Article 1The causes provided for by Cabinet Order of Article 2, item (i) of Basic Act on Disaster Management (hereinafter referred to as "the Act") are to be the massive release of radioactive materials, sinking of a ship resulting in many victims or any other large-scale accidents.

Article 2(1)The report on disaster management plan under Article 9, paragraph (2) of the Act is to be made at an ordinary session in the Diet which is usually convened during January of the year to which April 1 of the fiscal year belongs pursuant to the provisions of Article 2 of the Diet Act (Act No. 79 of 1947) pertaining to the plan on disaster management to be implemented in every fiscal year.

(2)The report on the outline of measures taken pertaining to disaster management under Article 9, paragraph (2) of the Act is to be made at an ordinary session in the Diet which is usually convened during January of the year following the year to which March 31 of the fiscal year belongs pursuant to the provisions of Article 2 of the Diet Act.

Article 3(1)The fixed number of members of the National Disaster Management Council (hereinafter referred to as "Members" in this Article and the following Article) is 26 or less.

(2)The term of office of the Members appointed from among persons with relevant knowledge and experience is to be two years; provided, however, that the term of office of a member who fills a vacancy is to be the remaining term of their predecessor.

(3)The Members of the preceding paragraph may be re-appointed.

(4)The expert advisors of the National Disaster Management Council (hereinafter referred to as "Expert Advisors" in this Article and the following Article) is to be dismissed when the research related to the matters of the expertise concerning appointment of the persons has ended.

(5)Members and Expert Advisors are to be part-time.

Article 4(1)The National Disaster Management Council may establish an expert examination committee by its resolution.

(2)Those who should belong to the expert examination committee are appointed from among Expert Advisors by the chairperson; provided, however, that the chairperson finds it necessary to do so, they may appoint Members as persons who should belong to the expert examination committee.

(3)The expert examination committee is to be abolished when the research concerning its establishment has ended.

Article 5The general affairs of the National Disaster Management Council are handled by the Director General for Policy Planning assigned in the Cabinet Office.

Article 6Beyond what is provided for in the preceding three Articles, necessary matters related to the procedures, etc. of the business of the National Disaster Management Council and other operations of the National Disaster Management Council are decided by the chairperson in consultation with the National Disaster Management Council.

Article 7The standards provided for by Cabinet Order pursuant to the provisions of Article 15, paragraph (8) of the Act are to be set forth in each of the following items:

Article 8(Deleted)

Article 9(1)A joint committee of a prefectural disaster management council is composed of a chairperson and its members.

(2)A person appointed through consultation by the relevant prefecture from among the chairperson or members of the relevant prefectural disaster management council serves as the chairperson.

(3)The chairperson directs and supervises the affairs of the council.

(4)In case of incapacity on the part of the chairperson, a member named by the chairperson in advance performs this parson's duties on this person's behalf.

(5)Persons appointed by the governor of the relevant prefecture from among the chairperson or members of the relevant prefectural disaster management council pursuant to the constitution of the joint committee of the relevant prefectural disaster management council serve as the members.

(6)Beyond what is provided for in each of the preceding paragraphs, necessary matters related to the organization and operation of the joint committee of the prefectural disaster management council are prescribed by the constitution of the joint committee of the relevant prefectural disaster management council.

(7)The provisions in each of the preceding paragraphs are applied mutatis mutandis to the organization of the joint committee of a municipal disaster management council.

Article 10The constitution of the joint committee of local disaster management councils set forth in Article 17, paragraph (1) of the Act must establish the provisions on matters set forth in each of the following items:

Article 11A prefecture or a municipality must, when it has established a joint committee of local disaster management councils pursuant to the provisions of Article 17, paragraph (1) of the Act, make a public notice to that effect and publicly notify the constitution of the relevant joint committee.

Article 12(1)A prefecture or a municipality which has established a joint committee of local disaster management councils pursuant to the provisions of Article 17, paragraph (1) of the Act must, when it intends to change the constitution of the relevant joint committee or abolish that joint committee, do so by consultation.

(2)A prefecture or a municipality which has established a joint committee of local disaster management councils pursuant to the provisions of Article 17, paragraph (1) of the Act must, when it has changed the constitution of the joint committee or has abolished the relevant joint committee, notify the Prime Minister in the case of a joint committee of prefectural disaster management councils, and the prefectural governor in the case of a joint committee of municipal disaster management councils.

(3)The provisions of the preceding Article are applied mutatis mutandis to the case where a prefecture or a municipality which has established a joint committee of local disaster management councils pursuant to the provisions of Article 17, paragraph (1) of the Act has changed the constitution of the joint committee or has abolished the relevant joint committee.

Articles 13 and 14Deleted

Article 15The prefectural governor, or committee or committee members of a prefecture (hereinafter referred to as "Prefectural Governor, etc.") or the mayor, committee, or committee members of a municipality (hereinafter referred to as "Mayor of Municipality, etc.") must, when that person intends to request the dispatch of officials of a designated government organization or designated local government organization or a designated public corporation (referring to the designated public corporation prescribed in paragraph (1) of the same Article; hereinafter the same applies in this Chapter) pursuant to the provisions of Article 29, paragraph (1) or paragraph (2) of the Act, do so by documents describing the matters set forth in each of the following items:

Article 16The Prefectural Governor, etc. or the Mayor or a Municipality, etc. must, when that person intends to request arrangements for dispatch of officials to the Prime Minister or the prefectural governor pursuant to the provisions of Article 30, paragraph (1) or paragraph (2) of the Act, do so by documents describing the matters set forth in each of the following items:

Article 17(1)Officials to be dispatched from a designated national or local government organization or a designated public corporation pursuant to the provisions of Article 31 of the Act (hereinafter referred to as "Dispatched Officials" in this Article and the following Article) also have the status as officials of the prefecture or the municipality which has received Dispatched Officials.

