Section 64 of the Principal Act is amended in subsection (1), by the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph (a):

"(a)

(i) has employment contributions or optional contributions paid in respect of not less than 104 contribution weeks in the period between his or her entry into insurance and the day for which benefit is claimed, or

(ii) has self-employment contributions paid in respect of not less than 156 contribution weeks in the period between his or her entry into insurance and the day for which benefit is claimed,".