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Article 55-54Evacuation and Release in the Event of a Disaster

第五十五条の五十四(災害時の避難及び解放)

In the event of an earthquake, fire or other disaster, if there is no means of evacuation within the immigration detention center, etc., the director of the immigration detention center, etc. must escort detainees to an appropriate place.

入国者収容所長等は、地震、火災その他の災害に際し、入国者収容所等内において避難の方法がないときは、被収容者を適当な場所に護送しなければならない。

In the case referred to in the preceding paragraph, if it is not possible to escort detainees, the director of the immigration detention center, etc. may release them from the immigration detention center, etc. The same applies if, in the event of an earthquake, fire or other disaster, it is not possible to escort a detainee who is outside the immigration detention center, etc. to an appropriate place for evacuation.

前項の場合において、被収容者を護送することができないときは、入国者収容所長等は、その者を入国者収容所等から解放することができる。地震、火災その他の災害に際し、入国者収容所等の外にある被収容者を避難させるため適当な場所に護送することができない場合も、同様とする。

A person released pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph must appear at the immigration detention center, etc. or at a place designated by the director of the immigration detention center, etc. promptly after the situation requiring evacuation has ceased.

前項の規定により解放された者は、避難を必要とする状況がなくなつた後速やかに、入国者収容所等又は入国者収容所長等が指定した場所に出頭しなければならない。

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