# 災害対策基本法 / Basic Act on Disaster Management — 第四十九条の二 (Article 49-2)

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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: 第四十九条の二 (Article 49-2)（円滑な相互応援の実施のために必要な措置） — address `art-49-2`
- Text in force since: 2026-11-02
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### 第四十九条の二（円滑な相互応援の実施のために必要な措置） — (Necessary Measures to Implement Smooth and Mutual Support)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-49-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/disaster-management-act/art-49-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-49-2</sup>

  **第一項**  災害予防責任者は、法令又は防災計画の定めるところにより、その所掌事務又は業務について、災害応急対策又は復旧復興の実施に際し他の者の応援を受け、又は他の者を応援することを必要とする事態に備え、相互応援に関する協定の締結、共同防災訓練の実施その他円滑に他の者の応援を受け、又は他の者を応援するために必要な措置を講ずるよう努めなければならない。
  <sup>art-49-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/disaster-management-act/art-49-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-49-2/par-1</sup>
  Persons responsible for disaster prevention, with respect to the function or operations under their jurisdiction, and in order to prepare for situations where they must receive support from others or support others in implementing emergency disaster control measures or recovery and reconstruction, must endeavor to take measures necessary to receive support from others or support others smoothly, such as concluding a mutual support agreement or implementing joint disaster reduction drills, as provided for by laws and regulations or under a disaster management plan.
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

  **第二項**  指定行政機関の長及び指定地方行政機関の長は、前項の措置を講ずるほか、高度かつ専門的な技術、知識又は経験を有する人材の確保及び育成、資機材の整備、災害の状況に応じて機動的に応援を行う体制の整備、多様な主体との連携の強化その他の取組を推進することにより、他の災害応急対策責任者（第五十一条第一項に規定する災害応急対策責任者をいう。）を迅速かつ的確に応援するよう努めなければならない。
  <sup>art-49-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/disaster-management-act/art-49-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-49-2/par-2</sup>
  In addition to taking the measures under the preceding paragraph, the head of a designated administrative organ and the head of a designated local administrative organ must endeavor to provide prompt and appropriate support to other persons responsible for emergency disaster control measures (meaning the persons responsible for emergency disaster control measures prescribed in Article 51, paragraph (1)) by promoting securing and training of personnel with advanced and professional technology, knowledge, or experience, development of equipment and materials, development of a system to provide support flexibly according to the conditions of the disaster, strengthening of cooperation with diverse entities, and other efforts.
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

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## Cites
- art-49-2/par-2: 前項 → 災害対策基本法 第四十九条の二第一項 (Article 49-2, paragraph (1)), art-49-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/disaster-management-act/art-49-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-49-2/par-1
- art-49-2/par-2: 第五十一条第一項 → 災害対策基本法 第五十一条第一項 (Article 51, paragraph (1)), art-51/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/disaster-management-act/art-51/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-51/par-1

## Cited by

1 provision cites this one. No official source publishes this direction.

- 災害対策基本法 第四十九条の二第二項（円滑な相互応援の実施のために必要な措置） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/disaster-management-act/art-49-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-49-2/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
- claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch disaster-management-act-20261103T010525-006, translated 2026-11-03
- claude-sonnet-5-5, corrected on review by claude-opus-5-5 — Machine translation corrected on review, batch disaster-management-act-20261103T010525-006, 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
