①When a person that has obtained the permission referred to in Article 14-2, paragraph (1) intends to make a significant change to the site, structure, or equipment of the facilities for extracting hot springs or the method of extraction specified by the Order of the Ministry of the Environment in order to prevent disasters caused by flammable natural gas, the person must apply to the prefectural governor and obtain the permission pursuant to the provisions of the Order of the Ministry of the Environment.

②The provisions of Article 14-2, paragraph (2) (limited to the part related to item (i)) and Article 4, paragraphs (2) and (3) as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (3) of the same Article apply mutatis mutandis to the permission referred to in the preceding paragraph.