Agricultural and Fishery Cooperatives Savings Insurance Act. Country/Territory Japan Document type Legislation Date 1973 (2021) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development, Fisheries Keyword Cooperative/producer organization Financing Institution Offences/penalties Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Eastern Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific Abstract The purpose of this Act is, in order to protect the depositors, etc. of agricultural or fishery cooperative and to secure the settlement of funds relating to agricultural or fishery cooperative in financial difficulties, to provide for the payment of insurance proceeds, etc. and the purchase of claims on savings, etc. as necessary in the event that an agricultural or fishery cooperative suspends the withdrawal of savings, etc., and to establish a system of appropriate financial assistance for mergers, etc. relating to agricultural or fishery cooperative in financial difficulties, management by administrators, measures to deal with financial crises, and measures for the orderly processing of assets and liabilities of the Norinchukin Bank. Full text English/Japanese Website www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp