Singapore legislation

Clause 4

of Merchant Shipping (Amendment) Bill

Clause 4

Amendment of section 77

Section 77 of the principal Act is amended —

(a)

by inserting, immediately before the word “seaman” in subsection (1), the words “master or”; and

(b)

by deleting subsection (2) and substituting the following subsection:“(2) A master or seaman shall not be entitled to receive wages under subsection (1) —

(a)

if the owner shows that the unemployment was not due to the wreck or loss of the ship; or

(b)

in respect of any day if the owner shows that the master or seaman, as the case may be, was able to obtain suitable employment on that day.”.