第三条前二条の規定によつて国又は公共団体が損害を賠償する責に任ずる場合において、公務員の選任若しくは監督又は公の営造物の設置若しくは管理に当る者と公務員の俸給、給与その他の費用又は公の営造物の設置若しくは管理の費用を負担する者とが異なるときは、費用を負担する者もまた、その損害を賠償する責に任ずる。

Article 3(1)In cases where the State or a public entity assumes the responsibility to compensate for loss or damage pursuant to the provisions of the preceding two Articles, when the person responsible for the appointment or supervision of public employees or the installation or administration of public structures differs from the person that bears the costs such as the public employees' salary or remuneration, or the costs of the placement or administration of public structures, the person that bears those costs also assumes the responsibility to compensate for that loss or damage.

2前項の場合において、損害を賠償した者は、内部関係でその損害を賠償する責任ある者に対して求償権を有する。

(2)In the case referred to in the preceding paragraph, the person that compensates for the loss or damage has the right to obtain reimbursement from the person liable to compensate for that loss or damage based on internal relationships.