# 銀行法 / Banking Act — 第二条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 2)

- 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
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- Provision: 第二条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 2)（銀行法の一部改正に伴う経過措置） — address `suppl-5031-46/art-2`
- Text in force since: 2026-08-12
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### 第二条（銀行法の一部改正に伴う経過措置） — Transitional Measures upon Partial Amendment of the Banking Act
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<sup>suppl-5031-46/art-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/suppl-5031-46/art-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/suppl-5031-46/art-2</sup>

**第一項**  この法律の施行の際現に第一条の規定による改正前の銀行法（以下「旧銀行法」という。）第十六条の二第三項本文に規定する事由（銀行（銀行法第二条第一項に規定する銀行をいう。以下この条及び次条において同じ。）又はその子会社（銀行法第二条第八項に規定する子会社をいう。以下この条、次条、附則第五条及び第六条において同じ。）による旧銀行法第十六条の二第一項第十二号又は第十二号の二に掲げる会社の株式等（銀行法第二条第七項に規定する株式等をいう。以下この項及び附則第五条第一項において同じ。）の取得及び旧銀行法第十六条の二第三項ただし書に規定する内閣府令で定める事由を除く。）により子会社対象会社（同条第一項に規定する子会社対象会社をいう。）以外の外国の会社を子会社としている銀行は、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。）第十六条の二第十二項本文に規定する事由（銀行又はその子会社による同条第一項第十二号から第十四号までに掲げる会社の株式等の取得及び同条第十二項ただし書に規定する内閣府令で定める事由を除く。）により当該子会社対象会社以外の外国の会社を子会社としている銀行とみなして、同項の規定を適用する。この場合において、旧銀行法第十六条の二第三項ただし書に規定する事由の生じた日は、新銀行法第十六条の二第十二項ただし書に規定する事由の生じた日とみなす。
<sup>suppl-5031-46/art-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/suppl-5031-46/art-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/suppl-5031-46/art-2/par-1</sup>
A bank that, at the time this Act comes into effect, actually has as its subsidiary company a foreign company not eligible to be a subsidiary company (meaning a foreign company other than a company eligible to be a subsidiary company prescribed in Article 16-2, paragraph (1) of the Banking Act prior to its amendment by the provisions of Article 1) due to the grounds prescribed in the main clause of Article 16-2, paragraph (3) of the Banking Act prior to its amendment by the provisions of Article 1 (hereinafter referred to as the "former Banking Act") (excluding the acquisition, by a bank (meaning a bank prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (1) of the Banking Act; the same applies hereinafter in this Article and the following Article) or its subsidiary company (meaning a subsidiary company prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (8) of the Banking Act; the same applies hereinafter in this Article, the following Article, and Articles 5 and 6 of the Supplementary Provisions), of shares or equity (meaning shares or equity prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (7) of the Banking Act; the same applies hereinafter in this paragraph and Article 5, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions) in a company set forth in Article 16-2, paragraph (1), item (xii) or (xii)-2 of the former Banking Act, and the grounds specified by Cabinet Office Order prescribed in the proviso to Article 16-2, paragraph (3) of the former Banking Act) is deemed to be a bank that has that foreign company not eligible to be a subsidiary company as its subsidiary company due to the grounds prescribed in the main clause of Article 16-2, paragraph (12) of the Banking Act as amended by the provisions of Article 1 (hereinafter referred to as the "new Banking Act") (excluding the acquisition, by a bank or its subsidiary company, of shares or equity of a company set forth in items (xii) through (xiv) of paragraph (1) of that Article, and the grounds specified by Cabinet Office Order prescribed in the proviso to paragraph (12) of that Article), and the provisions of that paragraph apply to it. In this case, the date on which the grounds prescribed in the proviso to Article 16-2, paragraph (3) of the former Banking Act arose is deemed to be the date on which the grounds prescribed in the proviso to Article 16-2, paragraph (12) of the new Banking Act arose.
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**第二項**  この法律の施行の際現に旧銀行法第十六条の二第四項本文に規定する場合に該当して子会社対象会社（同条第一項に規定する子会社対象会社をいう。）以外の外国の会社を子会社としている銀行については、当該子会社対象会社以外の外国の会社が当該銀行の子会社となった日を、新銀行法第十六条の二第六項に規定する子会社対象会社以外の外国の会社が子会社となった日とみなして、同項及び同条第八項から第十項までの規定を適用する。
<sup>suppl-5031-46/art-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/suppl-5031-46/art-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/suppl-5031-46/art-2/par-2</sup>
With regard to a bank that, at the time this Act comes into effect, actually falls under the case prescribed in the main clause of Article 16-2, paragraph (4) of the former Banking Act and has as its subsidiary company a foreign company not eligible to be a subsidiary company (meaning a foreign company other than a company eligible to be a subsidiary company prescribed in paragraph (1) of that Article), the provisions of Article 16-2, paragraph (6) of the new Banking Act and paragraphs (8) through (10) of that Article apply, deeming the date on which that foreign company not eligible to be a subsidiary company became a subsidiary company of that bank to be the date on which a foreign company not eligible to be a subsidiary company prescribed in that paragraph (6) became a subsidiary company.