(2)Dispatched Officials are counted outside of the fixed number of officials of the prefecture or the municipality which has received Dispatched Officials.

(3)Regarding the appointment of Dispatched Officials, the provisions of Article 17-2, paragraphs (1) and (2) and Articles 18 through 22 of the Local Public Service Act (Act No. 261 of 1950) do not apply.

(4)The Prefectural Governor, etc. or the Mayor of a Municipality, etc. of the prefecture or the municipality which has received Dispatched Officials may not demote, suspend, or dismiss Dispatched Officials against their will, notwithstanding the provisions of Article 28, paragraph (1) or (2) of the Local Public Service Act.

(5)The Prefectural Governor, etc. or the Mayor of a Municipality, etc. of the prefecture or the municipality which has received Dispatched Officials may not subject Dispatched Officials to disciplinary action such as admonition, reduction in pay, suspension from duty, or dismissal, notwithstanding the provisions of Article 29, paragraph (1) of the Local Public Service Act.

(6)Regarding the application of the provisions of Article 78, item (i) and Article 82, paragraph (1), item (ii) of the National Public Service Act (Act No. 120 of 1947), and Article 42, item (i) and Article 46, paragraph (1), item (i) of the Self-Defense Act (Act No. 165 of 1954) to Dispatched Officials, the duties as officials of the prefecture or the municipality which has received Dispatched Officials are deemed as the duties of the officials of the State or a designated public corporation.

(7)Regarding the application of the provisions of Article 82, paragraph (1), item (i) of the National Public Service Act to Dispatched Officials, the term "this Act, the National Public Service Ethics Act or orders issued pursuant to these Acts(including the official directives pursuant to the provisions of Article 5, paragraph (3) of the National Public Service Ethics Act, and the codes pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (4) of the same Article)" in the same item is deemed to be replaced with "this Act, the National Public Service Ethics Act or orders issued pursuant to these Acts(including the official directives pursuant to the provisions of Article 5, paragraph (3) of the National Public Service Ethics Act, and the codes pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (4) of the same Article) or the Local Public Service Act (Act No. 261 of 1950), the Act specifying special provisions prescribed in Article 57 of the same Act, the Prefectural or Municipal Ordinance based on these Acts, regulations of the prefecture or the municipality which has received Dispatched Officials, or rules specified by the organs of the prefecture or municipality," and regarding the application of the provisions of Article 46, paragraph (1), item (iii) of the Self-Defense Forces Act to Dispatched Officials, the term "this Act, the Self-Defense Forces Personnel Ethics Act (Act No. 130 of 1999) or orders issued pursuant to these Acts" in the same item is deemed to be replaced with "this Act, the Self-Defense Forces Personnel Ethics Act (Act No. 130 of 1999) or orders issued pursuant to these Acts, the Local Public Service Act (Act No. 261 of 1950), the law specifying special provisions prescribed in Article 57 of the same Act, Prefectural/Municipal Ordinances based on these Acts, regulations of the prefecture or the municipality which has received Dispatched Officials, or rules specified by the organs of the relevant prefecture or municipality."

(8)Dispatched Officials, when the term of their dispatch is over or they have lost the status as officials of the designated government organization or local government organization or the designated public corporation which dispatched them, also lose the status as officials of the prefecture or the municipality which received them.

Article 18(1)Dispatched Officials may not receive the commuting allowance set forth in Article 12, paragraph (1), single transfer allowance set forth in Article 12-2, paragraphs (1) and (3), extraordinary services allowance set forth in Article 13, paragraph (1), overtime allowance set forth in Article 16, paragraph (1), holiday work allowance set forth in Article 17, night work allowance set forth in Article 18, night and day work allowance set forth in Article 19-2, paragraphs (1) and (2), and managerial personnel special work allowance set forth in Article 19-3, paragraph (1) of the Act on Remuneration of Officials in the Regular Service Category (Act No. 95 of 1950), and travel expenses set forth in Article 3, paragraph (1) of the Act on Travel Expenses of National Public Officers (Act No. 114 of 1950) or allowances equivalent to these allowances to be paid to officials of the State or designated public corporations.

(2)Dispatched Officials may not receive the salary set forth in Article 204, paragraph (1), dependent allowance, area allowance, housing allowance, first pay adjustment allowance, allowance for service in special areas (including allowances similar to this allowance), managerial position allowance, end-of-year allowance, bonus, allowance for work in cold areas, and retirement allowance set forth in paragraph (2) of the same Article of the Local Autonomy Act (Act No. 67 of 1947), benefits under the mutual aid system set forth in Article 43, paragraph (1) and public servant disaster compensation set forth in Article 45, paragraph (1) of the Local Public Service Act, or the amount equivalent to the allowances to be paid to the officials of the prefecture or the municipality which has received Dispatched Officials.

(3)Regarding the application of the provisions set forth below pertaining to Dispatched Officials (the provisions set forth in items (vi) and (vii) in the case of Dispatched Officials from a designated public corporation), the duties as officials of the prefecture or the municipality which has received Dispatched Officials are deemed as the duties of officials of the State or a designated public corporation.

