With respect to the function under its jurisdiction, the National Disaster Management Council may demand the submission of materials, statement of opinions, and other required cooperation from the head of a relevant administrative organ, the head of a relevant local administrative organ, the head or any other executive agency of a local government, designated public corporations and designated local public corporations, and any other parties concerned.
The National Disaster Management Council may provide necessary recommendations to local disaster management councils (meaning prefectural disaster management councils or municipal disaster management councils; the same applies hereinafter) or the joint committee of local disaster management councils (meaning the joint committee of prefectural disaster management councils or the joint committee of municipal disaster management councils; the same applies hereinafter) on performing the function under its jurisdiction.
中央防災会議は、その所掌事務の遂行について、地方防災会議（都道府県防災会議又は市町村防災会議をいう。以下同じ。）又は地方防災会議の協議会（都道府県防災会議の協議会又は市町村防災会議の協議会をいう。以下同じ。）に対し、必要な勧告をすることができる。
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designated public corporations
「指定公共機関」
Incorporated administrative agencies, the Bank of Japan, the Japanese Red Cross Society, Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK) and other public institutions, and corporations running public utilities such as electricity, gas, transport and telecommunications, that the Prime Minister designates.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (v)· applies throughout the law
designated local public corporations
「指定地方公共機関」
Local incorporated administrative agencies, port authorities, land improvement districts and other managers of public facilities, and corporations running public utilities such as electricity, gas, transport and telecommunications in a prefecture, that the governor of that prefecture designates.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (vi)· applies throughout the law
joint committeemachine translation
「協議会」
A joint committee of prefectural disaster management councils or a joint committee of municipal disaster management councils.
Defined inArticle 13, paragraph (2)
local disaster management councilmachine translation
「地方防災会議」
A prefectural disaster management council or a municipal disaster management council.
Defined inArticle 13, paragraph (2)