# 災害対策基本法 / Basic Act on Disaster Management — 第八十六条の二 (Article 86-2)

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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: 第八十六条の二 (Article 86-2)（避難所等に関する特例） — address `art-86-2`
- Text in force since: 2026-11-02
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### 第八十六条の二（避難所等に関する特例） — (Special Provisions concerning Shelter)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-86-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-86-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-86-2</sup>

  **第一項**  著しく異常かつ激甚な非常災害であつて、当該災害に係る避難所又は応急仮設住宅（以下この条において「避難所等」という。）が著しく不足し、被災者に対して住居を迅速に提供することが特に必要と認められるものが発生した場合には、当該災害を政令で指定するものとする。
  <sup>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</sup>
  In the event of an extremely anomalous and severe disaster, for which shelter or emergency temporary houses (hereinafter referred to as "shelter, etc." in this Article) are remarkably insufficient and it is found particularly necessary to provide disaster victims with houses speedily, that disaster is to be designated by Cabinet Order.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **第二項**  前項の規定による指定があつたときは、政令で定める区域及び期間において地方公共団体の長が設置する避難所等については、消防法（昭和二十三年法律第百八十六号）第十七条の規定は、適用しない。
  <sup>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</sup>
  When designation under the preceding paragraph is made, the provisions of Article 17 of the Fire Service Act (Act No. 186 of 1948) do not apply to the shelter, etc. which the head of the local government establishes in the areas and during the period provided for by Cabinet Order.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **第三項**  地方公共団体の長は、前項の規定にかかわらず、消防法に準拠して、同項に規定する避難所等についての消防の用に供する設備、消防用水及び消火活動上必要な施設の設置及び維持に関する基準を定め、その他当該避難所等における災害を防止し、及び公共の安全を確保するため必要な措置を講じなければならない。
  <sup>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</sup>
  Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph, according to mutatis mutandis application of the Fire Service Act, the head of the local government must specify the standards concerning the installation and maintenance of equipment for fire-fighting related to shelter, etc. prescribed in the same paragraph, fire-fighting water, and facilities necessary for fire-fighting activities, prevent disaster at the shelter, etc. and take necessary measures to ensure public safety.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-86-2/par-1: この条 → 災害対策基本法 第八十六条の二 (Article 86-2), art-86-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-86-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-86-2
- art-86-2/par-2: 前項 → 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-86-2/par-2: 消防法（昭和二十三年法律第百八十六号）第十七条 → e-Gov law 323AC1000000186, 第十七条 (Article 17), art-17 — not held in this collection
- art-86-2/par-3: 前項 → 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

## Cited by

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

- 災害対策基本法 第八十六条の二第一項（避難所等に関する特例） — https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-86-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-86-2/par-1
- 災害対策基本法 第八十六条の二第二項（避難所等に関する特例） — https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-86-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-86-2/par-2
- 災害対策基本法 第八十六条の二第三項（避難所等に関する特例） — https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-86-2/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-86-2/par-3
- 災害対策基本法 第八十六条の三第三項（臨時の医療施設に関する特例） — https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-86-3/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-86-3/par-3
- 災害対策基本法 第百八条の四第一項（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-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-108-4/par-1
- 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
