# 災害対策基本法 / Basic Act on Disaster Management — 第百八条の四 (Article 108-4)

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- Law: 災害対策基本法 (Basic Act on Disaster Management), 昭和三十六年法律第二百二十三号
- English title "Basic Act on Disaster Management": Ministry of Justice translation
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- Provision: 第百八条の四 (Article 108-4)（災害緊急事態の布告に伴う特例） — address `art-108-4`
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### 第百八条の四（災害緊急事態の布告に伴う特例） — (Special Provisions Accompanied by Declaration of a State of Emergency Disaster)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-108-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-108-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-108-4</sup>

**第一項**  第百五条の規定による災害緊急事態の布告があつたときは、第八十六条の二第一項、第八十六条の三第一項、第八十六条の四第一項及び第八十六条の五第一項の規定により当該災害を指定する政令が定められたものとみなして、第八十六条の二第二項及び第三項、第八十六条の三第二項及び第三項、第八十六条の四第二項並びに第八十六条の五第二項から第十三項までの規定を適用する。この場合において、第八十六条の二第二項及び第八十六条の三第二項中「政令で定める区域及び期間」とあるのは、「当該災害に係る緊急災害対策本部の所管区域及び当該災害に係る災害緊急事態の布告が発せられた時から当該緊急災害対策本部が定める日までの間」とする。
<sup>art-108-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-108-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-108-4/par-1</sup>
When a declaration of a state of emergency disaster under Article 105 has been made, Cabinet Order to designate that disaster is deemed to have been specified pursuant to the provisions of Article 86-2, paragraph (1), Article 86-3, paragraph (1), Article 86-4, paragraph (1), and Article 86-5, paragraph (1), and the provisions of Article 86-2, paragraphs (2) and (3), Article 86-3, paragraphs (2) and (3), Article 86-4, paragraph (2), and Article 86-5, paragraphs (2) through (13) are applied. In this case, the term "the areas and during the period provided for by Cabinet Order" in Article 86-2, paragraph (2) and Article 86-3, paragraph (2) is deemed to be replaced with "the area of jurisdiction of the headquarters for emergency disaster control related to that disaster and during the period from the time when a declaration of a state of emergency disaster related to that disaster has been made to the day designated by the headquarters for emergency disaster control".
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第二項**  第百五条の規定による災害緊急事態の布告が発せられる前に第八十六条の二第一項、第八十六条の三第一項、第八十六条の四第一項又は第八十六条の五第一項のいずれかの規定により当該災害を指定する政令が定められたときは、前項（当該政令に係る部分に限る。）の規定は、適用しない。
<sup>art-108-4/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-108-4/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-108-4/par-2</sup>
When Cabinet Order to designate the disaster is specified before a state of emergency disaster under Article 105 has been declared, pursuant to one of the provisions of Article 86-2, paragraph (1), Article 86-3, paragraph (1), Article 86-4, paragraph (1), or Article 86-5, paragraph (1), the provisions of the preceding paragraph (limited to the portion concerning the Cabinet Order) do not apply.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-108-4/par-1: 第百五条 → 災害対策基本法 第百五条 (Article 105), art-105 — https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-105 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-105
- art-108-4/par-1: 第八十六条の二第一項 → 災害対策基本法 第八十六条の二第一項 (Article 86-2, paragraph (1)), art-86-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-86-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-86-2/par-1
- art-108-4/par-1: 第八十六条の三第一項 → 災害対策基本法 第八十六条の三第一項 (Article 86-3, paragraph (1)), art-86-3/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-86-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-86-3/par-1
- art-108-4/par-1: 第八十六条の四第一項 → 災害対策基本法 第八十六条の四第一項 (Article 86-4, paragraph (1)), art-86-4/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-86-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-86-4/par-1
- art-108-4/par-1: 第八十六条の五第一項 → 災害対策基本法 第八十六条の五第一項 (Article 86-5, paragraph (1)), art-86-5/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-86-5/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-86-5/par-1
- art-108-4/par-1: 第八十六条の二第二項 → 災害対策基本法 第八十六条の二第二項 (Article 86-2, paragraph (2)), art-86-2/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-86-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-86-2/par-2
- art-108-4/par-1: 第三項 → 災害対策基本法 第八十六条の二第三項 (Article 86-2, paragraph (3)), art-86-2/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-86-2/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-86-2/par-3
- art-108-4/par-1: 第八十六条の三第二項 → 災害対策基本法 第八十六条の三第二項 (Article 86-3, paragraph (2)), art-86-3/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-86-3/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-86-3/par-2
- art-108-4/par-1: 第三項 → 災害対策基本法 第八十六条の三第三項 (Article 86-3, paragraph (3)), art-86-3/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-86-3/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-86-3/par-3
