Seamen’S Unemployment Indemnity Act

This Act may be cited as the Seamen’s Unemploy-ment Indemnity Act.

“seamen” includes all persons employed on any vessel;

“‘vessel”” means and includes every kind of vessel used in navigation.

The owner of a vessel shall be bound to inde-mnify any seaman employed therein against unemployment resulting from the wreck or loss of such vessel.

The indemnity shall be paid for the days during which such seaman remains in fact unemployed and shall be at the same rate as the wages agreed to be paid to such seaman: Provided that the total amount payable shall not exceed 2 months’ wages.

Any money due under this section may be recovered by suit in the appropriate court.

Council may from time to time make rules generally for the carrying out of the purposes of this Act.

8 of 1939

(Cap. 75 of 1951)

$.99/59

Short title

Interpreta-tion

Payment of unemploy-ment in-demnity

Power to make rules