# 災害対策基本法 / Basic Act on Disaster Management — 第百八条の五 (Article 108-5) This is the Markdown twin of https://japanlaw.org/ja/disaster-management-act/art-108-5. 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: 第百八条の五 (Article 108-5) — address `art-108-5` - Text in force since: 2026-11-02 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/disaster-management-act/art-108-5 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-108-5 - 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. --- ### 第百八条の五 art-108-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/disaster-management-act/art-108-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-108-5 **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、特定非常災害の被害者の権利利益の保全等を図るための特別措置に関する法律（平成八年法律第八十五号。以下この条において「特定非常災害法」という。）第二条の規定により、当該災害を特定非常災害として指定し、当該災害が発生した日を特定非常災害発生日として定め、及び当該特定非常災害に対し適用すべき措置として特定非常災害法第三条から第六条までに規定する措置を指定する政令が定められたものとみなして、特定非常災害法第三条から第六条まで（特定非常災害法第四条第一項を除く。）の規定を適用する。この場合において、次の表の上欄に掲げる特定非常災害法の規定中同表の中欄に掲げる字句は、それぞれ同表の下欄に掲げる字句とする。 第三条第一項 超えない範囲内において政令で定める 経過する 第三条第四項 延長期日が定められた 災害対策基本法（昭和三十六年法律第二百二十三号）第百五条の規定による災害緊急事態の布告があった 第四条第二項 免責期限が定められた 災害対策基本法第百五条の規定による災害緊急事態の布告があった 免責期限が到来する 特定非常災害発生日から起算して四月を経過する 到来する特定義務 到来する特定義務（特定非常災害発生日以後に法令に規定されている履行期限が到来する義務をいう。以下同じ。） 責任 その不履行に係る行政上及び刑事上の責任（過料に係るものを含む。） 第四条第三項 免責期限が定められた 災害対策基本法第百五条の規定による災害緊急事態の布告があった 前二項 前項 免責期限が到来する 特定非常災害発生日から起算して四月を経過する 前項 同項 第四条第四項 前三項 前二項 第五条第一項 第二条第一項又は第二項の政令でこの条に定める措置を指定するものの施行の 災害対策基本法第百五条の規定による災害緊急事態の布告があった 超えない範囲内において政令で定める 経過する 第五条第五項 同項に規定する政令で定める 同日後二年を経過する 第六条 政令で定めるもの 法務大臣が告示するもの 超えない範囲内において政令で定める 経過する 当該政令で定める 特定非常災害発生日から起算して一年を経過する art-108-5/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/disaster-management-act/art-108-5/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-108-5/par-1 When a declaration of state of emergency disaster under Article 105 has been made, that disaster is designated as a specific extraordinary disaster pursuant to the provisions of Article 2 of the Act Regarding Special Measures to Weigh the Preservation of Rights and Profits of the Victims of Specified Extraordinary Disasters (Act No. 85 of 1996 and hereinafter referred to as "Specified Extraordinary Disasters Act" in this Article), the day of occurrence of that disaster is designated as the day of occurrence of the specific extraordinary disaster, Cabinet Order to designate measures prescribed in Articles 3 through 6 of the Specified Extraordinary Disasters Act is deemed to have been issued as measures to be applied to that specific extraordinary disaster, and the provisions of Articles 3 through 6 of the Specified Extraordinary Disasters Act (excluding Article 4, paragraph (1) of the Specified Extraordinary Disasters Act) are applied. In this case, the terms and phrases listed in the middle column of the following table out of the provisions of the Specified Extraordinary Disasters Act listed in the left-hand column of the same table are replaced with the terms and phrases listed in the right-hand column of the same table. Article 3, paragraph (1) Provided for by Cabinet Order within the scope not exceeding Which passes Article 3, paragraph (4) The date of extension is specified A declaration of a state of emergency disaster under Article 105 of the Basic Act on Disaster Management (Act No. 223 of 1961) has been made Article 4, paragraph (2) The date of exemption is specified A declaration of a state of emergency disaster under Article 105 of the Basic Act on Disaster Management has been made The date of exemption arrives Four months pass from the day of occurrence of the specific extraordinary disaster Performance period will arrive for specific duty Performance period will arrive for specific duty (which means the duty that will be due as provided for in laws and regulations after the day of occurrence of the specific extraordinary disaster; the same applies hereinafter) Responsibility Administrative and criminal responsibility concerning non-performance (including that concerning civil fines) Article 4, paragraph (3) The date of exemption is specified A declaration of a state of emergency disaster under Article 105 of Basic Act on Disaster Management has been declared The preceding two paragraphs The preceding paragraph The date of exemption arrives Four months pass from the day of occurrence of the specific extraordinary disaster The preceding paragraph The same paragraph Article 4, paragraph (4) The preceding three paragraphs The preceding two paragraphs Article 5, paragraph (1) enforcement of Cabinet Order referred to in Article 2, paragraph (1) or (2) that designates When a declaration of state of emergency disaster under Article 105 of Basic Act on Disaster Management has been made Provided for by Cabinet Order within the scope not exceeding Which passes Article 5, paragraph (5) Provided for by Cabinet Order prescribed in the provisions of the same paragraph When two years pass after the same day Article 6 As provided for by Cabinet Order As publicly notified by the Minister of Justice Provided for by Cabinet Order within the scope not exceeding Which passes As provided for by the relevant Cabinet Order When one year passes from the day of occurrence of the specific extraordinary disaster Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "When a declaration of state of emergency disaster under Article 105 has been made, that disaster is designated as a specific extraordinary disaster pursuant to the provisions of Article 2 of the Act Regarding Special Measures to Weigh the Preservation of Rights and Profits of the Victims of Specified