In cases where a disaster involving an area of a prefecture has occurred, when the prefectural governor finds it particularly necessary for implementing emergency measures regarding the matters set forth in Article 50, paragraph (1), items (iv) through (ix), the governor may, in accordance with the provisions of Articles 7 through 10 of the Disaster Relief Act, issue orders for work, cooperation, or custody, manage, use, or expropriate any facility, land, house, or goods, have the governor's officials enter and inspect any facility, land, house, or place where goods are located or any place where goods are to be held in custody, or obtain necessary reports from persons who have been made to hold goods in custody.
都道府県知事は、当該都道府県の地域に係る災害が発生した場合において、第五十条第一項第四号から第九号までに掲げる事項について応急措置を実施するため特に必要があると認めるときは、災害救助法第七条から第十条までの規定の例により、従事命令、協力命令若しくは保管命令を発し、施設、土地、家屋若しくは物資を管理し、使用し、若しくは収用し、又はその職員に施設、土地、家屋若しくは物資の所在する場所若しくは物資を保管させる場所に立ち入り検査をさせ、若しくは物資を保管させた者から必要な報告を取ることができる。
As provided for by Cabinet Order, part of the function under the authority of the prefectural governor under the preceding paragraph may be delegated to the mayor of a municipality concerned.
前項の規定による都道府県知事の権限に属する事務は、政令で定めるところにより、その一部を市町村長が行うこととすることができる。
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disastermachine translation
「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
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)