{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/seafarers-wages-regulations-2024/schedule-1",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/seafarers-wages-regulations-2024/schedule-1.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2024/1015",
  "legislation_title": "The Seafarers’ Wages Regulations 2024",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/seafarers-wages-regulations-2024",
  "path": "schedule/1",
  "kind": "schedule",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": "National Minimum Wage Equivalence Declaration Form",
  "text": "Form [***]\nPlace outside of the United Kingdom that the service calls at:\nA declaration is to be made pursuant to one only of section 4(2) OR section 4(3) OR section 4(4) OR section 4(5) of the Seafarers’ Wages Act 2023 (“the Act”).\nSection 4(2) Declaration\nPeriod to which this declaration applies:\n__ ____________ 20___ to __ ____________ 20___\nPlease tick the statement which applies:\n□ On behalf of the operator of the service, I declare that during the period to which this declaration applies all non-qualifying seafarers, as defined in the Act, who will work on ships which will provide the service will be paid, in respect of their UK work in relation to the service, a rate equivalent to the UK national minimum wage in accordance with the Seafarers' Wages Regulations 2024.\n□ On behalf of the operator of the service, I declare that during the period to which this declaration applies, there will be no non-qualifying seafarers, as defined in the Act, working on ships providing the service.\nSection 4(3) Declaration\nPeriod to which this declaration applies:\n__ ____________ 20___ to 20__\nPlease tick the statement which applies:\n□ On behalf of the operator of the service, I declare that during the period to which this declaration applies all non-qualifying seafarers, as defined in the Act, working on ships providing the service will be paid, in respect of their UK work in relation to the service, a rate equivalent to the UK national minimum wage in accordance with the Seafarers' Wages Regulations 2024.\n□ On behalf of the operator of the service, I declare that during the period to which this declaration applies, there will be no non-qualifying seafarers, as defined in the Act, working on ships providing the service.\nSection 4(4) Declaration\nPeriod to which this part of this declaration applies:\n__ ____________ 20___ to __ ____________ 20___\nPlease tick the statement which applies:\n□ On behalf of the operator of the service, I declare that during the period to which this part of this declaration applies all non-qualifying seafarers, as defined in the Act, who worked on ships which provided the service were paid, in respect of their UK work in relation to the service, a rate equivalent to the UK national minimum wage in accordance with the Seafarers' Wages Regulations 2024.\n□ On behalf of the operator of the service, I declare that during the period to which this part of this declaration applies, there were no non-qualifying seafarers, as defined in the Act, working on ships which provided the service\nand\nPeriod to which this part of this declaration applies:\n__ ____________ 20___ to __ ____________ 20___\nPlease tick the statement which applies:\n□ On behalf of the operator of the service, I declare that during the period to which this declaration applies all non-qualifying seafarers, as defined in the Act, working on ships providing the service will be paid, in respect of their UK work in relation to the service, a rate equivalent to the UK national minimum wage in accordance with the Seafarers' Wages Regulations 2024.\n□ On behalf of the operator of the service, I declare that during the period to which this declaration applies, there will be no non-qualifying seafarers, as defined in the Act, working on ships providing the service.\nSection 4(5) Declaration\nPeriod to which this declaration applies:\n__ ____________ 20___ to __ ____________ 20___\nPlease tick the statement which applies:\n□ On behalf of the operator of the service, I declare that during the period to which this declaration applies all non-qualifying seafarers, as defined in the Act, who worked on ships which provided the service were paid, in respect of their UK work in relation to the service, a rate equivalent to the UK national minimum wage in accordance with the Seafarers’ Wages Regulations 2024.\n□ On behalf of the operator of the service, I declare that during the period to which this declaration applies, there were no non-qualifying seafarers, as defined in the Act, working on ships which provided the service.\nNote that, pursuant to section 5 of the Seafarers’ Wages Act 2023, it may be a criminal offence to operate the service inconsistently with this declaration. It may also be a criminal offence to provide a false or misleading declaration in so far as it concerns the operation of the service before the declaration was provided.\nName of person making this declaration on behalf of the operator, and capacity in which they are making this declaration:\nSignature:\nDate:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 1 in force at 1.12.2024, see reg. 1(1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2024/1015/schedule/1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T21:25:54.729234+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."
}