Applications and notifications pertaining to the Explosives Control Law

Last updated on March 19, 2025.

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Guide for Application and Notification of Explosives Control Law

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Laws and Regulations

Yokohama-shi explosives control law enforcement detailed regulations style, summary style

Guide for application and notification of explosives control law Reference style

Information on electronic application

From April 1, 2022, we have started accepting electronic applications for procedures related to the Explosives Control Law.
necessary/required procedures also started accepting application fees on April 1, 2023.
For the latest information such as procedures and precautions for electronic application, please check the electronic application information page and use this opportunity.

Laws and Regulations

Laws and Regulations
Number	Form name	Laws and contents	Output style
１	Explosives Manufacturing Business License Application (Form No. 1)	Those who intend to run the gunpowder manufacturing industry must obtain the permission of the Mayor of Yokohama for each factory. Article 3 of the Act	Word (word: 15KB)
２	Application for Approval of Hazard Prevention Regulations (Change) (Form No. 2)	In order to prevent the occurrence of disasters, manufacturers must establish harm prevention rules that describe the organization for ensuring security and their methods, and obtain approval from the Mayor of Yokohama. [Article 28, Paragraph 1 of the Act]	Word (word: 14KB)
３	Notification of Change of Hazard Prevention Regulations (Form No. 3)	Manufacturers need to notify the Mayor of Yokohama when changing the harm prevention regulations with minor change construction. [Article 28, Paragraph 2 of the Act]	Word (word: 13KB)
４	Application for permission to change explosives manufacturing facilities, etc. (Form No. 4)	When the manufacturer changes the location, structure or equipment of the manufacturing facility or the type of explosives to be manufactured or the manufacturing method, it is necessary to obtain the permission of the mayor of Yokohama. [Article 10, Paragraph 1 of the Act]	Word (word: 13KB)
５	Explosive manufacturing facilities, gunpowder storage minor change notification (Form No. 5)	When we are going to make minor change construction about position, structure or facilities of manufacturing facility and gunpowder storage, it is necessary to report to the mayor of Yokohama. [Proviso of Article 10, Paragraph 1 of the Act, proviso of Article 14 of the Act]	Word (word: 21KB)
６	Explosives Sales Business License Application (Form No. 6)	Those who intend to sell explosives must obtain the permission of the Mayor of Yokohama for each sales office. Article 5 of the Act	Word (word: 15KB)
７	Application for permission to install gunpowder storage, etc. (Form No. 7)	Person who is going to set up gunpowder storage, move or change structure or facilities needs to receive permission of Mayor Yokohama. [Article 12, Paragraph 1 of the Act]	Word (word: 15KB)
８	Notification of succession of gunpowder storage (Form No. 8)	Person who succeeded position of person who received setting permission of gunpowder storage needs to report to the mayor of Yokohama. [Article 12-2, Paragraph 2 of the Act]	Word (word: 13KB)
９	Explosives Transfer Permit Application (Form No. 9)	Those who want to transfer explosives must obtain permission from the mayor of Yokohama. [Article 17, Paragraph 1 of the Act]	Word (word: 13KB)
10	Explosives Transfer Permit Application (Form No. 10)	Those who intend to transfer explosives must obtain permission from the Mayor of Yokohama. [Article 17, Paragraph 1 of the Act]	Word (word: 14KB)
11	Application for transfer of explosives, transfer permit renewal (Form No. 12)	When change occurs in mention matter of transfer permit or transfer permit, it is necessary to report to the mayor of Yokohama without delay and receive rewriting. [Article 17, Paragraph 7 of the Act]	Word (word: 18KB)
12	Explosive transfer, transfer permit reissuance application (Form No. 13)	When the transfer permit or transfer permit is lost, soiled, or stolen, it is necessary to state the specific reason and apply in writing to the Mayor of Yokohama if it is in Yokohama city. [Article 17, Paragraph 8 of the Act]	Word (word: 17KB)
13	Application for completion inspection (Form No. 14)	In the following cases, it is necessary to undergo a completion inspection performed by the mayor of Yokohama. ・With the permission of Article 3 (manufacturing) of the Act or the permission of Article 12 (1) of the Act (excluding those pertaining to changes), installation of gunpowder manufacturing facilities or installation or relocation of gunpowder storage When ・With the permission of Article 10, Paragraph 1 of the Act (change of manufacturing facilities, etc.) or the permission of Article 12, Paragraph 1 ( gunpowder storage) (limited to those pertaining to the change), the position, structure or equipment of the gunpowder manufacturing facility When we change or change construction of structure or equipment of gunpowder warehouse [Article 15, Paragraphs 1 and 2 of the Act]	Word (word: 15KB)
14	Security Inspection Application Form (Form No. 18)	Manufacturers or owners or occupants of gunpowders must undergo security inspections conducted by the Mayor of Yokohama for specific facilities or gunpowders at risk of explosion or ignition of explosives, and organizations for ensuring security at facilities, etc. Sir. Article 35 of the Act	Word (word: 13KB)
15	Application for explosives Import Permit (Form No. 27)	Those who intend to import explosives must obtain permission from the Mayor of Yokohama. [Article 24, Paragraph 1 of the Act]	Word (word: 14KB)
16	Import of explosives (Form No. 28)	Those who import explosives must notify the Mayor of Yokohama without delay. [Article 24, Paragraph 2 of the Act]	Word (word: 13KB)
17	Explosives Consumption Permit Application (Form No. 29)	Those who intend to explode or consume explosives (excluding those who intend to explode or dispose of explosives to dispose of explosives) must obtain permission from the Mayor of Yokohama. [Article 25, Paragraph 1 of the Act]	Word (word: 13KB)
18	Application for Permission to Dispose Explosives (Form No. 30)	Those who intend to dispose of explosives must obtain permission from the Mayor of Yokohama. [Article 27, Paragraph 1 of the Act]	Word (word: 13KB)
19	Explosives Transfer and Consumption Permit Application (Form No. 50)	Along with permission to consume explosives, those who intend to obtain permission to transfer must obtain permission from the mayor of Yokohama. Article 90-2 of the Act	Word (word: 18KB)

