# 災害対策基本法 / Basic Act on Disaster Management — 第十五条 (Article 15) This is the Markdown twin of https://japanlaw.org/ja/disaster-management-act/art-15. 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: 第十五条 (Article 15)（都道府県防災会議の組織） — address `art-15` - Text in force since: 2026-11-02 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/disaster-management-act/art-15 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-15 - 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. --- ### 第十五条（都道府県防災会議の組織） — (Organization of a Prefectural Disaster Management Council) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-15 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/disaster-management-act/art-15 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-15 **第一項** 都道府県防災会議は、会長及び委員をもつて組織する。 art-15/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/disaster-management-act/art-15/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-15/par-1 A prefectural 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、当該都道府県の知事をもつて充てる。 art-15/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/disaster-management-act/art-15/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-15/par-2 The prefectural governor 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-15/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/disaster-management-act/art-15/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-15/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-15/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/disaster-management-act/art-15/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-15/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-15/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/disaster-management-act/art-15/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-15/par-5 The members are appointed from among the following: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **一** 当該都道府県の区域の全部又は一部を管轄する指定地方行政機関の長又はその指名する職員 art-15/par-5/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/disaster-management-act/art-15/par-5/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-15/par-5/item-1 the head of a designated local administrative organ having jurisdiction over the area of the relevant prefecture in whole or in part, or officials named by that head; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **二** 当該都道府県を警備区域とする陸上自衛隊の方面総監又はその指名する部隊若しくは機関の長 art-15/par-5/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/disaster-management-act/art-15/par-5/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-15/par-5/item-2 the Commanding General of the Ground Self-Defense Forces stationed in the relevant prefecture, or head of a unit or an organ named by the Commanding General; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **三** 当該都道府県の教育委員会の教育長 art-15/par-5/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/disaster-management-act/art-15/par-5/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-15/par-5/item-3 the superintendent of the board of education of the relevant prefecture; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **四** 警視総監又は当該道府県の道府県警察本部長 art-15/par-5/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/disaster-management-act/art-15/par-5/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-15/par-5/item-4 the Superintendent General of the Metropolitan Police Department or the chief of the prefectural police headquarters of the relevant prefecture; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **五** 当該都道府県の知事がその部内の職員のうちから指名する者 art-15/par-5/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/disaster-management-act/art-15/par-5/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-15/par-5/item-5 persons appointed by the prefectural governor from among officials of the relevant prefecture; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **六** 当該都道府県の区域内の市町村の市町村長及び消防機関の長のうちから当該都道府県の知事が任命する者 art-15/par-5/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/disaster-management-act/art-15/par-5/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-15/par-5/item-6 persons appointed by the prefectural governor from among mayors of municipalities and chiefs of fire-fighting organs operating within the area of the relevant prefecture; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **七** 当該都道府県の地域において業務を行う指定公共機関又は指定地方公共機関の役員又は職員のうちから当該都道府県の知事が任命する者 art-15/par-5/item-7 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/disaster-management-act/art-15/par-5/item-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-15/par-5/item-7 persons appointed by the relevant prefectural governor from among officers and officials of designated public corporations or designated local public corporations operating within an area of the relevant prefecture; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **八** 自主防災組織を構成する者又は学識経験のある者のうちから当該都道府県の知事が任命する者 art-15/par-5/item-8 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/disaster-management-act/art-15/par-5/item-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-15/par-5/item-8 persons appointed by the relevant prefectural governor from among persons constituting voluntary disaster management organizations or persons with relevant knowledge and experience. Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "persons appointed by the relevant prefectural governor from among persons consisting of voluntary disaster management organizations or persons with relevant knowledge and experience." — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4171/tb **第六項** 都道府県防災会議に、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-15/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/disaster-management-act/art-15/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-15/par-6 Expert advisors may be appointed to the council in order to investigate technical matters. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第七項** 専門委員は、関係地方行政機関の職員、当該都道府県の職員、当該都道府県の区域内の市町村の職員、関係指定公共機関の職員、関係指定地方公共機関の職員及び学識経験のある者のうちから、当該都道府県の知事が任命する。 art-15/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/disaster-management-act/art-15/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-15/par-7 Expert advisors are appointed by the governor of the relevant prefecture from among officials of a relevant local administrative organ, the relevant prefecture, a municipality within the area of the relevant prefecture, or relevant designated public corporations and local public corporations or persons with relevant expertise. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第八項** 前各項に定めるもののほか、都道府県防災会議の組織及び運営に関し必要な事項は、政令で定める基準に従い、当該都道府県の条例で定める。 art-15/par-8 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/disaster-management-act/art-15/par-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-15/par-8 Beyond what is provided for in each preceding paragraph, necessary matters related to the organization and operation of a prefectural disaster management council are prescribed by a prefectural ordinance based on standards provided for by Cabinet Order. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System --- ## Cites - art-15/par-8: 前各項 → 災害対策基本法 第十五条第一項 (Article 15, paragraph (1)), art-15/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/disaster-management-act/art-15/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-15/par-1 - art-15/par-8: 前各項 → 災害対策基本法 第十五条第二項 (Article 15, paragraph (2)), art-15/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/disaster-management-act/art-15/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-15/par-2 - art-15/par-8: 前各項 → 災害対策基本法 第十五条第三項 (Article 15, paragraph (3)), art-15/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/disaster-management-act/art-15/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-15/par-3 - art-15/par-8: 前各項 → 災害対策基本法 第十五条第四項 (Article 15, paragraph (4)), art-15/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/disaster-management-act/art-15/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-15/par-4 - art-15/par-8: 前各項 → 災害対策基本法 第十五条第五項 (Article 15, paragraph (5)), art-15/par-5 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/disaster-management-act/art-15/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-15/par-5 - art-15/par-8: 前各項 → 災害対策基本法 第十五条第六項 (Article 15, paragraph (6)), art-15/par-6 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/disaster-management-act/art-15/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-15/par-6 - art-15/par-8: 前各項 → 災害対策基本法 第十五条第七項 (Article 15, paragraph (7)), art-15/par-7 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/disaster-management-act/art-15/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-15/par-7 ## Cited by 1 provision cites this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 災害対策基本法 第十五条第八項（都道府県防災会議の組織） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/disaster-management-act/art-15/par-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-15/par-8 --- ## 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 15, paragraph (5), item (viii) — 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