# The Merchant Shipping (Seamen's Wages and Accounts) Regulations 1972, Regulation 2: Manner in which wages are to be paid


(1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this regulation, the wages due to a seaman under a crew agreement shall be paid in cash.
(2) If the seaman has so agreed, the whole or part of the wages due to him may be paid by means of a cheque, money order or directly to a bank or giro account.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1972/1700/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-seamens-wages-and-accounts-regulations-1972/regulation-2
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