Section 129
Time of payment of wages.
The Merchant Shipping Act, 1958
About this Act
An Act to foster the development and ensure the efficient maintenance of an Indian mercantile marine in a manner best suited to serve the national interests and for that purpose to establish a National Shipping Board to provide for the registration, certification, safety and security of Indian ships and generally to amend and consolidate the law relating to merchant shipping.
(1) The master, owner or agent of every ship shall pay to
every seaman his wages within four days after the seaman's discharge, and the seaman shall at the
time of his discharge be entitled to be paid on account a sum equal to one-fourth part of the balance
due to him.
(2) If a master, owner or agent fails without reasonable cause to make payment at that time, he shall pay to the seaman such sum not exceeding the amount of two day's pay for each of the days commencing from the day of discharge, during which payment is delayed as the shipping master may in each case decide, but the sum so payable shall not exceed ten days' double pay.
(3) Any sum payable under this section may be recovered as wages.
(2) If a master, owner or agent fails without reasonable cause to make payment at that time, he shall pay to the seaman such sum not exceeding the amount of two day's pay for each of the days commencing from the day of discharge, during which payment is delayed as the shipping master may in each case decide, but the sum so payable shall not exceed ten days' double pay.
(3) Any sum payable under this section may be recovered as wages.