Article 8-2Entrustment of Consumer Affairs Consultations and Other Administrative Processes
第八条の二（消費生活相談等の事務の委託）
Each prefectural government may entrust part of the administrative processes set forth in paragraph (1), item (i) of the preceding Article (excluding the coordination of communication among municipal governments) and the administrative processes set forth in items (ii) to (v) of that paragraph to those who satisfy the standards provided by Cabinet Office Order as those who can carry out the administrative processes appropriately.
都道府県は、前条第一項第一号に掲げる事務（市町村相互間の連絡調整に係る部分を除く。）及び同項第二号から第五号までに掲げる事務の一部を、その事務を適切に実施することができるものとして内閣府令で定める基準に適合する者に委託することができる。
Each municipal government may entrust part of the administrative processes set forth in the items of paragraph (2) of the preceding Article to those who satisfy the standards provided by Cabinet Office Order as those who can carry out the administrative processes appropriately.
市町村は、前条第二項各号に掲げる事務の一部を、その事務を適切に実施することができるものとして内閣府令で定める基準に適合する者に委託することができる。
Any of those who have been entrusted with any administrative processes pursuant to the preceding two paragraphs, its officer or personnel, and those who formerly held those positions must not divulge any confidential information learned in the course of the administrative processes entrusted thereto.
前二項の規定により事務の委託を受けた者若しくはその役員若しくは職員又はこれらの職にあった者は、当該委託に係る事務に関して知り得た秘密を漏らしてはならない。
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