(4)Regarding the application of the provisions set forth below to Dispatched Officials (the provisions set forth in items (i), (iii), and (v) in the case of Dispatched Officials from a designated public corporation), the public duties as officials of the prefecture or the municipality which has received Dispatched Officials are deemed as the public duties of officials of the State or a designated public corporation.

(5)Regarding the salary of Dispatched Officials set forth in Article 4, paragraph (1) of the Act on National Public Officers' Accident Compensation (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 27, paragraph (1) of the Act on Remuneration of Ministry of Defense Personnel) and the remuneration set forth in Article 2, paragraph (1), item (v) of the Act on the National Public Officers Mutual Aid Association, the commuting allowance, single transfer allowance, extraordinary services allowance, overtime allowance, holiday work allowance, night work allowance, night and day work allowance, and managerial personnel special work allowance, or allowances equivalent to these allowances paid to Dispatched Officials pursuant to the provisions of laws and regulations by the prefecture or the municipality which has received Dispatched Officials are deemed as the commuting allowance, single transfer allowance, extraordinary services allowance, overtime allowance, holiday work allowance, night work allowance, night and day work allowance, and managerial personnel special work allowance, or allowances equivalent to these allowances paid to the Dispatched Officials by the State pursuant to the provisions of laws and regulations or paid to the Dispatched Officials by a designated public corporation.

(6)Regarding the remote area allowance (including allowances similar to this allowance), overtime work allowance, night work allowance, holiday work allowance, and allowance for agriculture, forestry, and fisheries guidance and dissemination for Dispatched Officials set forth in Article 204, paragraph (2) of the Local Autonomy Act, or the salary which is the basis for calculation of the amount of payment equivalent to these allowances, to be paid to the officials of the prefecture or the municipality which has received Dispatched Officials, salary (including adjusted amount of salary), dependent allowance and area allowance, or the amount equivalent to these allowances to be paid to Dispatched Officials by the State pursuant to the provisions of laws and regulations or to be paid to the Dispatched Officials by a designated public corporation are deemed as the salary, dependent allowance and area allowance, or the amount equivalent to these allowances to be paid to the Dispatched Officials by the prefecture or the municipality which has received Dispatched Officials pursuant to the provisions of laws and regulations.

(7)Regarding payment to Dispatched Officials of area allowance set forth in Article 11-3 through Article 11-7, allowance for service in special areas set forth in Article 13-2, paragraph (1), allowance similar to the allowance for service in special areas set forth in Article 14, paragraphs (1) and (2) of the Act on Remuneration of Officials in the Regular Service Category, and allowance for work in cold areas set forth in Article 1 of the Act on Allowance for National Public Officers' Work in Cold Areas, or allowances similar to these allowances, the payment is to be made according to the division of payment area of the area related to work as officials of the State or class division of government offices.

(8)Regarding salary set forth in Article 5, paragraph (1), special adjusted amount of salary set forth in Article 10-2, paragraph (1), government department operation adjustment allowance set forth in Article 10-3, paragraph (1), first salary adjustment allowance set forth in Article 10-4, paragraphs (1) and (2), professional staff adjustment allowance set forth in Article 10-5, paragraph (1), dependent allowance set forth in Article 11, paragraph (1), area allowance set forth in Articles 11-3 through 11-7, wide-area transfer allowance set forth in Article 11-8, paragraphs (1) and (3), research staff adjustment allowance set forth in Article 11-9, paragraph (1), housing allowance set forth in Article 11-10, paragraph (1), allowance for service in special areas set forth in Article 13-2, paragraph (1), allowance similar to the allowance for service in special areas set forth in Article 14, paragraphs (1) and (2), year-end allowance set forth in Article 19-4, paragraph (1), and bonus set forth in Article 19-7, paragraph (1) of the Act on Remuneration of Officials in the Regular Service Category, amount of payment of allowance for work in cold areas set forth in Article 1 of the Act on Allowance for National Public Officers' Work in Cold Areas, expenses required for compensation for accidents in the line of public duty prescribed in each item of Article 9 of the Act on the National Public Officers' Accident Compensation or the amount equivalent to these expenses, which are paid to Dispatched Officials by the State or the designated public corporation, and the amount related to Dispatched Officials out of contributions prescribed in Article 99, paragraph (2), items (i) through (iii) of the Act on the National Public Officers Mutual Aid Association and the insurance premium set forth in Article 82, paragraph (1) of the Employees' Pension Insurance Act (Act No. 115 of 1954), which are borne by the State or the designated public institution, the payment is to be borne by the prefecture or the municipality which has received Dispatched Officials.

Article 19The disaster relief operation allowance set forth in Article 32, paragraph (1) of the Act is to be paid only when officials who were dispatched for emergency disaster control measures or disaster recovery efforts need to stay away from their domicile or residence in the area of the prefecture or the municipality which has received Dispatched Officials, in the amount pursuant to the provisions of the ordinances of the relevant prefecture or municipality according to the standards specified by the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications.

Article 20(1)The plan provided for by Cabinet Order set forth in Article 38, item (xiii) of the Act, is to be as set forth below:

(2)The plan provided for by Cabinet Order set forth in Article 41, item (viii) of the Act, is to be as set forth below:

Article 20-2(1)The prefectural public safety commission (hereinafter referred to as "Public Safety Commission") must, when it bans or restricts pedestrian or vehicular passage over a road pursuant to the provisions of Article 48, paragraph (2) of the Act, establish a sign describing the target, zones, etc. (which means zones or sections of roads; the same applies in paragraph (4) and Article 32) and the period of its ban or restriction in the form as specified by Cabinet Office Order at a place as specified by Cabinet Office Order; provided, however, that the Public Safety Commission finds it difficult to do so by installing a sign, the Commission may do so under on-site instructions of police officers of the prefectural police department under the jurisdiction of the Commission.

