UK Statutory Instrument 1998 United Kingdom

The Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Health and Safety at Work) (Employment of Young Persons) Regulations 1998

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What's here

3 compliance obligations

Who this Act binds

Business-side actors with duties under this Act, ranked by how often they appear.

  • Employer 2
  • Trader 1

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What this Act requires

Sections that create concrete duties on businesses or carry penalties. Procedural and definitional sections are folded into the “Browse other sections” expander at the bottom of each group. Click any section title to read the source text on legislation.gov.uk.

s.004

Persons on whom duties are imposed

  • Comply with all health and safety rules for young persons on ships Employer
s.006

Rest periods for young persons

  • Provide minimum rest periods and breaks for young workers on ships Trader
s.009

Record of young persons

  • Keep records of young persons on your ship Employer
Browse 23 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
s.001

Citation, commencement and revocations

s.002

Interpretation

s.003

Application and exemption

s.005

Additional general duties

s.007

Health assessment

s.008

Young persons' medical certificates

s.010

Penalties

s.011

Offences by body corporate and partnerships

s.012

Onus of proving what is reasonably practicable

s.013

Inspection and detention of a United Kingdom ship

s.014

Inspection, detention and other measures in respect of ships registered outside the United Kingdom

s.015

Enforcement of detention

s.016

Compensation

s.017

Miscellaneous amendments

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