When the prefectural disaster management council and municipal disaster management council (including a joint committee of local disaster management councils; hereinafter referred to as "local disaster management councils, etc." in the following Article) find it necessary for the performance of the function under their jurisdiction, they may seek the provision of materials or information, expression of opinions or other necessary cooperation from the head of a relevant administrative organ, the head of a relevant local administrative organ, the head or any other executive agency of a local government, designated public corporations and local public corporations, and other parties concerned.
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designated public corporations
「指定公共機関」
Incorporated administrative agencies, the Bank of Japan, the Japanese Red Cross Society, Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK) and other public institutions, and corporations running public utilities such as electricity, gas, transport and telecommunications, that the Prime Minister designates.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (v)· applies throughout the law
designated local public corporations
「指定地方公共機関」
Local incorporated administrative agencies, port authorities, land improvement districts and other managers of public facilities, and corporations running public utilities such as electricity, gas, transport and telecommunications in a prefecture, that the governor of that prefecture designates.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (vi)· applies throughout the law
joint committeemachine translation
「協議会」
A joint committee of prefectural disaster management councils or a joint committee of municipal disaster management councils.
Defined inArticle 13, paragraph (2)
local disaster management councilmachine translation
「地方防災会議」
A prefectural disaster management council or a municipal disaster management council.
Defined inArticle 13, paragraph (2)
local disaster management councils, etc.
「地方防災会議等」
In Articles 21 and 22, the prefectural and municipal disaster management councils, including the joint committees of local disaster management councils.
Short name set inArticle 21, paragraph (1)· applies only in this provision and in Article 22