Section 146: Leaving behind in Pakistan a seaman or apprentice shipped abroad — Pakistan Merchant Shipping Ordinance, 2001

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146. Leaving behind in Pakistan a seaman or apprentice shipped abroad.—(1) The master of a ship shall not discharge at any port or place in Pakistan a seaman or apprentice shipped outside Pakistan unless he previously obtains sanction in writing of a Shipping Master, but such sanction shall not be refused when the seaman or apprentice is discharged on the expiration of the period for which the seaman was engaged or the apprentice was bound. (2) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (1), the sanction may be given or refused at the discretion of the Shipping Master and whenever it is refused the reasons for so refusing it shall be recorded by him.

Effective date: 2001-01-01

Related sections

Section 145: Repatriation of seamen and apprentices on termination of service abroad Section 147: Leaving behind a seaman or apprentice by masters of Pakistani ships Section 144: Transmission of documents on transfer of seaman from one ship to another Section 148: Wages and other property of seaman or apprentice left behind Pakistani ships Section 143: Discharge of seamen and apprentices on change of ownership Section 149: Master to deliver account of wages

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