# 児童手当法 / Child Allowance Act — 附　則 (Supplementary Provisions) - Law: 児童手当法 (Child Allowance Act), 昭和四十六年法律第七十三号 - English title "Child Allowance Act": Ministry of Justice translation database, which lists the title - Kind: Act — the distinction between 法律 (Act), 政令 (Cabinet Order), 省令 (Ministerial Order) and 条例 (local ordinance) decides who may issue it and what it may say. - Provision: 附　則 (Supplementary Provisions) — address `suppl-5061-47` - Text in force since: 2025-06-01 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/child-allowance-act/suppl-5061-47 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/346AC0000000073/suppl-5061-47 - Every provision below carries its address and both URLs on the line under it. - Japanese text: e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁). English: as marked on each line below. Only the Japanese as published by the government has legal effect; the text below is a copy of it. 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They are never merged and never substituted for one another. --- ## 附　則 令和六年六月一二日法律第四七号 suppl-5061-47 · https://japanlaw.org/en/child-allowance-act/suppl-5061-47 · https://japanlaw.org/l/346AC0000000073/suppl-5061-47 ### 第一条（施行期日） — Effective Date caption: machine translation, not official suppl-5061-47/art-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/child-allowance-act/suppl-5061-47/art-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/346AC0000000073/suppl-5061-47/art-1 **第一項** この法律は、令和六年十月一日から施行する。ただし、次の各号に掲げる規定は、当該各号に定める日から施行する。 suppl-5061-47/art-1/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/child-allowance-act/suppl-5061-47/art-1/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/346AC0000000073/suppl-5061-47/art-1/par-1 This Act comes into effect on October 1, 2024; provided, however, that the provisions set forth in the following items come into effect on the dates specified respectively in those items: machine translation, not official **一** 第四条中児童福祉法第二十五条の二の改正規定、第二十条の規定及び第二十一条中子ども・子育て支援法の一部を改正する法律附則第四条第一項の改正規定（「施行日から起算して五年を経過する日」を「令和十二年三月三十一日」に改める部分に限る。）並びに附則第四十六条の規定　この法律の公布の日 suppl-5061-47/art-1/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/child-allowance-act/suppl-5061-47/art-1/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/346AC0000000073/suppl-5061-47/art-1/par-1/item-1 The provisions of Article 4 revising Article 25-2 of the Child Welfare Act, the provisions of Article 20, and the provisions of Article 21 revising Article 4, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act Partially Amending the Act on Support for Children and Child-rearing (limited to the part revising "the day on which five years have elapsed from the effective date" to "March 31, 2030"); and the provisions of Article 46 of the Supplementary Provisions: the date of promulgation of this Act. machine translation, not official ### 第十三条（児童手当法の一部改正に伴う経過措置） — Transitional Measures Accompanying the Partial Amendment of the Child Allowance Act caption: machine translation, not official suppl-5061-47/art-13 · https://japanlaw.org/en/child-allowance-act/suppl-5061-47/art-13 · https://japanlaw.org/l/346AC0000000073/suppl-5061-47/art-13 **第一項** 第十二条の規定による改正後の児童手当法（以下この条において「新児童手当法」という。）の規定は、令和六年十月以降の月分の児童手当の支給について適用し、同年九月以前の月分の児童手当及び第十二条の規定による改正前の児童手当法（以下この条において「旧児童手当法」という。）附則第二条第一項の給付の支給については、なお従前の例による。 suppl-5061-47/art-13/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/child-allowance-act/suppl-5061-47/art-13/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/346AC0000000073/suppl-5061-47/art-13/par-1 The provisions of the Child Allowance Act as amended by the provisions of Article 12 (hereinafter in this Article referred to as the "New Child Allowance Act") apply to payment of child allowance for months on or after October 2024, and the provisions then in force continue to govern child allowance for months on or before September of that year and payment of the benefit under Article 2, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Child Allowance Act prior to amendment by the provisions of Article 12 (hereinafter in this Article referred to as the "Former Child Allowance Act"). machine translation, not official **第二項** この法律の施行の際現にされている旧児童手当法附則第二条第四項において準用する児童手当法第七条第一項（旧児童手当法附則第二条第四項において準用する児童手当法第十七条第一項の規定により読み替えて適用する場合を含む。以下この条において「旧児童手当法準用第七条第一項」という。）又は第三項（旧児童手当法附則第二条第四項において準用する児童手当法第十七条第二項において準用する場合を含む。）の認定の請求は、児童手当法第七条第一項（同法第十七条第一項の規定により読み替えて適用する場合を含む。