The Merchant Shipping (Seamen’s Wages and Accounts) (Fishing Vessels) (Amendment) Regulations 1988

Made25th November 1988

Laid before Parliament5th December 1988

Coming into force26th December 1988

The Secretary of State, after consulting with the organisations referred to in section 99(2) of the Merchant Shipping Act 19701, in exercise of powers conferred by section 9 of that Act and now vested in him2, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:—

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1

These Regulations may be cited as the Merchant Shipping (Seamen’s Wages and Accounts) (Fishing Vessels) (Amendment) Regulations 1988 and shall come into force on 26th December 1988.

2

The Merchant Shipping (Seamen’s Wages and Accounts) (Fishing Vessels) Regulations 19723 shall be amended by substituting, in regulation 8, in both places, “£200” for “£50”.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State

Michael PortilloMinister of State,Department of Transport25th November 1988

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend The Merchant Shipping (Seamen’s Wages and Accounts) (Fishing Vessels) Regulations 1972 so as to increase from £50 to £200 the maximum contribution that an employer can recover from a fisherman who is in breach of his contractual obligations.