(Dissolution of Designation and Alteration of Area)
Article 6
The Minister of the Environment, when he intends to dissolve the designation of the
National Park or alter the area thereof, shal1 seek the opinions of the prefectures
concerned and the Council.
2. The Minister of the Environment, when he intends to dissolve the designation of the
Quasi-national Park or alter the area thereof, shall seek the opinions of the prefecture
concerned and the Council; provided that the expansion of its area shall be based
upon request of the prefecture concerned.
3. The provisions of paragraphs 3 and 4 of the preceding article shall be applied
correspondingly to the dissolution of the designation of the National Park or
Quasi-national Park and the alternation of the area thereof.
Section 2 Natural Park Plan and Natural Park Work
(Decision upon Natural Park Plan and Natural Park Work)
Article 7
The Park Plan concerning the National Park shall be decided upon by the Minister of
the Environment after seeking the opinions of the prefecture concerned and the Council.
2. The Park Work concerning the National Park shall be decided upon by the Minister of
the Environment after seeking the opinions of the Council.
3. The Park Plan concerning the Quasi-national Park shall he decided upon by the
Minister of the Environment upon request of the prefecture concerned after seeking
the opinions of the Council.
4. The Park Work concerning the Quasi-national Park shall be decided upon by the
governors of the prefectures concerned.
5. The Minister of the Environment, when he has decided upon the Park Plan or Park
Work, shall announce the outline of the fact.
6. The governor of the prefecture concerned, when he has decided upon the Park Work,