①A person who is to meet the requirements for payment of child allowance on January 1, 1992 may, even before that day, follow the procedure for a claim for certification under Article 7, paragraph (1) of the New Act (including as read pursuant to Article 17, paragraph (1) of the New Act; the same applies hereinafter in this Article) for that child allowance, on the condition that the person meets those requirements on that day.

②If a person who has followed the procedure set forth in the preceding paragraph meets the requirements for payment of child allowance on January 1, 1992, payment of child allowance to that person is to begin in that month, notwithstanding Article 8, paragraph (2) of the New Act.

③If a person who actually meets the requirements for payment of child allowance on January 1, 1992 (excluding a person who, on December 31, 1991, met the requirements prescribed in Article 4 of the Child Allowance Act prior to amendment) makes a claim for certification under Article 7, paragraph (1) of the New Act by January 31, 1992, payment of child allowance to that person is to begin in that month, notwithstanding Article 8, paragraph (2) of the New Act.