Singapore legislation
Section 95
Section 95
Penalty for receiving remuneration from seamen for engagement
(1)
A person must not demand or receive, directly or indirectly, from a seaman, or from a person seeking employment as a seaman, or from a person on his or her behalf, any remuneration whatever for providing him or her with employment.
(2)
Any person who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction for each offence to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both.