# 児童扶養手当法 / Child Rearing Allowance Act — 第四条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 4)

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- Law: 児童扶養手当法 (Child Rearing Allowance Act), 昭和三十六年法律第二百三十八号
- English title "Child Rearing Allowance Act": Ministry of Justice translation database, which lists the title
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### 第四条（児童扶養手当法の一部改正に伴う経過措置） — Transitional Measures Accompanying the Partial Revision of the Child Rearing Allowance Act
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<sup>suppl-4261-28/art-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/child-rearing-allowance-act/suppl-4261-28/art-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000238/suppl-4261-28/art-4</sup>

**第一項**  平成二十六年十二月一日において第三条の規定による改正後の児童扶養手当法（以下この条において「新法」という。）の規定による児童扶養手当（以下この条において「新手当」という。）の支給要件（以下この条において「新支給要件」という。）に該当すべき者（第三条の規定による改正前の児童扶養手当法の規定による児童扶養手当の支給要件（以下この条において「旧支給要件」という。）に該当していない者に限る。）は、同日前においても、同日に新支給要件に該当することを条件として、当該新手当について新法第六条第一項の規定による認定の請求の手続をとることができる。
<sup>suppl-4261-28/art-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/child-rearing-allowance-act/suppl-4261-28/art-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000238/suppl-4261-28/art-4/par-1</sup>
A person who is to satisfy, on December 1, 2014, the requirements for payment of Child Rearing Allowance under the provisions of the Child Rearing Allowance Act as amended by the provisions of Article 3 (hereinafter in this Article referred to as the "New Act") (that Child Rearing Allowance is hereinafter in this Article referred to as the "new allowance", and those requirements for payment as the "new requirements for payment") (limited to a person who does not satisfy the requirements for payment of Child Rearing Allowance under the provisions of the Child Rearing Allowance Act before amendment by the provisions of Article 3 (hereinafter in this Article referred to as the "former requirements for payment")) may, even before that day, on the condition that the person satisfies the new requirements for payment on that day, take the procedure for a claim for certification under Article 6, paragraph (1) of the New Act with respect to that new allowance.
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**第二項**  前項の手続をとった者が、平成二十六年十二月一日において、新支給要件に該当しているときは、その者に対する新手当の支給は、新法第七条第一項の規定にかかわらず、同月から始める。
<sup>suppl-4261-28/art-4/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/child-rearing-allowance-act/suppl-4261-28/art-4/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000238/suppl-4261-28/art-4/par-2</sup>
Where a person who has taken the procedure under the preceding paragraph satisfies the new requirements for payment on December 1, 2014, payment of the new allowance to that person begins from that month, notwithstanding Article 7, paragraph (1) of the New Act.
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**第三項**  次の各号に掲げる者が、平成二十七年三月三十一日までの間に新法第六条第一項の規定による認定の請求をしたときは、その者に対する新手当の支給は、新法第七条第一項の規定にかかわらず、それぞれ当該各号に定める月から始める。
<sup>suppl-4261-28/art-4/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/child-rearing-allowance-act/suppl-4261-28/art-4/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000238/suppl-4261-28/art-4/par-3</sup>
Where a person listed in the following items makes a claim for certification under Article 6, paragraph (1) of the New Act by March 31, 2015, payment of the new allowance to that person begins, notwithstanding Article 7, paragraph (1) of the New Act, from the month specified respectively in those items.
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  **一**  平成二十六年十二月一日において現に新支給要件に該当している者（旧支給要件に該当していない者に限り、第一項の手続をとった者を除く。）　同月
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  A person who actually satisfies the new requirements for payment on December 1, 2014 (limited to a person who does not satisfy the former requirements for payment, and excluding a person who has taken the procedure under paragraph (1)): that month;
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  **二**  平成二十六年十二月一日から平成二十七年三月三十一日までの間に新支給要件に該当するに至った者（旧支給要件に該当していない者に限る。）　その者が新支給要件に該当するに至った日の属する月の翌月
  <sup>suppl-4261-28/art-4/par-3/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/child-rearing-allowance-act/suppl-4261-28/art-4/par-3/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000238/suppl-4261-28/art-4/par-3/item-2</sup>
  A person who comes to satisfy the new requirements for payment during the period from December 1, 2014 to March 31, 2015 (limited to a person who does not satisfy the former requirements for payment): the month following the month that includes the day on which the person comes to satisfy the new requirements for payment.
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**第四項**  第一項の手続をとった者及び前項第一号に掲げる者に対する新手当の支給に関し、新法第十三条の三の規定を適用する場合においては、同条第一項中「手当の支給要件に該当するに至つた日の属する月の初日」とあるのは、「平成二十六年十二月一日」とする。
<sup>suppl-4261-28/art-4/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/child-rearing-allowance-act/suppl-4261-28/art-4/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000238/suppl-4261-28/art-4/par-4</sup>
In applying Article 13-3 of the New Act with respect to payment of the new allowance to a person who has taken the procedure under paragraph (1) and a person listed in item (i) of the preceding paragraph, the phrase "the first day of the month containing the day on which the requirements for payment of the allowance came to be met" in paragraph (1) of that Article is deemed to be replaced with "December 1, 2014".
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## Cites
- suppl-4261-28/art-4/par-1: この条 → 児童扶養手当法 附則第四条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 4), suppl-4261-28/art-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/child-rearing-allowance-act/suppl-4261-28/art-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000238/suppl-4261-28/art-4
- suppl-4261-28/art-4/par-1: 新法第六条第一項 → 児童扶養手当法 第六条第一項 (Article 6, paragraph (1)), art-6/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/child-rearing-allowance-act/art-6/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000238/art-6/par-1
- suppl-4261-28/art-4/par-2: 前項 → 児童扶養手当法 附則第四条第一項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 4, paragraph (1)), suppl-4261-28/art-4/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/child-rearing-allowance-act/suppl-4261-28/art-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000238/suppl-4261-28/art-4/par-1
- suppl-4261-28/art-4/par-2: 新法第七条第一項 → 児童扶養手当法 第七条第一項 (Article 7, paragraph (1)), art-7/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/child-rearing-allowance-act/art-7/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000238/art-7/par-1
- suppl-4261-28/art-4/par-3: 新法第六条第一項 → 児童扶養手当法 第六条第一項 (Article 6, paragraph (1)), art-6/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/child-rearing-allowance-act/art-6/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000238/art-6/par-1
- suppl-4261-28/art-4/par-3: 新法第七条第一項 → 児童扶養手当法 第七条第一項 (Article 7, paragraph (1)), art-7/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/child-rearing-allowance-act/art-7/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000238/art-7/par-1
- suppl-4261-28/art-4/par-3/item-1: 第一項 → 児童扶養手当法 附則第四条第一項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 4, paragraph (1)), suppl-4261-28/art-4/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/child-rearing-allowance-act/suppl-4261-28/art-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000238/suppl-4261-28/art-4/par-1
- suppl-4261-28/art-4/par-4: 第一項 → 児童扶養手当法 附則第四条第一項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 4, paragraph (1)), suppl-4261-28/art-4/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/child-rearing-allowance-act/suppl-4261-28/art-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000238/suppl-4261-28/art-4/par-1
- suppl-4261-28/art-4/par-4: 前項第一号 → 児童扶養手当法 附則第四条第三項第一号 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 4, paragraph (3), item (i)), suppl-4261-28/art-4/par-3/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/child-rearing-allowance-act/suppl-4261-28/art-4/par-3/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000238/suppl-4261-28/art-4/par-3/item-1
- suppl-4261-28/art-4/par-4: 新法第十三条の三 → 児童扶養手当法 第十三条の三 (Article 13-3), art-13-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/child-rearing-allowance-act/art-13-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000238/art-13-3
- suppl-4261-28/art-4/par-4: 同条第一項 → 児童扶養手当法 第十三条の三第一項 (Article 13-3, paragraph (1)), art-13-3/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/child-rearing-allowance-act/art-13-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000238/art-13-3/par-1

