(1) In this article -

"course of full-time education" means a course of fulltime instruction by day at any university, college, school or other educational establishment;

"the relevant contribution year" means the second last contribution year preceding that in which the insured person re-enters insurable employment after his having ceased to attend a course of full-time education.

(2) This article shall apply to an insured person who, during a course of full-time education or an interval between two such courses, was engaged in insurable employment and who, when he ceases to attend such a course, re-enters insurable employment as an employed contributor in respect of which employment contributions reckonable for State pension (contributory) are payable.

(3) Subject to sub-article (4), employment contributions, which shall be reckonable only for the purposes of satisfying the contribution conditions for illness benefit, health and safety benefit, jobseeker’s benefit, maternity benefit, adoptive benefit, paternity benefit, treatment benefit and bereavement grant, shall be credited to an insured person to whom this article applies in respect of each contribution week from the beginning of the relevant contribution year up to the date on which the insured person re-enters insurable employment after his having ceased to attend a course of full-time education.

(4) Contributions shall not be credited under this article to an insured person -