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APPENDIX-13

SUMMARY OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS RELATED TO BUILDINGS AND LAND USE IN THE NOMINATED AREAS AND SURROUNDING BUFFER ZONES

Areas / Zones / Districts	Laws / Regulations	Procedure Required	Penalty
Nominated Area
Important Preservation Districts for Groups of Cultural Properties	Law for the Protection of Cultural Properties	Permission of the Board of Education required for alteration of existing state	Fine
Preservation Districts for Groups of Cultural Properties	Regulation for the Preservation Districts for Groups of Historic Buildings	Permission of the Board of Education required for alteration of existing state	Fine
Buffer Zone I
Historic Sites	Law for the Protection of Cultural Properties	Permission of the Commissioner of the Agency required for alteration of existing state	Imprisonment or Fine
Historic Cultural Landscape Protection District	Shirakawa-Mura Regulation related to the Control of the Natural Environment	Restriction on development action
Gokayama Prefectural Natural Parks (special area)	Toyama Prefectural Natural Parks Regulation	Permission of the prefectural governor required for development action	Imprisonment or Fine
Gokayama Prefectural Natural Parks (general area)	Toyama Prefectural Natural Parks Regulation	Notification to the prefectural governor required for development action	Fine
Buffer Zone II
Historic Cultural Landscape Control Area	Shirakawa-Mura Regulation related to the Control of the Natural Environment	Notification to the village district headman required for development action
Taira-Mura Natural Environment and Cultural Landscape Conservation Area	Taira-Mura Regulation related to the Conservation of the Natural Environment and Cultural Landscape	Notification to the village district headman required for development action
Kamitaira-Mura Natural Environment and Cultural Landscape Conservation Area	Kamitaira-Mura Regulation related to the Conservation of the Natural Environment and Cultural Landscape	Notification to the village district headman required for development action
Others
Hakusan National Park	Natural Park Law	Permission of the prefectural governor required for development action	Imprisonment or Fine
Forest Reserves	Forest Law	Permission of the prefectural governor required for cut trees / development action	Fine
Agricultural Land	Agricultural Land Law	Permission of the prefectural governor required for land usage other than the designated usage	Imprisonment or Fine
Agricultural Promotion Areas	Law Concerning Establishment of Agricultural Promotion Areas	Permission of the prefectural governor required for development action	Imprisonment or Fine
Class A River (Sho River)	River Law	Permission of the minister of construction required for development action	Imprisonment or Fine
Natural Environment Conservation Areas	Gifu Prefectural Natural Environment Conservation Regulation (special area)	Permission of the prefectural governor required for development action	Imprisonment or Fine
Natural Environment Conservation Areas	Gifu Prefectural Natural Environment Conservation Regulation (general area)	Notification to the prefectural governor required for development action	Fine
Green Environment Conservation Areas	Gifu Prefectural Natural Environment Conservation Regulation (special area)	Permission of the prefectural governor required for development action	Imprisonment or Fine
Green Environment Conservation Areas	Gifu Prefectural Natural Environment Conservation Regulation (general area)	Notification of the prefectural govern required for development action	Fine