A person who satisfies the requirements for payment of child allowance (limited to those pertaining to Article 4, paragraph (1), items (i) to (iii); hereinafter referred to as a "general eligible recipient") must, when seeking to receive payment of child allowance, obtain certification of the person's eligibility and the amount of child allowance from the mayor of the municipality (including the head of a special ward; the same applies hereinafter) of the place of domicile (or, where the general eligible recipient is a guardian of a minor and is a corporation, the location of the principal office), as provided by Cabinet Office Order.
児童手当の支給要件に該当する者（第四条第一項第一号から第三号までに係るものに限る。以下「一般受給資格者」という。）は、児童手当の支給を受けようとするときは、その受給資格及び児童手当の額について、内閣府令で定めるところにより、住所地（一般受給資格者が未成年後見人であり、かつ、法人である場合にあつては、主たる事務所の所在地とする。）の市町村長（特別区の区長を含む。以下同じ。）の認定を受けなければならない。
A person who satisfies the requirements for payment of child allowance (limited to those pertaining to Article 4, paragraph (1), item (iv); hereinafter referred to as a "facility eligible recipient") must, when seeking to receive payment of child allowance, obtain certification of the person's eligibility and the amount of child allowance, as provided by Cabinet Office Order, from the person specified in each of the following items according to the category of persons set forth in the relevant item:
児童手当の支給要件に該当する者（第四条第一項第四号に係るものに限る。以下「施設等受給資格者」という。）は、児童手当の支給を受けようとするときは、その受給資格及び児童手当の額について、内閣府令で定めるところにより、次の各号に掲げる者の区分に応じ、当該各号に定める者の認定を受けなければならない。
A person who conducts a child independent living assistance project or a small-scale residential child care project: the mayor of the municipality of the place where child independent living assistance is provided or the location of the residence where the small-scale residential child care project is conducted;
児童自立生活援助事業又は小規模住居型児童養育事業を行う者 児童自立生活援助を行う場所又は小規模住居型児童養育事業を行う住居の所在地の市町村長
A foster parent: the mayor of the municipality of the place of domicile of the foster parent;
里親 当該里親の住所地の市町村長
The founder of a residential facility for children with disabilities, etc.: the mayor of the municipality of the location of the residential facility for children with disabilities, etc.
障害児入所施設等の設置者 当該障害児入所施設等の所在地の市町村長
If a person who has obtained the certification under the preceding two paragraphs changes the person's domicile (or, where the general eligible recipient is a guardian of a minor and is a corporation, the location of the principal office; where the facility eligible recipient is a person who conducts a child independent living assistance project or a small-scale residential child care project, the place where child independent living assistance is provided or the location of the residence where the small-scale residential child care project is conducted; and where the facility eligible recipient is the founder of a residential facility for children with disabilities, etc., the location of that residential facility for children with disabilities, etc.; the same applies in paragraph (3) of the following Article) to within the area of another municipality (including a special ward; the same applies hereinafter), and seeks to receive payment of child allowance for the period after the change, the same applies as in the preceding two paragraphs.
前二項の認定を受けた者が、他の市町村（特別区を含む。以下同じ。）の区域内に住所（一般受給資格者が未成年後見人であり、かつ、法人である場合にあつては主たる事務所の所在地とし、施設等受給資格者が児童自立生活援助事業又は小規模住居型児童養育事業を行う者である場合にあつては児童自立生活援助を行う場所又は小規模住居型児童養育事業を行う住居の所在地とし、障害児入所施設等の設置者である場合にあつては当該障害児入所施設等の所在地とする。次条第三項において同じ。）を変更した場合において、その変更後の期間に係る児童手当の支給を受けようとするときも、前二項と同様とする。