# 割賦販売法 / Installment Sales Act — 第三章の三 (Chapter 3-3)

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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: 第三章の三 (Chapter 3-3) — address `ch-3-3`
- Text in force since: 2025-06-01
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/ch-3-3
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/ch-3-3
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## 第三章の三　指定受託機関 — Chapter III-3 Designated Entrusted Institutions
<sup>heading: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>ch-3-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/ch-3-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/ch-3-3</sup>

### 第三十五条の四（指定） — (Designation)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-35-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-4</sup>

**第一項**  第十八条の三第四項（前条において準用する場合を含む。）の指定（以下この章において「指定」という。）は、前受金保全措置としての供託委託契約に係る受託の事業（以下「受託事業」という。）を営もうとする者の申請により行う。
<sup>art-35-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-4/par-1</sup>
A designation as referred to in Article 18-3, paragraph (4) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to the preceding Article) (referred to below as a "designation" in this Chapter) is accorded at the application of a person seeking to engage in the services with which it is entrusted under a contract on the entrustment of business deposits as a preservative measure for advances received (referred to below as "services under entrustment").
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第二項**  指定を受けようとする者は、次の事項を記載した申請書を経済産業大臣に提出しなければならない。
<sup>art-35-4/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-4/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-4/par-2</sup>
A person seeking designation must submit an application to the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry stating the following matters:
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **一**  商号
  <sup>art-35-4/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-4/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-4/par-2/item-1</sup>
  its trade name;
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **二**  本店その他の営業所の名称及び所在地
  <sup>art-35-4/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-4/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-4/par-2/item-2</sup>
  the names and locations of its principal business office and other business offices; and
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **三**  資本金の額及び役員の氏名
  <sup>art-35-4/par-2/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-4/par-2/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-4/par-2/item-3</sup>
  its amount of stated capital and the names of its officers.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第三項**  前項の申請書には、定款、業務方法書、事業計画書、前受業務保証金供託委託契約約款その他経済産業省令で定める書類を添付しなければならない。
<sup>art-35-4/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-4/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-4/par-3</sup>
The articles of incorporation, a statement of business methods, the business plan, the general conditions of the contract on the entrustment of business deposits for prepaid services, and the documents specified by Order of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry must accompany the application referred to in the preceding paragraph.
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

**第四項**  前項の場合において、定款が電磁的記録で作られているときは、書面に代えて電磁的記録（経済産業省令で定めるものに限る。）を添付することができる。
<sup>art-35-4/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-4/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-4/par-4</sup>
In the case referred to in the preceding paragraph, if the articles of incorporation have been created in the form of an electronic or magnetic record, the electronic or magnetic record (limited to one as specified by Order of Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry) may accompany the application in lieu of a paper document.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

### 第三十五条の五（指定の基準） — (Designation Standards)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-35-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-5</sup>

**第一項**  経済産業大臣は、指定を申請した者が次の各号のいずれかに該当すると認めるときは、その指定をしてはならない。
<sup>art-35-5/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-5/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-5/par-1</sup>
If the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry finds a person applying for designation to fall under one of the following items, the minister must not accord that person the designation:
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **一**  資本金の額が五千万円以上の株式会社でない者
  <sup>art-35-5/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-5/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-5/par-1/item-1</sup>
  a person that is not a stock company with a stated capital of at least 50,000,000 yen;
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **二**  前号に掲げるもののほか、その行おうとする受託事業を健全に遂行するに足りる財産的基礎を有しない者
  <sup>art-35-5/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-5/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-5/par-1/item-2</sup>
  a person other than one stated in the preceding item, but which does not have a sufficient financial basis to soundly perform the services under entrustment which it seeks to perform;
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **三**  定款の規定又は業務方法書若しくは事業計画書の内容が法令に違反し、又は事業の適正な運営を確保するのに十分でない者
  <sup>art-35-5/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-5/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-5/par-1/item-3</sup>
  a person whose articles of incorporation, business method, or business plan is in violation of laws and regulations, or is not sufficient for ensuring proper business operations;
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "a person whose articles of incorporation, business method, or business plan is in violation of laws and regulations, or a person that is not capable of ensuring proper business operations;" — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4837/tb</sup>

