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The Merchant Shipping (Seamen~s Wages and Accounts) (Amendment) Regulations 1994

S.I. 1994/791 · Made 16 March 1994

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MERCHANT SHIPPING

MASTERS AND SEAMEN

Made 16th March 1994

Laid before Parliament 23rd March 1994

Coming into force 13th April 1994

The Secretary of State, after consulting with the organisations referred to in section 99(2) ofthe Merchant Shipping Act 1970f1, in exercise of powers conferred by section 9 of that Act and now vested in himf2, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1970 c. 36.

f2

See S.I. 1979/1537.

Contents

  1. 1Regulation 1
  2. 2Regulation 2
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1

These Regulations may be cited as the Merchant Shipping (Seamen’s Wages and Accounts) (Amendment) Regulations 1994 and shall come into force on 13th April 1994.

2

The Merchant Shipping (Seamen’s Wages and Accounts) Regulations 1972f1 shall be further amended by the substitution for regulation 6 of the following:

“6

The maximum amount which may be deducted from a seaman’s wages in respect of any number of breaches of his obligations under the crew agreement—

(a)

by virtue of regulation 5(c), shall be £300; and

(b)

by virtue of regulation 5(d), shall be £300.”.

Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport

Mackay of Ardbrecknish

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,

Department of Transport

16th March 1994

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

These Regulations further amend the Merchant Shipping (Seamen’s Wages and Accounts) Regulations 1972 by increasing from £200 to £300 the maximum deduction an employer may make from wages in respect of certain breaches of the crew agreement.