Though Beppyo jinja were originally only the old Kankoku Heisha, a notification 'About Selection of Shrines specified in the Special List' was issued in 1951, and standards to select shrines which are other than Kankoku Heisha and newly added in the special list were specified.
当初の別表神社は旧官国幣社のみであったが、昭和26年（1951年）に「別表に掲げる神社選定に関する件」という通達が出され、官国幣社以外で新たに別表神社に加える神社の選定基準が示された。