(1) A contribution (in this Act referred to as a 'long-term carer's qualifying contribution') shall be attributed to a person for State pension (contributory) purposes, where, in respect of not less than 1,040 contribution weeks -
(a) he or she had attained the age of 16 years but had not attained pensionable age or deferred pensionable age, as the case may be, and -
(i) was resident in the State, or
(ii) was a person referred to in section 219(2),
(b) he or she was not engaged in insurable employment or self-employment other than employment specified in paragraph 5 of Part 2 of Schedule 1 for State pension (contributory) purposes,
(c) he or she -
(i) was residing with and providing full-time care and attention to a relevant person or a qualified child, or
(ii) subject to the conditions and in the circumstances that may be prescribed, was not residing with but was providing full-time care and attention to a relevant person,
(d) he or she was not in receipt of -
(i) a weekly payment und
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