Section 193A — Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992: Application of section 193 in certain cases involving redundancies of ships’ crew

Application of section 193 in certain cases involving redundancies of ships’ crew 193A 1 Section 193 applies with the modifications set out in subsections (2) and (3) if—

a the duty under section 193(1) or 193(2) applies to a proposal to dismiss employees as redundant, and b some or all of the employees concerned are members of the crew of a seagoing ship which is registered at a port outside Great Britain.

2 The employer shall give the notification required by section 193(1) or (2) section 193(2) , so far as relating to the members of crew of a ship within subsection (1)(b), to the competent authority of the state where the ship is registered ( as well as to the Secretary of State).

3 Where this subsection applies, section 193 is to be read as if references in subsections (4) and (6) to a notice were to the notice that is required to be given to the Secretary of State.

4 In this section “ ship ” includes—

a any kind of vessel used in navigation, and b hovercraft.