Article 74-4Request for Support from the Head of a Designated Administrative Organ
第七十四条の四（指定行政機関の長等に対する応援の要求等）
Beyond what is provided for in Article 70, paragraph (3), in cases where a disaster involving an area of a prefecture has occurred or is likely to occur, when the prefectural governor finds it necessary for implementing emergency disaster control measures, the governor may ask support from the head of the designated administrative organ or the head of a designated local administrative organ or request them to implement emergency disaster control measures. In this case, the head of the designated administrative organ or the head of the designated local administrative organ asked to support or requested to implement emergency disaster control measures must not refuse support or implementation of emergency disaster control measures except for just cause.
The head of a designated administrative organ or the head of a designated local administrative organ may, in cases where a disaster involving an area of a prefecture has occurred or is likely to occur and the prefectural governor finds it difficult to implement emergency disaster control measures accurately and promptly, and when finding it urgent in light of the situation and finding that there is no time to wait for the request for support under the preceding paragraph, provide support for emergency disaster control measures without waiting for that request.
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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 administrative organs
「指定行政機関」
The national administrative organs the Prime Minister designates from among the Cabinet Office (内閣府), the Imperial Household Agency, the Digital Agency, the Disaster Management Agency, the ministries, commissions and agencies, and the councils, facilities, special organs and other bodies set up under them.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (iii)· applies throughout the law
designated local administrative organs
「指定地方行政機関」
The local branch offices of designated administrative organs, and other local administrative organs of the State, that the Prime Minister designates.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (iv)· applies throughout the law