①If an eligible recipient, in order to support the healthy growth of children who will bear the responsibility for the next generation of society, before receiving payment of child allowance, states to the municipality that pays child allowance to the eligible recipient, as provided by Cabinet Office Order, that the eligible recipient will donate all or part of the amount of that child allowance to the municipality, the municipality may, as provided by Cabinet Office Order, in order to receive the donation, receive, in place of the eligible recipient, the portion pertaining to the donation of the amount of child allowance that the eligible recipient is to be paid.

②A municipality must use a donation received under the preceding paragraph to support the healthy growth of a child who will bear the responsibility for the next generation of society.

①If an eligible recipient, before receiving payment of child allowance, requests, as provided by Cabinet Office Order, that all or part of the amount of that child allowance be applied to payment of those of the school lunch fee prescribed in Article 11, paragraph (2) of the School Lunch Program Act (Act No. 160 of 1954) (referred to as the "school lunch fee" in the following paragraph) and other expenses necessary in connection with school education specified by Cabinet Office Order, or of the expenses collected pursuant to Article 56, paragraph (2) of the Child Welfare Act (limited to those pertaining to Article 51, item (iv) or (v) of that Act) and other expenses specified by Cabinet Office Order as being similar thereto, that are to be paid to the municipality in respect of a child concerning the eligible recipient, the mayor of the municipality may, as provided by Cabinet Office Order, collect the expenses pertaining to the request when paying child allowance to the eligible recipient.

②If an eligible recipient, before receiving payment of child allowance, requests, as provided by Cabinet Office Order, that all or part of the amount of that child allowance be applied to payment of those of the school lunch fee, the expenses provided for in each item of Article 56, paragraph (6) or each item of paragraph (7) of the Child Welfare Act, and other expenses specified by Cabinet Office Order as being similar thereto, that are to be paid in respect of a child concerning the eligible recipient, the mayor of the municipality may, as provided by Cabinet Office Order, pay the portion of the amount of that child allowance pertaining to the request to the person holding the claim for those expenses.

③If payment has been made under the provisions of the preceding paragraph, payment of the child allowance (limited to the portion pertaining to the request under that paragraph) is deemed to have been made to the eligible recipient.

①Where the mayor of the municipality collects expenses under Article 56, paragraph (2) of the Child Welfare Act (limited to those pertaining to Article 51, item (iv) or (v) of that Act) or collects expenses that may be disposed of in the manner of a disposition for delinquency of local taxes under Article 56, paragraph (6) or (7) of that Act, and an eligible recipient who has obtained certification under Article 7 (including where applied by replacing terms pursuant to Article 17, paragraph (1)) is a person obligated to provide support who is to pay the expenses collected under Article 56, paragraph (2) of that Act (limited to those pertaining to Article 51, item (iv) or (v) of that Act), or a guardian who is to pay the expenses that may be disposed of in the manner of a disposition for delinquency of local taxes under Article 56, paragraph (6) or (7) of that Act, the mayor of the municipality may, as provided by Cabinet Order, collect the childcare fee (meaning the expenses collected under paragraph (2) of that Article (limited to those pertaining to Article 51, item (iv) or (v) of that Act) or the expenses that may be disposed of in the manner of a disposition for delinquency of local taxes under Article 56, paragraph (6) or (7) of that Act; the same applies in the following paragraph) when paying child allowance to the person obligated to provide support or the guardian.

②When the mayor of the municipality intends to collect the childcare fee by the method of collection under the preceding paragraph (hereinafter in this paragraph referred to as "special collection"), the mayor must notify the person who is to be subject to special collection (hereinafter in this paragraph referred to as the "person subject to special collection") in advance of the fact that the childcare fee pertaining to the person subject to special collection will be collected by the method of special collection, the amount of the childcare fee to be collected from the person subject to special collection by the method of special collection, and other matters specified by Cabinet Office Order.