## Cited by

6 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction.

- 児童扶養手当法 附則第一条第一項第一号（施行期日） — https://japanlaw.org/en/child-rearing-allowance-act/suppl-4261-28/art-1/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000238/suppl-4261-28/art-1/par-1/item-1
- 児童扶養手当法 附則第一条第一項第三号（施行期日） — https://japanlaw.org/en/child-rearing-allowance-act/suppl-4261-28/art-1/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000238/suppl-4261-28/art-1/par-1/item-3
- 児童扶養手当法 附則第四条第一項（児童扶養手当法の一部改正に伴う経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/en/child-rearing-allowance-act/suppl-4261-28/art-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000238/suppl-4261-28/art-4/par-1
- 児童扶養手当法 附則第四条第二項（児童扶養手当法の一部改正に伴う経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/en/child-rearing-allowance-act/suppl-4261-28/art-4/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000238/suppl-4261-28/art-4/par-2
- 児童扶養手当法 附則第四条第三項第一号（児童扶養手当法の一部改正に伴う経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/en/child-rearing-allowance-act/suppl-4261-28/art-4/par-3/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000238/suppl-4261-28/art-4/par-3/item-1
- 児童扶養手当法 附則第四条第四項（児童扶養手当法の一部改正に伴う経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/en/child-rearing-allowance-act/suppl-4261-28/art-4/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000238/suppl-4261-28/art-4/par-4

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## Sources

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