Section 150: Deduction from wages of seamen — Pakistan Merchant Shipping Ordinance, 2001

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150. Deduction from wages of seamen.—(1) A deduction from the wages of a seaman shall not be allowed unless it is included in the account delivered in pursuance of this Ordinance except in respect of a matter happening after the delivery. (2) The master shall, during the voyage, enter the various matters in respect of which the deductions are made, with the amount of the respective deductions as they occur in a book to be kept for that purpose, and shall, if required, produce the book at the time of the payment of wages and also upon the hearing before any competent authority of any complaint or question relating to that payment.

Effective date: 2001-01-01

Related sections

Section 149: Master to deliver account of wages Section 151: Disrating of seamen Section 148: Wages and other property of seaman or apprentice left behind Pakistani ships Section 152: Deductions on account of provident fund, etc Section 147: Leaving behind a seaman or apprentice by masters of Pakistani ships Section 153: Payment of wages before Shipping Master

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