①Where a facility eligible recipient is the national government or a local government, the mayor of the municipality is to pay child allowance, as provided by Cabinet Office Order, to a child placed in a facility, etc. who receives child independent living assistance from, is entrusted to, or is admitted to the residential facility for children with disabilities, etc. pertaining to, the facility eligible recipient. In this case, the facility eligible recipient may, as provided by Cabinet Office Order, keep the cash that the child placed in a facility, etc. has received as child allowance.

②If payment has been made under the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the payment of child allowance concerned is deemed to have been made to the facility eligible recipient concerned.

①The right to receive payment of child allowance and the right to collect money to be collected under Article 14, paragraph (1) are extinguished by prescription when two years have passed from the time when they became exercisable.

②A request for review of a disposition concerning payment of child allowance is deemed to be a judicial claim with regard to the postponement of the completion and renewal of prescription.

③Notice of payment or demand for payment of money to be collected under Article 14, paragraph (1) has the effect of renewing prescription.

The provisions of the Civil Code (Act No. 89 of 1896) concerning periods apply mutatis mutandis to the calculation of periods prescribed in this Act or orders based on this Act.

①A general eligible recipient (limited to an individual) who is receiving payment of child allowance under Article 8, paragraph (1) must, as provided by Cabinet Office Order, notify the mayor of the municipality of the status of income in the previous year and whether the recipient is an employee or a person who is not an employee, etc. as of June 1 of that year.

②A facility eligible recipient (limited to an individual) who is receiving payment of child allowance under Article 8, paragraph (1) must, as provided by Cabinet Office Order, notify the mayor of the municipality of whether the recipient is an employee or a person who is not an employee, etc. as of June 1 of that year.

③A person receiving payment of child allowance must, as provided by Cabinet Office Order, in addition to the case of notification under the preceding two paragraphs, notify the mayor of the municipality (including the person who gives the certification under Article 7 as read with terms replaced pursuant to Article 17, paragraph (1); the same applies hereinafter) of matters specified by Cabinet Office Order, and submit documents specified by Cabinet Office Order.

①If the mayor of the municipality finds it necessary, the mayor may order an eligible recipient to submit documents concerning matters relating to the presence or absence of eligibility, the amount of child allowance, and the category of employee or person who is not an employee, etc., or have the relevant official question the eligible recipient or other persons concerned about those matters.

②The relevant official who asks questions under the preceding paragraph must carry an identification card showing the official's status and must present it when requested by the persons concerned.

If the mayor of the municipality finds it necessary in relation to a disposition concerning payment of child allowance, the mayor may request government and public offices to allow inspection of necessary documents or provide materials, or request banks, trust companies and other institutions, or employers of eligible recipients and other persons concerned, to report necessary matters.

①A person who gives the certification under Article 7 as read with terms replaced pursuant to Article 17, paragraph (1) is to report to the Prime Minister, as provided by Cabinet Office Order, on the status of payment of child allowance.

②Prefectural governors and mayors of municipalities may, at the time of the report under the preceding paragraph, submit opinions to the Prime Minister, in light of local circumstances, on matters necessary for the smooth conduct of the affairs to be handled by prefectures or municipalities under the provisions of this Act.

The affairs to be handled by municipalities under the provisions of this Act (excluding Articles 20 through 22-2 and Article 29), including the affairs to be handled by prefectures or municipalities under Article 7, paragraph (1), Article 8, paragraph (1) and Article 14, paragraph (1) as read with terms replaced pursuant to Article 17, paragraph (1), are Type 1 statutory entrusted affairs prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (9), item (i) of the Local Autonomy Act (Act No. 67 of 1947).

Beyond what is specially provided for in this Act, detailed rules necessary for procedures for implementing this Act and for other matters concerning its execution are specified by Cabinet Office Order.

A person who has received payment of child allowance by deceit or other wrongful means is to be punished by imprisonment of three years or less or a fine of 300,000 yen or less; provided, however, that if there is a provision in the Penal Code (Act No. 45 of 1907), the Penal Code applies.