①As provided for by the Ministry of Justice Order, a person who has an obligation to file an application for a registration of transfer of ownership pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) of the preceding Article may notify the registrar to the effect that the inheritance has commenced with regard to the registered holder of ownership and that the person is the heir of the registered holder of ownership.

②A person who has made notification as prescribed in the preceding paragraph within the period prescribed in paragraph (1) of the preceding Article is deemed to have performed the obligation to file an application for a registration of transfer of ownership pertaining to the acquisition of ownership as prescribed in paragraph (1) of the same Article (excluding acquisition of ownership by reason of the division of estate made prior to the notification).

③If a notification under the provisions of paragraph (1) is made, a registrar may make a supplemental note to that effect, by their own authority, together with the name and address of the person who has made the notification and other matters specified by Ministry of Justice Order to the registration of ownership.

④When having acquired the ownership by reason of the subsequent division of estate (excluding cases where the person has acquired the ownership by reason of the division of estate after the registration under the provisions of the first sentence of paragraph (1) of the preceding Article was made), a person who has made a notification under the provisions of paragraph (1) must file an application for a registration of transfer of ownership within three years from the date of the division of estate.

⑤The provisions of the preceding paragraph do not apply where the registration under the provisions of the same paragraph have been made upon application by a subrogee or any other person, or upon commission.

⑥The necessary matters concerning procedures for the notification under the provisions of paragraph (1) and the registration under the provisions of paragraph (3) are specified by Ministry of Justice Order.