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Act on Access to Information Held by Administrative Organs

行政機関の保有する情報の公開に関する法律（ぎょうせいきかんのほゆうするじょうほうのこうかいにかんするほうりつ）

Amended by

Act on the Arrangement, etc. of Related Acts upon the Enforcement of the Act for Establishment of the Disaster Management Agency

防災庁設置法の施行に伴う関係法律の整備等に関する法律

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On the day Act No. 61 of 2026 (防災庁設置法) . The exact day is not fixed yet.

The same amending law also changes

7 provisions changed · 2 provisions added · 4 provisions in the supplementary provisions

Each provision the amendment changes, before and after in one: words it removes are struck through, words it adds are highlighted. The Japanese is the law; the icon beside each English column says whose English it is.

Article 2 · (Definitions)第二条（定義）

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  • ChangedArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (i)

    organs established within the Cabinet based on the provisions of laws (excluding the Cabinet Office and the Disaster Management Agency) and organs under the jurisdiction of the Cabinet;

    法律の規定に基づき内閣に置かれる機関（内閣府及び防災庁を除く。）及び内閣の所轄の下に置かれる機関

  • ChangedArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (ii)

    the Cabinet Office, the Imperial Household Agency, and organs prescribed in Article 49, paragraphs (1) and (2) of the Cabinet OfficeAct for Establishment Act of the Cabinet Office (Act No. 89 of 1999) (for the organs that establish the organs specified by Cabinet Order referred to in item (ivv) among those organs, excluding the organs specified by that Cabinet Order);

    内閣府、宮内庁並びに内閣府設置法（平成十一年法律第八十九号）第四十九条第一項及び第二項に規定する機関（これらの機関のうち第四五号の政令で定める機関が置かれる機関にあっては、当該政令で定める機関を除く。）

  • ChangedArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (iii)

    organs prescribed in Article 3, paragraph (2) of the National Government Organization Act (Act No. 120 of 1948) (for the organs that establishDisaster Management Agency (excluding the organsfacilities specified by Cabinet Order referred to in item (v), excluding the organs specified by that Cabinet Ordervi));

    国家行政組織法（昭和二十三年法律第百二十号）第三条第二項に規定する機関（第五防災庁（第六号の政令で定める機関が置かれる機関にあっては、当該政令で定める施設等機関を除く。）

  • ChangedArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (iv)

    organs referred toprescribed in Article 39 and Article 55 of the Act for Establishment of the Cabinet Office, and Article 163, paragraph (2) of the Imperial Household AgencyNational Government Organization Act (Act No. 70120 of 1947), and extraordinary1948) (for the organs referred to in Article 40 and Article 56 (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuantthat establish the organs specified by Cabinet Order referred to Article 18, paragraph (1) ofin item (vii), excluding the Imperial Household Agency Act), which areorgans specified by that Cabinet Order);

    内閣府設置法第三十九条及び第五十五条並びに宮内庁国家行政組織法（昭和二十二三年法律第七百二十号）第十六三条第二項の機関並びに内閣府設置法第四十条及び第五十六条（宮内庁法第十八条第一項において準用する場合を含む。）の特別の機関で、に規定する機関（第七号の政令で定める機関が置かれる機関にあっては、当該政令で定めるもの機関を除く。）

  • ChangedArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (v)

    facilitiesorgans referred to in Article 8-2 39 and Article 55 of the National Government Organization Act for Establishment of the Cabinet Office, and Article 16, paragraph (2) of the Imperial Household Agency Act (Act No. 70 of 1947), and extraordinary organs referred to in Article 8-3 40 and Article 56 (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 18, paragraph (1) of that the Imperial Household Agency Act), which are specified by Cabinet Order; and

    国家行政組織法第八条の二の施設等機関及び同法第八条の三内閣府設置法第三十九条及び第五十五条並びに宮内庁法（昭和二十二年法律第七十号）第十六条第二項の機関並びに内閣府設置法第四十条及び第五十六条（宮内庁法第十八条第一項において準用する場合を含む。）の特別の機関で、政令で定めるもの

  • ChangedArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (vi)

    facilities referred to in Article 15 of the Board Act for Establishment of Audit.the Disaster Management Agency (Act No. 61 of 2026), which are specified by Cabinet Order;

    会計検査院防災庁設置法（令和八年法律第六十一号）第十五条の施設等機関で、政令で定めるもの

  • AddedArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (vii)

    facilities referred to in Article 8-2 of the National Government Organization Act, and extraordinary organs referred to in Article 8-3 of that Act, which are specified by Cabinet Order; and

    国家行政組織法第八条の二の施設等機関及び同法第八条の三の特別の機関で、政令で定めるもの

  • AddedArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (viii)

    the Board of Audit.

