Section 154: Time of payment of wages

154. Time of payment of wages.—(1) The master or owner of every ship discharging a seaman under this Ordinance shall pay to every seaman his wages within five days of the seamen's discharge and the seaman shall at the time of his discharge, be entitled to be paid on this account a sum equal to his balance or wages due to him. (2) If the seaman consents, the final settlement of his wages may be left to the Shipping Master, and the receipt of the Shipping Master shall in that case operate as if it were a release given by the seaman in accordance with this Chapter. (3) In the event of the seaman's wages or any part thereof not being settled under sub- section (2), then unless the delay is due to the act or default of the seaman or to any reasonable dispute as to liability or to any other cause not being the wrongful act or default of the owner or master, the seamen's wages shall continue to run and be payable until the time of the final settlement thereof. (4) If the Master or owner, except in a case where final settlement of wages is left to a Shipping Master under sub-section (2), fails, without reasonable cause, to make payment as required by sub-section (1), he shall pay to the seaman such sum not exceeding the amount of two days' pay for each of the days during which the payment is delayed the Shipping Master may, in each case, decide. (5) Any sums payable under sub-section (4) may be recovered as wages.

Effective date: 2001-01-01

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