(1) Subject to this Act, a relevant parent shall be entitled to parent's benefit in respect of a period during which the relevant parent provides care and assistance in relation to a child, ending not later than 104 weeks after the birth of the child or the day of placement of the child, where -
(a) the relevant parent -
(i) is an employed contributor and it is certified by his or her employer that the parent is entitled to parent's leave under Part 2 of the Act of 2019, or
(ii) is in insurable self-employment, and
(b) subject to subsection (2), the relevant parent satisfies the contribution conditions in section 61H.
(2) Regulations may provide for entitling to parent's benefit, subject to the conditions and in the circumstances that may be prescribed, the class or classes of persons who would be entitled to that benefit but for the fact that the contribution conditions in section 61H are not satisfied.
(3) Parent's benefit shall be payable under this Chapter to a relevant parent in r
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