In any of the following cases, all or part of the amount of the allowance may be withheld:
手当は、次の各号のいずれかに該当する場合においては、その額の全部又は一部を支給しないことができる。
when an eligible recipient, without a justifiable reason, fails to comply with an order under Article 29, paragraph (1), or fails to respond to questioning by the official concerned under that paragraph;
when an eligible recipient, without a justifiable reason, fails to comply with an order under Article 29, paragraph (2), or refuses a diagnosis by the official concerned under that paragraph;
when an eligible recipient is grossly neglecting the custody or raising of the child;
when an eligible recipient (excluding a person raising the child), without a justifiable reason, has not engaged in job-seeking activities or other activities for achieving self-reliance specified by Cabinet Office Order; or
受給資格者（養育者を除く。）が、正当な理由がなくて、求職活動その他内閣府令で定める自立を図るための活動をしなかつたとき。
when an eligible recipient has made a false application or notification in connection with a claim for certification under Article 6, paragraph (1), or a notification under Article 28, paragraph (1).
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childmachine translation
「児童」
A person up to the first 31 March on or after the day they turn 18, or a person under 20 who has a disability of the degree a Cabinet Order (政令) sets.
Defined inArticle 3, paragraph (1)· applies throughout the law
allowancemachine translation
「手当」
Short for the Child Rearing Allowance (児童扶養手当), which the prefectural governor, etc. (都道府県知事等) pays to the mother who has custody (監護) of, or the father who has custody of and shares a livelihood with, a child whose parents have divorced or whose other parent has died, has a disability of the degree a Cabinet Order (政令) sets, is missing or is in a similar situation, or to another person raising the child (養育者).
Short name set inArticle 4, paragraph (1)
eligible recipientmachine translation
「受給資格者」
A person who meets the requirements for payment of the Child Rearing Allowance (児童扶養手当) — the mother, father or person raising the child (養育者) that Article 4, paragraph (1) names — and who must be certified (認定) by the prefectural governor, etc. (都道府県知事等) as to their eligibility and the amount before it is paid.
Short name set inArticle 6, paragraph (1)