218.—(1) A farmer shall be disqualified for receiving farm assist while he or she is—

(a) employed during any week under a F1224[scheme provided by the Minister and known as Community Employment],

(b) employed during any week under a F1225[scheme provided by the Minister] and known as the Rural Social Scheme,

(c) participating in a scheme administered by the Minister and known as F1225[Back to Work Allowance, or]

(d) participating in a scheme administered by the Minister and known as F1225[Part-Time Job Incentive.]

(e) F1226[…]

[1999 s15]

(2) A farmer shall not be entitled to receive farm assist while attending a course of study, other than in the circumstances and subject to the conditions and for the periods that may be prescribed.

[1999 s15]

(3) In subsections (2) and (4) “academic year”, “a course of study” and “institution of education” have the meanings given by section 148(2).

[1999 s15]

(4) In this section, a farmer shall be regarded, subject to regulations made under subsection (2), as attending a course of study—

(a) for 3 months immediately following the completion or the leaving by that person of second level education or the completion of the Leaving Certificate Examination of the Department of Education and Science (whichever is the later),

(b) for the duration of an academic year, or

(c) for the period immediately following the completion of one academic year, other than the final academic year of a course of study, up to the beginning of the following academic year.