①Part of the duties under the authority of the prefectural governor, as specified in Chapter IV, Article 33, paragraph (1) (limited to the part related to the disposition under the provisions of Article 31, paragraph (2)), Article 34 (excluding the part related to the collection of reports from persons the site of the drilling construction of land for the purpose of making a hot spring gush out), or Article 35, paragraph (1) (excluding the part related to on-site inspections of the site of drilling construction of land for the purpose of making a hot spring gush out), may be conducted by the mayor of a city specified by Cabinet Order, as referred to in Article 5, paragraph (1) of the Community Health Act (Act No. 101 of 1947) (referred to as "city with a public health center" in the following paragraph) or by a special ward, as specified by Cabinet Order.

②The mayor of a city with a public health center or the mayor of a special ward of Tokyo must notify the prefectural governor of the matters concerning the duties prescribed in the preceding paragraph, as specified by the Order of the Ministry of the Environment.