Extraordinary Disasters (Act No. 85 of 1996 and hereinafter referred to as "Specified Extraordinary Disasters Act" in this Article), the day of occurrence of that disaster is designated as the day of occurrence of the specific extraordinary disaster, Cabinet Order to designate measures prescribed in Articles 3 through 6 of the Specified Extraordinary Disasters Act is deemed to have been issued as measures to be applied to that specific disaster, and the provisions of Articles 3 through 6 of the Specified Extraordinary Disasters Act (excluding Article 4, paragraph (1) of the Specified Extraordinary Disasters Act) are applied. In this case, the terms and phrases listed in the middle column of the following table out of the provisions of the Specified Disasters Act listed in the left-hand column of the same table are replaced with the terms and phrases listed in the right-hand column of the same table. Article 3, paragraph (1) Provided for by Cabinet Order within the scope not exceeding Which passes Article 3, paragraph (4) The date of extension is specified A declaration of a state of emergency disaster under Article 105 of theBasic Act on Disaster Management (Act No. 223 of 1961) has been made Article 4, paragraph (2) The date of exemption is specified A declaration of a state of emergency disaster under Article 105 of the Basic Act on Disaster Management has been made The date of exemption arrives Four months pass from the day of occurrence of the specific extraordinary disaster Performance period will arrive for specific duty Performance period will arrive for specific duty (which means the duty that will be due as provided for in laws and regulations after the day of occurrence of the specific extraordinary disaster; the same applies hereinafter) Responsibility Administrative and criminal responsibility concerning non-performance (including that concerning civil fines) Article 4, paragraph (3) The date of exemption is specified A declaration of a state of emergency disaster under Article 105 of Basic Act on Disaster Management has been declared The preceding two paragraphs The preceding paragraph The date of exemption arrives Four months pass from the day of occurrence of the specific extraordinary disaster The preceding paragraph The same paragraph Article 4, paragraph (4) The preceding three paragraphs The preceding two paragraphs Article 5, paragraph (1) enforcement of Cabinet Order referred to in Article 2, paragraph (1) or (2) that designates When a declaration of state of emergency disaster under Article 105 of Basic Act on Disaster Management has been made Provided for by Cabinet Order within the scope not exceeding Which passes Article 5, paragraph (5) Provided for by Cabinet Order prescribed in the provisions of the same paragraph When two years pass after the same day Article 6 As provided for by Cabinet Order As publicly notified by the Minister of Justice Provided for by Cabinet Order within the scope not exceeding Which passes As provided for by the relevant Cabinet Order When one year passes from the day of occurrence of the specific extraordinary disaster" — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4171/tb **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特定非常災害法第二条第一項の規定により当該災害を特定非常災害として指定する政令が定められたときは、前項の規定は、適用しない。 art-108-5/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/disaster-management-act/art-108-5/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-108-5/par-2 When Cabinet Order to designate the relevant disaster as a specific extraordinary disaster is specified before a declaration of a state of emergency disaster under Article 105 has been made, pursuant to the provisions of Article 2, paragraph (1) of the Specified Extraordinary Disasters Act, the provisions of the preceding paragraph do not apply. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System --- ## Cites - art-108-5/par-1: 第百五条 → 災害対策基本法 第百五条 (Article 105), art-105 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/disaster-management-act/art-105 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-105 - art-108-5/par-1: 特定非常災害の被害者の権利利益の保全等を図るための特別措置に関する法律（平成八年法律第八十五号。以下この条において「特定非常災害法」という。）第二条 → e-Gov law 408AC0000000085, 第二条 (Article 2), art-2 — not held in this collection - art-108-5/par-1: 特定非常災害法第三条 → e-Gov law 408AC0000000085, 第三条 (Article 3), art-3 — not held in this collection - art-108-5/par-1: 第六条 → e-Gov law 408AC0000000085, 第六条 (Article 6), art-6 — not held in this collection - art-108-5/par-1: 特定非常災害法第四条第一項 → e-Gov law 408AC0000000085, 第四条第一項 (Article 4, paragraph (1)), art-4/par-1 — not held in this collection - art-108-5/par-2: 第百五条 → 災害対策基本法 第百五条 (Article 105), art-105 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/disaster-management-act/art-105 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-105 - art-108-5/par-2: 特定非常災害法第二条第一項 → e-Gov law 408AC0000000085, 第二条第一項 (Article 2, paragraph (1)), art-2/par-1 — not held in this collection - art-108-5/par-2: 前項 → 災害対策基本法 第百八条の五第一項 (Article 108-5, paragraph (1)), art-108-5/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/disaster-management-act/art-108-5/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-108-5/par-1 ## Cited by 1 provision cites this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 災害対策基本法 第百八条の五第二項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/disaster-management-act/art-108-5/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-108-5/par-2 --- ## 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 108-5, 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