# 金融商品取引法 / Financial Instruments and Exchange Act — 第七十九条の四十 (Article 79-40)

- 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: 第七十九条の四十 (Article 79-40)（仮理事又は仮監事） — address `art-79-40`
- 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-79-40
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-79-40
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### 第七十九条の四十（仮理事又は仮監事） — (Provisional Board Members and Provisional Auditors)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-79-40 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-79-40 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-79-40</sup>

  **第一項**  内閣総理大臣及び財務大臣は、理事又は監事の職務を行う者のない場合において、必要があると認めるときは、仮理事又は仮監事を選任することができる。
  <sup>art-79-40/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-79-40/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-79-40/par-1</sup>
  If there is no one to perform the duties of a board member or an inspector and the Prime Minister and the Minister of Finance find it to be necessary, they may appoint a provisional board member or provisional inspector.
  <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) — 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