# 民事執行法 / Civil Enforcement Act — 第百十四条 (Article 114)

- Law: 民事執行法 (Civil Enforcement Act), 昭和五十四年法律第四号
- English title "Civil Enforcement 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: 第百十四条 (Article 114)（開始決定等） — address `art-114`
- Text in force since: 2026-05-21
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/art-114
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/art-114
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### 第百十四条（開始決定等） — (Commencement Order)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-114 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/art-114 · https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/art-114</sup>

    **第一項**  執行裁判所は、強制競売の手続を開始するには、強制競売の開始決定をし、かつ、執行官に対し、船舶の国籍を証する文書その他の船舶の航行のために必要な文書（以下「船舶国籍証書等」という。）を取り上げて執行裁判所に提出すべきことを命じなければならない。ただし、その開始決定前にされた開始決定により船舶国籍証書等が取り上げられているときは、執行官に対する命令を要しない。
    <sup>art-114/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/art-114/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/art-114/par-1</sup>
    To commence proceedings for a compulsory auction, the enforcement court must issue an order commencing compulsory auction proceedings, and order a court enforcement officer to confiscate the document proving the nationality of the vessel and any other documents needed for the vessel to sail (referred to as the "ship's papers" below) and to submit them to the enforcement court; provided, however, that the order to a court enforcement officer is not necessary if the ship's papers have already been confiscated based on a commencement order issued before that commencement order.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **第二項**  強制競売の開始決定においては、債権者のために船舶を差し押さえる旨を宣言し、かつ、債務者に対し船舶の出航を禁止しなければならない。
    <sup>art-114/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/art-114/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/art-114/par-2</sup>
    In an order commencing compulsory auction proceedings, the enforcement court must declare that a vessel must be seized for the obligee and prohibit the obligor from allowing the vessel to depart.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **第三項**  強制競売の開始決定の送達又は差押えの登記前に執行官が船舶国籍証書等を取り上げたときは、差押えの効力は、その取上げの時に生ずる。
    <sup>art-114/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-enforcement-act/art-114/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/354AC0000000004/art-114/par-3</sup>
    When a court enforcement officer has confiscated the ship's papers before the service of an order commencing compulsory auction proceedings or registration of a seizure, the seizure becomes effective at the time of the confiscation.
    <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) — 民事執行法 — the text in force from 2026-05-21 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/354AC0000000004/20260521_505AC0000000053), retrieved 2026-10-19
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Civil Enforcement Act — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4900/tb), retrieved 2026-10-19
- This site's parser, version 204 — 民事執行法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-19