The collection of the insurance premiums under Article 104 by a municipality must be done by the method of ordinary collection (meaning that a municipality collects insurance premiums by giving notice of payment pursuant to the provisions of Article 231 of the Local Autonomy Act (Act No. 67 of 1947) to an insured on whom the insurance premiums are imposed, to the head of the household to which that insured belongs, or to the spouse of that insured (including a person who has not filed a notification of marriage but is in a situation equivalent to a marital relationship in fact; the same applies hereinafter); the same applies hereinafter), except where it is done by the method of special collection (meaning that a municipality causes a person who pays Old Age, etc., pension benefits (hereinafter referred to as a "Pension Insurer") to collect insurance premiums from an insured who receives Old Age, etc., pension benefits (excluding persons specified by Cabinet Order) and to pay in the insurance premiums to be collected; the same applies hereinafter).
市町村による第百四条の保険料の徴収については、特別徴収（市町村が老齢等年金給付を受ける被保険者（政令で定める者を除く。）から老齢等年金給付の支払をする者（以下「年金保険者」という。）に保険料を徴収させ、かつ、その徴収すべき保険料を納入させることをいう。以下同じ。）の方法による場合を除くほか、普通徴収（市町村が、保険料を課せられた被保険者又は当該被保険者の属する世帯の世帯主若しくは当該被保険者の配偶者（婚姻の届出をしていないが、事実上婚姻関係と同様の事情にある者を含む。以下同じ。）に対し、地方自治法（昭和二十二年法律第六十七号）第二百三十一条の規定により納入の通知をすることによつて保険料を徴収することをいう。以下同じ。）の方法によらなければならない。
The Old Age, etc. pension benefit set forth in the preceding paragraph means the Old Age Basic Pension under the National Pension Act (Act No. 141 of 1959) and other pension benefits under the same Act or the Employee's Pension Insurance Act (Act No. 115 of 1954) for which the grounds for payment are old age, disability, or death, which are specified by Cabinet Order, and pension benefits similar to these pension benefits for which the grounds for payment are old age, retirement, disability, or death, which are specified by Cabinet Order.
前項の老齢等年金給付は、国民年金法（昭和三十四年法律第百四十一号）による老齢基礎年金その他の同法又は厚生年金保険法（昭和二十九年法律第百十五号）による老齢、障害又は死亡を支給事由とする年金たる給付であつて政令で定めるもの及びこれらの年金たる給付に類する老齢若しくは退職、障害又は死亡を支給事由とする年金たる給付であつて政令で定めるものをいう。
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