Article 34Formulation and Release of a Basic Disaster Management Plan
第三十四条(防災基本計画の作成及び公表等)
The National Disaster Management Council must formulate a basic disaster management plan, which must be reviewed each year in the light of the findings of scientific research pertaining to disasters and disaster management, conditions of disasters that have occurred, and the effect of emergency disaster control measures taken against the disasters, and must revise it when found necessary.
When the National Disaster Management Council has formulated or revised a basic disaster management plan pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, it must promptly report it to the Prime Minister, notify the heads of designated administrative organs, prefectural governors, and designated public corporations, and release to the public an outline of the plan or revision.
第三十五条
A basic disaster management plan is to provide for the matters set forth in each of the following items:
防災基本計画は、次の各号に掲げる事項について定めるものとする。
a long-term comprehensive plan for disaster management;
防災に関する総合的かつ長期的な計画
matters to be stressed in disaster management operation plans and area disaster management plans;
beyond what is set forth in each of the preceding items, other matters which the National Disaster Management Council may find necessary as standards in formulating disaster management operation plans or area disaster management plans.
Data related to the following matters must be attached to the basic disaster management plan:
防災基本計画には、次に掲げる事項に関する資料を添付しなければならない。
the general conditions of the national land and the meteorological situation;
国土の現況及び気象の概況
the general condition of maintenance of facilities and equipment necessary for disaster management;
防災上必要な施設及び設備の整備の概況
status of personnel engaged in disaster management operations;
防災業務に従事する人員の状況
status of supply and demand of goods necessary for disaster management;
防災上必要な物資の需給の状況
status of transportation and communication necessary for disaster management;
防災上必要な運輸又は通信の状況
beyond what is provided for in each of the preceding items, other matters which the National Disaster Management Council may find necessary for disaster management.
The head of a designated administrative organ must formulate a disaster management operation plan pertaining to the function under their jurisdiction, review it every year, and revise it when found necessary, in accordance with the basic disaster management plan.
When the head of a designated administrative organ has formulated or revised a disaster management operation plan pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, that head must promptly report it to the Prime Minister, notify the prefectural governor and relevant designated public corporation and release to the public an outline of the plan or revision.
The provisions of Article 21 apply mutatis mutandis to the formulation or revision of a disaster management operation plan by the head of a designated administrative organ pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1).
第三十七条
A disaster management operation plan is to provide for the following matters:
防災業務計画は、次に掲げる事項について定めるものとする。
measures to be undertaken for disaster management pertaining to the function under the jurisdiction;
所掌事務について、防災に関しとるべき措置
beyond what is set forth in the preceding item, matters which will serve as standards in formulating an area disaster management plan pertaining to the function under the jurisdiction.
In formulating and implementing a disaster management operation plan, the head of a designated administrative organ must coordinate it with disaster management operation plans formulated by the heads of other designated administrative organs, and endeavor to have all disaster management operation plans formulated and implemented in an integrated and organic manner.