(2)When a traffic ban or restriction under the preceding paragraph is implemented, and the Public Safety Commission finds it necessary to do so, it must avoid hindrance of general traffic by indicating a proper detour.

(3)The Public Safety Commission must, when it bans or restricts pedestrian or vehicular passage over a road pursuant to the provisions of Article 48, paragraph (2) of the Act, hear the opinions of the administrator of the relevant road.

(4)The Public Safety Commission must, when it bans or restricts pedestrian or vehicular passage over a road pursuant to the provisions of Article 48, paragraph (2) of the Act, notify relevant Public Safety Commissions in advance of the target, zones, etc., and period of its ban or restriction.

(5)In cases where the Public Safety Commission intends to ban or restrict pedestrian or vehicular passage pursuant to the provisions of Article 48, paragraph (2) of the Act, when it finds it necessary to do so, it must make an announcement concerning its ban or restriction in advance.

Article 20-3The standards provided for by Cabinet Order set forth in Article 49-4, paragraph (1) of the Act, are to be as below:

Article 20-4The kinds of extraordinary phenomena provided for by Cabinet Order set forth in Article 49-4, paragraph (1) of the Act, are to be as set forth below:

Article 20-5The major changes provided for by Cabinet Order set forth in Article 49-5 of the Act, are to be as set forth below:

Article 20-6The standards provided for by Cabinet Order set forth in Article 49-7, paragraph (1) of the Act are to be as below:

Article 20-7The major change provided for by Cabinet Order set forth in Article 49-5 of the Act, as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 49-7, paragraph (2) of the Act, is to be a change accompanied by an increase or decrease in area of more than 1/10 of the total area of the portion to be provided for Disaster Victims, etc. to stay at the Designated Shelters.

Article 21The report on the condition of a disaster and on the outline of the measures taken for the relevant disaster prescribed in Article 53, paragraphs (1) through (4) of the Act is to be made as provided for by Cabinet Office Order pertaining to the matters set forth in each of the following items from the time when a disaster occurred until emergency measures for the disaster are completed:

Article 22The prefectural governor or the mayor of a municipality must, when the governor or mayor uses telecommunications facilities preferentially, uses wire telecommunications facilities or radio facilities, requests key broadcasters to broadcast, or requests persons engaged in business activities prescribed in the following Article to provide information using the Internet pursuant to the provisions of Article 57 (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 61-3 of the Act; the same applies in the following Article), do so by procedures as specified by consultation in advance with the persons who provide telecommunication services, the persons set forth in Article 3, paragraph (4), item (iv) of the Cable Electric Communications Act (Act No. 96 of 1953), main broadcasters prescribed in Article 2, item (xxiii) of the Broadcasting Act (Act No. 132 of 1950), or business operators prescribed in the following Article.

Article 22-2Business activities provided for by Cabinet Order set forth in Article 57 of the Act are to be those concerning businesses that belong to the information and telecommunication industry and provide systematically constructed information using the Internet so that Internet users may easily conduct searches.

Article 23The office of Regional Coast Guard Headquarters provided for by Cabinet Order set forth in Article 59, paragraph (2) and Article 64, paragraph (10) of the Act is to be the office as specified by Cabinet Office Order considering its jurisdictional district and the function under its jurisdiction.

Article 23-2(1)The prefectural governor who implemented affairs on behalf of the mayor of a municipality under Article 60, paragraph (6) of the Act must, when they find that the relevant municipality has become capable of implementing most of its affairs, promptly hand over the affairs concerning the handling to that mayor.

(2)Beyond what is provided for in the preceding paragraph, the prefectural governor must, upon completing the implementation of affairs on behalf of the mayor of a municipality under Article 60, paragraph (6) of the Act, promptly notify the mayor to that effect and the measures taken on behalf of the relevant mayor.

Article 24The mayor of a municipality or police, coast guard officers or Self-Defense Forces personnel of the units, etc. prescribed in Article 8 of the Self-Defense Forces Act which are ordered to be dispatched pursuant to the provisions of Article 83, paragraph (2) of the same Act must, when they use temporarily land, buildings, and any other structure belonging to other persons, or stones, bamboos and wood, or other objects (hereinafter referred to as "Land and Buildings, etc." in this Article) or expropriate them pursuant to the provisions of Article 64, paragraph (1) of the Act (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (8) of the same Article), or pursuant to the provisions of Article 63, paragraph (2) of the Act, as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (7) of the same Article, promptly notify occupants, owners, and any other title holders of the Land and Buildings, etc. (hereinafter referred to as "Occupants, etc." in this Article) of the name, kind, shape, quantity, and location of the Land and Buildings, etc., period or date related to the disposition, and any other necessary matters (hereinafter referred to as "Name or Kind, etc." in this Article).In this case, if the names and addresses of Occupants, etc. of the Land and Buildings, etc. are not known, the Name or Kind, etc. of the Land and Buildings, etc. must be posted at the offices of the municipality, the police stations which control the places where the Land and Buildings, etc. exist, or the offices of Regional Coast Guard Headquarters as specified by Cabinet Office Order, or the office close to the place where the Land and Buildings, etc. are located and where the commanding officers of the units (limited to the persons as specified by Cabinet Office Order) prescribed in Article 8 of the Self-Defense Forces Act are stationed.

