# 会社法 / Companies Act — 第五十一条 (Article 51)

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- Law: 会社法 (Companies Act), 平成十七年法律第八十六号
- English title "Companies 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: 第五十一条 (Article 51)（引受けの無効又は取消しの制限） — address `art-51`
- Text in force since: 2026-08-12
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### 第五十一条（引受けの無効又は取消しの制限） — (Restrictions on Invalidation or Rescission of Subscription)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-51 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-51 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-51</sup>

    **第一項**  民法（明治二十九年法律第八十九号）第九十三条第一項ただし書及び第九十四条第一項の規定は、設立時発行株式の引受けに係る意思表示については、適用しない。
    <sup>art-51/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-51/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-51/par-1</sup>
    The provisions of the proviso to Article 93, paragraph (1) and the provisions of Article 94, paragraph (1) of the Civil Code (Act No. 89 of 1896) do not apply to the manifestation of intention relating to the subscription for shares issued at incorporation.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **第二項**  発起人は、株式会社の成立後は、錯誤、詐欺又は強迫を理由として設立時発行株式の引受けの取消しをすることができない。
    <sup>art-51/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-51/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-51/par-2</sup>
    After the formation of the stock company, the incorporator may not rescind the subscription for shares issued at incorporation on the grounds of mistake, fraud or duress.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-51/par-1: 民法（明治二十九年法律第八十九号）第九十三条第一項 → 民法 第九十三条第一項 (Article 93, paragraph (1)), art-93/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-93/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-93/par-1
- art-51/par-1: 第九十四条第一項 → 民法 第九十四条第一項 (Article 94, paragraph (1)), art-94/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-94/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-94/par-1

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 会社法 — the text in force from 2026-08-12 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/417AC0000000086/20260812_508AC0000000064), retrieved 2026-09-17
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Companies Act — Ministry of Justice translation (part 1 of 2) (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4481/tb), retrieved 2026-09-17
- This site's parser, version 223 — 会社法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-09-17