以下この条において同じ。）又は第三項（同法第十七条第二項において準用する場合を含む。）の認定の請求とみなす。 suppl-5061-47/art-13/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/child-allowance-act/suppl-5061-47/art-13/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/346AC0000000073/suppl-5061-47/art-13/par-2 A claim for certification actually made at the time this Act comes into effect under Article 7, paragraph (1) of the Child Allowance Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 2, paragraph (4) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Former Child Allowance Act (including where it applies with terms replaced pursuant to Article 17, paragraph (1) of the Child Allowance Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 2, paragraph (4) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Former Child Allowance Act; hereinafter in this Article referred to as "Article 7, paragraph (1) as applied under the Former Child Allowance Act") or paragraph (3) of that Article (including where it is applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 17, paragraph (2) of the Child Allowance Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 2, paragraph (4) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Former Child Allowance Act) is deemed to be a claim for certification under Article 7, paragraph (1) of the Child Allowance Act (including where it applies with terms replaced pursuant to Article 17, paragraph (1) of that Act; the same applies hereinafter in this Article) or paragraph (3) of that Article (including where it is applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 17, paragraph (2) of that Act). machine translation, not official **第三項** この法律の施行の際現に旧児童手当法準用第七条第一項の認定を受けている者は、この法律の施行の日（以下この条において「施行日」という。）において、児童手当法第七条第一項の認定を受けたものとみなす。 suppl-5061-47/art-13/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/child-allowance-act/suppl-5061-47/art-13/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/346AC0000000073/suppl-5061-47/art-13/par-3 A person who, at the time this Act comes into effect, has actually received certification under Article 7, paragraph (1) as applied under the former Child Allowance Act is deemed to have received certification under Article 7, paragraph (1) of the Child Allowance Act on the day this Act comes into effect (hereinafter in this Article referred to as the "Effective Date"). machine translation, not official **第四項** この法律の施行の際現に児童手当法第七条第一項の認定を受けている者及び前項の規定により同条第一項の認定を受けたものとみなされる者であって、施行日にその者について新児童手当法第六条の規定により算定した額（以下この項において「改正後算定額」という。）が施行日の前日に児童手当法第七条第一項又は旧児童手当法準用第七条第一項の規定により認定を受けていた額を上回るものについては、児童手当法第九条第一項の規定にかかわらず、施行日において、改正後算定額により令和六年十月以降の月分の児童手当の額の改定が行われたものとみなす。 suppl-5061-47/art-13/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/child-allowance-act/suppl-5061-47/art-13/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/346AC0000000073/suppl-5061-47/art-13/par-4 With regard to a person who, at the time this Act comes into effect, has actually received certification under Article 7, paragraph (1) of the Child Allowance Act and a person who is deemed under the preceding paragraph to have received certification under paragraph (1) of that Article, for whom the amount calculated on the Effective Date pursuant to Article 6 of the New Child Allowance Act (hereinafter in this paragraph referred to as the "post-amendment calculated amount") exceeds the amount for which certification was received on the day preceding the Effective Date pursuant to Article 7, paragraph (1) of the Child Allowance Act or Article 7, paragraph (1) as applied under the former Child Allowance Act, notwithstanding Article 9, paragraph (1) of the Child Allowance Act, the amount of child allowance for months on or after October 2024 is deemed to have been revised on the Effective Date to the post-amendment calculated amount. machine translation, not official **第五項** この法律の施行の際現に児童手当法第七条第二項の認定を受けている者であって施行日にその者について新児童手当法第六条の規定により算定した額が施行日の前日に当該認定を受けていた額を上回ることとなるものが、当該上回る額について施行日から令和七年三月三十一日までの間に児童手当法第九条第一項の額の改定の請求をした場合における同項の規定の適用については、同項中「その者がその改定後の額につき認定の請求をした日の属する月の翌月」とあるのは、「令和六年十月」とする。 