Part IV Industrial Relations

Chapter II Procedure for Handling Redundancies

Duty of employer to notify Secretary of State

F1193A.

Duty of employer to notify competent authority of a vessel’s flag State of certain redundancies

(1)

Section 193 has effect subject to this section if—

(a)

the duty under section F2193(1) or 193(2) applies to a proposal to dismiss employees as redundant, and

(b)

the employees concerned are members of the crew of a seagoing vessel which is registered at a port outside Great Britain.

(2)

The employer shall give the notification required by F3section 193(1) or (2) F3section 193(2) to the competent authority of the state where the vessel is registered (instead of to the Secretary of State).