# 割賦販売法 / Installment Sales Act — 第一条 (Article 1)

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- Law: 割賦販売法 (Installment Sales Act), 昭和三十六年法律第百五十九号
- English title "Installment Sales 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: 第一条 (Article 1)（目的及び運用上の配慮） — address `art-1`
- Text in force since: 2025-06-01
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-1
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-1
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### 第一条（目的及び運用上の配慮） — (Purpose and Operational Considerations)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-1</sup>

**第一項**  この法律は、割賦販売等に係る取引の公正の確保、購入者等が受けることのある損害の防止及びクレジットカード番号等の適切な管理等に必要な措置を講ずることにより、割賦販売等に係る取引の健全な発達を図るとともに、購入者等の利益を保護し、あわせて商品等の流通及び役務の提供を円滑にし、もつて国民経済の発展に寄与することを目的とする。
<sup>art-1/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-1/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-1/par-1</sup>
The purpose of this Act is to protect the interests of purchasers and to achieve a smooth distribution of goods and the smooth provision of services, as well as to promote the sound development of dealings in installment sales, by taking the necessary measures to ensure the fairness of dealings in installment sales, etc., to prevent damages that purchasers suffer, and to ensure the proper management, etc. of credit card numbers, so as to contribute to the development of the national economy.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第二項**  この法律の運用にあたつては、割賦販売等を行なう中小商業者の事業の安定及び振興に留意しなければならない。
<sup>art-1/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-1/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-1/par-2</sup>
In the application of this Act, due consideration must be given to the stability and development of small and medium-sized commercial enterprises with dealings in installment sales.
<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) — 割賦販売法 — the text in force from 2025-06-01 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/336AC0000000159/20250601_504AC0000000068), retrieved 2026-11-02
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Installment Sales Act — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4837/tb), retrieved 2026-11-02
- This site's parser, version 222 — 割賦販売法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-11-02