30 Payment of seamen's wages
Merchant Shipping Act 1995 (1995 c 21) | Legislation

Wages etc

30  Payment of seamen's wages

(1)     Where a seaman employed under a crew agreement relating to a United Kingdom ship leaves the ship on being discharged from it, then, except as provided by or under this Part or any other enactment, the wages due to the seaman under the agreement shall either—

(a)     be paid to him in full at the time when he so leaves the ship (in this section and in section 31 referred to as the time of discharge), or

(b)     be paid to him in accordance with subsections (4) and (5) below.

(2)     If the amount shown in the account delivered to a seaman under section 31(1) as being the amount payable to him under subsection (1)(a) above is replaced by an increased amount shown in a further account delivered to him under section 31(3), the balance shall be paid to him within seven days of the time of discharge; and if the amount so shown in the account delivered to him under section 31(1) exceeds £50 and it is not practicable to pay the whole of it at the time of discharge, not less than £50 nor less than one-quarter of the amount

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