Merchant Shipping Act 1894
Agreements with crew.
399.—(1) The skipper of every fishing boat being a trawler of twenty-five tons tonnage or upwards shall enter into an agreement (in this Part of this Act called a fishing boat’s agreement), in accordance with this Part of this Act, with every seaman whom he carries to sea as one of his crew from any port in England or Ireland, and shall not carry to sea any seaman with whom no such agreement has been entered into.
(2) If a skipper acts in contravention of this section, he shall for each offence be liable to a fine not exceeding five pounds.
(3) This section shall not apply in the case of a sea-fishing boy.
Annotations:
Modifications (not altering text):
C109
Application of section restricted (1.09.2020) by European Union (International Labour Organisation Work in Fishing Convention) (Crew List and Fisherman’s Work Agreement) Regulations 2020 (S.I. No. 333 of 2020), reg. 16(1), in effect on signature.
Act of 1894
16. (1) The duty of a skipper to enter into an agreement under section 399 of the Act of 1894 shall not apply in respect of a fisherman to whom the owner owes a duty under Regulation 6(1)(a).
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Editorial Notes:
E200
A fine of £5 translates into a Class D fine, not exceeding €1,000, as provided (4.01.2011) by Fines Act 2010 (8/2010), ss. 3 and 7, table ref. no. 8, S.I. No. 662 of 2010.