The contribution conditions for paternity benefit are -
(a) in the case of an employed contributor -
(I) that the claimant has qualifying contributions in respect of not less than 39 contribution weeks in the period beginning with his or her entry into insurance and ending immediately before the relevant day, and
(A) that the claimant has qualifying contributions or credited contributions in respect of not less than 39 contribution weeks in the second last complete contribution year before the beginning of the benefit year in which the relevant day occurs or in a subsequent complete contribution year before the relevant day, or
(B) that the claimant has qualifying contributions in respect of not less than 26 contribution weeks in each of the second last and third last complete contribution years before the beginning of the benefit year in which the relevant day occurs,
(ii) that the claimant has qualifying contributions in respect of not less than 39 contribution weeks in t
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