Article 1.　The purpose of this Law is to provide the special cases of the Port and Harbor Law (Law No.218 of 1950) regarding port construction work which is executed in Hokkaido for the development of Hokkaido.

Article 2.　With regard to the expenses for port construction work which is executed by the Port Management Body and is deemed necessary for the development of Hokkaido, the State shall bear the full amount as to the construction or improvement of water facilities or contour facilities, and the State and the Port Management Body shall bear 75% and 25% respectively as to the construction or improvement of mooring facilities or port traffic facilities.

2　The provisions of Article 42 paragraphs 3 and 4 (Mutual Sharing of Expenses) of the Port and Harbor Law shall apply mutatis mutandis to the case contemplated in the preceding paragraph.

Article 3.　The Minister of Transportation may directly execute port construction work within the limitation of the budget, in case it is found necessary for developing Hokkaido, when agreement has been reached through consultation between the State and the Port Management Body with respect thereto.

2　The provisions of the preceding Article shall apply mutatis mutandis to the expenses for port construction work which is executed by the Minister of Transportation according to the provisions of the preceding paragraph. In this case, "Article 17 paragraph 1 and Article 19 paragraph 1" referred in Article 42 paragraph 4 of the Port and Harbor Law which shall apply mutatis mutandis under the preceding Article shall read "Article 17 paragraph 2 and Article 19 paragraph 2."

3　The provisions of Article 53 (Transfer of Land or Structure) of the Port and Harbor Law and those of Article 54 (Lease, etc., of Port Facilities) of the same Law shall apply mutatis mutandis to the case contemplated in paragraph 1.

Article 4.　The provisions (Transference, etc. of Port Facilities, the Expenses of Article 46 which have been Shared or Subsidized by the State) of the Port and Harbor Law shall apply mutatis mutandis to those who want to transfer, mortgage or lease the port facilities, the construction expenses for which have been shared or subsidized by the State in accordance with the provisions of the preceding two Articles.