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Merchant Shipping Act 1970
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21Provisions and water
(1)The Board of Trade may make regulations requiring such provisions and water to be provided for seamen employed in ships registered in the United Kingdom or any description of such ships as may be specified in the regulations; and regulations under this section may make different provision for different circumstances and different descriptions of seamen.
(2)Regulations under this section may require a ship to carry such weighing and measuring equipment as may be necessary to ensure that the quantities of provisions and water supplied to seamen employed in the ship are in accordance with the regulations.
(3)The Board of Trade may exempt any ship from any requirement of regulations made under this section, either generally or in respect of a particular voyage.
(4)If the provisions of any regulations made under this section are not complied with in the case of a ship the master or owner shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £100 unless he proves that the failure to comply was not due to his neglect or default.
(5)If a person empowered under this Act to inspect the provisions and water to be supplied to the seamen employed in a ship is not satisfied that they are in accordance with regulations made under this section the ship, if in the United Kingdom, may be detained.
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