The following are the conditions that must be satisfied for...
- Ensure workforce agreements meet legal conditions Employer
UK Statutory Instrument
2003
United Kingdom
The Merchant Shipping (Working Time: Inland Waterways) Regulations 2003
At a glance
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What's here
15 compliance obligations
Who this Act binds
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- Employer 15
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Employers also bound by 694 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- The Income Tax (Pay As You Earn) Regulations 2003 2003 236 duties
- Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 1998 120 duties
- TULRCA 1992 1992 72 duties
- Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (current NI employment law) 1996 52 duties
- Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 2003 50 duties
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.
Schedules
The requirements concerning elections referred to in paragraph 2 are...
- Run fair secret ballots when electing worker representatives Employer
Browse 10 other Schedules — structural / supplementary
For the purposes of this Schedule— “a particular group” is...
In regulation 11 of the Merchant Shipping (Local Passenger Vessels)...
(1) The Employment Tribunals Act 1996 is amended as follows....
(1) The Employment Rights Act 1996 is amended as follows....
(1) The Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 is amended...
In Article 20(1) of the Industrial Tribunals (Northern Ireland) Order...
In regulation 18(1) of the Working Time Regulations 1998 (excluded...
In regulation 18(1) of the Working Time Regulations (Northern Ireland)...
In regulation 3(3) of the Merchant Shipping (Medical Examination) Regulations...
In regulation 3(2) of the Merchant Shipping (Hours of Work)...
Maximum daily working time
- Ensure workers do not work more than 14 hours in any 24-hour period Employer
Maximum weekly working time
- Ensure workers do not exceed 84 hours in any 7-day period Employer
Maximum annual working time
- Ensure workers' annual working time does not exceed 2,304 hours Employer
Maximum average weekly working time where there are more working days than rest days
- Limit average weekly hours to 72 when work days exceed rest days Employer
Health assessments for night workers
- Provide free health assessments before night work and at regular intervals Employer
Transfer of night workers to day work
- Transfer night worker with health problems to day work if possible Employer
Length of night work
- Do not require workers to exceed 42 hours of night work in 7 days Employer
Pattern of work
- Give adequate rest breaks when work patterns risk health and safety Employer
Records
- Keep and maintain working time records for each crew member Employer
Working days and rest days
- Restrict consecutive working days to 31 and grant rest days Employer
Entitlement to annual leave and payment for leave
- Provide paid annual leave of 4 weeks per year to workers Employer
Power to require information
- Provide information about night workers to the MCA when requested Employer
Remedies
- Pay workers correctly for rest breaks and annual leave Employer
Browse 22 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
Citation and Commencement
Interpretation
Application
Northern Ireland
General
Maximum average weekly working time
Health assessments
Safety and health protection for night and shift workers
Rest periods
Rest breaks
Entitlement to additional annual leave
Entitlements under other provisions
Unmeasured working time
Other special cases
Emergency situations
Collective and workforce agreements
Seasonal work on passenger ships
Offences
Extension of time limit to facilitate conciliation before institution of proceedings
Restriction on contracting out
Review
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Enforcement and responsible bodies
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Maritime and Coastguard Agency
Maritime safety regulator responsible for implementing UK and international maritime law. Provides 24-hour search and rescue coordination. Issues certifications for ships and …
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