  **四**  前受業務保証金供託委託契約約款の内容が経済産業省令で定める基準に適合しない者
  <sup>art-35-5/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-5/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-5/par-1/item-4</sup>
  a person with general conditions in its contract on the entrustment of business deposits for prepaid services which do not conform to the standards specified by Order of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry;
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **五**  第三十五条の十四第二項の規定により指定を取り消され、その取消しの日から三年を経過しない者
  <sup>art-35-5/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-5/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-5/par-1/item-5</sup>
  a person whose designation has been rescinded pursuant to the provisions of Article 35-14, paragraph (2), if three years have not yet passed since the date of the rescission;
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **六**  この法律の規定により罰金の刑に処せられ、その刑の執行を終わり、又は執行を受けることがなくなつた日から三年を経過しない者
  <sup>art-35-5/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-5/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-5/par-1/item-6</sup>
  a person that has been sentenced to a fine pursuant to the provisions of this Act, if three years have not yet passed since the person finished serving the sentence or ceased to be subject to its enforcement; or
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **七**  役員のうちに次のいずれかに該当する者のある者
  <sup>art-35-5/par-1/item-7 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-5/par-1/item-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-5/par-1/item-7</sup>
  a person with an officer that falls under one of the following:
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **イ**  心身の故障のため職務を適正に執行することができない者として経済産業省令で定める者
    <sup>art-35-5/par-1/item-7/sub-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-5/par-1/item-7/sub-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-5/par-1/item-7/sub-1</sup>
    a person specified by Order of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry as being unable to cope with the execution of their duties due to a mental or physical disorder;
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **ロ**  破産手続開始の決定を受けて復権を得ない者
    <sup>art-35-5/par-1/item-7/sub-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-5/par-1/item-7/sub-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-5/par-1/item-7/sub-2</sup>
    a person that has not had rights restored after receiving a ruling of commencement of bankruptcy proceedings;
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **ハ**  拘禁刑以上の刑に処せられ、又はこの法律の規定により罰金の刑に処せられ、その刑の執行を終わり、又は執行を受けることがなくなつた日から三年を経過しない者
    <sup>art-35-5/par-1/item-7/sub-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-5/par-1/item-7/sub-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-5/par-1/item-7/sub-3</sup>
    a person that has been sentenced to imprisonment or a heavier punishment or a person that has been sentenced to a fine pursuant to the provisions of this Act, if three years have not yet passed since the person finished serving the sentence or ceased to be subject to its enforcement; or
    <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

    **ニ**  指定を受けた者（以下「指定受託機関」という。）が第三十五条の十四第二項の規定により指定を取り消された場合において、その処分のあつた日前三十日以内にその指定受託機関の役員であつた者で、その処分のあつた日から三年を経過しないもの
    <sup>art-35-5/par-1/item-7/sub-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-5/par-1/item-7/sub-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-5/par-1/item-7/sub-4</sup>
    a person that, during the 30 days before the relevant disposition, was the officer of a person accorded a designation (referred to below as a "designated entrusted institution"), whose designation has been rescinded pursuant to the provisions of Article 35-14, paragraph (2), if three years have not yet passed since the date of the disposition.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

### 第三十五条の六（変更の届出） — (Notification of a Change)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-35-6 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-6</sup>

**第一項**  指定受託機関は、第三十五条の四第二項各号の事項又は定款、業務方法書若しくは前受業務保証金供託委託契約約款に記載し、若しくは記録した事項について変更があつたときは、遅滞なく、その旨を経済産業大臣に届け出なければならない。
<sup>art-35-6/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-6/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-6/par-1</sup>
If there is any change to a matter stated in one of the items of Article 35-4, paragraph (2), a matter stated or recorded in the articles of incorporation, a business method, or the general conditions of a contract on the entrustment of business deposits for prepaid services, the designated entrusted institution must notify the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry of this without delay.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "If there is any change to a matter stated in one the items of Article 35-4, paragraph (2), a matter stated or recorded in the articles of incorporation, a business method, or the general conditions of a contract on the entrustment of business deposits for prepaid services, the designated entrusted institution must notify the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry of this without delay." — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4837/tb</sup>

### 第三十五条の七（廃止の届出） — (Notification of Discontinuation)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-35-7 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-7</sup>

**第一項**  指定受託機関は、受託事業を廃止したときは、遅滞なく、その旨を経済産業大臣に届け出なければならない。
<sup>art-35-7/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-7/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-7/par-1</sup>
If a designated entrusted institution discontinues services under entrustment, it must notify the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry of this without delay.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第二項**  前項の規定による届出があつたときは、指定は、その効力を失う。
<sup>art-35-7/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-7/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-7/par-2</sup>
If a notification under the provisions of the preceding paragraph is filed, the designation ceases to be valid.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

### 第三十五条の八（事業計画書等の提出） — (Submission of a Business Plan)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-35-8 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-8</sup>

