# 災害対策基本法 / Basic Act on Disaster Management — 第十二条 (Article 12) This is the Markdown twin of https://japanlaw.org/ja/disaster-management-act/art-12. 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: 第十二条 (Article 12)（中央防災会議の組織） — address `art-12` - Text in force since: 2026-11-02 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/disaster-management-act/art-12 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-12 - 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. Every English rendering below is a translation and says which kind: the Ministry of Justice's translation, or this site's machine translation, whose model and date the Sources list names. They are never merged and never substituted for one another. --- ### 第十二条（中央防災会議の組織） — (Organization of the National Disaster Management Council) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-12 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/disaster-management-act/art-12 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-12 **第一項** 中央防災会議は、会長及び委員をもつて組織する。 art-12/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/disaster-management-act/art-12/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-12/par-1 The National Disaster Management Council is composed of a chairperson and members. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 会長は、内閣総理大臣をもつて充てる。 art-12/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/disaster-management-act/art-12/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-12/par-2 The Prime Minister serves as chairperson. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第三項** 会長は、会務を総理する。 art-12/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/disaster-management-act/art-12/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-12/par-3 The chairperson directs and supervises the affairs of the council. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第四項** 会長に事故があるときは、あらかじめその指名する委員がその職務を代理する。 art-12/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/disaster-management-act/art-12/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-12/par-4 When the chairperson is incapacitated, a member named by that chairperson in advance performs duties on behalf of the chairperson. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第五項** 委員は、次に掲げる者をもつて充てる。 art-12/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/disaster-management-act/art-12/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-12/par-5 The members are appointed from among the following: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **一** 防災大臣 art-12/par-5/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/disaster-management-act/art-12/par-5/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-12/par-5/item-1 the Minister for Disaster Management; machine translation, not official **二** 防災大臣以外の国務大臣、内閣危機管理監、防災庁の事務次官、指定公共機関の代表者及び学識経験のある者のうちから、内閣総理大臣が任命する者 art-12/par-5/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/disaster-management-act/art-12/par-5/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-12/par-5/item-2 persons appointed by the Prime Minister from among the Ministers of State other than the Minister for Disaster Management, the Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary for Crisis Management, the Administrative Vice-Minister of the Disaster Management Agency, representatives of designated public corporations, and persons with relevant knowledge and experience. machine translation, not official **第六項** 中央防災会議に、専門の事項を調査させるため、専門委員を置くことができる。 art-12/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/disaster-management-act/art-12/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-12/par-6 Expert advisors may be appointed to the National Disaster Management Council in order to investigate matters requiring expert knowledge. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第七項** 専門委員は、関係行政機関及び指定公共機関の職員並びに学識経験のある者のうちから、内閣総理大臣が任命する。 art-12/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/disaster-management-act/art-12/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-12/par-7 The Prime Minister appoints expert advisors from among officials of relevant administrative organs or designated public corporations and persons with relevant knowledge and experience. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第八項** 中央防災会議に、幹事を置き、内閣官房の職員又は指定行政機関の長（国務大臣を除く。）若しくはその職員のうちから、内閣総理大臣が任命する。 art-12/par-8 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/disaster-management-act/art-12/par-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-12/par-8 The National Disaster Management Council has executive secretaries, and the Prime Minister appoints them from among the officials of the Cabinet Secretariat or heads of designated administrative organs (except for the Ministers of State) or their officials. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第九項** 幹事は、中央防災会議の所掌事務について、会長及び委員を助ける。 art-12/par-9 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/disaster-management-act/art-12/par-9 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-12/par-9 The executive secretary assists the chairperson and members with respect to the function under the jurisdiction of the National Disaster Management Council. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第十項** 前各項に定めるもののほか、中央防災会議の組織及び運営に関し必要な事項は、政令で定める。 art-12/par-10 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/disaster-management-act/art-12/par-10 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-12/par-10 Beyond what is provided for in each of the preceding paragraphs, necessary matters related to the organization and operation of the National Disaster Management Council are prescribed by Cabinet Order. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System --- ## Cites - art-12/par-10: 前各項 → 災害対策基本法 第十二条第一項 (Article 12, paragraph (1)), art-12/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/disaster-management-act/art-12/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-12/par-1 - art-12/par-10: 前各項 → 災害対策基本法 第十二条第二項 (Article 12, paragraph (2)), art-12/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/disaster-management-act/art-12/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-12/par-2 - art-12/par-10: 前各項 → 災害対策基本法 第十二条第三項 (Article 12, paragraph (3)), art-12/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/disaster-management-act/art-12/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-12/par-3 - art-12/par-10: 前各項 → 災害対策基本法 第十二条第四項 (Article 12, paragraph (4)), art-12/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/disaster-management-act/art-12/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-12/par-4 - art-12/par-10: 前各項 → 災害対策基本法 第十二条第五項 (Article 12, paragraph (5)), art-12/par-5 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/disaster-management-act/art-12/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-12/par-5 - art-12/par-10: 前各項 → 災害対策基本法 第十二条第六項 (Article 12, paragraph (6)), art-12/par-6 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/disaster-management-act/art-12/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-12/par-6 - art-12/par-10: 前各項 → 災害対策基本法 第十二条第七項 (Article 12, paragraph (7)), art-12/par-7 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/disaster-management-act/art-12/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-12/par-7 - art-12/par-10: 前各項 → 災害対策基本法 第十二条第八項 (Article 12, paragraph (8)), art-12/par-8 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/disaster-management-act/art-12/par-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-12/par-8 - art-12/par-10: 前各項 → 災害対策基本法 第十二条第九項 (Article 12, paragraph (9)), art-12/par-9 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/disaster-management-act/art-12/par-9 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-12/par-9 ## Cited by 3 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 災害対策基本法 第二条第一項第九号（定義） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/disaster-management-act/art-2/par-1/item-9 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-2/par-1/item-9 - 災害対策基本法 第十二条第十項（中央防災会議の組織） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/disaster-management-act/art-12/par-10 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-12/par-10 - 災害対策基本法 附則第五条第二項（災害対策基本法の一部改正に伴う経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/disaster-management-act/suppl-5081-62/art-5/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/suppl-5081-62/art-5/par-2 --- ## 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 - claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch disaster-management-act-20261103T010525-001, translated 2026-11-03 - This site's parser, version 221 — 災害対策基本法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-11-02