# 金融商品取引法 / Financial Instruments and Exchange Act — 第五十六条の二 (Article 56-2) - 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: 第五十六条の二 (Article 56-2)（報告の徴取及び検査） — address `art-56-2` - 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-56-2 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-56-2 - 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. --- ### 第五十六条の二（報告の徴取及び検査） — (Collection of Reports and Inspections) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-56-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-56-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-56-2 **第一項** 内閣総理大臣は、公益又は投資者保護のため必要かつ適当であると認めるときは、金融商品取引業者等、これと取引をする者、当該金融商品取引業者等（登録金融機関を除く。）がその総株主等の議決権の過半数を保有する銀行等（以下この項において「子特定法人」という。）、当該金融商品取引業者等を子会社（第二十九条の四第四項に規定する子会社をいう。以下この条において同じ。）とする持株会社若しくは当該金融商品取引業者等から業務の委託を受けた者（その者から委託（二以上の段階にわたる委託を含む。）を受けた者を含む。以下この項において同じ。）に対し当該金融商品取引業者等の業務若しくは財産に関し参考となるべき報告若しくは資料（当該子特定法人にあつては、当該金融商品取引業者等（登録金融機関を除く。）の財産に関し参考となるべき報告又は資料に限る。）の提出を命じ、又は当該職員に当該金融商品取引業者等、当該子特定法人、当該金融商品取引業者等を子会社とする持株会社若しくは当該金融商品取引業者等から業務の委託を受けた者の業務若しくは財産の状況若しくは帳簿書類その他の物件の検査（当該子特定法人にあつては当該金融商品取引業者等（登録金融機関を除く。）の財産に関し必要な検査に、当該金融商品取引業者等を子会社とする持株会社又は当該金融商品取引業者等から業務の委託を受けた者にあつては当該金融商品取引業者等の業務又は財産に関し必要な検査に限る。）をさせることができる。 art-56-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-56-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-56-2/par-1 When the Prime Minister finds it to be necessary and appropriate in the public interest or for the protection of investors, the Prime Minister may order a financial instruments business operator, etc., a person that conducts transactions with a financial instruments business operator, etc., a bank, etc. in which a financial instruments business operator, etc. (excluding a registered financial institution) holds the majority of the voting rights held by all the shareholders, etc. (hereinafter such a bank, etc. is referred to as a "specified subsidiary corporation" in this paragraph), a holding company that has a financial instruments business operator, etc. as its subsidiary company (meaning a subsidiary company as prescribed in Article 29-4, paragraph (4); hereinafter the same applies in this Article), or the person that a financial instruments business operator, etc. has entrusted with its business (including a person that has received entrustment from the person (including entrustment at two or more degrees of separation from the original entrustment); hereinafter the same applies in this paragraph), to submit reports or materials that should serve as a reference in connection with the business or assets of the financial instruments business operator, etc. (but may only order a specified subsidiary corporation submit reports or materials that should serve as a reference in connection with the assets of the financial instruments business operator, etc. (excluding a registered financial institution)), and may have the relevant officials inspect the state of the business or assets, or the books, documents, and any other articles, of a financial instruments business operator, etc., a specified subsidiary corporation, a holding company that has a financial instruments business operator, etc. as its subsidiary company, or the person that a financial instruments business operator, etc. has entrusted with its business (but may only have the relevant officials inspect a specified subsidiary corporation as is necessary in connection with the assets of the financial instruments business operator, etc. (excluding a registered financial institution), and may only have the relevant officials inspect a holding company that has a financial instruments business operator, etc. as its subsidiary company, or the person that a financial instruments business operator, etc. has entrusted with its business, as is necessary in connection with the business or assets of the financial instruments business operator, etc.). Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 内閣総理大臣は、公益又は投資者保護のため必要かつ適当であると認めるときは、金融商品取引業者（第一種金融商品取引業又は投資運用業を行う者に限り、外国法人を除く。以下この項において同じ。）の主要株主（第二十九条の四第二項に規定する主要株主をいう。以下この項において同じ。）若しくは金融商品取引業者を子会社とする持株会社の主要株主に対し第三十二条から第三十二条の三まで（当該金融商品取引業者を子会社とする持株会社の主要株主にあつては、第三十二条の四において準用する第三十二条第一項若しくは第二項、第三十二条の二第一項又は第三十二条の三第一項。以下この項において同じ。）