In 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.
When 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.
市町村長は、前項の規定による協議をするときは、あらかじめ、その旨を都道府県知事に報告しなければならない。ただし、あらかじめ報告することが困難なときは、協議の開始の後、遅滞なく、報告することをもつて足りる。
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 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").
In 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.
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 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.
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 (4) to that effect.
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disastermachine translation
「災害」
Damage caused by a storm, tornado, heavy rain or snow, flood, slope failure, debris flow, storm surge, earthquake, tsunami, soil liquefaction, volcanic eruption, landslide or other abnormal natural phenomenon, or by a large fire or explosion or another cause that a Cabinet Order (政令) specifies as causing damage on a similar scale.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (i)· applies throughout the law
residents, etc.machine translation
「居住者等」
Residents (居住者), people staying in the area (滞在者) and others.
Short name set inArticle 33-2, paragraph (1), item (i)
consulted mayor
「協議先市町村長」
In Article 61-4, the mayor of the municipality in the same prefecture who was consulted about taking in residents and others (居住者等) for wide-area evacuation.
Short name set inArticle 61-4, paragraph (3)· applies only in this article
wide-area evacuation
「広域避難」
A stay of residents and others (居住者等) in the area of another municipality in the same prefecture, arranged by consultation between the mayors, when a disaster threatens and they cannot safely be sent to an evacuation site in their own municipality.
Short name set inArticle 61-4, paragraph (3)
people in need of evacuation
「要避難者」
Residents and others (居住者等) whom the mayor of a municipality seeks to have taken in by another municipality for wide-area evacuation under Article 61-4, paragraph (1).
Short name set inArticle 61-4, paragraph (3)
consulting mayor
「協議元市町村長」
In Article 61-4, the mayor of a municipality who consulted the mayor of another municipality in the same prefecture about taking in residents and others (居住者等) for wide-area evacuation.
Short name set inArticle 61-4, paragraph (5)· applies only in this article