Article 38Relation to Plans under Other Laws and Regulations
第三十八条(他の法令に基づく計画との関係)
The section concerning disaster management in any plan related to disaster management, listed below, which is formulated by the head of a designated administrative organ as provided for under other laws and regulations, may not be inconsistent with or in conflict with the basic disaster management plan or any disaster management operation plan:
a national development plan prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (1) of the National Spatial Planning Act (Act No. 205 of 1950);
国土形成計画法(昭和二十五年法律第二百五号)第二条第一項に規定する国土形成計画
a national forestry plan prescribed in Article 4, paragraph (1) of the Forest Act (Act No. 249 of 1951) and forest development and conservation project plan prescribed in paragraph (5) of the same Article;
森林法(昭和二十六年法律第二百四十九号)第四条第一項に規定する全国森林計画及び同条第五項に規定する森林整備保全事業計画
the project plan for disaster management prescribed in Article 3, paragraph (1) of the Act on Temporary Measures concerning Disaster Management and Development in Special Soil Areas (Act No. 96 of 1952);
特殊土壌地帯災害防除及び振興臨時措置法(昭和二十七年法律第九十六号)第三条第一項に規定する災害防除に関する事業計画
the plan for development of forest reserves prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (1) of the Act on Temporary Measures for Development of Forest Reserves (Act No. 84 of 1954);
保安林整備臨時措置法(昭和二十九年法律第八十四号)第二条第一項に規定する保安林整備計画
the development plan for the capital region prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (2) of the National Capital Region Development Act (Act No. 83 of 1956);
首都圏整備法(昭和三十一年法律第八十三号)第二条第二項に規定する首都圏整備計画
the basic plan for the construction of multipurpose dams prescribed in Article 4, paragraph (1) of the Act on Specified Multipurpose Dams (Act No. 35 of 1957);
特定多目的ダム法(昭和三十二年法律第三十五号)第四条第一項に規定する多目的ダムの建設に関する基本計画
a five-year disaster prevention project plan prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (2) of the Act on Special Measures concerning Disaster Prevention in Areas Frequently Struck by Typhoons (Act No. 72 of 1958);
台風常襲地帯における災害の防除に関する特別措置法(昭和三十三年法律第七十二号)第二条第二項に規定する災害防除事業五箇年計画
a basic plan for areas of heavy snow prescribed in Article 3, paragraph (1) of the Act on Special Measures concerning Countermeasures for Areas of Heavy Snow (Act No. 73 of 1962);
豪雪地帯対策特別措置法(昭和三十七年法律第七十三号)第三条第一項に規定する豪雪地帯対策基本計画
a Kinki region development plan prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (2) of the Kinki Region Development Act (Act No. 129 of 1963);
近畿圏整備法(昭和三十八年法律第百二十九号)第二条第二項に規定する近畿圏整備計画
a Chubu region development plan prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (2) of the Chubu Region Development Act (Act No. 102 of 1966);
中部圏開発整備法(昭和四十一年法律第百二号)第二条第二項に規定する中部圏開発整備計画
a plan for the removal of discharged oil, etc. prescribed in Article 43-5, paragraph (1) of the Act on Prevention of Maritime Pollution and Maritime Disaster (Act No. 136 of 1970);
海洋汚染等及び海上災害の防止に関する法律(昭和四十五年法律第百三十六号)第四十三条の五第一項に規定する排出油等の防除に関する計画
a priority plan for social infrastructure development prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (1) of the Act on Priority Plan for Social Infrastructure Development (Act No. 20 of 2003);
社会資本整備重点計画法(平成十五年法律第二十号)第二条第一項に規定する社会資本整備重点計画
beyond what is set forth in each of the preceding items, any other plan provided for by Cabinet Order.
前各号に掲げるもののほか、政令で定める計画
Article 39Disaster Management Operation Plans of Designated Public Corporations
第三十九条(指定公共機関の防災業務計画)
With respect to its operations, a designated public corporation must formulate a disaster management operation plan, review it every year, and revise it when found necessary, in accordance with the basic disaster management plan.
When a designated public corporation has formulated or revised a disaster management operation plan pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the corporation must promptly report it to the Prime Minister through the competent Minister having jurisdiction over the relevant designated public corporation, notify the governors of relevant prefectures, and release to the public an outline of the plan or revision.
The provisions of Article 21 apply mutatis mutandis to the formulation or revision of a disaster management operation plan by a designated public corporation pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1).
Article 40Prefectural Area Disaster Management Plan
第四十条(都道府県地域防災計画)
The prefectural disaster management council must formulate a prefectural area disaster management plan concerning an area of the relevant prefecture, review it every year, and revise it when found necessary, in accordance with the basic disaster management plan. In this case, the relevant prefectural area disaster management plan must not conflict with the disaster management operation plan.
A prefectural area disaster management plan is to provide for the following matters in general:
都道府県地域防災計画は、おおむね次に掲げる事項について定めるものとする。
general outline of affairs or operations relating to disaster management concerning an area of the relevant prefecture to be handled by a designated local administrative organ having jurisdiction over the area of the prefecture in whole or in part, the relevant prefecture, the municipalities within the area of the relevant prefecture, designated public corporations, designated local public corporations, and public organizations and other administrators of facilities important for disaster management within the area of the relevant prefecture (referred to as "jurisdictional designated local administrative organ, etc." in paragraph (4));
plans by category of operations concerning an area of the relevant prefecture: creation or improvement of disaster management facilities, investigation and research for disaster management, education, drills, and other disaster prevention, gathering and transmission of information, issuance and transmission of forecasts and alarms related to disaster, evacuation, fire-fighting, flood prevention, rescue, aid, sanitation, and other emergency disaster control measures, and recovery and reconstruction.
plans for development, stockpiling, procurement, distribution, transportation, and communication with reference to labor, facilities, equipment, goods, funds, etc., required for measures set forth in the preceding item, relating to disasters involving an area of the relevant prefecture.
