In cases where a disaster has occurred or is likely to occur involving an area of a municipality, when the mayor of a municipality, etc. finds it necessary for implementing emergency disaster control measures, the mayor, etc. may ask support from another mayor of a municipality, etc. In this case, the mayor of a municipality, etc. whose support has been requested for the purpose of implementing emergency measures may not refuse support except for just cause.
Those who render the support prescribed in the preceding paragraph are to act under the direction of the mayor of a municipality, etc. who have requested support, insofar as the implementation of emergency disaster control measures is concerned.
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「災害」
Damage caused by a storm, tornado, heavy rain or snow, flood, slope failure, debris flow, storm surge, earthquake, tsunami, soil liquefaction, volcanic eruption, landslide or other abnormal natural phenomenon, or by a large fire or explosion or another cause that a Cabinet Order (政令) specifies as causing damage on a similar scale.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (i)· applies throughout the law
mayor of a municipality, etc.
「市町村長等」
The mayor of a municipality, or a committee (委員会) or a commissioner (委員) of a municipality.
Short name set inArticle 29, paragraph (2)
emergency measures
「応急措置」
Fire-fighting, flood fighting, rescue and other emergency measures needed to fend off a disaster or stop it from spreading.
Short name set inArticle 62, paragraph (1)