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## Cites
- suppl-5031-46/art-2/par-1: 銀行法第二条第一項 → 銀行法 第二条第一項 (Article 2, paragraph (1)), art-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/art-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-2/par-1
- suppl-5031-46/art-2/par-1: この条 → 銀行法 附則第二条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 2), suppl-5031-46/art-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/suppl-5031-46/art-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/suppl-5031-46/art-2
- suppl-5031-46/art-2/par-1: 次条 → 銀行法 附則第三条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 3), suppl-5031-46/art-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/suppl-5031-46/art-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/suppl-5031-46/art-3
- suppl-5031-46/art-2/par-1: 銀行法第二条第八項 → 銀行法 第二条第八項 (Article 2, paragraph (8)), art-2/par-8 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/art-2/par-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-2/par-8
- suppl-5031-46/art-2/par-1: 附則第五条 → 銀行法 附則第五条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 5), suppl-5031-46/art-5 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/suppl-5031-46/art-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/suppl-5031-46/art-5
- suppl-5031-46/art-2/par-1: 第六条 → 銀行法 附則第六条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 6), suppl-5031-46/art-6 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/suppl-5031-46/art-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/suppl-5031-46/art-6
- suppl-5031-46/art-2/par-1: 銀行法第二条第七項 → 銀行法 第二条第七項 (Article 2, paragraph (7)), art-2/par-7 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/art-2/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-2/par-7
- suppl-5031-46/art-2/par-1: この項 → 銀行法 附則第二条第一項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 2, paragraph (1)), suppl-5031-46/art-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/suppl-5031-46/art-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/suppl-5031-46/art-2/par-1
- suppl-5031-46/art-2/par-1: 附則第五条第一項 → 銀行法 附則第五条第一項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 5, paragraph (1)), suppl-5031-46/art-5/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/suppl-5031-46/art-5/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/suppl-5031-46/art-5/par-1
- suppl-5031-46/art-2/par-1: 第十六条の二第十二項 → 銀行法 第十六条の二第十二項 (Article 16-2, paragraph (12)), art-16-2/par-12 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/art-16-2/par-12 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-16-2/par-12
- suppl-5031-46/art-2/par-1: 同条第一項第十二号から第十四号まで → 銀行法 第十六条の二第一項第十二号 (Article 16-2, paragraph (1), item (xii)), art-16-2/par-1/item-12 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/art-16-2/par-1/item-12 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-16-2/par-1/item-12
- suppl-5031-46/art-2/par-1: 同条第一項第十二号から第十四号まで → 銀行法 第十六条の二第一項第十三号 (Article 16-2, paragraph (1), item (xiii)), art-16-2/par-1/item-13 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/art-16-2/par-1/item-13 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-16-2/par-1/item-13
- suppl-5031-46/art-2/par-1: 同条第一項第十二号から第十四号まで → 銀行法 第十六条の二第一項第十四号 (Article 16-2, paragraph (1), item (xiv)), art-16-2/par-1/item-14 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/art-16-2/par-1/item-14 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-16-2/par-1/item-14
- suppl-5031-46/art-2/par-2: 新銀行法第十六条の二第六項 → 銀行法 第十六条の二第六項 (Article 16-2, paragraph (6)), art-16-2/par-6 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/art-16-2/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-16-2/par-6
- suppl-5031-46/art-2/par-2: 同条第八項から第十項まで → 銀行法 第十六条の二第十項 (Article 16-2, paragraph (10)), art-16-2/par-10 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/art-16-2/par-10 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-16-2/par-10
- suppl-5031-46/art-2/par-2: 同条第八項から第十項まで → 銀行法 第十六条の二第八項 (Article 16-2, paragraph (8)), art-16-2/par-8 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/art-16-2/par-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-16-2/par-8
- suppl-5031-46/art-2/par-2: 同条第八項から第十項まで → 銀行法 第十六条の二第九項 (Article 16-2, paragraph (9)), art-16-2/par-9 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/art-16-2/par-9 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/art-16-2/par-9

## Cited by

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- 銀行法 附則第二条第一項（銀行法の一部改正に伴う経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/banking-act/suppl-5031-46/art-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/356AC0000000059/suppl-5031-46/art-2/par-1

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