Payment of pension insurance benefits may be suspended in whole or in part in a case that falls under one of the following items:
年金たる保険給付は、次の各号のいずれかに該当する場合には、その額の全部又は一部につき、その支給を停止することができる。
if a beneficiary has failed to comply with an order under the provisions of Article 96, paragraph (1) or has refused to answer the questions of the relevant official under the provisions of that paragraph, without reasonable grounds;
if a child who has the right to receive pension insurance benefits due to having a disability of a degree of severity that is classified as any disability grade, or to whose pension an amount is added pursuant to the provisions of Article 44, paragraph (1), due to the child having a disability of a degree of severity that is classified as any disability grade, fails to comply with an order under the provisions of Article 97, paragraph (1) or refuses diagnosis under the provisions of that paragraph, without reasonable grounds; or
if the person provided for in the preceding item has hindered the recovery of their disability, intentionally, through gross negligence, or due to a failure to comply with medical instructions that is without reasonable grounds.
前号に規定する者が、故意若しくは重大な過失により、又は正当な理由がなくて療養に関する指示に従わないことにより、その障害の回復を妨げたとき。