If a vessel or aircraft is in distress and an immigration inspector finds it necessary for the rescue and protection of foreign national on board the vessel or aircraft or for any other urgent necessity, the inspector may grant the foreign national, landing permission due to distress based on an application by the mayor of the city, town or village who gives aid to the victims pursuant to the provisions of the Sea Casualties Rescue Act (Act No. 95 of 1899), on an application by the captain of a vessel or aircraft who gave aid to the foreign national, or the captain of the vessel or aircraft in distress or the carrier who operates the vessel or aircraft.
The immigration inspector is to immediately grant permission for landing due to distress, notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph, if the foreign national set forth in the preceding paragraph has been transferred by a police officer or a coast guard officer.
If the immigration inspector finds it necessary for an examination pertaining to the permission set forth in paragraph (1) of this Article, the inspector may require the foreign national to provide their personal identification information in an electronic or magnetic means, pursuant to the provisions of Ministry of Justice Order. The same applies if the inspector finds it necessary when the foreign national is handed over pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph.
In granting the permission set forth in paragraph (1) or (2), the immigration inspector must issue a landing permit due to distress to the foreign national.
In granting the permission set forth in paragraph (1) or paragraph (2), the immigration inspector may impose restrictions on the foreign national's period of landing, scope of activities and other conditions found necessary pursuant to the provisions of Ministry of Justice Order.
定義第二条第一項第十号・法令全体に適用
第六十一条の三に定める入国審査官
わかりやすく言うと
入国者収容所と地方出入国在留管理局に置かれる職員で、上陸や退去強制についての審査、収容令書や退去強制令書の発付、仮放免、出国命令などの事務を行う人のことです(第六十一条の三)。
定義第六条第三項
指紋、写真その他の個人を識別することができる情報として法務省令で定めるもの
わかりやすく言うと
指紋や写真など、個人を見分けることができる情報として法務省令で定めるもののことです。上陸を申請する外国人は、特別永住者や十六歳未満の人などを除き、これを電子的な方法で入国審査官に提供しなければなりません。