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Article 4Assistant

第四条(補助者)

Those persons provided for by Ministry of Justice Order to assist persons due to a mental disability, are unable to understand right from wrong or whose capacity for understanding is significantly lacking (hereinafter referred to as "person in need of an attendant") in engaging in activities or actions in Japan (hereinafter referred to as "activities, etc.") as prescribed in Article 5, paragraph (1), item (ii) of the Act are persons listed as follows:

法第五条第一項第二号に規定する精神上の障害により事理を弁識する能力を欠く常況にある者又はその能力が著しく不十分な者(以下「要随伴者」という。)の本邦におけるその活動又は行動(以下「活動等」という。)を補助する者として法務省令で定めるものは、次に掲げる者とする。

a guardian, curator, spouse, person who exercises parental authority or supporter under duty of a person in need of an attendant, or an equivalent person, and who is a person that has the intention and capacity to assist in the activities, etc. of the person who is in need of an attendant and does not fall under any of the following persons:

要随伴者の後見人、保佐人、配偶者、親権を行う者若しくは扶養義務者又はこれらに準ずる者であり、かつ、要随伴者の活動等を補助する意思及び能力を有する者であつて、次のいずれにも該当しないもの

a person who is bringing or has brought an action against the person in need of an attendant and a spouse or lineal relative by blood of this person;.

当該要随伴者に対して訴訟をしている者、又はした者並びにその配偶者及び直系血族

a legal representative, curator or assistant who has been replaced by the family court;.

家庭裁判所で免ぜられた法定代理人、保佐人又は補助人

a person who is subject to a decision on the commencement of bankruptcy proceedings and has not have their rights restored;

破産手続開始の決定を受けて復権を得ない者

a minor.

未成年者

in addition to those persons listed in the preceding item, a person who has reasonable grounds to assist in the activities, etc. of a person in need of an attendant and has the intention and capacity to assist in their activities, etc. (limited to cases where the person in need of an attendant has filed the application set forth in Article 6, paragraph (2) of the Act in order to stay in Japan for a short period and engage in sightseeing, recreation, participation in meetings, or other similar activities).

前号に掲げる者のほか、要随伴者の活動等を補助することについて合理的な理由がある者で要随伴者の活動等を補助する意思及び能力を有するもの(要随伴者が本邦に短期間滞在して、観光、保養又は会合への参加その他これらに類似する活動を行うものとして法第六条第二項の申請をした場合に限る。)

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