# 金融商品取引法 / Financial Instruments and Exchange Act — 第二百二十四条 (Article 224) - Law: 金融商品取引法 (Financial Instruments and Exchange Act), 昭和二十三年法律第二十五号 - English title "Financial Instruments and Exchange 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: 第二百二十四条 (Article 224)（財務局等職員の犯則調査） — address `art-224` - Text in force since: 2026-08-12 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-224 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-224 - 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. Only the Japanese as published by the government has legal effect; the text below is a copy of it. 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They are never merged and never substituted for one another. --- ### 第二百二十四条（財務局等職員の犯則調査） — (Investigation of a Criminal Case by a Finance Bureau Official) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-224 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-224 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-224 **第一項** 財務局長又は財務支局長は、委員会の承認を得て、財務局又は財務支局の職員のうち、犯則事件の調査を担当する者を指定するものとする。 art-224/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-224/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-224/par-1 With the approval of the Commission, the Director-General of a Local Finance Bureau or the Director-General of a Local Finance Branch Bureau is to designate persons who will be in charge of investigations of criminal cases from among the officials of a Local Finance Bureau or a Local Finance Branch Bureau. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 前項の規定により財務局長又は財務支局長が指定した者（以下この章において「財務局等職員」という。）は、委員会職員とみなして第二百十条から前条までの規定を適用する。この場合において、第二百十一条第一項中「委員会の」とあるのは「その所属する財務局又は財務支局の」と、第二百二十二条第二項中「委員会」とあるのは「財務局長又は財務支局長」と、第二百二十二条の三第二項中「委員会」とあるのは「第二百二十四条第二項の規定により前項の委員会職員とみなされる同条第二項に規定する財務局等職員の所属する財務局又は財務支局」と、前条中「委員会に」とあるのは「財務局長又は財務支局長に」とする。 art-224/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-224/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-224/par-2 A person designated by the Director-General of a Local Finance Bureau or the Director-General of a Local Finance Branch Bureau pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph (hereinafter referred to as the "official of a Local Finance Bureau, etc." in this Chapter) is deemed to be a Commission official, and the provisions of Article 210 through the preceding Article apply. In such a case, the term "of the Commission" in Article 211, paragraph (1) is deemed to be replaced with "of the Local Finance Bureau or Local Finance Branch Bureau to which the official belongs", the term "Commission" in Article 222, paragraph (2) is deemed to be replaced with "the Director-General of a Local Finance Bureau or the Director-General of a Local Finance Branch Bureau", the term "Commission" in Article 222-3, paragraph (2) is deemed to be replaced with "the Local Finance Bureau or the Local Finance Branch Bureau to which the official of a Local Finance Bureau, etc. prescribed in Article 224, paragraph (2) who is deemed to be a Commission official referred to in the preceding paragraph pursuant to the provisions of Article 224, paragraph (2) belongs", and the term "to the Commission" in the preceding Article is deemed to be replaced with "to the Director-General of a Local Finance Bureau or the Director-General of a Local Finance Branch Bureau". Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第三項** 財務局長又は財務支局長は、前項において読み替えて適用される前条の規定による財務局等職員の報告を受けたときは、委員会にその内容を報告しなければならない。 art-224/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-224/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-224/par-3 If the Director-General of a Local Finance Bureau or the Director-General of a Local Finance Branch Bureau receives a report from the official of a Local Finance Bureau, etc. under the provisions of the preceding Article as applied pursuant to the preceding paragraph following the deemed replacement of terms, the Director-General must report the content of the report to the Commission. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第四項** 犯則事件の調査に関しては、委員会が財務局長又は財務支局長を指揮監督する。 art-224/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-224/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-224/par-4 The Commission guides and supervises the Director-General of a Local Finance Bureau or the Director-General of a Local Finance Branch Bureau in the investigation of a criminal case. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第五項** 委員会は、犯則事件の調査に関し、必要があると認めるときは、財務局等職員を直接指揮監督することができる。 art-224/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-224/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-224/par-5 The Commission may directly guide and supervise the official of a Local Finance Bureau, etc., if it finds this to be necessary in connection with the investigation of a criminal case. