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Original name: Merityöaikalaki
Name: Seafarer's Working Hours Act (296/1976).
Country: Finland
Subject(s): Seafarers - Conditions of work: articles of agreement, wages, hours of work and paid leave
Type of legislation: Law, Act
Adopted on: 1976-04-09
Entry into force:
Published on: Finlands Författningssamling-Suomen Asetuskokoelma (BIBL), 1976, No. 296
ISN: FIN-1976-L-14091
Link: https://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/natlex4.detail?p_isn=14091&p_lang=en
Bibliography: Finlands Författningssamling-Suomen Asetuskokoelma (BIBL), 1976, No. 296
Unofficial English translation, consolidated text Unofficial English translation, consolidated text FINLEX, Ministry of Justice, www.finlex.fi, Finland, 10 pp. PDF of Act as amended to Act 140/2012 PDF of Act as amended to Act 140/2012 PDF PDF (consulted on 2013-10-31)
Acts on-line in Finnish and Swedish Acts on-line in Finnish and Swedish FINLEX, Ministry of Justice, Finland (consulted on 2011-05-27)
Abstract/Citation: Repeals the Seamen's Working Hours Act (No. 409 of 1961).
Amending text(s):
  • 2013-12-20 (FIN-2013-L-98039)Act (1070/2013) amending the Seafarer's Hours of Work Act (296/1976).
  • 2012-03-23 (FIN-2012-L-94510)Act (140/2012) amending the Seafarer's Hours of Work Act (296/1976).
  • 2008-12-19 (FIN-2008-L-87455)Act (969/2008) amending the Seafarer's Hours of Work Act (296/1976).
  • 2004-10-29 (FIN-2004-L-69031)Act (No. 941 of 2004) to amend ss. 1 and 2 of the Seafarer's Hours of Work Act (No. 296 of 1976).
  • 2002-11-08 (FIN-2002-L-63001)Act (No. 934 of 2002) to amend the Seafarer's Hours of Work Act (No. 296 of 1976).
  • 2001-02-23 (FIN-2001-L-58922)Act (No. 151 of 2001) to amend the Seafarer's Hours of Work Act (No. 296 of 1976).
  • 1997-10-17 (FIN-1997-L-48738)Act (No. 942 of 1997) to amend the Seafarer's Hours of Work Act (No. 296 of 1976).
  • 1997-01-10 (FIN-1997-L-47460)Act (No. 17 of 1997) to amend the Seafarer's Hours of Work Act (No. 296 of 1976).
  • 1996-05-20 (FIN-1996-L-46238)Act (No. 335 of 1996) to amend the Seamen's Hours of Work Act (No. 296 of 1976).
  • 1993-01-08 (FIN-1993-L-37189)Act to amend section 20 of the Seamen's Hours of Work Act (No. 26 of 1993)
Related text(s):
  • 2009-12-29 (FIN-2009-L-87912)Act (1687/2009) on safety management of crews and ships.

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