# 災害対策基本法 / Basic Act on Disaster Management — 第五十条 (Article 50) This is the Markdown twin of https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-50. Every law, and how to address a provision: https://japanlaw.org/llms.txt. The same laws as MCP tools (no sign-in): https://japanlaw.org/mcp. - 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 - Kind: Act — the distinction between 法律 (Act), 政令 (Cabinet Order), 省令 (Ministerial Order) and 条例 (local ordinance) decides who may issue it and what it may say. - Provision: 第五十条 (Article 50)（災害応急対策及びその実施責任） — address `art-50` - Text in force since: 2026-11-02 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-50 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-50 - Every provision below carries its address and both URLs on the line under it. - Japanese text: e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁). English: as marked on each line below. Only the Japanese as published by the government has legal effect; the text below is a copy of it. 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They are never merged and never substituted for one another. --- ### 第五十条（災害応急対策及びその実施責任） — (Emergency Disaster Control Measures and Responsibility for Their Implementation) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-50 · https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-50 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-50 **第一項** 災害応急対策は、次に掲げる事項について、災害が発生し、又は発生するおそれがある場合に災害の発生を防御し、又は応急的救助を行う等災害の拡大を防止するために行うものとする。 art-50/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-50/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-50/par-1 Emergency disaster control measures are to be performed with respect to the following matters, when a disaster occurs or is likely to occur, for the purpose of preventing a disaster or preventing the spread of the disaster, or of conducting emergency rescue work: Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "Emergency disaster control measures are to be performed with respect to the following matters, when a disaster occurs or is likely to occur, for the purpose of preventing a disaster or preventing the spread of the disaster, or of conducting emergency rescue work :" — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4171/tb **一** 警報の発令及び伝達並びに避難の勧告又は指示に関する事項 art-50/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-50/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-50/par-1/item-1 matters concerning the issuance and transmission of alarms, and recommendations or instructions for evacuation; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **二** 消防、水防その他の応急措置に関する事項 art-50/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-50/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-50/par-1/item-2 matters concerning emergency measures, such as fire-fighting and flood prevention; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **三** 被災者の救難、救助その他保護に関する事項 art-50/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-50/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-50/par-1/item-3 matters concerning rescue, aid, and protection of disaster victims; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **四** 災害を受けた児童及び生徒の応急の教育に関する事項 art-50/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-50/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-50/par-1/item-4 matters concerning emergency education of children and school children affected by disasters; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **五** 施設及び設備の応急の復旧に関する事項 art-50/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-50/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-50/par-1/item-5 matters concerning emergency restoration of facilities and equipment; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **六** 廃棄物の処理及び清掃、防疫その他の生活環境の保全及び公衆衛生に関する事項 art-50/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-50/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-50/par-1/item-6 matters concerning protection of the living environment and public health such as treatment and cleanup of waste, epidemic control, and others; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **七** 犯罪の予防、交通の規制その他災害地における社会秩序の維持に関する事項 art-50/par-1/item-7 · https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-50/par-1/item-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-50/par-1/item-7 matters concerning the preservation of social order at disaster areas regarding crime prevention, traffic control, etc.; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **八** 緊急輸送の確保に関する事項 art-50/par-1/item-8 · https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-50/par-1/item-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-50/par-1/item-8 matters concerning ensuring emergency transport; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **九** 前各号に掲げるもののほか、災害の発生の防御又は拡大の防止のための措置に関する事項 art-50/par-1/item-9 · https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-50/par-1/item-9 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-50/par-1/item-9 beyond what is provided for in each of the preceding items, any matters related to measures for prevention of the occurrence or spread of disasters. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 指定行政機関の長及び指定地方行政機関の長、地方公共団体の長その他の執行機関、指定公共機関及び指定地方公共機関その他法令の規定により災害応急対策の実施の責任を有する者は、法令又は防災計画の定めるところにより、災害応急対策に従事する者の安全の確保に十分に配慮して、災害応急対策を実施しなければならない。 art-50/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-50/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-50/par-2 The head of a designated administrative organ, the head of a designated 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 responsible, by laws and regulations, for implementing emergency disaster control measures must carry out the measures, as provided for by laws and regulations or under a disaster management plan, exercising full care to ensure the safety of those engaged in emergency disaster control measures. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System --- ## Cites - art-50/par-1/item-9: 前各号 → 災害対策基本法 第五十条第一項第一号 (Article 50, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-50/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-50/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-50/par-1/item-1 - art-50/par-1/item-9: 前各号 → 災害対策基本法 第五十条第一項第二号 (Article 50, paragraph (1), item (ii)), art-50/par-1/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-50/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-50/par-1/item-2 - art-50/par-1/item-9: 前各号 → 災害対策基本法 第五十条第一項第三号 (Article 50, paragraph (1), item (iii)), art-50/par-1/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-50/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-50/par-1/item-3 - art-50/par-1/item-9: 前各号 → 災害対策基本法 第五十条第一項第四号 (Article 50, paragraph (1), item (iv)), art-50/par-1/item-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-50/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-50/par-1/item-4 - art-50/par-1/item-9: 前各号 → 災害対策基本法 第五十条第一項第五号 (Article 50, paragraph (1), item (v)), art-50/par-1/item-5 — https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-50/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-50/par-1/item-5 - art-50/par-1/item-9: 前各号 → 災害対策基本法 第五十条第一項第六号 (Article 50, paragraph (1), item (vi)), art-50/par-1/item-6 — https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-50/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-50/par-1/item-6 - art-50/par-1/item-9: 前各号 → 災害対策基本法 第五十条第一項第七号 (Article 50, paragraph (1), item (vii)), art-50/par-1/item-7 — https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-50/par-1/item-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-50/par-1/item-7 - art-50/par-1/item-9: 前各号 → 災害対策基本法 第五十条第一項第八号 (Article 50, paragraph (1), item (viii)), art-50/par-1/item-8 — https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-50/par-1/item-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-50/par-1/item-8 ## Cited by 3 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 災害対策基本法 第五十条第一項第九号（災害応急対策及びその実施責任） — https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-50/par-1/item-9 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-50/par-1/item-9 - 災害対策基本法 第七十一条第一項（都道府県知事の従事命令等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-71/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-71/par-1 - 災害対策基本法 第七十八条第一項（指定行政機関の長等の収用等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-78/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-78/par-1 --- ## Sources - claude-opus-5-5 — Corrections to the Ministry of Justice's English of the Basic Act on Disaster Management, written 2026-11-03 - 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 (災害対策基本法), Article 50, paragraph (1) — the Ministry of Justice's English as printed (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4171/tb), 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