When a person that has obtained the permission referred to in Article 3, paragraph (1) intends to make a significant change to the site, structure, or equipment of the drilling facilities or the method of drilling, as specified by the Order of the Ministry of the Environment, in order to prevent disasters caused by flammable natural gas, the person must apply to the prefectural governor and obtain the permission pursuant to the provisions of the Order of the Ministry of the Environment.
第三条第一項の許可を受けた者は、掘削のための施設の位置、構造若しくは設備又は掘削の方法について環境省令で定める可燃性天然ガスによる災害の防止上重要な変更をしようとするときは、環境省令で定めるところにより、都道府県知事に申請してその許可を受けなければならない。
The provisions of Article 4, paragraph (1) (limited to the part related to item (ii)), paragraph (2), and paragraph (3) apply mutatis mutandis to the permission referred to in the preceding paragraph. In this case, the term "for the protection of hot springs, the prevention of disasters caused by flammable natural gas, and other matters in public interest" in paragraph (3) of the same Article is deemed to be replaced with "for the prevention of disasters caused by flammable natural gas".