Article 25the matters provided for by Cabinet Order set forth in Article 64, paragraph (3) of the Act are to be as set forth in each of the following items:

Article 26(1)The public notice under Article 64, paragraph (3) of the Act must be made by the methods set forth in each of the following items:

(2)Beyond public notice by methods prescribed in the preceding paragraph, the mayor of a municipality must prepare a list of the Structures, etc. taken into custody in the offices of the relevant municipality and must make it freely viewable by parties concerned.

Article 27(1)The sale of the Structures, etc. taken into custody under Article 64, paragraph (4) of the Act must be made by competitive bidding; provided, however that for those which fall under any of the following items, sale may be made by a discretionary contract:

(2)The mayor of a municipality must, when they intend to choose general competitive bidding out of competitive bidding under the main clause of the preceding paragraph, publicly notify the name or kind, shape, quantity, and any other necessary matters of the Structures, etc. at least five days in advance from the day prior to the bidding date.

(3)The mayor of a municipality must, when they intend to choose designated competitive bidding out of competitive bidding under the main clause of paragraph (1), appoint at least three bidders as much as possible and notify them of the name or kind, shape, quantity, and any other necessary matters of the Structures, etc. in advance.

(4)The mayor of a municipality must, when they intend to choose a discretionary contract under the proviso of paragraph (1), obtain a quote from at least two persons as much as possible.

Article 28(1)When the affairs of a municipality or a part of the affairs under the authority of the mayor of a municipality, etc. are delegated to other local governments pursuant to the provisions of Article 69 of the Act, relevant local governments must specify the matters set forth in each of the following items by consultation and do so:

(2)The relevant local governments must, when they intend to change affairs concerning the delegation or abolish delegation of the affairs, do so by consultation pursuant to the examples of the provisions of the preceding paragraph.

(3)The relevant local governments must, when they delegate affairs, change the affairs concerning the delegation, or abolish the delegation of the affairs, make a public notice to that effect, publicly notify the matters set forth in each item of paragraph (1) in cases where they delegated affairs or changed the affairs concerning the delegation, and notify the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications in the case of a prefecture and the prefectural governor in the case of a municipality, respectively.

(4)The head of a relevant local government must, when there was delegation of affairs set forth in paragraph (1) or change in affairs concerning the delegation or abolishment of the delegation of affairs set forth in paragraph (2), promptly report to that effect to the council.

Article 29(1)When the prefectural governor finds it necessary to have a part of the affairs under their authority conducted by the mayor of a municipality pursuant to the provisions of Article 71, paragraph (2) of the Act, the governor is to notify the mayor of a municipality of the affairs and the period during which the relevant affairs are to be conducted.In this case, the relevant mayor of a municipality must conduct the relevant affairs during the period.

(2)The prefectural governor must, when they have notified under the first sentence of the preceding paragraph, immediately make a public notice to that effect.

Article 30(1)The prefectural governor must, in cases where they have taken measures for the removal of Structures, etc. and any other necessary measures under the first sentence of Article 64, paragraph (2) of the Act, on behalf of the mayor of a municipality pursuant to the provisions of Article 73, paragraph (1) of the Act, when they have removed the Structures, etc., take the Structures, etc. into custody pursuant to the examples of the provisions of paragraphs (3) through (5) of the same Article.

(2)The prefectural governor who implemented affairs on behalf of the mayor of a municipality under Article 73, paragraph (1) of the Act must, when the governor finds that the relevant municipality has become capable of conducting most of its affairs, promptly hand over the affairs concerning the handling to the relevant mayor.

(3)Beyond what is provided for in the preceding paragraph, the prefectural governor must, upon completing the implementation of affairs on behalf of the mayor of a municipality under Article 73, paragraph (1) of the Act, promptly notify the relevant mayor to that effect and the emergency measures taken on behalf of the relevant mayor.

Article 31(1)When the affairs of a prefecture or a part of the affairs under the authority of the Prefectural Governor, etc. are delegated to other prefectures pursuant to the provisions of Article 75 of the Act, relevant prefectures must specify the matters set forth in each of the following items by consultation and do so:

(2)The relevant prefectures must, when they intend to change affairs concerning the delegation or abolish delegation of the affairs, do so by consultation pursuant to the examples of the provisions of the preceding paragraph.

(3)The relevant prefectures must, when they have delegated affairs, changed the affairs concerning the delegation, or abolished the delegation of the affairs, make a public notice to that effect, publicly notify the matters set forth in each item of paragraph (1) in cases where they have delegated the affairs or changed the affairs concerning delegation, and notify the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications.

(4)The governors of the relevant prefectures must, when there was delegation of affairs set forth in paragraph (1) or change in affairs concerning the delegation or abolishment of the delegation of affairs set forth in paragraph (2), promptly report to that effect to the council.

Article 32(1)The Public Safety Commission must, when it bans or restricts the passage of vehicles other than emergency vehicles over a road pursuant to the provisions of Article 76, paragraph (1) of the Act, establish a sign describing the target, zones, etc., and period of its ban and restriction (if the period is not specified, the time of the beginning of the ban or restriction; hereinafter the same applies in this Article) in the form as specified by Cabinet Office Order at a place as specified by Cabinet Office Order; provided however, that the Public Safety Commission has no time to install a sign due to urgency or finds it difficult to do so by establishing a sign, it may do so under on-site instructions of police officers of the prefectural police department under its jurisdiction.

(2)The Public Safety Commission must, when it intends to ban or restrict the passage of vehicles other than emergency vehicles pursuant to the provisions of Article 76, paragraph (1) of the Act, notify the administrator of the road in advance of the target, zones, etc., period, and reasons for its ban or restriction. The Public Safety Commission must, when it has no time to notify the administrator of the relevant road in advance due to urgency, promptly notify them of these matters after the fact.

