Handling of affairs concerning disaster management is governed by the provisions of this Act, except as otherwise provided for by other laws.
防災に関する事務の処理については、他の法律に特別の定めがある場合を除くほか、この法律の定めるところによる。
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「防災」
Preventing disasters before they happen, stopping the damage from spreading once one strikes, and recovering from a disaster and rebuilding after it.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (ii)· applies throughout the law