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Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) Act 2014 (No. 6).

Country/Territory
Singapore
Document type
Legislation
Date
2014
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act to give effect to the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, to make provisions generally for matters connected therewith, and to make related amendments to certain other written laws.
Subject
Sea
Keyword
Navigation Offences/penalties Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Social protection Harbour Inspection
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Seas, Small Island Developing States, South-Eastern Asia
Abstract

This Act, consisting of 11 Parts and two Schedules, makes provisions for matters connected to Maritime Labour Convention, 2006. It establishes that except as otherwise expressly provided, Parts I and XI shall apply to: (a) all Singapore ships ordinarily engaged in commercial activities wherever they may be; (b) all ships, not being Singapore ships, in Singapore, whether publicly or privately owned, ordinarily engaged in commercial activities; and (c) all seafarers employed on ships referred to in paragraph (a) or (b). Except as otherwise expressly provided, Parts III to VII and IX shall apply to: (a) all Singapore ships ordinarily engaged in commercial activities wherever they may be; and (b) all seafarers employed on ships referred to in paragraph (a).

Full text
English
Website
statutes.agc.gov.sg