Effectiveness of Prior Registration in the Case of Transferred Registration)
Article 7 Where a Money Lender, after being registered under Article 3, paragraph (1), falls under any of the cases listed in the following items but intends to continue to engage in the Money Lending Business, and newly receives a registration from the Prime Minister or prefectural governor pursuant to the provisions of Article 3, paragraph (1), the registration pertaining to the Money Lender previously received from the Prime Minister or prefectural governor shall cease to be effective:
(i) Where a Money Lender who was previously registered by the Prime Minister has come to maintain business offices or other offices within only one prefectural area;
(ii) Where a Money Lender who was previously registered by a prefectural governor has abolished the business office(s) or other office(s) within the relevant prefectural area and has established a business office(s) or other office(s) within another prefectural area; or
(iii) Where a Money Lender who was previously registered by a prefectural governor has come to maintain business offices or other offices within two or more prefectural areas.