picious transactions can be used (limited to the investigation into cases other than political crimes), the consent set forth in paragraph 3 shall be deemed to have been given for the use of the said information on suspicious transactions within the said scope of the investigation.

## Article 13 (Reports)

A competent administrative agency may, to the extent necessary for the enforcement of this Act, request a specified business operator to submit reports or materials concerning its business affairs.

## Article 14 (On-site Inspections)

(1) A competent administrative agency may, to the extent necessary for the enforcement of this Act, have its officials enter a business office or other facility of a specified business operator, inspect the books, documents, and any other objects of the said facility, or ask questions of the persons concerned with regard to its business affairs.

(2) The officials who conduct on-site inspections under the preceding paragraph shall carry a certificate of identification and show it to any person concerned upon request.

(3) The authority for on-site inspections under paragraph 1 shall not be construed as being vested for criminal investigation.

(4) The provisions of paragraph 1 shall not apply to the Bank of Japan as a specified business operator.

### Article 15 (Guidance, etc.)

A competent administrative agency may, when it finds it necessary to ensure the appropriate and smooth implementation of measures by a specified business operator specified by this Act, provide the necessary guidance, advice, and make the necessary suggestions to the specified business operator.

## Article 16 (Order for Rectification)

A competent administrative agency may, when it finds that a specified business operator has violated the provisions of Article 4, paragraphs 1 to 3, Article 6, Article 7, Article 9, paragraph 1 or paragraph 2, or Article 10 in the course of performing its business affairs, order the specified business operator to take any necessary measures to rectify the violation.

## Article 17 (Statement of Opinion by the National Public Safety Commission)

(1) The National Public Safety Commission may, when it finds that a specified business operator has violated the provisions prescribed in the preceding Article in the course of performing its business affairs, state its opinion to a competent administrative agency (excluding prefectural Public Safety Commissions; hereinafter the same shall apply in this Article) to the effect that an order under the preceding Article should be issued against the specified business operator. In the case where measures such as the suspension of operation may be taken on the ground of the said violation under other laws or regulations, the Commission may state its opinion to the competent administrative agency to the effect that the said measures should be taken against the specified business operator.

(2) The National Public Safety Commission may, to the extent necessary for stating its opinion under the preceding paragraph, request the specified business operator to submit reports or materials concerning its operations or direct the prefectural police whichever it finds appropriate to conduct necessary inquiry.

(3) The Superintendent General or the Chief of the Prefectural Police Headquarters who has received the direction set forth in the preceding paragraph may, when it is found especially necessary for conducting the inquiry under the same paragraph, obtain approval from the National Public Safety Commission in advance and have its officials enter a business office or other facility of the specified business operator, inspect the books, documents, and any other objects of the said facility, or ask questions of the persons concerned with regard to its operations. In this case, the provisions of Article 14, paragraphs 2 to 4 shall apply mutatis mutandis.

(4) The National Public Safety Commission shall, before granting the approval set forth in the preceding paragraph, notify a competent administrative agency (when a competent administrative agency is a prefectural governor, the said prefectural governor through the competent minister) of the fact that the Commission will grant the approval.