(3)The Public Safety Commission must, when it has banned or restricted the passage of vehicles other than emergency vehicles pursuant to the provisions of Article 76, paragraph (1) of the Act, promptly notify relevant Public Safety Commissions of the target, zones, etc., period, and reasons for its ban or restriction.

Article 32-2The vehicles provided for by Cabinet Order set forth in Article 76, paragraph (1) of the Act, are to be as set forth below (in the case of vehicles set forth in item (ii), limited to vehicles with a sign related to confirmation set forth in paragraph (1) of the same Article pertaining to the vehicle pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (3) of the following Article):

Article 33(1)Regarding vehicles set forth in item (ii) of the preceding Article, the prefectural governor or the Public Safety Commission is to confirm that the vehicles are the vehicles to be used for implementing emergency disaster control measures of the same item according to the proposal of the user of the vehicle.

(2)When the prefectural governor or the Public Safety Commission makes the confirmation set forth in the preceding paragraphs, the governor or the commission is to issue a sign and a certificate in a form as specified by Cabinet Office Order for the user of the vehicle.

(3)When the user displays the sign set forth in the preceding paragraph, the user is to display it at an easily-visible place of the front part of the vehicle and keep the certificate set forth in the same paragraph within the vehicle.

(4)When an earthquake related to the warning set forth in Article 9 of the Act on Special Measures Concerning Countermeasures for Large-Scale Earthquakes (Act No. 73 of 1978) has occurred, the confirmation under Article 12, paragraph (1) of the Order for Enforcement of the Act on Special Measures Concerning Countermeasures for Large-Scale Earthquakes (Cabinet Order No. 385 of 1978) is deemed as the confirmation under paragraph (1), and the sign and certificate issued pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (2) of the same Article are deemed as the sign and certificate issued pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (2).

Article 33-2The instructions of the National Public Safety Commission, under Article 76-5 of the Act, are to be made when Traffic Ban, etc. (referring to Traffic Ban, etc. prescribed in Article 76, paragraph (2) of the Act; hereinafter the same applies in this Article) is not conducted uniformly by the relevant Public Safety Commissions, Traffic Ban, etc. is otherwise not conducted properly by the relevant Public Safety Commissions, or an inappropriate Traffic Ban, etc. is about to be conducted, and therefore emergency disaster control measures are not, or may not be, taken accurately and smoothly.

Article 33-3(1)The Road Management Body, etc. must, when they intend to designate a section of road pursuant to the provisions of Article 76-6, paragraph (1) of the Act, notify the Public Safety Commission having jurisdiction over the area of the section of the road which they are going to designate and its reasons in advance. They must, when they have no time to notify the Public Safety Commission in advance due to urgency, promptly notify it of these matters after the fact.

(2)The order under Article 76-6, paragraph (1) of the Act is to be made in writing or verbally.

Article 33-4The instructions of the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism or the prefectural governor under Article 76-7, paragraph (1) of the Act, the instructions of the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism under paragraph (2) of the same Article, or the instructions of the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries under paragraph (3) of the same Article are to be made when emergency disaster control measures are not, or may not be, taken accurately and smoothly, because, with regard to the roads for which passage of the emergency vehicles are to be ensured from a wide-area viewpoint, designation is not made by the relevant road administrator, etc. under Article 76-6, paragraph (1) of the Act, or the designation or order under the same paragraph or measures under paragraph (3) or (4) of the same Article (hereinafter referred to as "Designation, etc." in this Article) are not properly made or taken by the relevant road administrator, etc., or an inappropriate Designation, etc. is about to be made.

Article 33-5(1)The authority of the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, who is a road administrator prescribed in Article 76-6, paragraphs (1) through (4) of the Act, and the authority of the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism prescribed in Article 76-7, paragraphs (1) and (2) of the Act, is delegated to the Regional Development Bureau Director General or Hokkaido Development Bureau Director General. The authority prescribed in paragraphs (1) and (2) of the same Article; provided, however, that this authority does not preclude the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism from exercising it.

(2)The authority of the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, who is a road administrator prescribed in Article 33-3, paragraph (1),is delegated to the Regional Development Bureau Director General or Hokkaido Development Bureau Director General.

Article 33-6(1)The head of a designated national or local government organization must, in cases where they have taken measures for the removal of Structures, etc. and any other necessary measures under the first sentence of Article 64, paragraph (2) of the Act, on behalf of the mayor of a municipality pursuant to the provisions of Article 78-2, paragraph (1) of the Act, when they have removed the Structures, etc., take the relevant Structures, etc. into custody pursuant to the example of the provisions of paragraphs (3) through (5) of the same Article.

(2)The head of a designated national or local government organization who implemented affairs on behalf of the mayor of a municipality under Article 78-2, paragraph (1) of the Act must, when they find that the municipality has become capable of conducting the majority of its affairs, promptly hand over the affairs concerning the handling to the relevant mayor.

(3)Beyond what is provided for in the preceding paragraph, the head of a designated national or local government organization must, upon completing the implementation of affairs on behalf of the mayor of a municipality under Article 78-2, paragraph (1) of the Act, promptly notify the mayor and the governor of the prefecture covering the municipality to that effect and the emergency measures taken on behalf of the relevant mayor.

Article 34(1)The prefectural governor, or the mayor of a municipality, or the head of a designated national or local government organization, must, when they have changed or canceled the disposition concerning the requisition order after they have served a requisition order pursuant to the provisions of Article 81, paragraph (1) of the Act, promptly serve a requisition change order or requisition cancellation order.