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System --- ## Cites - art-224/par-2: 前項 → 金融商品取引法 第二百二十四条第一項 (Article 224, paragraph (1)), art-224/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-224/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-224/par-1 - art-224/par-2: 第二百十条から前条まで → 金融商品取引法 第二百十条 (Article 210), art-210 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-210 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-210 - art-224/par-2: 第二百十条から前条まで → 金融商品取引法 第二百十一条 (Article 211), art-211 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-211 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-211 - art-224/par-2: 第二百十条から前条まで → 金融商品取引法 第二百十一条の二 (Article 211-2), art-211-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-211-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-211-2 - art-224/par-2: 第二百十条から前条まで → 金融商品取引法 第二百十一条の三 (Article 211-3), art-211-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-211-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-211-3 - art-224/par-2: 第二百十条から前条まで → 金融商品取引法 第二百十一条の四 (Article 211-4), art-211-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-211-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-211-4 - art-224/par-2: 第二百十条から前条まで → 金融商品取引法 第二百十二条 (Article 212), art-212 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-212 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-212 - art-224/par-2: 第二百十条から前条まで → 金融商品取引法 第二百十三条 (Article 213), art-213 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-213 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-213 - art-224/par-2: 第二百十条から前条まで → 金融商品取引法 第二百十四条 (Article 214), art-214 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-214 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-214 - art-224/par-2: 第二百十条から前条まで → 金融商品取引法 第二百十五条 (Article 215), art-215 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-215 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-215 - art-224/par-2: 第二百十条から前条まで → 金融商品取引法 第二百十五条の二 (Article 215-2), art-215-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-215-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-215-2 - art-224/par-2: 第二百十条から前条まで → 金融商品取引法 第二百十六条 (Article 216), art-216 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-216 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-216 - art-224/par-2: 第二百十条から前条まで → 金融商品取引法 第二百十七条 (Article 217), art-217 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-217 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-217 - art-224/par-2: 第二百十条から前条まで → 金融商品取引法 第二百十八条 (Article 218), art-218 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-218 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-218 - art-224/par-2: 第二百十条から前条まで → 金融商品取引法 第二百十九条 (Article 219), art-219 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-219 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-219 - art-224/par-2: 第二百十条から前条まで → 金融商品取引法 第二百二十条 (Article 220), art-220 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-220 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-220 - art-224/par-2: 第二百十条から前条まで → 金融商品取引法 第二百二十一条 (Article 221), art-221 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-221 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-221 - art-224/par-2: 第二百十条から前条まで → 金融商品取引法 第二百二十二条 (Article 222), art-222 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-222 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-222 - art-224/par-2: 第二百十条から前条まで → 金融商品取引法 第二百二十二条の二 (Article 222-2), art-222-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-222-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-222-2 - art-224/par-2: 第二百十条から前条まで → 金融商品取引法 第二百二十二条の三 (Article 222-3), art-222-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-222-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-222-3 - art-224/par-2: 第二百十条から前条まで → 金融商品取引法 第二百二十三条 (Article 223), art-223 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-223 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-223 - art-224/par-2: 第二百十一条第一項 → 金融商品取引法 第二百十一条第一項 (Article 211, paragraph (1)), art-211/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-211/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-211/par-1 - art-224/par-2: 第二百二十二条第二項 → 金融商品取引法 第二百二十二条第二項 (Article 222, paragraph (2)), art-222/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-222/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-222/par-2 - art-224/par-2: 第二百二十二条の三第二項 → 金融商品取引法 第二百二十二条の三第二項 (Article 222-3, paragraph (2)), art-222-3/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-222-3/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-222-3/par-2 - art-224/par-2: 第二百二十四条第二項 → 金融商品取引法 第二百二十四条第二項 (Article 224, paragraph (2)), art-224/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-224/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-224/par-2 - art-224/par-2: 前項 → 金融商品取引法 第二百二十二条の三第一項 (Article 222-3, paragraph (1)), art-222-3/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-222-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-222-3/par-1 - art-224/par-3: 前項 → 金融商品取引法 第二百二十四条第二項 (Article 224, paragraph (2)), art-224/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-224/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-224/par-2 - art-224/par-3: 前条 → 金融商品取引法 第二百二十三条 (Article 223), art-223 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-223 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-223 ## Cited by 2 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 金融商品取引法 第二百二十四条第二項（財務局等職員の犯則調査） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-224/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-224/par-2 - 金融商品取引法 第二百二十四条第三項（財務局等職員の犯則調査） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-224/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-224/par-3 --- ## Sources - e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 金融商品取引法 — the text in force from 2026-08-12 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/323AC0000000025/20260812_508AC0000000064), retrieved 2026-10-22 - Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Financial Instruments and Exchange Act — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4633/tb), retrieved 2026-10-22 - This site's parser, version 212 — 金融商品取引法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-22