Article 15.

The application, receipt or submission of the registration certificate and signature, which are provided for in this Law, shall be performed by the alien by appearing in person in the municipal office of the city, town or village concerned.

2. In case the alien is under the age of sixteen years or in case he is unable to make an application or perform the receipt or submission of the registration certificate in person by reason of disease or other physical impediments, the person specified in the following items and living with such alien (excluding any person under the age of sixteen years), in the order he is specified in the following items, shall make the application or perform the receipt or submission of the registration certificate provided for in the preceding paragraph on behalf of such person. In case the alien or the person who used to be an alien is under the age of sixteen years, the same shall apply to the return of the registration certificate under Article 7, Paragraph 7 or Article 12, Paragraph 1 or 2:

(1) Spouse;
(2) Child;
(3) Father or Mother;
(4) Relative other than those specified in the preceding items;
(5) Any other person living with the alien concerned.

3. The application in accordance with the provisions of Article 8, Paragraph 1 or 2, Article 9, Paragraph 1 or 2 or Article 9-2, Paragraph 1 and receipt of the registration certificate under Article 5, Paragraph 2 (including cases in which the said provision is applied mutatis mutandis by virtue of Article 6, Paragraph 5, Article 6-2, Paragraph 6, Article 7, Paragraph 5 and Article 11, Paragraph 5), which has been delivered during the period designated by the mayor of the city or the head of the town or village, without prejudice to Paragraph 1 and the former part of the preceding paragraph, may be undertaken by a cohabiting relative (excluding any person under the age of sixteen years) of the alien concerned on behalf of such person or any cohabitant who comes under any of Items (1) through (3) in the preceding paragraph (excluding any person under the age of sixteen years).