PART 1 Amendments to Primary Legislation

2 Amendments to Merchant Shipping Act 1995
1 The Merchant Shipping Act 1995 is amended as follows.
1995 c.21.
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.”

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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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