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Merchant Shipping (Amendment) Act 1984 (No. 41 of 1984).

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India
Seafarers
1984-05-27
National
Law, Act

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Amends the Merchant Shipping Act (No. 44 of 1958) in various respects (ss. 3, 24, 102, 105, 108, 130, 132, 137, 141, 159, 160, 194, 204, 299A, 402, 434, 436). Amendments deal chiefly with the definition of "family", engagement of a seafarer outside India, amounts for seafarers' welfare, and compulsory insurance against their death or occupational injury. Inserts new s. 177A empowering the Central Government to make rules, in the light of ILO Convention No. 134 (Prevention of Accidents (Seafarers)), to ensure safe working conditions on board vessels.

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    Serial title
    Acts of Parliament
    Date
    1984
    Page range
    pp. 340-346