In cases where a disaster involving an area of a municipality has occurred or is likely to occur, when the mayor of a municipality, etc. finds it necessary for implementing emergency disaster control measures, the mayor may ask for support or request implementation of emergency disaster control measures from the prefectural governor, etc. In this case, the prefectural governor, etc. asked to provide support or requested to implement emergency disaster control measures may not refuse support or implementation of emergency disaster control measures except for just cause.
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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
prefectural governor, etc.machine translation
「都道府県知事等」
Everywhere but Article 33-3, a prefectural governor, or a committee (委員会) or a commissioner (委員) of a prefecture.
Short name set inArticle 29, paragraph (1)· applies from here on, except in Article 33-3
mayor of a municipality, etc.
「市町村長等」
The mayor of a municipality, or a committee (委員会) or a commissioner (委員) of a municipality.
Short name set inArticle 29, paragraph (2)