A prefectural area disaster management plan may, in addition to what is set forth in each item of the preceding paragraph, provide for the basic direction of cooperation with public organizations or private groups that is necessary for the smooth implementation of emergency disaster control measures or recovery and reconstruction.
In deciding the prefectural area disaster management plan, the prefectural disaster management council gives due consideration to the need for the jurisdictional designated local administrative organ, etc. to receive support from others smoothly or support others when a disaster has occurred or is likely to occur.
都道府県防災会議は、都道府県地域防災計画を定めるに当たつては、災害が発生し、又は発生するおそれがある場合において管轄指定地方行政機関等が円滑に他の者の応援を受け、又は他の者を応援することができるよう配慮するものとする。
When the prefectural disaster management council has formulated or revised its prefectural area disaster management plan pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1), the council must promptly report it to the Prime Minister and release to the public an outline of that plan or revision.
都道府県防災会議は、第一項の規定により都道府県地域防災計画を作成し、又は修正したときは、速やかにこれを内閣総理大臣に報告するとともに、その要旨を公表しなければならない。
When the Prime Minister has received a report on the prefectural area disaster management plan pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the Prime Minister is to consult the National Disaster Management Council and may provide necessary advice or recommendations to the relevant prefectural disaster management council, when found necessary.
内閣総理大臣は、前項の規定により都道府県地域防災計画について報告を受けたときは、中央防災会議の意見を聴くものとし、必要があると認めるときは、当該都道府県防災会議に対し、必要な助言又は勧告をすることができる。
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
recovery and reconstructionmachine translation
「復旧復興」
Recovery from a disaster and reconstruction after it.
Short name set inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (ii)
disaster managementmachine translation
「防災」
Preventing disasters before they happen, stopping the damage from spreading once one strikes, and recovering from a disaster and rebuilding after it.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (ii)· 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
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
basic disaster management plan
「防災基本計画」
The basic plan on disaster management that the National Disaster Management Council draws up.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (viii)· applies throughout the law
disaster management operation planmachine translation
「防災業務計画」
A disaster management plan that the head of a designated administrative organ (or, for a commission or certain collegial bodies, the organ itself) or a designated public corporation draws up for its own work on the basis of the basic disaster management plan; for work delegated to them, the designated local administrative organ or designated local public corporation draws it up.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (ix)· applies throughout the law
area disaster management plancorrected by this site
「地域防災計画」
A disaster management plan for a particular area: the plan for a prefecture made by its prefectural disaster management council, the plan for a municipality made by its municipal disaster management council or mayor, and the plans for areas spanning two or more prefectures or municipalities made by joint committees of their councils.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (x)· applies throughout the law
jurisdictional designated local administrative organ, etc.machine translation
「管轄指定地方行政機関等」
In Article 40, the designated local administrative organs with jurisdiction over all or part of a prefecture, the prefecture itself, the municipalities in it, designated public corporations and designated local public corporations, and the public organizations and managers of facilities important for disaster management in the prefecture.
Short name set inArticle 40, paragraph (2), item (i)· applies only in this provision and in Article 40, paragraph (4)
Prime Minister
内閣総理大臣
The head of the Cabinet. Designated by the Diet from among its own members, and appointed by the Emperor on that designation (Articles 67 and 6). The Prime Minister appoints and may dismiss the other Ministers of State at will, and a majority of them must be members of the Diet (Article 68). No Minister of State can be subjected to legal action while in office without the Prime Minister's consent (Article 75).
Written by AI using Constitution, Arts. 6, 67, 68, 75 and Wikipedia: Prime Minister of Japan as a reference.