# 災害対策基本法 / Basic Act on Disaster Management — 第八十一条 (Article 81)

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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: 第八十一条 (Article 81)（公用令書の交付） — address `art-81`
- Text in force since: 2026-11-02
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-81
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-81
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### 第八十一条（公用令書の交付） — (Serving of Requisition Orders)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-81 · https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-81 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-81</sup>

  **第一項**  第七十一条又は第七十八条第一項の規定による処分については、都道府県知事若しくは市町村長又は指定行政機関の長若しくは指定地方行政機関の長は、それぞれ公用令書を交付して行なわなければならない。
  <sup>art-81/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-81/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-81/par-1</sup>
  The prefectural governor, the mayor of a municipality, or the head of a designated administrative organ or the head of a designated local administrative organ must each serve a requisition order before making a disposition under Article 71 or Article 78, paragraph (1).
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **第二項**  前項の公用令書には、次の各号に掲げる事項を記載しなければならない。
  <sup>art-81/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-81/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-81/par-2</sup>
  The matters set forth in each of the following items must be entered in a requisition order prescribed in the preceding paragraph:
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **一**  公用令書の交付を受ける者の氏名及び住所（法人にあつては、その名称及び主たる事務所の所在地）
    <sup>art-81/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-81/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-81/par-2/item-1</sup>
    the name and address of the person who receive the requisition order (for a corporation, its designation and the address of its main office);
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **二**  当該処分の根拠となつた法律の規定
    <sup>art-81/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-81/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-81/par-2/item-2</sup>
    legal provisions justifying the relevant disposition;
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **三**  従事命令にあつては従事すべき業務、場所及び期間、保管命令にあつては保管すべき物資の種類、数量、保管場所及び期間、施設等の管理、使用又は収用にあつては管理、使用又は収用する施設等の所在する場所及び当該処分に係る期間又は期日
    <sup>art-81/par-2/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-81/par-2/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-81/par-2/item-3</sup>
    For orders for work, the kind of operation to be engaged in, its location, and duration; for orders for custody, the kind and amount of goods to be held in custody, the place of custody, and duration; for administration, use, or expropriation of facilities, etc., the location of the facilities, etc., to be administered, used, or expropriated, and the duration or deadline concerning the relevant disposition.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **第三項**  前二項に規定するもののほか、公用令書の様式その他公用令書について必要な事項は、政令で定める。
  <sup>art-81/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-81/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-81/par-3</sup>
  Beyond what is provided for in the preceding two paragraphs, the form of requisition orders and other necessary matters concerning them are prescribed by Cabinet Order.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-81/par-1: 第七十一条 → 災害対策基本法 第七十一条 (Article 71), art-71 — https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-71 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-71
- art-81/par-1: 第七十八条第一項 → 災害対策基本法 第七十八条第一項 (Article 78, paragraph (1)), art-78/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-78/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-78/par-1
- art-81/par-2: 前項 → 災害対策基本法 第八十一条第一項 (Article 81, paragraph (1)), art-81/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-81/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-81/par-1
- art-81/par-3: 前二項 → 災害対策基本法 第八十一条第一項 (Article 81, paragraph (1)), art-81/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-81/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-81/par-1
- art-81/par-3: 前二項 → 災害対策基本法 第八十一条第二項 (Article 81, paragraph (2)), art-81/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-81/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-81/par-2

## Cited by

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

- 災害対策基本法 第八十一条第二項（公用令書の交付） — https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-81/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-81/par-2
- 災害対策基本法 第八十一条第三項（公用令書の交付） — https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-81/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-81/par-3

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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