The Minister of Justice may set standards with which the mayor of a municipality must comply in the course of handling any processes for family registers.
法務大臣は、市町村長が戸籍事務を処理するに当たりよるべき基準を定めることができる。
If the director of a legal affairs bureau or district legal affairs bureau with jurisdiction over the location of a city office or town or village office (referred to below as the "director with jurisdiction") finds it necessary in order to handle processes for family registers, the director may request reports from or give advice or make recommendations to the mayor of a municipality. In this case, the director may give instructions to the mayor if the director finds it particularly necessary in order to ensure proper handling of processes for family registers.
市役所又は町村役場の所在地を管轄する法務局又は地方法務局の長（以下「管轄法務局長等」という。）は、戸籍事務の処理に関し必要があると認めるときは、市町村長に対し、報告を求め、又は助言若しくは勧告をすることができる。この場合において、戸籍事務の処理の適正を確保するため特に必要があると認めるときは、指示をすることができる。
If the director with jurisdiction receives an inquiry for confirmation concerning the handling of processes for family registers from the mayor of a municipality or otherwise finds it necessary in order to give advice, recommendations, or instructions pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the director may ask questions or request submission of necessary documents to the notifying person, the party to the event under notification, or other relevant persons.
The provisions of Article 245-4, Article 245-7, paragraph (2), item (i), and paragraphs (3) and (4), Article 245-8, paragraphs (12) and (13), and Article 245-9, paragraph (2), item (i), and paragraphs (3) and (4) of the Local Autonomy Act do not apply to processes for family registers.
戸籍事務については、地方自治法第二百四十五条の四、第二百四十五条の七第二項第一号、第三項及び第四項、第二百四十五条の八第十二項及び第十三項並びに第二百四十五条の九第二項第一号、第三項及び第四項の規定は、適用しない。