Singapore legislation

Clause 2

of Seamen’s Registry Board (Amendment) Bill

Clause 2

Amendment of section 2

Section 2 of the Seamen’s Registry Board Ordinance, 1957, is hereby amended by deleting the definition of “seaman” appearing therein and substituting therefor the following: —“ “seaman” means any person normally engaged on ship’s articles on any ship going beyond the limits of any port, or place declared to be a port, from time to time by order of the President under the provisions of the Merchant Shipping Ordinance (Cap. 207), except —

(a)

masters, mates, engineers, radio officers, pursers, cadets, chinchews, compradores, or any member of the chinchew or compradore staff, laundrymen and stevedores; and

(b)

probationer deckhands, probationer engine-room hands, probationer catering hands under any training scheme approved by the Minister;”.

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