Pertaining to national roads (referring to general national roads set forth in Article 3, item (ii) of the Road Act), other than designated sections prescribed in Article 13, paragraph (1) of the same Act, prefectural roads (referring to prefectural roads set forth in Article 3, item (iii) of the same Act), and municipal roads (referring to municipal roads set forth in Article 3, item (iv) of the same Act; hereinafter the same applies in this paragraph), and pertaining to municipal roads other than city roads of a designated city prescribed in Article 252-19, paragraph (1) of the Local Autonomy Act, when it is found particularly necessary for ensuring the passage of emergency vehicles and implementing emergency disaster control measures accurately and smoothly, respectively, the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism and the prefectural governor may instruct each road management body of the roads to issue a designation or order under paragraph (1) of the preceding Article or take measures under paragraph (3) or paragraph (4) of the same Article, as provided for by Cabinet Order.
国土交通大臣は道路法第十三条第一項に規定する指定区間外の国道（同法第三条第二号に掲げる一般国道をいう。）、都道府県道（同法第三条第三号に掲げる都道府県道をいう。）及び市町村道（同法第三条第四号に掲げる市町村道をいう。以下この項において同じ。）に関し、都道府県知事は地方自治法第二百五十二条の十九第一項に規定する指定都市の市道以外の市町村道に関し、緊急通行車両の通行を確保し、災害応急対策が的確かつ円滑に行われるようにするため特に必要があると認めるときは、政令で定めるところにより、それぞれ当該道路の道路管理者に対し、前条第一項の規定による指定若しくは命令をし、又は同条第三項若しくは第四項の規定による措置をとるべきことを指示することができる。
Pertaining to roads managed by a port management body, when the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism finds it particularly necessary for ensuring the passage of emergency vehicles and implementing emergency disaster control measures accurately and smoothly, the Minister may instruct the port management body to issue a designation or order under paragraph (1) of the preceding Article or take measures under paragraph (3) or paragraph (4) of the same Article, as provided for by Cabinet Order.
Pertaining to roads managed by a fishing port management body, when the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries finds it particularly necessary for ensuring the passage of emergency vehicles and implementing emergency disaster control measures accurately and smoothly, the minister may instruct the fishing port management body to issue a designation or order under paragraph (1) of the preceding Article or take measures under paragraph (3) or paragraph (4) of the same Article as provided for by Cabinet Order.
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emergency vehiclemachine translation
「緊急通行車両」
An emergency motor vehicle under Article 39, paragraph (1) of the Road Traffic Act, or another vehicle that a Cabinet Order (政令) specifies as one whose passage must especially be secured so that emergency disaster control measures can be carried out properly and smoothly.
Defined inArticle 76, paragraph (1)
road management bodymachine translation
「道路管理者」
For a national expressway under Article 4, paragraph (1) of the National Highway Act, the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, and for any other road, the road administrator under Article 18, paragraph (1) of the Road Act.
Defined inArticle 76-4, paragraph (2)
municipal roadmachine translation
「市町村道」
In Article 76-7, paragraph (1), a municipal road as listed in Article 3, item (iv) of the Road Act.
Defined inArticle 76-7, paragraph (1)· applies only in this paragraph