Yokohama City Explosives Control Law Enforcement Detailed Regulations Style

Yokohama City Explosives Control Law Enforcement Detailed Regulations Style
Number	Form name	Laws and contents	Output style
１	Application for instructions on storage location outside the gunpowder storage area (No. 1 style)	Those who intend to store explosives outside the explosives must be instructed by the mayor of Yokohama for a safe place. [Proviso of Article 11 of the Act, Article 3, Paragraph 1 of the Detailed Regulations]	Word (word: 24KB)
２	Change inregistration form (Form No. 2)	The person who has been instructed in a safe place shall be the Address or his name (in the case of a corporation, the Lord) If there is a change in the location or name of the office, the notification must be made without delay. [Article 3, Paragraph 2 of the Detailed Regulations]	Word (word: 24KB)
３	Abolished registration form (Form No. 3)	A person who has been instructed in a safe place must notify us without delay when the outside storage place where the instructions were received is abolished. [Article 3, Paragraph 3 of the Detailed Regulations]	Word (word: 24KB)
４	Explosive storage (occupied) exemption permission application (Form No. 4)	A manufacturer or distributor owns or occupies a gunpowder due to land conditions, etc. If you can't do so, you need to obtain permission from the mayor of Yokohama. [Proviso of Article 13 of the Act, Article 4, Paragraph 1 of the Detailed Regulations]	Word (word: 24KB)
５	Changed itemsregistration form (Form No. 5)	Person who received exemption permission of possession or occupation of gunpowder storage needs to report to the mayor of Yokohama when there is change in mention contents of application. [Article 4, Paragraph 2 of the Detailed Regulations]	Word (word: 24KB)
６	Abolition of co-ownership of gunpowder registration form (Form No. 6)	A person who has been granted exemption from possession or occupation of a gunpowder storage jointly owns or occupies the gunpowder storage. When we abolished doing, it is necessary to report to the mayor of Yokohama without delay. [Article 4, Paragraph 3 of the Detailed Regulations]	Word (word: 23KB)
７	Abolished sales of explosives registration form (Form No. 7)	Manufacturers and distributors shall, without delay, abolish all or part of their business. It is necessary to notify the mayor of Yokohama. [Article 16 of the Act, Article 5, Paragraph 1 of the Detailed Regulations]	Word (word: 27KB)
８	Abolished use of gunpowder storage registration form (Form No. 8)	The owner or occupant of the gunpowder shall, without delay, abolish the use of the gunpowder. It is necessary to notify the mayor of Yokohama. [Article 16, Paragraph 2 of the Act, Article 5, Paragraph 2 of the Detailed Regulations]	Word (word: 24KB)
９	Application for Approval of Security Education Plan Establishment (Change) (Form No. 9)	Manufacturers or distributors must establish a security education plan for employees, etc., and obtain approval from the mayor of Yokohama. [Article 29, Paragraph 1 of the Act, Article 6, Paragraph 1 of the Detailed Regulations]	Word (word: 24KB)
10	Application for cancellation of designation of person who should establish security education plan (Form No. 10)	A person who consumes a large amount of explosives or consumes explosives for a considerable period of time has been designated as a security education plan to prevent the occurrence of a disaster, but who intends to cancel the designation Must apply to the Mayor of Yokohama. [Article 29, Paragraph 4 of the Act, Article 6, Paragraph 2 of the Detailed Regulations]	Word (word: 24KB)
11	Appointed (dismissed) responsible for the manufacture and handling of explosives registration form (Form No. 11)	The manufacturer and the owner or occupant of the gunpowder store must appoint or dismiss a security officer and notify the Mayor of Yokohama. [Article 30, Paragraph 3 of the Act, Article 33, Paragraph 2 of the Act, and Article 7 of the Detailed Regulations]	Word (word: 29KB)
12	Suspension of use of specified facilities (reopening) registration form (Form No. 12)	When the manufacturer or the owner or occupant of the gunpowder store suspends or resumes the specific facility or gunpowder store, it is necessary to notify the mayor of Yokohama. [Proviso of Article 44-2, Paragraph 2 of the Regulations, Article 8 of the Detailed Regulations]	Word (word: 24KB)
13	Established (changed) registration form (Form No. 13)	The manufacturer or the owner or occupant of the gunpowder store must establish a plan to regularly conduct voluntary inspections of the manufacturing facility or gunpowder store and notify the Mayor of Yokohama. [Article 35-2, Paragraph 2 of the Act, Article 9, Paragraph 1 of the Detailed Regulations]	Word (word: 24KB)
14	Report on the completion of periodic voluntary inspections (Form No. 14)	The manufacturer or the owner or occupant of the gunpowder store must report to the mayor of Yokohama without delay when the periodic voluntary inspection has been completed. [Article 35-2, Paragraph 3 of the Act, Article 9, Paragraph 2 of the Detailed Regulations]	Word (word: 23KB)
15	Explosives Stability Test Results Report (Form No. 15)	Those who have imported explosives or those who own explosives that have passed a certain period of time after manufacture must carry out a stability test of explosives and report the results to the Mayor of Yokohama. [Article 36, Paragraph 1 of the Act, Article 10 of the Detailed Regulations]	Word (word: 24KB)
16	Report on accidents, etc. (Form No. 16)	Manufacturers, distributors, consumers and other persons handling explosives must report to the Mayor of Yokohama in the event of an accident such as a fire related to explosives. [Article 46, Paragraph 1 of the Act, Article 11 of the Detailed Regulations]	Word (word: 24KB)
17	Notification of withdrawal of permission application etc. (Form No. 17)	If a person who has applied for permission, completion inspection, approval or security inspection prescribed in the law withdraws after applying, it is necessary to notify the Mayor of Yokohama. Article 12 of the Detailed Regulations	Word (word: 24KB)
18	Annual Report on the Production of Explosives (Form No. 18)	Manufacturers need to have the Mayor of Yokohama report the quantity of each type of explosives manufactured daily every year. [1 in Table 1 of Article 81-14 of the Regulations, Article 13 of the Detailed Regulations]	Word (word: 24KB)
19	Permit application, etc. Change Report (Form No. 19)	When there is change about mention matter of permission application such as explosive manufacturing business license application, sale business license application, explosive storage setting, it is necessary to report to the mayor of Yokohama. [Table 2 of Article 81-14 of the Regulations, 5 of the Table, 9 of the Table, and Article 14 of the Detailed Regulations]	Word (word: 25KB)
20	Annual Report on Explosives Sales (Form No. 20)	Sellers must report to the mayor of Yokohama about the type and quantity of explosives traded each year. [4 in Table 1 of Article 81-14 of the Regulations, Article 15 of the Detailed Regulations]	Word (word: 24KB)
21	Changeregistration form (Form No. 21)	Those who have been licensed by the gunpowder storage, those who have been licensed to import, those who have been licensed to consume, and those who have been licensed to dispose of the items described in the application without delay It is necessary to notify the mayor of Yokohama. [Table 7 of Article 81-14 of the Regulations, 10 of the Table, 11 of the Table, 14 of the Table, and Article 16 of the Detailed Regulations]	Word (word: 25KB)
22	Annual Report of Explosives (Form No. 22)	The owner or occupant of the gunpowder storage must report the sum of each year to the mayor of Yokohama. [8 in Table 8 of Article 81-14 of the Regulations, Article 17 of the Detailed Regulations]	Word (word: 24KB)
23	Annual Report on Explosives Consumption (Form No. 23)	Consumers who own or occupy a gunpowder storage that appoints security officers, etc., must notify the mayor of Yokohama of the totaled items every year. [12 in Table 14 of Article 81-14 of the Regulations, Article 18 of the Detailed Regulations]	Word (word: 24KB)
24	Acquisition of explosives ownership registration form (Form No. 24)	When we acquired ownership of explosives by inheritance or bequest or merger or division of corporation, it is necessary to report to the mayor of Yokohama. [15 in Table 14 of Article 81-14 of the Regulations, Article 19 of the Detailed Regulations]	Word (word: 25KB)