suppl-5061-47/art-13/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/en/child-allowance-act/suppl-5061-47/art-13/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/346AC0000000073/suppl-5061-47/art-13/par-5 In the application of Article 9, paragraph (1) of the Child Allowance Act to a case where a person who, at the time this Act comes into effect, has actually received certification under Article 7, paragraph (2) of the Child Allowance Act, and for whom the amount calculated on the Effective Date pursuant to Article 6 of the New Child Allowance Act exceeds the amount for which that certification was received on the day preceding the Effective Date, has made, during the period from the Effective Date to March 31, 2025, a claim for revision of the amount under Article 9, paragraph (1) of the Child Allowance Act with respect to that excess amount, the phrase "the month following the month that includes the day on which that person made a claim for certification with respect to the revised amount" in that paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "October 2024". machine translation, not official **第六項** 施行日から令和七年三月三十一日までの間に児童手当法第七条第一項又は第二項の認定の請求をした者（施行日において新児童手当法第四条第一項各号のいずれかに該当する者に限る。）についての児童手当法第八条第二項の規定の適用については、同項中「受給資格者が前条の規定による認定の請求をした日の属する月の翌月」とあるのは、「令和六年十月」とする。 suppl-5061-47/art-13/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/en/child-allowance-act/suppl-5061-47/art-13/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/346AC0000000073/suppl-5061-47/art-13/par-6 In the application of Article 8, paragraph (2) of the Child Allowance Act to a person who has made a claim for certification under Article 7, paragraph (1) or (2) of the Child Allowance Act during the period from the Effective Date to March 31, 2025 (limited to a person who falls under any of the items of Article 4, paragraph (1) of the New Child Allowance Act on the Effective Date), the phrase "the month following the month that includes the day on which the eligible recipient made a claim for certification under the preceding Article" in that paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "October 2024". machine translation, not official ### 第四十五条（罰則に関する経過措置） — Transitional Measures Concerning Penal Provisions caption: machine translation, not official suppl-5061-47/art-45 · https://japanlaw.org/en/child-allowance-act/suppl-5061-47/art-45 · https://japanlaw.org/l/346AC0000000073/suppl-5061-47/art-45 **第一項** この法律（附則第一条第四号から第六号までに掲げる規定については、当該規定。以下この条において同じ。）の施行前にした行為及び附則第十三条第一項の規定によりなお従前の例によることとされる場合におけるこの法律の施行後にした行為に対する罰則の適用については、なお従前の例による。 suppl-5061-47/art-45/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/child-allowance-act/suppl-5061-47/art-45/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/346AC0000000073/suppl-5061-47/art-45/par-1 With regard to the application of penal provisions to acts committed before this Act (or, for the provisions set forth in Article 1, items (iv) through (vi) of the Supplementary Provisions, those provisions; the same applies hereinafter in this Article) comes into effect, and to acts committed after this Act comes into effect in the case where the provisions then in force continue to govern pursuant to the provisions of Article 13, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions, the provisions then in force continue to govern. machine translation, not official ### 第四十六条（その他の経過措置の政令への委任） — Delegation of Other Transitional Measures to Cabinet Order caption: machine translation, not official suppl-5061-47/art-46 · https://japanlaw.org/en/child-allowance-act/suppl-5061-47/art-46 · https://japanlaw.org/l/346AC0000000073/suppl-5061-47/art-46 **第一項** この附則に定めるもののほか、この法律の施行に関し必要な経過措置（罰則に関する経過措置を含む。）は、政令で定める。 suppl-5061-47/art-46/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/child-allowance-act/suppl-5061-47/art-46/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/346AC0000000073/suppl-5061-47/art-46/par-1 Beyond what is provided for in these Supplementary Provisions, the transitional measures necessary in connection with the enforcement of this Act (including transitional measures concerning penal provisions) are specified by Cabinet Order. machine translation, not official ### 第四十八条（検討） — Review caption: machine translation, not official suppl-5061-47/art-48 · https://japanlaw.org/en/child-allowance-act/suppl-5061-47/art-48 · https://japanlaw.org/l/346AC0000000073/suppl-5061-47/art-48 **第一項** 政府は、この法律の施行後五年を目途として、少子化の進展に対処するための子ども及び子育ての支援に関する施策の在り方について、加速化プラン実施施策の実施状況及びその効果並びに前条第二項の観点を踏まえて検討を行い、その結果に基づいて所要の措置を講ずるものとする。 