When the prefectural governor intends to issue an order under the provision of Article 9, paragraph (2) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 11, paragraph (2) or paragraph (3)); Article 12; Article 14-9, paragraph (2); or Article 31, paragraph (2), must conduct a hearing irrespective of the category of proceeding for hearing statements of opinion under the provision of Article 13, paragraph (1) of the Administrative Procedure Act (Act No. 88 of 1993).
Proceedings on the date of a hearing related to the disposition under the provisions of Article 9 (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 11, paragraph (2) or (3)), Article 12, Article 14-9 or Article 31 must be open to the public.