In cases where a disaster involving an area of a prefecture is likely to occur, when the prefectural governor finds it urgently necessary for protecting the lives or bodies of residents, etc. from the disaster, the prefectural governor may request the designated public corporations or the designated local public corporations that are transportation business operators to transport Residents, etc., by specifying the people to be transported, and the place and period for transportation.
When the designated public corporations or the designated local public corporations do not meet the request under the preceding paragraph without any just cause, the prefectural governor may instruct the designated public corporations or designated local public corporations to transport residents, etc. only when found particularly necessary for protecting the lives or bodies of residents, etc. from the disaster. In this case, the people to be transported and the place and period for transportation must be specified in writing.
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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
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
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)