# 災害対策基本法 / Basic Act on Disaster Management — 第七十六条の七 (Article 76-7)

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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
- 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: 第七十六条の七 (Article 76-7) — address `art-76-7`
- Text in force since: 2026-11-02
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-76-7
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### 第七十六条の七
<sup>art-76-7 · https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-76-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-76-7</sup>

  **第一項**  国土交通大臣は道路法第十三条第一項に規定する指定区間外の国道（同法第三条第二号に掲げる一般国道をいう。）、都道府県道（同法第三条第三号に掲げる都道府県道をいう。）及び市町村道（同法第三条第四号に掲げる市町村道をいう。以下この項において同じ。）に関し、都道府県知事は地方自治法第二百五十二条の十九第一項に規定する指定都市の市道以外の市町村道に関し、緊急通行車両の通行を確保し、災害応急対策が的確かつ円滑に行われるようにするため特に必要があると認めるときは、政令で定めるところにより、それぞれ当該道路の道路管理者に対し、前条第一項の規定による指定若しくは命令をし、又は同条第三項若しくは第四項の規定による措置をとるべきことを指示することができる。
  <sup>art-76-7/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-76-7/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-76-7/par-1</sup>
  Pertaining to national roads (referring to general national roads set forth in Article 3, item (ii) of the Road Act), other than designated sections prescribed in Article 13, paragraph (1) of the same Act, prefectural roads (referring to prefectural roads set forth in Article 3, item (iii) of the same Act), and municipal roads (referring to municipal roads set forth in Article 3, item (iv) of the same Act; hereinafter the same applies in this paragraph), and pertaining to municipal roads other than city roads of a designated city prescribed in Article 252-19, paragraph (1) of the Local Autonomy Act, when it is found particularly necessary for ensuring the passage of emergency vehicles and implementing emergency disaster control measures accurately and smoothly, respectively, the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism and the prefectural governor may instruct each road management body of the roads to issue a designation or order under paragraph (1) of the preceding Article or take measures under paragraph (3) or paragraph (4) of the same Article, as provided for by Cabinet Order.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "Pertaining to other national roads (referring to general national roads set forth in Article 3, item (ii) of the Road Act), other than designated sections prescribed in Article 13, paragraph (1) of the same Act, prefectural roads (referring to prefectural roads set forth in Article 3, item (iii) of the same Act), and municipal roads (referring to municipal roads set forth in Article 3, item (iv) of the same Act; hereinafter the same applies in this paragraph, and pertaining to other municipal roads other than city roads of a designated city prescribed in Article 252-19, paragraph (1) of the Local Autonomy Act, when it is found particularly necessary for ensuring the passage of emergency vehicles and implementing emergency disaster control measures accurately and smoothly, respectively, the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism and the prefectural governor may instruct each road management body of the roads to issue a designation or order under paragraph (1) of the preceding Article or take measures under paragraph (3) or paragraph (4) of the same Article, as provided for by Cabinet Order." — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4171/tb</sup>