(2)The form of a requisition order, requisition change order, and requisition cancellation order is specified by Cabinet Office Order.

Article 35The standards provided for by Cabinet Order pursuant to the provisions of Article 82, paragraph (3) of the Act are to be set forth in each of the following items.

Article 36(1)The standards of damage compensation prescribed in Article 84, paragraph (1) of the Act, follow the provisions as specified for damage compensation related to persons who engaged in fire-fighting work pursuant to the provisions of Article 25, paragraph (1) or (2) of the Fire Service Act (Act No. 186 of 1948) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 36 of the same Act) or paragraph (5) of Article 29 (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 30-2 and Article 36 of the same Act), out of the Cabinet Order Specifying the Standards of Damage Compensation related to Part-time Fire-Fighters (Cabinet Order No. 335 of 1956), persons who cooperated in ambulance service pursuant to the provisions of Article 35-10, paragraph (1) of the same Act, or persons who engaged in flood control pursuant to the provisions of Article 24 of the Flood Prevention Act (Act No. 193 of 1949).

(2)The standards of damage compensation prescribed in Article 84, paragraph (2) of the Act are to follow the provisions concerning assistance allowance of the Order for Enforcement of the Disaster Relief Act.

Article 36-2(1), When The Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare specifies special provisions for the procedures prescribed in Articles 5 and 14 of the Act on Cemetery and Burial (Act No. 48 of 1948; hereinafter referred to as "Cemetery and Burial Act" in this Article) pursuant to the provisions of Article 86-4 of the Act, the minister is to designate the area of the target.

(2)The Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare may, concerning the permission of burial or cremation under Article 5, paragraph (1) of the Cemetery and Burial Act concerning the body of a person who died in the designated area pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph within the specified period specified by them, allow the mayor of a municipality of the area where the relevant body actually exists and any other mayor of a municipality beyond the mayor of a municipality prescribed in paragraph (2) of the same Article to make the permission.

(3)When the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare finds it urgently necessary in particular to prevent a risk to public health sanitation from occurring in the area designated pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1), concerning the person who intends to conduct burial or cremation of a dead body prescribed in the preceding paragraph, as long as the relevant person conducts the burial or cremation at a cemetery or crematory designated by the Minister of Health, Labour and Wealth, they may allow that person to do so without the permission under the same paragraph notwithstanding the provisions of Article 5, paragraph (1) of the Cemetery and Burial Act.

(4)The Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare is to prescribe special provisions as specified below concerning the procedures prescribed in Article 14 of the Cemetery and Burial Act in the case of the preceding paragraph:

Article 36-3(1)The prefectural governor who implemented affairs on behalf of the mayor of a municipality under Article 86-10, paragraph (1) of the Act, must, when the governor finds that the municipality has become capable of conducting the majority of its affairs, promptly hand over the affairs concerning the handling to the mayor of a municipality.

(2)Beyond what is provided for in the preceding paragraph, the prefectural governor must, upon completing the implementation of affairs on behalf of a mayor of a municipality under Article 86-10, paragraph (1) of the Act, promptly notify the relevant mayor of a municipality to that effect and the measures taken on behalf of the relevant mayor of a municipality.

Article 36-4(1)The Prime Minister must, in cases where they implemented affairs on behalf of a mayor of a municipality under Article 86-13, paragraph (1) of the Act, when they find that the municipality has become capable of conducting the majority of its affairs, promptly hand over the affairs concerning the handling to the relevant mayor of a municipality, and when they find that the prefecture covering the relevant municipality has become capable of conducting the majority of its affairs (except when they find that the relevant municipality has become capable of conducting the majority of its affairs), promptly hand over the affairs concerning the handling to the relevant prefectural governor.

(2)Beyond what is provided for in the preceding paragraph, the Prime Minister must, upon completing the implementation of affairs on behalf of a mayor of a municipality under Article 86-13, paragraph (1) of the Act, promptly notify the mayor and the governor of the prefecture covering the relevant municipality to that effect and the measures taken on behalf of the relevant mayor.

(3)The Prime Minister must, in cases where they implemented affairs on behalf of a prefectural governor under Article 86-13, paragraph (1) of the Act, when they find that the relevant prefecture has become capable of conducting the majority of its affairs, promptly hand over the affairs concerning the handling to the relevant prefectural governor.

(4)Beyond what is provided for in the preceding paragraph, the Prime Minister must, upon completing the implementation of affairs on behalf of a prefectural governor under Article 86-13, paragraph (1) of the Act, promptly notify the prefectural governor and the mayor of a municipality related to the measures to that effect and the measures taken on behalf of the prefectural governor.

Article 37The report on the outline of the amount of expenses for disaster recovery project and the outline of the standards for the implementation of a disaster recovery project prescribed in Article 89 of the Act, is to be made by a document of the form specified by Cabinet Office Order on the day when the amount of expenses for disaster recovery project is decided or within twenty days from the day when the standards for the implementation of a disaster recovery project are established.

Article 38When the State intends to make an early grant of its share of expenses or subsidies concerning a disaster recovery project to be undertaken by a local government or its organ pursuant to the provisions of Article 90 of the Act, the State is to do so in consideration of the state of progress of the disaster recovery project, the time of payment of expenses required for the disaster recovery project, and the financial condition, etc. of the local government.