Other Notifications
Number	Form name	Laws and contents	Output style
１	Request for certification (Form No. 43)	Those who receive the facts such as permission (excluding Article 17 of the Act), approval, instructions, reports and reports prescribed in explosives, and the implementation of completion inspections and security inspections must notify the Mayor of Yokohama. Article 60 of the Regulations	Word (word: 18KB)

Guide for application and notification of explosives control law Reference style

Guide for application and notification of explosives control law Reference style
Number	Form name	Output style
１	Sales Business Plan	Word (word: 22KB)
２	Consent for Storage of Explosives	Word (word: 21KB)
３	Air packaged consumption plan for construction shotguns	Word (word: 25KB)
４	Concrete crusher consumption plan	Word (word: 33KB)
５ー１	Imported Cancer Fire Statement	Word (word: 26KB)
５－２	Imported Fireworks Statement	Word (word: 24KB)
５－３	Imported Explosives Statement	Word (word: 23KB)
６	Explosives (fire) consumption plan	Word (word: 26KB)
７	Security Management Organization	Word (word: 35KB)
８	Emergency Communication System Diagram	Word (word: 31KB)
９	Emergency treatment work standards for smoke-fire consumption locations during an earthquake	Word (word: 32KB)
10	Explosives (Others) Consumption Plan	Word (word: 35KB)
11	Explosives (other than smoke) consumption plan	Word (word: 40KB)
12	List of explosives waste workers	Word (word: 23KB)

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