  **第二項**  国土交通大臣は、港湾管理者が管理する道路に関し、緊急通行車両の通行を確保し、災害応急対策が的確かつ円滑に行われるようにするため特に必要があると認めるときは、政令で定めるところにより、当該港湾管理者に対し、前条第一項の規定による指定若しくは命令をし、又は同条第三項若しくは第四項の規定による措置をとるべきことを指示することができる。
  <sup>art-76-7/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-76-7/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-76-7/par-2</sup>
  Pertaining to roads managed by a port management body, when the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism finds it particularly necessary for ensuring the passage of emergency vehicles and implementing emergency disaster control measures accurately and smoothly, the Minister may instruct the port management body to issue a designation or order under paragraph (1) of the preceding Article or take measures under paragraph (3) or paragraph (4) of the same Article, as provided for by Cabinet Order.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **第三項**  農林水産大臣は、漁港管理者が管理する道路に関し、緊急通行車両の通行を確保し、災害応急対策が的確かつ円滑に行われるようにするため特に必要があると認めるときは、政令で定めるところにより、当該漁港管理者に対し、前条第一項の規定による指定若しくは命令をし、又は同条第三項若しくは第四項の規定による措置をとるべきことを指示することができる。
  <sup>art-76-7/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-76-7/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-76-7/par-3</sup>
  Pertaining to roads managed by a fishing port management body, when the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries finds it particularly necessary for ensuring the passage of emergency vehicles and implementing emergency disaster control measures accurately and smoothly, the minister may instruct the fishing port management body to issue a designation or order under paragraph (1) of the preceding Article or take measures under paragraph (3) or paragraph (4) of the same Article as provided for by Cabinet Order.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-76-7/par-1: 道路法第十三条第一項 → e-Gov law 327AC1000000180, 第十三条第一項 (Article 13, paragraph (1)), art-13/par-1 — not held in this collection
- art-76-7/par-1: 同法第三条第二号 → e-Gov law 327AC1000000180, 第三条第一項第二号 (Article 3, paragraph (1), item (ii)), art-3/par-1/item-2 — not held in this collection
- art-76-7/par-1: 同法第三条第三号 → e-Gov law 327AC1000000180, 第三条第一項第三号 (Article 3, paragraph (1), item (iii)), art-3/par-1/item-3 — not held in this collection
- art-76-7/par-1: 同法第三条第四号 → e-Gov law 327AC1000000180, 第三条第一項第四号 (Article 3, paragraph (1), item (iv)), art-3/par-1/item-4 — not held in this collection
- art-76-7/par-1: この項 → 災害対策基本法 第七十六条の七第一項 (Article 76-7, paragraph (1)), art-76-7/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-76-7/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-76-7/par-1
- art-76-7/par-1: 地方自治法第二百五十二条の十九第一項 → e-Gov law 322AC0000000067, 第二百五十二条の十九第一項 (Article 252-19, paragraph (1)), art-252-19/par-1 — not held in this collection
- art-76-7/par-1: 前条第一項 → 災害対策基本法 第七十六条の六第一項 (Article 76-6, paragraph (1)), art-76-6/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-76-6/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-76-6/par-1
- art-76-7/par-1: 同条第三項 → 災害対策基本法 第七十六条の六第三項 (Article 76-6, paragraph (3)), art-76-6/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-76-6/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-76-6/par-3
- art-76-7/par-1: 第四項 → 災害対策基本法 第七十六条の六第四項 (Article 76-6, paragraph (4)), art-76-6/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-76-6/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-76-6/par-4
- art-76-7/par-2: 前条第一項 → 災害対策基本法 第七十六条の六第一項 (Article 76-6, paragraph (1)), art-76-6/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-76-6/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-76-6/par-1
- art-76-7/par-2: 同条第三項 → 災害対策基本法 第七十六条の六第三項 (Article 76-6, paragraph (3)), art-76-6/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-76-6/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-76-6/par-3
- art-76-7/par-2: 第四項 → 災害対策基本法 第七十六条の六第四項 (Article 76-6, paragraph (4)), art-76-6/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-76-6/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-76-6/par-4
- art-76-7/par-3: 前条第一項 → 災害対策基本法 第七十六条の六第一項 (Article 76-6, paragraph (1)), art-76-6/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-76-6/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-76-6/par-1
- art-76-7/par-3: 同条第三項 → 災害対策基本法 第七十六条の六第三項 (Article 76-6, paragraph (3)), art-76-6/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-76-6/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-76-6/par-3
- art-76-7/par-3: 第四項 → 災害対策基本法 第七十六条の六第四項 (Article 76-6, paragraph (4)), art-76-6/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-76-6/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-76-6/par-4

## Cited by

3 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction.

- 災害対策基本法 第七十六条の四第二項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-76-4/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-76-4/par-2
- 災害対策基本法 第七十六条の七第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-76-7/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-76-7/par-1
- 災害対策基本法 第七十六条の八第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-76-8/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-76-8/par-1

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## 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 76-7, 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
