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2.—(1) The Merchant Shipping Act 1995(1) is amended as follows.
(2) In section 24, insert after subsection (2)—
“(2A) Sections 25, 26, 30, 31, 33, 38(1), 44, 45, 55 and 73 to 75 apply to sea-going United Kingdom ships and masters and seamen employed in them only if they are—
(a)fishing vessels;
(b)ships of traditional build; or
(c)vessels which are not ordinarily engaged in commercial activities.”.
(3) In section 32—
(a)in paragraph (a) after “crew agreement” insert “or such other type of agreement as may be specified in the regulations”; and
(b)in paragraph (c) for “a crew agreement” substitute “the agreement”.
(4) In section 35 after “crew agreement” insert “or an agreement specified in regulations under section 32(a)”.
(5) In section 70, after subsection (4) insert—
“(5) Subsection (3) does not apply in respect of an agreement to reimburse repatriation costs.”.
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