When the government has paid insurance proceeds in cases where an accident which is the cause of payment of insurance proceeds is caused by an act of a third party, the government acquires the right to claim compensation for damages held by the person who has received the insurance proceeds against the third party, at a maximum of the payment amount thereof.
政府は、保険給付の原因である事故が第三者の行為によつて生じた場合において、保険給付をしたときは、その給付の価額の限度で、保険給付を受けた者が第三者に対して有する損害賠償の請求権を取得する。
In the cases referred to in the preceding paragraph, when the person who are to receive insurance proceeds has received compensation for damages for the same reason from the third party, the government may decide not to pay the insurance proceeds, at a maximum of the amount of the compensation.
前項の場合において、保険給付を受けるべき者が当該第三者から同一の事由について損害賠償を受けたときは、政府は、その価額の限度で保険給付をしないことができる。