6. The Minister of the Environment, in regard to the National Parks and the governor of
the prefecture concerned, in regard to the Quasi-national Parks, may reduce the
period of the preceding paragraph if such reduction is deemed to cause no hindrance
to the protection of landscape of such Parks.
7. To the activities mentioned in any of the following items, the provisions of paragraphs
1 and 2 shall not be applied.
(1) Activity carried out for the execution of the Park Works.
(2) Activity carried out within the Scenic Landscape Preservation Area, which is
prescribed in paragraph 1 of Article 31 based on the Scenic Landscape Preservation
Agreement executed under paragraph 1 of the same article, in accordance with the
matters mentioned in item 2 or 3 of the same paragraph.
(3) Ordinary administrative activity, simple activity or other activities prescribed by the
environmental ministerial ordinance.
(4) Works which have already started at the time of the designation of National Parks,
Quasi-national Parks or Marine Park Areas or the expansion of the boundaries
thereof.
(5) Works carried out as the emergency measures necessary for exceptional disasters.
(Order of Suspension Etc.)
Article 27
The Minister of the Environment, in regard to the National Parks and the governor of
the prefecture concerned, in regard to the Quasi-national Parks, when deemed
necessary for the protection of the respective parks concerned, may give an order to
suspend the work concerned to one who has violated the provisions to the permissions
under paragraph 3 of Article, paragraph 3 of Article 14, paragraph 3 of Article 15,
paragraph 3 of Article 24, or Article 25, or who has violated the measure under
paragraph 2 of the preceding article, or give an order to restore to the original state
within a reasonable period or, if such restoration is remarkably difficult, to take
necessary measures as the substitute therefor, to the one or another who has succeeded
to the rights of the land, buildings, other structures, from the one, both to the extent
necessary for the protection concerned.
2. Upon attempting to issue an order to restore to the original state or take necessary
measure as the substitute therefor (hereinafter referred to as "restoration to the