{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-seamens-wages-contributions-regulations-1972/regulation-1",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-seamens-wages-contributions-regulations-1972/regulation-1.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1972/1699",
  "legislation_title": "The Merchant Shipping (Seamen's Wages) (Contributions) Regulations 1972",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-seamens-wages-contributions-regulations-1972",
  "path": "regulation/1",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Merchant Shipping (Seamen's Wages) (Contributions) Regulations 1972 and shall come into operation on 1st January 1973.\n(2) In these Regulations—\n“charity” means a charity (as defined in section 45(1) of the Charities Act 1960) established for purposes including any purposes for the relief or benefit of seamen, former seamen, their families or dependants;\n“friendly society” means a friendly society registered under the Friendly Societies Act 1896;\n“pension” means a pension payable to or in respect of a seaman or former seaman, and includes a lump sum or gratuity so payable and a return of contributions to a pension fund, with or without interest thereon or any other addition thereto;\n“pension fund” means a fund which is established for the purpose of paying pensions; and\n“trade union” means an organisation of workers (as defined in section 61(1) of the Industrial Relations Act 1971) whether or not it is for the time being registered as a trade union under that Act.\n(3) The Interpretation Act 1889 shall apply to the interpretation of these Regulations as it applies to the interpretation of an Act of Parliament.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1972/1699/regulation/1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T22:24:24.980590+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}