**第一項**  指定受託機関は、毎事業年度開始前に、その事業年度の事業計画書を作成し、経済産業大臣に提出しなければならない。
<sup>art-35-8/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-8/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-8/par-1</sup>
Before the commencement of each business year, a designated entrusted institution must prepare and submit a business plan for the relevant business year to the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第二項**  指定受託機関は、事業計画書に記載した事項を変更したときは、遅滞なく、その旨を経済産業大臣に届け出なければならない。
<sup>art-35-8/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-8/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-8/par-2</sup>
If a designated entrusted institution changes a matter stated in the business plan, it must notify the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry of this without delay.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第三項**  指定受託機関は、毎事業年度経過後三月以内に、その事業年度の事業報告書を作成し、経済産業大臣に提出しなければならない。
<sup>art-35-8/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-8/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-8/par-3</sup>
Within three months after the end of each business year, a designated entrusted institution must prepare and submit a business report for the relevant business year to the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

### 第三十五条の九（兼業の制限） — (Restriction on Concurrent Business)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-35-9 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-9 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-9</sup>

**第一項**  指定受託機関は、受託事業以外の事業を営んではならない。ただし、受託事業以外の事業を営むことが受託事業の適正な運営に支障を及ぼすおそれがないと認められる場合で、経済産業大臣の承認を受けたときは、この限りでない。
<sup>art-35-9/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-9/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-9/par-1</sup>
A designated entrusted institution must not engage in any business other than services under entrustment; provided, however, that this does not apply if its performance of business other than services under entrustment is found to carry no risk of compromising the appropriate performance of services under entrustment, and it obtains the approval of the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

### 第三十五条の十（責任準備金の計上） — (Recording of Liability Reserves)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-35-10 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-10 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-10</sup>

**第一項**  指定受託機関は、事業年度末においてまだ経過していない供託委託契約があるときは、次の各号に掲げる金額のうちいずれか多い金額を、事業年度ごとに責任準備金として計上しなければならない。
<sup>art-35-10/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-10/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-10/par-1</sup>
If there are unexpired contracts on the entrustment of business deposits at the end of a business year, the designated entrusted institution must record liability reserves for each business year in whichever is the highest of the amounts prescribed in the following items:
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **一**  当該供託委託契約の契約期間のうちまだ経過していない期間に対応する委託手数料の総額に相当する金額
  <sup>art-35-10/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-10/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-10/par-1/item-1</sup>
  the amount that corresponds to all commission for the remaining period of the contract terms of the contracts on the entrustment of business deposits; or
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **二**  当該事業年度において受領した委託手数料の総額から当該委託手数料に係る供託委託契約に基づいて供託した前受業務保証金（当該前受業務保証金の供託による委託者からの収入金を除く。）、当該委託手数料に係る供託委託契約のために積み立てるべき供託備金及び当該事業年度の事業費の合計額を控除した残額に相当する金額
  <sup>art-35-10/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-10/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-10/par-1/item-2</sup>
  the amount that corresponds to the balance of all commission received during the business year less the sum total of business deposits for prepaid services deposited pursuant to the contracts on the entrustment of business deposits which entail commission (excluding income from the entrusting party through the depositing of business deposits for prepaid services), deposit reserves that must be set aside due to contracts on the entrustment of business deposits which entail commission, and the total business costs for the business year.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "the amount that corresponds to the balance of all commission received during the business year less the sum total of business deposits for prepaid services deposited pursuant to the contracts on the entrustment of business deposits which entail commission (excluding income from the entrusting party through the depositing of business deposits for prepaid services), deposit reserves that must be set aside due to contracts on the entrustment of business deposits which entail commission, and the projected total business costs for the business year." — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4837/tb</sup>

### 第三十五条の十一（供託備金の積立て） — (Setting Aside of Deposit Reserves)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-35-11 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-11 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-11</sup>

**第一項**  指定受託機関は、決算期ごとに、次の各号の一に掲げる金額がある場合においては、供託備金として当該各号に掲げる金額を積み立てなければならない。
<sup>art-35-11/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-11/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-11/par-1</sup>
In each accounting period in which there is an amount of money as stated in one of the following items, the designated entrusted institution must set aside the amount stated in that item as a deposit reserve:
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **一**  供託委託契約に基づいて供託すべき前受業務保証金の額のうちに決算期までにその供託が終わらないものがある場合においては、その金額
  <sup>art-35-11/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-11/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-11/par-1/item-1</sup>
  any amount of money out of a business deposit for prepaid services that is to be deposited based on a contract on the entrustment of business deposits, but which has not been deposited by the accounting period;
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **二**  供託委託契約に基づいて供託する義務が生じたと認められる前受業務保証金の額がある場合においては、その供託すべきものと認められる金額
  <sup>art-35-11/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-11/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-11/par-1/item-2</sup>
  any amount of money it is found must be deposited, in a case in which a duty to make a business deposit for prepaid services is deemed to have arisen based on a contract on the entrustment of business deposits; or
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **三**  現に前受業務保証金の額について訴訟が係属しているために供託していないものがある場合においては、その金額
  <sup>art-35-11/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-11/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-11/par-1/item-3</sup>
  any amount of money not yet deposited due to a pending lawsuit involving a business deposit for prepaid services.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

