§ Ms WalleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list the provisions of current employment legislation which do not apply to United Kingdom merchant seafarers.
§ Mr. OppenheimProvisions which exclude seafarers of various descriptions in some circumstances from certain of the provisions of general employment legislation include:
- Section 10 of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975;
- Sections 8 and 9 of the Race Relations Act 1976;
- Sections 141 and 144 of the Employment Protection (Consolidation) Act 1978;
- Section 30 of the Wages Act 1986;
- Sections 284 and 285 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992.