の届出若しくは措置若しくは当該金融商品取引業者の業務若しくは財産に関し参考となるべき報告若しくは資料の提出を命じ、又は当該職員に当該主要株主の書類その他の物件の検査（第三十二条から第三十二条の三までの届出若しくは措置又は当該金融商品取引業者の業務若しくは財産に関し必要な検査に限る。）をさせることができる。 art-56-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-56-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-56-2/par-2 When the Prime Minister finds it to be necessary and appropriate in the public interest or for the protection of investors, the Prime Minister may order the major shareholder (meaning a major shareholder as provided for in Article 29-4, paragraph (2); hereinafter the same applies in this paragraph) of a financial instruments business operator (limited to one engaged in type-I financial instruments business or investment management business, and excluding a foreign corporation; hereinafter the same applies in this paragraph) or the major shareholder of a holding company that has a financial instruments business operator as its subsidiary company to submit a notification or take measures referred to in Articles 32 through 32-3 (this means Article 32, paragraph (1) or (2); Article 32-2, paragraph (1); or Article 32-3, paragraph (1) as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 32-4 in the case of the major shareholder of a holding company that has a financial instruments business operator as its subsidiary company; hereinafter the same applies in this paragraph), and to submit reports or materials that should serve as a reference in connection with the business or assets of a financial instruments business operator, and may have the relevant officials inspect documents or other articles of such a major shareholder (but only as is necessary in connection with the notification or measures referred to in Articles 32 through 32-3 or the business or assets of the financial instruments business operator, etc.). Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第三項** 内閣総理大臣は、第一項の規定による場合を除き、第三十六条第一項の規定の遵守を確保するため必要かつ適当であると認めるときは、特定金融商品取引業者等（同条第二項に規定する特定金融商品取引業者等をいう。以下この項において同じ。）の親金融機関等（同条第三項に規定する親金融機関等をいう。以下この項において同じ。）若しくは子金融機関等（同条第四項に規定する子金融機関等をいう。以下この項において同じ。）に対し当該特定金融商品取引業者等の業務若しくは財産に関し参考となるべき報告若しくは資料の提出を命じ、又は当該職員に当該特定金融商品取引業者等の親金融機関等若しくは子金融機関等の業務若しくは財産の状況若しくは帳簿書類その他の物件の検査をさせることができる。 art-56-2/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-56-2/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-56-2/par-3 Except in the case provided for in paragraph (1), when the Prime Minister finds it to be necessary and appropriate for ensuring compliance with the provisions of Article 36, paragraph (1), the Prime Minister may order the parent financial institution, etc. (meaning a parent financial institution, etc. provided for in Article 36, paragraph (3); hereinafter the same applies in this paragraph) or subsidiary financial institution, etc. (meaning a subsidiary financial institution, etc. provided for in Article 36, paragraph (4); hereinafter the same applies in this paragraph) of a specified financial instruments business operator, etc. (meaning a specified financial instruments business operator, etc. provided for in Article 36, paragraph (2); hereinafter the same applies in this paragraph) to submit reports or materials that should serve as a reference in connection with the business or assets of the specified financial instruments business operator, etc., and may have the relevant officials inspect the state of the business or assets, or the books, documents, and any other articles, of the parent financial institution, etc. or the subsidiary financial institution, etc. of the relevant specified financial instruments business operator, etc. machine translation, not official **第四項** 内閣総理大臣は、第一項の規定による場合を除き、第四十四条の三の規定の遵守を確保するため必要かつ適当であると認めるときは、金融商品取引業者の親銀行等（第三十一条の四第三項に規定する親銀行等をいう。以下この項において同じ。）若しくは子銀行等（第三十一条の四第四項に規定する子銀行等をいう。以下この項において同じ。）に対し当該金融商品取引業者の業務若しくは財産に関し参考となるべき報告若しくは資料の提出を命じ、又は当該職員に当該金融商品取引業者の親銀行等若しくは子銀行等の業務若しくは財産の状況若しくは帳簿書類その他の物件の検査をさせることができる。 