suppl-5061-47/art-48/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/child-allowance-act/suppl-5061-47/art-48/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/346AC0000000073/suppl-5061-47/art-48/par-1 The government is to, with a target of five years after this Act comes into effect, conduct a review of the state of measures concerning support for children and child-rearing to address the advance of the declining birthrate, based on the status of implementation and the effects of the measures under the Acceleration Plan and the viewpoint set forth in paragraph (2) of the preceding Article, and take the required measures based on the results of that review. machine translation, not official --- ## Cites - suppl-5061-47/art-1/par-1/item-1: 附則第四十六条 → 児童手当法 附則第四十六条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 46), suppl-5061-47/art-46 — https://japanlaw.org/en/child-allowance-act/suppl-5061-47/art-46 · https://japanlaw.org/l/346AC0000000073/suppl-5061-47/art-46 - suppl-5061-47/art-13/par-1: この条 → 児童手当法 附則第十三条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 13), suppl-5061-47/art-13 — https://japanlaw.org/en/child-allowance-act/suppl-5061-47/art-13 · https://japanlaw.org/l/346AC0000000073/suppl-5061-47/art-13 - suppl-5061-47/art-13/par-2: 児童手当法第十七条第一項 → 児童手当法 第十七条第一項 (Article 17, paragraph (1)), art-17/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/child-allowance-act/art-17/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/346AC0000000073/art-17/par-1 - suppl-5061-47/art-13/par-2: 児童手当法第十七条第二項 → 児童手当法 第十七条第二項 (Article 17, paragraph (2)), art-17/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/child-allowance-act/art-17/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/346AC0000000073/art-17/par-2 - suppl-5061-47/art-13/par-2: 第三項 → 児童手当法 第七条第三項 (Article 7, paragraph (3)), art-7/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/child-allowance-act/art-7/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/346AC0000000073/art-7/par-3 - suppl-5061-47/art-13/par-2: この条 → 児童手当法 附則第十三条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 13), suppl-5061-47/art-13 — https://japanlaw.org/en/child-allowance-act/suppl-5061-47/art-13 · https://japanlaw.org/l/346AC0000000073/suppl-5061-47/art-13 - suppl-5061-47/art-13/par-2: 児童手当法第七条第一項 → 児童手当法 第七条第一項 (Article 7, paragraph (1)), art-7/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/child-allowance-act/art-7/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/346AC0000000073/art-7/par-1 - suppl-5061-47/art-13/par-3: この条 → 児童手当法 附則第十三条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 13), suppl-5061-47/art-13 — https://japanlaw.org/en/child-allowance-act/suppl-5061-47/art-13 · https://japanlaw.org/l/346AC0000000073/suppl-5061-47/art-13 - suppl-5061-47/art-13/par-3: 児童手当法第七条第一項 → 児童手当法 第七条第一項 (Article 7, paragraph (1)), art-7/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/child-allowance-act/art-7/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/346AC0000000073/art-7/par-1 - suppl-5061-47/art-13/par-4: この項 → 児童手当法 附則第十三条第四項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 13, paragraph (4)), suppl-5061-47/art-13/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/child-allowance-act/suppl-5061-47/art-13/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/346AC0000000073/suppl-5061-47/art-13/par-4 - suppl-5061-47/art-13/par-4: 新児童手当法第六条 → 児童手当法 第六条 (Article 6), art-6 — https://japanlaw.org/en/child-allowance-act/art-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/346AC0000000073/art-6 - suppl-5061-47/art-13/par-4: 前項 → 児童手当法 附則第十三条第三項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 13, paragraph (3)), suppl-5061-47/art-13/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/child-allowance-act/suppl-5061-47/art-13/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/346AC0000000073/suppl-5061-47/art-13/par-3 - suppl-5061-47/art-13/par-4: 児童手当法第九条第一項 → 児童手当法 第九条第一項 (Article 9, paragraph (1)), art-9/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/child-allowance-act/art-9/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/346AC0000000073/art-9/par-1 - suppl-5061-47/art-13/par-4: 児童手当法第七条第一項 → 児童手当法 第七条第一項 (Article 7, paragraph (1)), art-7/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/child-allowance-act/art-7/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/346AC0000000073/art-7/par-1 - suppl-5061-47/art-13/par-5: 新児童手当法第六条 → 児童手当法 第六条 (Article 6), art-6 — https://japanlaw.org/en/child-allowance-act/art-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/346AC0000000073/art-6 - suppl-5061-47/art-13/par-5: 同項 → 児童手当法 第九条第一項 (Article 9, paragraph (1)), art-9/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/child-allowance-act/art-9/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/346AC0000000073/art-9/par-1 - suppl-5061-47/art-13/par-5: 児童手当法第七条第二項 → 児童手当法 第七条第二項 (Article 7, paragraph (2)), art-7/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/child-allowance-act/art-7/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/346AC0000000073/art-7/par-2 - suppl-5061-47/art-13/par-6: 新児童手当法第四条第一項 → 児童手当法 第四条第一項 (Article 4, paragraph (1)), art-4/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/child-allowance-act/art-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/346AC0000000073/art-4/par-1 - suppl-5061-47/art-13/par-6: 第二項 → 児童手当法 第七条第二項 (Article 7, paragraph (2)), art-7/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/child-allowance-act/art-7/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/346AC0000000073/art-7/par-2 - suppl-5061-47/art-13/par-6: 児童手当法第八条第二項 → 児童手当法 第八条第二項 (Article 8, paragraph (2)), art-8/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/child-allowance-act/art-8/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/346AC0000000073/art-8/par-2 - suppl-5061-47/art-13/par-6: 児童手当法第七条第一項 → 児童手当法 第七条第一項 (Article 7, paragraph (1)), art-7/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/child-allowance-act/art-7/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/346AC0000000073/art-7/par-1 - suppl-5061-47/art-13/par-6: 前条 → 児童手当法 第七条 (Article 7), art-7 — https://japanlaw.org/en/child-allowance-act/art-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/346AC0000000073/art-7 - suppl-5061-47/art-45/par-1: 附則第十三条第一項 → 児童手当法 附則第十三条第一項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 13, paragraph (1)), suppl-5061-47/art-13/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/child-allowance-act/suppl-5061-47/art-13/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/346AC0000000073/suppl-5061-47/art-13/par-1 - suppl-5061-47/art-45/par-1: この条 → 児童手当法 附則第四十五条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 45), suppl-5061-47/art-45 — https://japanlaw.org/en/child-allowance-act/suppl-5061-47/art-45 · https://japanlaw.org/l/346AC0000000073/suppl-5061-47/art-45 ## Cited by 6 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 児童手当法 附則第一条第一項第一号（施行期日） — https://japanlaw.org/en/child-allowance-act/suppl-5061-47/art-1/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/346AC0000000073/suppl-5061-47/art-1/par-1/item-1 - 児童手当法 附則第十三条第一項（児童手当法の一部改正に伴う経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/en/child-allowance-act/suppl-5061-47/art-13/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/346AC0000000073/suppl-5061-47/art-13/par-1 - 児童手当法 附則第十三条第二項（児童手当法の一部改正に伴う経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/en/child-allowance-act/suppl-5061-47/art-13/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/346AC0000000073/suppl-5061-47/art-13/par-2 - 児童手当法 附則第十三条第三項（児童手当法の一部改正に伴う経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/en/child-allowance-act/suppl-5061-47/art-13/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/346AC0000000073/suppl-5061-47/art-13/par-3 - 児童手当法 附則第十三条第四項（児童手当法の一部改正に伴う経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/en/child-allowance-act/suppl-5061-47/art-13/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/346AC0000000073/suppl-5061-47/art-13/par-4 - 児童手当法 附則第四十五条第一項（罰則に関する経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/en/child-allowance-act/suppl-5061-47/art-45/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/346AC0000000073/suppl-5061-47/art-45/par-1 --- ## Sources - e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 児童手当法 — the text in force from 2025-06-01 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/346AC0000000073/20250601_504AC0000000068), retrieved 2026-10-09 - Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — 児童手当法 — its English title as the Ministry of Justice's translation database lists it (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/968), retrieved 2026-09-23 - claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch child-allowance-act-20261009T094943-018, translated 2026-10-09 - claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch child-allowance-act-20261009T094943-019, translated 2026-10-09 - This site's parser, version 165 — 児童手当法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-09