Regulation 5 Amendment of the Merchant Shipping (Seamen’s Wages and Accounts) (Fishing Vessels) Regulations 1972

(1)

The Merchant Shipping (Seamen’s Wages and Accounts) (Fishing Vessels) Regulations 1972^f1 are amended as follows.

(2)

In regulation 1(2)—

(a)

in the definition of “seaman”, omit the words from “a” to “vessel” and substitute “every person employed, engaged or working in any capacity on board any fishing vessel, but does not include a person solely engaged as a pilot for the vessel”;

(b)

after the definition of “the Act” insert—

““fisherman’s work agreement” means an agreement required by regulation 8 of the Merchant Shipping (Work in Fishing Convention) Regulation 2018^f2, and a reference to a fisherman’s work agreement in relation to a seafarer who works on a ship means the agreement of that description to which that seafarer is a party in relation to that work;”.

(c)

omit regulation 2;

(d)

in regulation 3, for “crew agreement” substitute “fisherman’s work agreement”;

(e)

omit regulations 4 and 5;

(3)

In regulations 6, 7, 8 and 10 for “crew agreement” in each place where it occurs substitute “fisherman’s work agreement”.

(4)

In the Schedule—

(a)

in paragraph 1 of Part 1—

(i)

omit paragraph (a);

(ii)

in paragraph (c), before the word “his” insert “if relevant”;

(b)

omit Part 3.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: S.I.1972/1701.
f2: S.I.2018/1106.