Any person intending to install a municipal solid waste disposal facility (referring to a refuse treatment
facility specified by the Cabinet Order (hereinafter referred to simply as “refuse treatment facility”), night
soil treatment facility (except for the septic tank specified in Item 1) of Article 2 of Septic Tank Law; same
in the following) and fimal disposal site of municipal solid waste specified by the Cabinet Order; same in
the following) (except for a municipality intending to install a municipal solid waste disposal facility for
disposal of municipal solid waste under the provision of Paragraph 2 of Article 6-2), must have granted the
permission of the prefectural governor with jurisdiction over the place of installation of said municipal solid
waste disposal facility (or mayor of a city or head of a special ward operating public health centers; same in
the following except for Paragraphs 1 of Article 20-2).