Masters and seamenU.K.
7In section 458 of the 1894 Act (obligation of shipowner to crew with respect to seaworthiness)—
(a)in subsection (1), for the words “contract of service, express or implied” substitute “ contract of employment ”; and
(b)in subsection (2), omit paragraph (b).
8In the 1970 Act omit the following provisions (for which corresponding provision is made by other enactments), namely, sections 6 (control of employment agencies), 19 (safety regulations) and 87 (uniform).
9In section 11(1) of the 1970 Act (restriction on assignment of and charges upon wages), after paragraph (a) insert—
“(aa)the wages shall not, in Scotland, be subject to any diligence other than those provided for in section 46(1) of the Debtors (Scotland) Act 1987;”.
10In section 17 of the 1970 Act (claims against seamen’s wages for maintenance, etc), in subsection (10), omit “Ministry of Home Affairs for Northern Ireland” and substitute “ that Department ” for “either of those Ministries” and, in subsection (11), omit “the Ministry of Home Affairs for Northern Ireland or”.