(1) Section 142B(3) (amended by section 9(1)(b)(ii) of the Act of 2013) of the Principal Act is amended -

(a) in paragraph (c), by the substitution of “section,” for “section, or”,

(b) in paragraph (d), by the substitution of “programme, or” for “programme.”, and

(c) by the insertion of the following paragraph after paragraph (d):

“(e) a claimant has attained the age of 18 years and has not attained the age of 26 years and at any time during the period of 12 months before he or she has so attained the age of 18 years -

(i) he or she was in, or was placed in, the care of the Executive pursuant to an order of the High Court, or

(ii) he or she was in, or was placed in, the care of the Executive -

(I) pursuant to an order of the District Court or the Circuit Court on appeal from the District Court made under Part III, IV, IVA or VI of the Child Care Act 1991,

(II) under a voluntary care arrangement pursuant to section 4 of the Child Care Act 1991, or

(III) under an accommodation arrangement pursuant to section 5 of the Child Care Act 1991.”.

(2) This section comes into operation on 1 January 2019.