Section 96. Supply or engagement of seamen in contravention of Act prohibited

96. Supply or engagement of seamen in contravention of Act prohibited .―(1) A person shall not engage or supply a seaman to be entered on board any ship in India unless that person is the owner, master or mate of the ship, or is the agent of the owner or is bona fide the servant and in the constant employ of the owner, or is a director of a seaman's employment office, or a shipping master. (2) A person shall not employ for the purpose of engaging or supplying a seaman to be entered on board any ship in India, any persons unless that person is the owner, master or mate of the ship, or is the agent of the owner or is bona fide the servant and in the constant employ of the owner, or is a director of a seamen's employment office, or a shipping master. (3) A person shall not receive or accept to be entered on board any ship any seaman, if that person knows that the seaman has been engaged or supplied in contravention of this section or section 95. [3] [ 97. Receipt of remuneration, donation, fees, etc., from seamen for shipping them prohibited. ―(1) A person or company or organisation including a union purporting to represent the interests of seamen shall not demand or receive, either directly or indirectly, from any seaman or person seeking employment as seaman or any person on his behalf, any remuneration or donation or fees or compulsory subscription of any kind attributable from such seaman or person's employment as seaman, other than the fees authorised by this Act. (2) It shall be the duty of the company employing or proposing to employ person as seaman to ensure that no money has been demanded or received by any person or company or organisation including the union purporting to represent the interests of seamen by way of any remuneration or donation or fees or compulsory subscription of any kind attributable to employment of such person as seaman.] [4] [ 97A. Prohibition against discrimination .―There shall be no discrimination between seamen,― (a) on the ground of their membership or lack of membership in any particular union purporting to represent the interests of seamen and membership in such union shall not be pre-requisite condition; (b) on the basis of training institute from where they obtained training or place of issue of their continuous discharge certificates, for their recruitment and engagement on board any ship.] 1. The Explanation ins. by Act 63 of 2002, s. 4 (w.e.f. 1-2-2003).