| Merchant Shipping Act |
| Merchant Shipping (Seamen’s Wages and Accounts) Regulations |
| Rg 28 |
| REVISED EDITION 1997 |
| (15th June 1997) |
| [2nd February 1996] |
| Citation |
| 1. These Regulations may be cited as the Merchant Shipping (Seamen’s Wages and Accounts) Regulations. |
| Manner in which wages are to be paid |
| 2. The wages due to a seaman under a crew agreement shall be paid as cash, or by means of a cheque or money order, or directly to a bank or giro account, as the seaman so desires. |
| Account of seamen’s wages |
| Deductions from wages |
4.—(1) The deductions specified in paragraph (2) are authorised to be made from the wages due to a seaman under a crew agreement.
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| Amount which may be deducted |
5. The amount which may be deducted from a seaman’s wages in respect of any number of breaches of his obligations under the crew agreement —
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| No deduction allowed in certain cases |
6.—(1) No deduction shall be made by virtue of regulation 4(2)(c) if the seaman satisfies the master that —
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