suppl-4161-154/art-121

## Cited by

1 provision cites this one. No official source publishes this direction.

- 銀行法 附則第百二十一条第一項（処分等の効力） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/suppl-4161-154/art-121/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/suppl-4161-154/art-121/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
- This site's parser, version 189 — 銀行法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-11
