## Chapter II Individual Number

(Designation and Notice)

## Article 7

(1) When mayors of municipalities (including mayors of special wards; the same shall apply hereinafter) states the resident record code on the resident record pursuant to the provisions of Article 30-3, paragraph (2) of the Basic Resident Registration Act, he/she shall quickly designate the number to be treated as the Individual Number as notified by the Agency as the Individual Number of the person pursuant to the provision of paragraph (2) of the following Article and shall notify the person of said Individual Number using a notification card (meaning a card on which the name, address, date of birth, sex, Individual Number and other matters specified by Ordinance of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications are indicated; the same shall apply hereinafter) pursuant to Cabinet Orders.

(2) When the mayor of a municipality finds that the Individual Number of a person that is recorded on the basic resident registration kept by said municipality (including special wards; hereinafter the same shall apply) is likely to be divulged and used without due authorization, he/she shall designate the number to be treated as an Individual Number as notified by the Agency pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (2) of the following Article as the Individual Number of the person in lieu of the prior Individual Number of the person and shall promptly notify the person of said Individual Number using a notification card on the request of the person or ex officio pursuant to Cabinet Orders.

(3) When the mayor of a municipality makes notification pursuant to the provisions of the preceding two paragraphs, he/she shall take necessary measures, such as providing information on the procedures for receiving an Individual Number Card so that a person who receives said notification can receive the Individual Number Card without any problems.

(4) If a person who receives a notification card submits notification under the provisions of Article 22, paragraph (1) of the Basic Resident Registration Act, he/she shall submit said notification card to the mayor of the municipality at the same time as said notification. In this case, the mayor of the municipality shall take measures as specified by Ordinances of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, such as changing the matters to be stated pertaining to said notification card, as provided for by Ordinances of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications.

(5) When a change is made to the matters to be stated pertaining to a notification card, the person who has received said notification card shall notify the head of the municipality where the basic resident registration in which the person is recorded is kept (hereinafter referred to as "Mayor of the Municipality of the Place of Domicile") to that effect and shall submit said notification card within fourteen days from the day when the change is made, except for those cases in the preceding paragraph. In this case, the provisions of the second sentence of said paragraph shall apply mutatis mutandis.

(6) When a person who has received a notification card loses said notification card, he/she shall immediately notify the Mayor of the Municipality of the Place of Domicile to that effect.

(7) In cases where a person who has received a notification card intends to receive an Individual