    会計検査院

Article 3 · (Right to Request Disclosure)第三条（開示請求権）

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  • ChangedArticle 3, paragraph (1)

    Any person may make a request to the head of an administrative organ (for the organs specified by Cabinet Order referred to in paragraph (1), items (iv) and (vv) through (vii) of the preceding Article, the person specified by Cabinet Order for each of those organs; the same applies below) for disclosure of administrative documents held by the administrative organ.

    何人も、この法律の定めるところにより、行政機関の長（前条第一項第四号及び第五号五号から第七号までの政令で定める機関にあっては、その機関ごとに政令で定める者をいう。以下同じ。）に対し、当該行政機関の保有する行政文書の開示を請求することができる。

4 changes in the supplementary provisions (附則)

Supplementary Provisions, Article 2 · Transitional Measures concerning Dispositions, etc.附則第二条（処分等に関する経過措置）

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  • AddedSupplementary Provisions, Article 2, paragraph (1)

    A disposition such as an approval, or a notice or other act, done by the former national organ pursuant to the provisions of the respective Acts before their amendment by this Act (including orders based on them; referred to as the "former laws and regulations" in this Article and the following Article) before this Act comes into effect is deemed, after this Act comes into effect, to be a disposition such as an approval, or a notice or other act, done by the equivalent national organ pursuant to the equivalent provisions of the respective Acts after their amendment by this Act (including orders based on them; referred to as the "new laws and regulations" in this Article and the following Article).

    この法律の施行前にこの法律による改正前のそれぞれの法律（これに基づく命令を含む。以下この条及び次条において「旧法令」という。）の規定により従前の国の機関がした認定等の処分又は通知その他の行為は、この法律の施行後は、この法律による改正後のそれぞれの法律（これに基づく命令を含む。以下この条及び次条において「新法令」という。）の相当規定により相当の国の機関がした認定等の処分又は通知その他の行為とみなす。

  • AddedSupplementary Provisions, Article 2, paragraph (2)

    An application, notification or other act that has actually been made to the former national organ pursuant to the provisions of the former laws and regulations at the time this Act comes into effect is deemed, after this Act comes into effect, to be an application, notification or other act made to the equivalent national organ pursuant to the equivalent provisions of the new laws and regulations.

    この法律の施行の際現に旧法令の規定により従前の国の機関に対してされている申請、届出その他の行為は、この法律の施行後は、新法令の相当規定により相当の国の機関に対してされた申請、届出その他の行為とみなす。

  • AddedSupplementary Provisions, Article 2, paragraph (3)

    With regard to a matter for which an application, notification or other procedure must be made to the former national organ pursuant to the provisions of the former laws and regulations before this Act comes into effect, and for which that procedure has not been made to the former national organ before this Act comes into effect, the provisions of the new laws and regulations apply after this Act comes into effect by deeming that procedure not to have been made to the equivalent national organ pursuant to the equivalent provisions of the new laws and regulations.

    この法律の施行前に旧法令の規定により従前の国の機関に対して申請、届出その他の手続をしなければならない事項で、この法律の施行前に従前の国の機関に対してその手続がされていないものについては、この法律の施行後は、これを、新法令の相当規定により相当の国の機関に対してその手続がされていないものとみなして、新法令の規定を適用する。

Supplementary Provisions, Article 3 · Transitional Measures concerning the Effect of Orders附則第三条（命令の効力に関する経過措置）

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  • AddedSupplementary Provisions, Article 3, paragraph (1)

    A Cabinet Office Order under Article 7, paragraph (3) of the Act for Establishment of the Cabinet Office or a Ministerial Order under Article 12, paragraph (1) of the National Government Organization Act issued pursuant to the provisions of the former laws and regulations is to have effect, after this Act comes into effect, as the equivalent Cabinet Office Order under Article 7, paragraph (3) of the Act for Establishment of the Cabinet Office, Disaster Management Agency Order under Article 7, paragraph (3) of the Act for Establishment of the Disaster Management Agency, or Ministerial Order under Article 12, paragraph (1) of the National Government Organization Act issued based on the equivalent provisions of the new laws and regulations.

    旧法令の規定により発せられた内閣府設置法第七条第三項の内閣府令又は国家行政組織法第十二条第一項の省令は、この法律の施行後は、新法令の相当規定に基づいて発せられた相当の内閣府設置法第七条第三項の内閣府令、防災庁設置法第七条第三項の防災庁令又は国家行政組織法第十二条第一項の省令としての効力を有するものとする。