art-56-2/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-56-2/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-56-2/par-4 In a case other than what is provided for in paragraph (1), when the Prime Minister finds it to be necessary and appropriate for ensuring compliance with Article 44-3, the Prime Minister may order the parent bank, etc. (meaning a parent bank, etc. provided for in Article 31-4, paragraph (3); hereinafter the same applies in this paragraph) or subsidiary bank, etc. (meaning a subsidiary bank, etc. provided for in Article 31-4, paragraph (4); hereinafter the same applies in this paragraph) of a financial instruments business operator to submit reports or materials that should serve as a reference in connection with the business or assets of the financial instruments business operator, and may have the relevant officials inspect the state of the business or assets, or the books, documents, and any other articles, of the parent bank, etc. or subsidiary bank, etc. of the relevant financial instruments business operator. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System --- ## Cites - art-56-2/par-1: この項 → 金融商品取引法 第五十六条の二第一項 (Article 56-2, paragraph (1)), art-56-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-56-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-56-2/par-1 - art-56-2/par-1: 第二十九条の四第四項 → 金融商品取引法 第二十九条の四第四項 (Article 29-4, paragraph (4)), art-29-4/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-29-4/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-29-4/par-4 - art-56-2/par-1: この条 → 金融商品取引法 第五十六条の二 (Article 56-2), art-56-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-56-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-56-2 - art-56-2/par-2: この項 → 金融商品取引法 第五十六条の二第二項 (Article 56-2, paragraph (2)), art-56-2/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-56-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-56-2/par-2 - art-56-2/par-2: 第二十九条の四第二項 → 金融商品取引法 第二十九条の四第二項 (Article 29-4, paragraph (2)), art-29-4/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-29-4/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-29-4/par-2 - art-56-2/par-2: 第三十二条から第三十二条の三まで → 金融商品取引法 第三十二条 (Article 32), art-32 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-32 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-32 - art-56-2/par-2: 第三十二条から第三十二条の三まで → 金融商品取引法 第三十二条の二 (Article 32-2), art-32-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-32-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-32-2 - art-56-2/par-2: 第三十二条から第三十二条の三まで → 金融商品取引法 第三十二条の三 (Article 32-3), art-32-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-32-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-32-3 - art-56-2/par-2: 第三十二条の四 → 金融商品取引法 第三十二条の四 (Article 32-4), art-32-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-32-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-32-4 - art-56-2/par-2: 第三十二条第一項 → 金融商品取引法 第三十二条第一項 (Article 32, paragraph (1)), art-32/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-32/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-32/par-1 - art-56-2/par-2: 第二項 → 金融商品取引法 第三十二条第二項 (Article 32, paragraph (2)), art-32/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-32/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-32/par-2 - art-56-2/par-2: 第三十二条の二第一項 → 金融商品取引法 第三十二条の二第一項 (Article 32-2, paragraph (1)), art-32-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-32-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-32-2/par-1 - art-56-2/par-2: 第三十二条の三第一項 → 金融商品取引法 第三十二条の三第一項 (Article 32-3, paragraph (1)), art-32-3/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-32-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-32-3/par-1 - art-56-2/par-3: 第一項 → 金融商品取引法 第五十六条の二第一項 (Article 56-2, paragraph (1)), art-56-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-56-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-56-2/par-1 - art-56-2/par-3: 第三十六条第一項 → 金融商品取引法 第三十六条第一項 (Article 36, paragraph (1)), art-36/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-36/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-36/par-1 - art-56-2/par-3: 同条第二項 → 金融商品取引法 第三十六条第二項 (Article 36, paragraph (2)), art-36/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-36/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-36/par-2 - art-56-2/par-3: この項 → 金融商品取引法 第五十六条の二第三項 (Article 56-2, paragraph (3)), art-56-2/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-56-2/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-56-2/par-3 - art-56-2/par-3: 同条第三項 → 金融商品取引法 第三十六条第三項 (Article 36, paragraph (3)), art-36/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-36/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-36/par-3 - art-56-2/par-3: 同条第四項 → 金融商品取引法 第三十六条第四項 (Article 36, paragraph (4)), art-36/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-36/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-36/par-4 - art-56-2/par-4: 第一項 → 金融商品取引法 第五十六条の二第一項 (Article 56-2, paragraph (1)), art-56-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-56-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-56-2/par-1 - art-56-2/par-4: 第四十四条の三 → 金融商品取引法 第四十四条の三 (Article 44-3), art-44-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-44-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-44-3 - art-56-2/par-4: 第三十一条の四第三項 → 金融商品取引法 第三十一条の四第三項 (Article 31-4, paragraph (3)), art-31-4/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-31-4/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-31-4/par-3 - art-56-2/par-4: この項 → 金融商品取引法 第五十六条の二第四項 (Article 56-2, paragraph (4)), art-56-2/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-56-2/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-56-2/par-4 - art-56-2/par-4: 第三十一条の四第四項 → 金融商品取引法 第三十一条の四第四項 (Article 31-4, paragraph (4)), art-31-4/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-31-4/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-31-4/par-4 ## Cited by 16 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 金融商品取引法 第五十条第一項第四号（休止等の届出） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-50/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-50/par-1/item-4 - 金融商品取引法 第五十条の二第四項（廃業等の届出等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-50-2/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-50-2/par-4 - 金融商品取引法 第五十六条の二第一項（報告の徴取及び検査） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-56-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-56-2/par-1 - 金融商品取引法 第五十六条の二第二項（報告の徴取及び検査） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-56-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-56-2/par-2 - 金融商品取引法 第五十六条の二第三項（報告の徴取及び検査） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-56-2/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-56-2/par-3 - 金融商品取引法 第五十六条の二第四項（報告の徴取及び検査） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-56-2/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-56-2/par-4 - 金融商品取引法 第六十五条の三第三項（裁判所の調査依頼） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-65-3/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-65-3/par-3 - 金融商品取引法 第六十五条の四第一項（内閣府令への委任） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-65-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-65-4/par-1 - 金融商品取引法 第六十五条の五第二項（適用除外） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-65-5/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-65-5/par-2 - 金融商品取引法 第百九十条第一項（検査職員の証票携帯） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-190/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-190/par-1 - 金融商品取引法 第百九十四条の七第二項第一号（金融庁長官への権限の委任） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-194-7/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-194-7/par-2/item-1 - 金融商品取引法 第百九十四条の七第三項（金融庁長官への権限の委任） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-194-7/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-194-7/par-3 - 金融商品取引法 第百九十八条の六第一項第十号 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-198-6/par-1/item-10 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-198-6/par-1/item-10 - 金融商品取引法 第百九十八条の六第一項第十一号 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-198-6/par-1/item-11 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-198-6/par-1/item-11 - 金融商品取引法 第百九十八条の六第一項第十二号 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-198-6/par-1/item-12 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-198-6/par-1/item-12 - 金融商品取引法 第百九十八条の六第一項第十三号 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-198-6/par-1/item-13 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-198-6/par-1/item-13 --- ## 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 - claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch financial-instruments-and-exchange-act-20261023T035921-007, translated 2026-10-23 - This site's parser, version 212 — 金融商品取引法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-22