| (xxvii) The prefectural governor | Affairs specified by Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Order concerning the payment of a compensation benefit under Article 3, paragraph (1) of the Act on Compensation for Pollution-related Health Damage, or the certification under Article 4, paragraph (1) or paragraph (2) of the same Act |
(xxvii)-2 The governor of the relevant prefecture prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (2) of the Act on Special Measures for the Relief of Victims of Minamata Disease and the Resolution of the Minamata Disease Issue (Act No. 81 of 2009) | Affairs specified by Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Order that relate to the payment of medical treatment expenses under Article 6, paragraph (2) of the Act on Special Measures for the Relief of Victims of Minamata Disease and the Resolution of the Minamata Disease Issue. |
| (xxviii) The prefectural governor | Affairs specified by Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Order that relate to the permission under Article 8, paragraph (1) or Article 9, paragraph (1) of the Act on Waste Management and Public Cleaning, the certification under Article 9-2-4, paragraph (1) of that Act, the permission under Article 9-5, paragraph (1) of that Act (including the cases where it is applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 15-4 of that Act), the approval under Article 9-6, paragraph (1) of that Act (including the cases where it is applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 15-4 of that Act), the notification under Article 9-7, paragraph (2) of that Act (including the cases where it is applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 15-4 of that Act), the certification under Article 12-7, paragraph (1) or (7) of that Act, the notification under paragraph (9) of that Article, the permission under Article 14, paragraph (1) of that Act, the renewal under paragraph (2) of that Article, the permission under paragraph (6) of that Article, the renewal under paragraph (7) of that Article, the permission under Article 14-2, paragraph (1) of that Act, the notification under Article 7-2, paragraph (3) of that Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (3) of that Article, the permission under Article 14-4, paragraph (1) of that Act, the renewal under paragraph (2) of that Article, the permission under paragraph (6) of that Article, the renewal under paragraph (7) of that Article, the permission under Article 14-5, paragraph (1) of that Act, the notification under Article 7-2, paragraph (3) of that Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (3) of that Article, the permission under Article 15, paragraph (1) or Article 15-2-6, paragraph (1) of that Act, the notification under Article 9, paragraph (3) of that Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (3) of that Article, the certification under Article 15-3-3, paragraph (1) of that Act, the notification under Article 17-2, paragraph (1) of that Act, or the registration under Article 20-2, paragraph (1) of that Act. |