Merchant Navy
46.—(1) Subject to paragraph (3), no long haul crew member shall be—
(a)a member of a special negotiating body;
(b)a member of a European Works Council; or
(c)an information and consultation representative.
(2) In paragraph (1), a “long haul crew member” means a person who is a member of a merchant navy crew other than—
(a)a ferry worker; or
(b)a person who normally works on voyages the duration of which is less than 48 hours.
(3) Paragraph (1) shall not apply where the central management decides that the long haul crew member in question shall be permitted to be, as the case may be, a member of a special negotiating body or of a European Works Council, or an information and consultation representative.
(4) Where paragraph (1) applies, no long haul crew member shall—
(a)stand as a candidate for election as a member of a special negotiating body or of a European Works Council, or as an information and consultation representative; or
(b)be appointed or nominated to be a member of a special negotiating body or of a European Works Council, or an information and consultation representative.