Where there is a person who has received payment of a retirement allowance, etc. by deceit or other wrongful conduct, the Organization may have that person return that retirement allowance, etc. In this case, where the payment was due to a false certification or notification by the mutual aid policyholder, the Organization may have the mutual aid policyholder return the retirement allowance, etc. jointly and severally with the person who received payment.
Where the Organization is to pay a retirement allowance, etc. to a covered employee or the covered employee's bereaved family members and there is an amount to be returned to the Organization under the preceding paragraph, the Organization may set off that retirement allowance, etc. against the amount that that person is to return.
略称規定第二条第三項・この規定以降に適用（第五十六条及び第五十七条を除く）
この法律で「退職金共済契約」とは、事業主が独立行政法人勤労者退職金共済機構（第五十六条及び第五十七条を除き、以下「機構」という。）に掛金を納付することを約し、機構がその事業主の雇用する従業員の退職について、この法律の定めるところにより…
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独立行政法人勤労者退職金共済機構のことです。事業主から掛金を受け取り、従業員が退職したときに退職金を支給する相手方です。第五十六条と第五十七条を除き、この法律で機構というときはこの法人を指します。
略称規定第八条第二項第三号
被共済者が偽りその他不正の行為によつて退職金又は解約手当金（以下「退職金等」という。）の支給を受け、又は受けようとしたとき。