Article 16
The user of the National Park or Quasi-national Park, when attempting to enter the
Regulated Utilization Area within the period prescribed in paragraph 3 of the preceding
article, shall obtain the approval from the Minister of the Environment in the case of
the National Park or the governor of the prefecture concerned in the case of the
Quasi-national Park with respect to the compliance with the requirements of the
following items:
(1) Entry in order to use the National Park or Quasi-national Park.
(2) Compliance with the standards prescribed by the environmental ministerial
ordinance that requires the entry not to affect the preservation of the scenic beauty
or landscape and proper use of the Park concerned.
2. The user who intends to obtain the approval of the preceding paragraph shall, as
prescribed in the environmental ministerial ordinance, apply for the approval to the
Minister of the Environment in the case of the National Park or the governor of the
prefecture concerned in the case of the Quasi-national Park.
3. The Minister of the Environment or the governor of the prefecture concerned shall
grant the approval of paragraph 1 when he acknowledges that the entry for which the
approval is applied as prescribed in paragraph 1 complies with the requirements of
each item of the same paragraph.
4. The Minister of the Environment or the governor of the prefecture concerned shall
issue an entry approval certificate as prescribed in the environmental ministerial
ordinance upon granting the authorization under paragraph 1.
5. If one who has been granted the authorization of paragraph 1 has lost or destructed
the entry approval certificate under the preceding paragraph, the one may, as
prescribed in the environmental ministerial ordinance, apply for reissuance of the
certificate concerned to the Minister of the Environment in the case of the National
Park or the governor of the prefecture concerned in the case of the Quasi-national
Park.
6. When entering the Regulated Utilization Area concerned, one who has been granted
the approval of paragraph 1 shall carry the entry approval certificate prescribed in
paragraph 4