Basic Act on Disaster Management

In cases where a disaster involving an area of a municipality has occurred, and it is difficult to protect the lives or bodies of affected residents from the disaster or to secure places for them to live, when the mayor of the relevant municipality finds it necessary to provide the affected residents with places to stay temporarily within the area of another municipality in the same prefecture (hereinafter referred to as "wide-area temporary stay"), the mayor may consult with the mayor of that another municipality about the acceptance of the affected residents.

When the mayor of a municipality intends to conduct consultation pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the mayor must report to the prefectural governor to that effect in advance; provided, however, that if it is difficult to report it in advance, the mayor may report it without delay after the beginning of consultation.

At the time of the consultation under paragraph (1), the mayor of a municipality must provide the mayor of the other municipality with which the consultation is conducted with the information, held by the mayor, relating to the matters set forth in each item of Article 90-3, paragraph (2) concerning each affected resident subject to that consultation.

In the case of paragraph (1), the mayor of a municipality who was consulted (hereinafter referred to as "consulted mayor" in this Article) is to accept affected residents except in the case of just cause for not accepting affected residents. In this case, the consulted mayor must provide accepted affected residents with a shelter in order to use it for wide-area temporary stay.

In the case of paragraph (1), the consulted mayor must determine a shelter to accept affected residents in the area of the municipality and immediately notify the person to manage the shelter and any other person designated by Disaster Management Agency Order of the details.

When the consulted mayor has made a decision under the preceding paragraph, the consulted mayor must promptly notify the mayor who consulted with the consulted mayor pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) (hereinafter referred to as "consulting mayor" in this Article) of the details.

When the consulting mayor has received a notification under the preceding paragraph, the mayor must promptly make a public notice, notify the person designated by Disaster Management Agency Order, and make a report to the prefectural governor of the details.

When the consulted mayor has been provided by the consulting mayor with information on the support of affected residents accepted pursuant to paragraph (4), the consulted mayor is to provide that information to those affected residents and, when requested by the consulting mayor, is to provide information on those affected residents that the consulted mayor holds.

In the case of paragraph (1), when the consulting mayor finds it no longer necessary to provide wide-area temporary stay, the mayor must promptly notify the consulted mayor and the person designated by Disaster Management Agency Order referred to in paragraph (7), make a public notice, and report to the prefectural governor to that effect.

When the consulted mayor has received a notification under the preceding paragraph, the mayor must promptly notify the person designated by Disaster Management Agency Order referred to in paragraph (5) to that effect.

In the case prescribed in paragraph (1) of the preceding Article, when the mayor of a municipality finds it necessary for affected residents to use temporary stay in the areas of other prefectures (hereinafter referred to as "wide-area temporary stay outside prefecture") after consulting with the prefectural governor, the mayor may request the prefectural governor to consult with the governors of those other prefectures about accepting affected residents.

At the time of consultation with the prefectural governor under the preceding paragraph, the mayor of a municipality must provide the governor with the information, held by the mayor, relating to the matters set forth in each item of Article 90-3, paragraph (2) concerning each affected resident subject to the request under the preceding paragraph (hereinafter referred to as "affected resident information" in this Article).

When a request under paragraph (1) is made, the prefectural governor must consult with the governors of those other prefectures about accepting affected residents.

When the prefectural governor intends to conduct consultations pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the governor must report to the Prime Minister to that effect in advance; provided, however, that if it is difficult to report it in advance, the governor may report it without delay after the beginning of consultation.

At the time of consultation under paragraph (3), the prefectural governor must provide the governor of the other prefecture with which the consultation is conducted with the affected resident information provided by the mayor of the municipality pursuant to paragraph (2).

In the case of paragraph (3), the prefectural governor who was consulted (hereinafter referred to as "consulted governor" in this Article) must consult with the mayor of the related municipality about accepting affected residents.

At the time of consultation under the preceding paragraph, the consulted governor must provide the mayor of the related municipality with which the consultation is conducted with the affected resident information provided by the prefectural governor pursuant to paragraph (5).

In the case of paragraph (6), the mayor of a municipality who was consulted (hereinafter referred to as "consulted mayor outside the prefecture" in this Article) is to accept affected residents except in the case of just cause for not accepting affected residents. In this case, the consulted mayor outside the prefecture must provide accepted affected residents with a shelter to be used for wide-area temporary stay outside prefecture.

In the case of paragraph (6), the consulted mayor outside the prefecture must determine a shelter to accept affected residents in the area of the municipality and immediately notify the person who will manage the relevant shelter and any other person designated by Disaster Management Agency Order of the details.

When the consulted mayor outside the prefecture has made a decision under the preceding paragraph, the mayor must promptly report the details to the consulted governor.

When the consulted governor has received a report under the preceding paragraph, the consulted governor must promptly notify the governor who consulted with the consulted governor pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (3) (hereinafter referred to as "consulting governor" in this Article) of the details.

When the consulting governor has received a notification under the preceding paragraph, the governor must promptly notify the mayor who requested the consultation pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) (hereinafter referred to as "consulting mayor outside the prefecture" in this Article) and make a report to the Prime Minister of the details.

When the consulting mayor outside the prefecture has received a notification under the preceding paragraph, the mayor must promptly make a public notice and notify the person designated by Disaster Management Agency Order of the details.

When the consulted mayor outside the prefecture has been provided by the consulting mayor outside the prefecture with information on the support of affected residents accepted pursuant to paragraph (8), the consulted mayor outside the prefecture is to provide that information to those affected residents and, when requested by the consulting mayor outside the prefecture, is to provide information on those affected residents that the consulted mayor outside the prefecture holds.

In the case of paragraph (1), when the consulting mayor outside the prefecture finds it no longer necessary to provide wide-area temporary stay outside prefecture, the mayor must promptly report to the consulting governor, make a public notice, and notify the person designated by Disaster Management Agency Order referred to in paragraph (13) to that effect.

When the consulting governor has received a report under the preceding paragraph, the governor must promptly notify the consulted governor and report to the Prime Minister to that effect.

When the consulted governor has received a notification under the preceding paragraph, the governor must promptly notify the consulted mayor outside the prefecture to that effect.

When the consulted mayor outside the prefecture has received a notification under the preceding paragraph, the mayor must promptly notify the person designated by Disaster Management Agency Order referred to in paragraph (9) to that effect.

In cases where a disaster involving an area of a prefecture has occurred, the municipality is unable to perform all or the majority of its affairs because of the occurrence of the disaster, and it is difficult to protect the lives or bodies of affected residents from the disaster or to secure places for them to live, when wide-area temporary stay is found necessary for the affected residents, the prefectural governor must implement on behalf of the mayor of the relevant municipality all or a part of the measures to be implemented by the mayor of the relevant municipality pursuant to the provisions of Article 86-8, paragraphs (1), (3), and (6) through (9) (except for the report under paragraphs (7) and (9) of the same Article).

When the prefectural governor has begun or completed the implementation of affairs on behalf of the mayor of a municipality pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the governor must make a public notice to that effect.

Necessary matters related to the prefectural governor acting on behalf of the mayor of a municipality under paragraph (1) are prescribed by Cabinet Order.