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Changes over time for: Section 26


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26 Regulations relating to crew agreements.U.K.
(1)The Secretary of State may make regulations—
(a)requiring such notice as may be specified in the regulations to be given to a superintendent or proper officer, except in such circumstances as may be so specified, before a crew agreement is made or an agreement with any person is added to those contained in a crew agreement;
(b)providing for the delivery to a superintendent or proper officer or the Registrar General of Shipping and Seamen of crew agreements and agreements added to those contained in a crew agreement and of copies of crew agreements and of agreements so added;
(c)requiring the posting in ships of copies of or extracts from crew agreements;
(d)requiring copies of or extracts from crew agreements to be supplied to members of the crew demanding them and requiring copies of or extracts from documents referred to in crew agreements to be made available, in such circumstances as may be specified in the regulations, for inspection by members of the crew; and
(e)requiring any documents carried in a ship in pursuance of section 25 to be produced on demand to an officer of customs and excise.
(2)Regulations under this section may make a contravention of any provision thereof an offence punishable, on summary conviction, with a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale or such less amount as may be specified in the regulations.
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