### 第三十五条の十二（受託事業基金） — (Funds for Services Under Entrustment)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-35-12 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-12 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-12</sup>

**第一項**  指定受託機関は、定款の定めるところにより、受託事業基金を設けなければならない。
<sup>art-35-12/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-12/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-12/par-1</sup>
A designated entrusted institution must establish funds for services under entrustment pursuant to the provisions of the articles of incorporation.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第二項**  指定受託機関は、責任準備金をもつて前受業務保証金を供託することができない場合においては、当該前受業務保証金の供託に充てる場合に限り、受託事業基金を使用することができる。
<sup>art-35-12/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-12/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-12/par-2</sup>
If liability reserves are not sufficient to enable a designated entrusted institution to make a business deposit for prepaid services, it may use funds for services under entrustment, but only if these are allocated to cover business deposits for prepaid services.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

### 第三十五条の十三（改善命令） — (Improvement Orders)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-35-13 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-13 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-13</sup>

**第一項**  経済産業大臣は、指定受託機関が第三十五条の五第二号から第四号までの規定に該当することとなつたと認めるときは、当該指定受託機関に対し、財産の状況又はその事業の運営を改善するため必要な措置をとるべきことを命ずることができる。
<sup>art-35-13/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-13/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-13/par-1</sup>
If the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry finds that a designated entrusted institution falls under the provisions of one of Article 35-5, items (ii) through (iv), the minister may order the designated entrusted institution to take the necessary measures to improve its financial condition or business operations.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

### 第三十五条の十四（指定の取消し等） — (Rescission of Designation)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-35-14 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-14 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-14</sup>

**第一項**  経済産業大臣は、指定受託機関が指定を受けた日から六月以内に受託事業を開始しないとき、又は引き続き六月以上受託事業を休止したときは、その指定を取り消すことができる。
<sup>art-35-14/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-14/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-14/par-1</sup>
If a designated entrusted institution fails to commence services under entrustment within six months from the day of its designation or suspends services under entrustment for six consecutive months or longer, the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry may rescind its designation.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第二項**  経済産業大臣は、指定受託機関が次の各号の一に該当するときは、その指定を取り消し、又は六月以内の期間を定めて受託事業の全部若しくは一部の停止を命ずることができる。
<sup>art-35-14/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-14/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-14/par-2</sup>
If a designated entrusted institution falls under one of the following items, the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry may rescind its designation or order the suspension of all or part of the services under entrustment during a fixed period of no longer than six months:
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **一**  この法律の規定に違反したとき。
  <sup>art-35-14/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-14/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-14/par-2/item-1</sup>
  it violates the provisions of this Act;
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **二**  第三十五条の五第一号、第六号又は第七号の規定に該当することとなつたとき。
  <sup>art-35-14/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-14/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-14/par-2/item-2</sup>
  it comes to fall under the provisions of one of Article 35-5, item (i), (vi), or (vii);
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **三**  前条の規定による命令に違反したとき。
  <sup>art-35-14/par-2/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-14/par-2/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-14/par-2/item-3</sup>
  it violates an order under the provisions of the preceding Article;
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **四**  前号に掲げるもののほか、この法律の規定に基づく経済産業大臣の処分に違反したとき。
  <sup>art-35-14/par-2/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-14/par-2/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-14/par-2/item-4</sup>
  it violates a disposition of the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry based on the provisions of this Act, beyond what is stated in the preceding item; or
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **五**  不正の手段により指定を受けたとき。
  <sup>art-35-14/par-2/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-14/par-2/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-14/par-2/item-5</sup>
  it has obtained the designation by wrongful means.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

### 第三十五条の十五（経済産業省令への委任） — (Delegation to Order of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-35-15 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-15 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-15</sup>

**第一項**  この章に定めるもののほか、指定並びに指定受託機関の業務、財務及び会計に関し必要な事項は、経済産業省令で定める。
<sup>art-35-15/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/installment-sales-act/art-35-15/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000159/art-35-15/par-1</sup>
Beyond what is specified in this Chapter, the necessary matters relevant to the designation and to the services, finances, and accounting of a designated entrusted institution, are specified by Order of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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