- art-108-4/par-1: 第八十六条の四第二項 → 災害対策基本法 第八十六条の四第二項 (Article 86-4, paragraph (2)), art-86-4/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-86-4/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-86-4/par-2
- art-108-4/par-1: 第八十六条の五第二項から第十三項まで → 災害対策基本法 第八十六条の五第十項 (Article 86-5, paragraph (10)), art-86-5/par-10 — https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-86-5/par-10 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-86-5/par-10
- art-108-4/par-1: 第八十六条の五第二項から第十三項まで → 災害対策基本法 第八十六条の五第十一項 (Article 86-5, paragraph (11)), art-86-5/par-11 — https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-86-5/par-11 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-86-5/par-11
- art-108-4/par-1: 第八十六条の五第二項から第十三項まで → 災害対策基本法 第八十六条の五第十二項 (Article 86-5, paragraph (12)), art-86-5/par-12 — https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-86-5/par-12 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-86-5/par-12
- art-108-4/par-1: 第八十六条の五第二項から第十三項まで → 災害対策基本法 第八十六条の五第十三項 (Article 86-5, paragraph (13)), art-86-5/par-13 — https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-86-5/par-13 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-86-5/par-13
- art-108-4/par-1: 第八十六条の五第二項から第十三項まで → 災害対策基本法 第八十六条の五第二項 (Article 86-5, paragraph (2)), art-86-5/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-86-5/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-86-5/par-2
- art-108-4/par-1: 第八十六条の五第二項から第十三項まで → 災害対策基本法 第八十六条の五第三項 (Article 86-5, paragraph (3)), art-86-5/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-86-5/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-86-5/par-3
- art-108-4/par-1: 第八十六条の五第二項から第十三項まで → 災害対策基本法 第八十六条の五第四項 (Article 86-5, paragraph (4)), art-86-5/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-86-5/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-86-5/par-4
- art-108-4/par-1: 第八十六条の五第二項から第十三項まで → 災害対策基本法 第八十六条の五第五項 (Article 86-5, paragraph (5)), art-86-5/par-5 — https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-86-5/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-86-5/par-5
- art-108-4/par-1: 第八十六条の五第二項から第十三項まで → 災害対策基本法 第八十六条の五第六項 (Article 86-5, paragraph (6)), art-86-5/par-6 — https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-86-5/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-86-5/par-6
- art-108-4/par-1: 第八十六条の五第二項から第十三項まで → 災害対策基本法 第八十六条の五第七項 (Article 86-5, paragraph (7)), art-86-5/par-7 — https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-86-5/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-86-5/par-7
- art-108-4/par-1: 第八十六条の五第二項から第十三項まで → 災害対策基本法 第八十六条の五第八項 (Article 86-5, paragraph (8)), art-86-5/par-8 — https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-86-5/par-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-86-5/par-8
- art-108-4/par-1: 第八十六条の五第二項から第十三項まで → 災害対策基本法 第八十六条の五第九項 (Article 86-5, paragraph (9)), art-86-5/par-9 — https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-86-5/par-9 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-86-5/par-9
- art-108-4/par-2: 第百五条 → 災害対策基本法 第百五条 (Article 105), art-105 — https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-105 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-105
- art-108-4/par-2: 第八十六条の二第一項 → 災害対策基本法 第八十六条の二第一項 (Article 86-2, paragraph (1)), art-86-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-86-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-86-2/par-1
- art-108-4/par-2: 第八十六条の三第一項 → 災害対策基本法 第八十六条の三第一項 (Article 86-3, paragraph (1)), art-86-3/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-86-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-86-3/par-1
- art-108-4/par-2: 第八十六条の四第一項 → 災害対策基本法 第八十六条の四第一項 (Article 86-4, paragraph (1)), art-86-4/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-86-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-86-4/par-1
- art-108-4/par-2: 第八十六条の五第一項 → 災害対策基本法 第八十六条の五第一項 (Article 86-5, paragraph (1)), art-86-5/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-86-5/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-86-5/par-1
- art-108-4/par-2: 前項 → 災害対策基本法 第百八条の四第一項 (Article 108-4, paragraph (1)), art-108-4/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-108-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-108-4/par-1

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- 災害対策基本法 第百八条の四第二項（災害緊急事態の布告に伴う特例） — https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-108-4/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-108-4/par-2

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 災害対策基本法 — the text in force from 2026-11-02 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/336AC0000000223/20261102_508AC0000000062), retrieved 2026-11-02
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Basic Act on Disaster Management — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4171/tb), retrieved 2026-11-02
- This site's parser, version 221 — 災害対策基本法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-11-02