Article 39The expenses provided for by Cabinet Order set forth in Article 93, paragraph (1) of the Act are to be as set forth in each of the following items:

Article 40The prefecture controlled by the prefectural governor who has given instructions pursuant to the provisions of Article 72, paragraph (1) of the Act is to bear two-thirds of the expenses required for emergency measures implemented by the mayor of a municipality within the area of the municipality out of the expenses set forth in item (i) of the preceding Article, and all of the expenses required for the support implemented by the mayor of a municipality within the area of other municipalities and the expenses set forth in item (ii) of the preceding Article, respectively.

Article 41The expenses provided for by Cabinet Order of Article 95 of the Act are to be the expenses set forth in each of the following items and expenses other than those which are partially borne or subsidized by the State pursuant to the provisions as provided for separately by laws and regulations or within the limits of the budget:

Article 42Regarding the expenses set forth in each item of the preceding Article, the State considers the content of emergency measures concerning the instructions made by the chairperson of the headquarters for extraordinary disaster control and other circumstances, and may subsidize all or part of the expenses within the limits of the budget.

Article 43(1)The local government provided for by Cabinet Order set forth in Article 102, paragraph (1) of the Act is to be a local government which falls under any of the following items, and whose total of the amount of reduction or release of collected money under Article 102, paragraph (1), item (i) of the Act, and the amount of expenses usually required for disaster management, emergency disaster control measures, or disaster recovery efforts exceeds 10,000,000 yen in the case of a prefecture and the cities set forth in Article 252-19, paragraph (1) of the Local Autonomy Act (hereinafter referred to as "Designated Cities" in this paragraph), 5,000,000 yen in the case of cities other than Designated Cities with a population of 300,000 or more (the population is to be the one based on a recent national population census publicly notified in an official gazette or the result of a population survey similar to this census, and the population of a city which has been abolished or merged or whose borderline has been changed after the date of the population census of the public notice is to be the population publicly notified by the prefectural governor pursuant to the provisions of Article 177 of the Order for Enforcement of the Local Autonomy Act (Cabinet Order No. 16 of 1947); hereinafter the same applies in this paragraph), 3,000,000 yen in the case of a city with a population of not less than 100,000 but less than 300,000, 1,500,000 yen in the case of cities with a population of not less than 50,000 but less than 100,000, and 800,000 yen in the case of other cities or municipalities:

(2)The amount of the standard tax revenue set forth in the preceding paragraph is to be, in the case of a prefecture other than Tokyo Metropolis, the total of the amount equivalent to 100/75 of the base amount of income (the amount is to be that obtained by deducting the amount related to local gasoline transfer tax, oil/gas transfer tax, aircraft fuel transfer tax, and traffic safety measures special grant which are the basis of calculating the base amount of income from the base amount of income calculated pursuant to the provisions of Article 14 of the Act, in the case where there is no application of the provisions of Article 7-2, paragraph (1) and Article 7-3, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act) used for the calculation of the amount of the ordinary allocation tax (if the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications has changed the amount pursuant to the proviso of the same paragraph, the amount after the change) of the relevant fiscal year (which means the fiscal year in which the date of the disaster occurs) determined by the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications pursuant to the provisions of the main clause of Article 10, paragraph (3) of the Local Allocation Tax Act (Act No. 211 of 1950), and the amount related to local gasoline transfer tax and oil/gas transfer tax which are the basis of calculating base amount of income; in the case of a municipality, the total of the amount equivalent to 100/75 of the base amount of income (the amount is to be that obtained by deducting the amount related to business office tax, light oil delivery tax grant, local gasoline transfer tax, special tonnage transfer tax, oil/gas transfer tax, motor vehicle tonnage transfer tax, aircraft fuel transfer tax, and traffic safety measures special grant which are the basis of calculating the base amount of income from the base amount of income calculated pursuant to the provisions of Article 14 of the Act, in the case where there is no application of the provisions of Article 7-2, paragraph (2) and Article 7-3, paragraph (2) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act) used for calculation of the amount of the ordinary allocation tax, and the amount related to local gasoline transfer tax and vehicle tonnage transfer tax which are the basis of calculating the base amount of income; and in the case of Tokyo Metropolis and special wards, the amount as specified by an Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications as being equivalent to these.

(3)The local government provided for by Cabinet Order set forth in Article 102, paragraph (1) of the Act, in the case of occurrence of an extremely unusual and severe disaster is to be, notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (1), the local government which the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications designates as a local government which has or is likely to have particularly extreme difficulties in its financial operation due to the disaster.

(4)The local government prescribed in paragraph (1) and the preceding paragraph is publicly notified by the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications.

(5)When local bonds under Article 102, paragraph (1) of the Act are undertaken by a fiscal loan fund, the fixed interest rate of the local bonds is to be based on the fixed interest rate of local bonds issued pursuant to the provisions of Article 5, item (iv) of the Local Finance Act (Act No. 109 of 1948) concerning underwriting of the fiscal loan fund in the fiscal year when the local bonds are issued.

(6)The reimbursement of the local bonds, when local bonds under Article 102, paragraph (1) of the Act are undertaken by a fiscal loan fund, is to be made in semi-annual installments within four years following the fiscal year when the relevant local bonds were issued (including the unredeemable period of one year or less).

Article 44The disasters provided for by Cabinet Order set forth in Article 102, paragraph (1) and Article 104 of the Act are to be Disasters of Extreme Severity.

Article 45The financial institutions provided for by Cabinet Order set forth in Article 104 of the Act are to be as set forth below.

Article 46Beyond what is provided for in this Cabinet Order, any other necessary matters to implement this Cabinet Order will be specified by Cabinet Office Order.