Merchant Shipping Act 1995 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 4 · Crew Matters
58. Regulations relating to wages and accounts
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authorising deductions to be made from the wages due to a seaman under a crew agreement (in addition to any deduction authorised by any of the provisions of this Act or any other written law) in cases where a breach of his or her obligation under the crew agreement is alleged against the seaman and any condition that may be specified in the regulations are complied with, or in any other cases that may be specified in the regulations;
regulating the manner in which the amounts deducted under the regulations are to be dealt with;
prescribing the manner in which any wages due to a seaman under a crew agreement are to be or may be paid;
seaman
“seaman” includes every person employed or engaged in any capacity on board a ship on the business of the ship, other than —(a)the master of the ship;(b)a pilot; or(c)a person temporarily employed on the ship in port;
regulating the manner in which any wages due to a seaman under a crew agreement are to be dealt with and accounted for in circumstances where a seaman leaves his or her ship otherwise than on being discharged therefrom; and
prescribing the form and manner in which any account required to be delivered under section 57 is to be prepared and the particulars to be contained therein (which may include estimated amounts).