S.L. 452.160 Art. 1Citation, commencement and applicability. Applicability.    S.L. 499.23.

(1) The title of this Order is the Seamen (Conditions of Work) Regulation Order.

(2) This order shall come into force within two (2) months from its date of publication in the Government Gazette.

(3) The provisions established in this order shall apply to all employees employed on board ships regularly operating within the territorial waters of Malta but excluding persons employed on board fishing vessels or on foreign going ships:

Provided that in the event that there is a collective agreement applicable to the class of employees covered by this order, the most favourable conditions in such agreement or in this order shall prevail.

(4) For the purpose of this order, any person who is employed to carry out any duties the exercise of which requires a licence in accordance with the Commercial Vessels Regulations should be considered to be employed as such only if he holds the relative licence required by such employment.