A prefectural governor is to designate as a provisional contracted dealer, based on the person's application, a person who is engaged in the business of receiving a continuous supply of light oil from a primary distributor under a sales contract concluded with that primary distributor and selling it (excluding a person who satisfies the requirements specified by Cabinet Order taking into consideration the basis of the person's management and other matters), and who has a principal office or place of business within the prefecture.
道府県知事は、元売業者との間に締結された販売契約に基づいて当該元売業者から継続的に軽油の供給を受け、これを販売することを業とする者（その経営の基礎その他の事項を勘案して政令で定める要件に該当する者を除く。）で、当該道府県内に主たる事務所又は事業所を有するものを、その者の申請に基づき、仮特約業者として指定するものとする。
The validity period of the designation of a provisional contracted dealer under the preceding paragraph is one year counted from the date of designation; provided, however, that where the provisional contracted dealer has received designation as a contracted dealer under paragraph (1) of the following Article, the designation of that provisional contracted dealer ceases to be effective.
The prefectural governor referred to in paragraph (1) may revoke the designation of a provisional contracted dealer when the provisional contracted dealer comes to satisfy the requirements specified by Cabinet Order referred to in that paragraph, or in other cases specified by Cabinet Order.
Where the prefectural governor referred to in paragraph (1) has designated a provisional contracted dealer or revoked such a designation, the governor must notify the governors of the relevant prefectures to that effect.
第一項の道府県知事は、仮特約業者の指定又は指定の取消しを行つた場合には、その旨を関係道府県知事に通知しなければならない。
In addition to what is provided for in the preceding paragraphs, matters necessary for the designation of provisional contracted dealers or the revocation of designation are specified by Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications.
前各項に定めるもののほか、仮特約業者の指定又は指定の取消しに関し必要な事項は、総務省令で定める。
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