A noncontact power receiving apparatus for receiving electric power from a power transmission coil transmitting the electric power received from a power supply, said noncontact power receiving apparatus comprising: a power reception coil (110, 120) configured to receive, by means of electromagnetic resonance, electric power transmitted from said power transmission coil; a rectifier configured to rectify the electric power received by said power reception coil (110, 120); a power storage device supplied with the electric power rectified by said rectifier; a first relay provided on a path over which the electric power is transmitted from said power reception coil (110, 120) to said rectifier, the first relay being configured to cut off the electric power; a voltage conversion unit configured to make a voltage conversion to supply the electric power rectified by said rectifier to said power storage device; and a second relay provided on a path over which the electric power is transmitted from said voltage conversion unit to said power storage device, the second relay being configured to cut off the electric power; the noncontact power receiving apparatus being characterized by further comprising: a control unit configured to control said first relay and said second relay (112, SMR2) and to perform a cutoff confirming operation of causing the first relay or the second relay to cut off the path where said relay is provided, and to determine whether said relay (112; SMR2) is in a disconnection state; the control unit being further configured to perform a cutoff confirming operation of the first relay after performing a cutoff confirming operation of the second relay. a power reception coil (110, 120) configured to receive, by means of electromagnetic resonance, electric power transmitted from said power transmission coil; a rectifier configured to rectify the electric power received by said power reception coil (110, 120); a power storage device supplied with the electric power rectified by said rectifier; a first relay provided on a path over which the electric power is transmitted from said power reception coil (110, 120) to said rectifier, the first relay being configured to cut off the electric power; a voltage conversion unit configured to make a voltage conversion to supply the electric power rectified by said rectifier to said power storage device; and a second relay provided on a path over which the electric power is transmitted from said voltage conversion unit to said power storage device, the second relay being configured to cut off the electric power; the noncontact power receiving apparatus being characterized by further comprising: a control unit configured to control said first relay and said second relay (112, SMR2) and to perform a cutoff confirming operation of causing the first relay or the second relay to cut off the path where said relay is provided, and to determine whether said relay (112; SMR2) is in a disconnection state; the control unit being further configured to perform a cutoff confirming operation of the first relay after performing a cutoff confirming operation of the second relay. a control unit configured to control said first relay and said second relay (112, SMR2) and to perform a cutoff confirming operation of causing the first relay or the second relay to cut off the path where said relay is provided, and to determine whether said relay (112; SMR2) is in a disconnection state; the control unit being further configured to perform a cutoff confirming operation of the first relay after performing a cutoff confirming operation of the second relay.