Regulation 5

The deductions referred to in regulation 4(1) are–

(a)

deductions of any amount payable by the seaman to his employer in respect of—

(i)

canteen bills;

(ii)

goods supplied;

(iii)

radio or telephone calls;

(iv)

postage expenses;

(v)

cash advances;

(vi)

allotments;

(b)

contributions by the seaman to a fund or in respect of membership of a body declared by regulations under section 11(3) of the Act to be a fund or body to which section 11 applies^f1.

(c)

Subject to regulations 6, 7, and 8, a deduction of an amount being the actual expense or pecuniary loss incurred or sustained by the employer in consequence of the seaman's absence or absences without leave, where the employer is satisfied on reasonable grounds that such absence is a breach of the seaman's obligations under the crew agreement;

(d)

subject to regulations 6 and 8 and to any additional limitations imposed by the crew agreement, a deduction of an amount being the actual expense or pecuniary loss incurred or sustained by the employer, where the employer is satisfied on reasonable grounds that the expense or loss was caused by a breach or breaches of the seaman's obligations under the crew agreement not falling within paragraph (c) of this regulation.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: see S.I. 1972/1699 (1972 III, p. 4968).