# The Equality Act 2010 (Work on Ships and Hovercraft) Regulations 2011, Regulation 5: Differentiation in relation to pay


It is not a contravention of section 39(1)(b) or (2)(a) or 41(1)(a) of the Act, as applied by regulations 3 and 4, for an employer or principal to offer to pay or to pay a person (A) at a lower rate than that at which the employer or principal offers to pay or pays another person (B) because A is of a different nationality from B, if—
(a) A—
(i) applied for work as a seafarer, or
(ii) was recruited as a seafarer,
outside Great Britain, and
(b) A is not—
(i) a British Citizen,
(ii) a national of another EEA State, or
(iii) a national of a designated state.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2011/9780111511411/regulation/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-equality-act-2010-work-on-ships-and-hovercraft-regulations-2011/regulation-5
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