Explanatory note

Section 13 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1970 permits a seaman to allot part of his wages to any person by means of an allotment note. These Regulations prescribe the form of an allotment note, provide for the calculation of the amount which may be allotted and limit the circumstances in which and the number of persons to whom an allotment may be made. They also prescribe the times and intervals at which the payments under an allotment note are to be made.

Sections 13 and 14 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1970 and these Regulations supersede existing provisions.