Article 61-4Consultation of Wide-area Evacuation

①In cases where a disaster involving an area of a municipality is likely to occur, when the mayor of the municipality finds, in light of the anticipated condition of the disaster, that when the mayor gives instructions regarding evacuation for taking refuge as prescribed in Article 60, paragraph (1), it is difficult to use as the point of refuge the designated emergency evacuation site or other evacuation site of the municipality, and that it is necessary to have Residents, etc. stay in the area of another municipality for a certain period of time in order to protect the lives or bodies of the residents, etc. from the disaster, the mayor may consult with the mayor of that other municipality in the same prefecture about accepting the residents, etc.

②When the mayor of a municipality conducts consultation under 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.

③In 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 the residents, etc. referred to in the same paragraph (hereinafter referred to as "people in need of evacuation") except in the case of just cause for not accepting people in need of evacuation. In this case, the consulted mayor must provide the accepted people in need of evacuation with a designated emergency evacuation site or other evacuation site in order to use it for their stay under the same paragraph (hereinafter referred to as "wide-area evacuation").

④In the case referred to in the preceding paragraph, the consulted mayor must decide which evacuation site is to accept people in need of evacuation in the area of the municipality and immediately notify the person who will manage the evacuation site and any other person designated by Disaster Management Agency Order of the details.

⑤When 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.

⑥When 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.

⑦When the consulting mayor finds it no longer necessary to implement wide-area evacuation, the mayor must promptly notify the consulted mayor and the person designated by Disaster Management Agency Order referred to in the preceding paragraph, make a public notice, and report to the prefectural governor to that effect.

⑧When 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 (4) to that effect.