Order for Enforcement of Basic Act on Disaster Management Cabinet Order (No. 288). Country/Territory Japan Document type Regulation Date 1962 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen. Keyword Institution Hazards Early warning system Public health Flood Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Eastern Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific Entry into force notes This Cabinet Order enters into force as of the date of the enforcement of the Act (July 10, 1962). Abstract This Order, consisting of 46 articles divided into nine Chapters, aims at implementing the Basic Act on Disaster Management (Act No. 223 of 1961). It establishes composition, duties and responsibilities of competent authorities, in particular, the National Disaster Management Council, which may establish an expert examination committee. The extraordinary phenomena provided for by Cabinet Order set forth in Article 49 of the Act, are: flood; slope failure, mud flow, and landslide; high tide; earthquake; tsunami; large fire. The Order is divided as follows: General Provisions (Chap. 1); National Disaster Management Council (Chap. 2); Local Disaster Management Councils (Chap. 3); Dispatch of Officials in Time of a Disaster (Chap. 4); Disaster Management (Chap. 5); Emergency Disaster Control Measures (Chap. 6); Financial Measures (Chap. 7); Financial Measures (Chap. 8); Miscellaneous Provisions (Chap. 9). Full text English/Japanese Website www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp References - Legislation Implements Basic Act on Disaster Management (No. 223). Legislation | Japan | 1961 (2016) Keyword: Basic legislation, Hazards, Early warning system, Financing, Public health, Institution, Environmental planning, Policy/planning Source: FAO, FAOLEX