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Section 87: Restrictions on suits for wages.

The Merchant Shipping Act, 2025Central Act · Act 24 of 2025

A proceeding for the recovery of wages due to a seafarer shall not be instituted by or on behalf of any seafarer in any civil court except where,---

(a) the ship owner has been declared insolvent;

(b) the vessel is under arrest or sold by the authority of any court; or

(c) a Judicial Magistrate of the first class refers a claim to the court.

Where this provision sits

ActThe Merchant Shipping Act, 2025
Section87
Marginal noteRestrictions on suits for wages.
JurisdictionCentral
StatusIn force as published by the source

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