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CHAPTER I GENERAL
Article 1
This Regulation is enacted in accordance with the terms in Paragraph 2 of Article 17, Meteorological Act.
Article 2
The terms used in this Regulation are defined as follows:
1. GENERAL WEATHER FORECASTS The nationwide weather forecasts exclusive of severe weather forecasts.
2. WARNINGS (ADVISORIES) The forecasts issued to warn of severe weather.
3. EARTHQUAKE REPORT A report on the result of seismological observation.
4. TSUNAMI WARNING A warning issued to draw the attention to the tsunami caused by an earthquake.
5. TSUNAMI REPORT A report on the result of tsunami observation.
Article 3
Forecasts and warnings of nationwide meteorological, seismological, and marine meteorological phenomena, except for the provisions enacted in the Meteorological Act, shall be centralized-issued by the Central Weather Bureau (hereinafter referred to as CWB). The affiliated agencies of the CWB may transfer the forecasts and warnings, and add items of local attention.
Article 4
The warnings of the meteorological, seismological, and marine meteorological phenomena, and the severe weather forecasts disseminated by the news media shall be the information provided by the CWB.
Article 5
Central and local governments, agencies, organizations, and institutions shall take the responsibility for inner dissemination and coordination of the meteorological, seismological, and marine meteorological forecasts and/or warnings, and take the necessary responses.
Article 6
Should the occurrence of earthquake or tsunami phenomena can not be predicted in advance, the CWB shall issue a seismological report or a tsunami report soon after the phenomena occurred.