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Announcement Of Law On Merchant Shipping Velfærdsråd

Original Language Title: Bekendtgørelse af lov om Handelsflådens Velfærdsråd

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Publication of the Act of the HandelsFleet Change Council

This shall be the subject of the law. 253 of 25. In April 1990, with the changes that result from Law No 212 of 28. March, 2001, Law No. No. 304 of 30. April 2003, Section 4 of Law No 622 of 14. June 2011 and section 66 of law no. 1231 of 18. December 2012.

§ 1. A private self-service institution is set up, the VA of the HandelsFleet.

Paragraph 2. The welfare of the trade fleet shall be responsible for carrying out and promoting actions on seafarers ' welfare at sea and during its stay in port as well as shore, including practical assistance to persons who have been left on ships, cf. § 10 (a) (a) 1, in the seaman's slop. 1)

Paragraph 3. In addition, the Welfare Council may perform other tasks which are compatible with the rules referred to in paragraph 1. 2 tasks referred to.

§ 2. The Veloral Council of the Trade Union is led by a council and a management board. The organisations of the seafarers and the shipovers must be represented on the council.

§ 3. The rules on the Rules of Commerce of the Trade Union and its activities shall be laid down by the Staff Regulations approved by the Acquidient and Growth Minister.

§ 4. The Council assuits the management and is responsible for ensuring that the welfare of the Welfare Council is carried out in accordance with the law and the statutes.

Paragraph 2. The Executive Board shall be responsible for the day-to-day administration in accordance with the instructions of the Council.

Paragraph 3. In the performance of the tasks, cf. Section 1 (1). 2, the Prosperity of the HandelsFleet shall be provided independently of the funds provided for in Article 5. This is also the case with other means, which are added to the welfare council.

Paragraph 4. The Executive Board of the Rules of Conduct is, at the request of its request, dedicated to informing the business and growth minister any information regarding the conditions of the welfare state.

Paragraph 5. The Welfare Board of the Trade Union accounts for the accounts of the annual accounts bill.

§ 5. The funds for the welfare work shall be provided at a charge paid for each seafarers engaged in a Danish commercial ship, including ship captains, and which is insured against the effects of accidents in accordance with the law on occupational health insurance. The tax is incumbent on the shipowner and the seafarers with each 70 cents per cent. Day. However, for seafarers registered in the Danish Internationally Shipboard, the shipowner shall pay a charge of 200 cents per Day.

Paragraph 2. The Council shall lay down payment for special benefits.

§ 6. The Minister for the Industry and Growth Minister shall lay down detailed rules on the levying of the levy and may, in particular, instructor the shipowner to withhold the amount of the seafarers in the shren or in other similar services. There is the right of the amount to be paid for the shipover and the seafarers.

§ 7. Whereas the Minister for the Industry and Growth Minister may, after having negotiated with the organisations concerned for fishing vessels and for fishermen and after obtained the opinion of the Commercial Naval Committee, to what extent seafarers shall be subject to the scope of the fishing vessels ; this law.

§ 8. The Minister for the Enterprise and the Growth and Growth Minister, following the Law of the Sea Maritime Service, may lay down rules on the access procedure, including that complaints cannot be brought to a higher administrative authority.

§ 8 a. The Minister for the Industry and Growth Minister may lay down rules on written communications to and from authorities relating to matters covered by this law or by rules issued under this law must take place digitally.

Paragraph 2. The Minister for the Industry and Growth Minister may lay down detailed rules on digital communications, including the use of specific IT systems, special digital formats and digital signature el.lign.

Paragraph 3. A digital message is considered to have arrived when it is available for the message address.

§ 8 b. Whereas the Minister for the Industry and Growth Minister may lay down rules that the competent authority may issue decisions and other documents pursuant to this law or in accordance with rules issued under this law without a signature, with a mechanical or equivalent manner, Signature or application of a technique that ensures uniquely identification of the person who issued the decision or document. Such decisions and documents shall be placed in the same way as decisions and documents with a personal signature.

Paragraph 2. The Minister for the Industry and Growth Minister may lay down rules that decisions and other documents which have been made exclusively or issued on the basis of electronic data processing may be issued only with an indication of the authority in question to be issued.

§ 9. The timing of the entry into force of the law is determined by the business and growth minister. 2)

Paragraph 2. At the same time, the law on welfare measures for seafarers is repealed, cf. Law Order no. 576 of 29. September 1988.

§ 10. The law does not apply to the Faroe Islands and Greenland, but can, by means of a royal device, be put into force for Greenland, with the deviations from which the special Greenland conditions are concerned.


Law No 212 of 28. In March 2001 the following entry into force shall include :

§ 2

The law shall enter into force on 1. May 2001.

§ 3

The law does not apply to the Faroe Islands and Greenland, but can be implemented by means of a royal device in the case of Greenland, with the changes resulting from the special Greenland conditions.


Law No 304 of 30. April 2003 includes the following entry into force :

§ 2

The law shall enter into force on 1. July, 2003.

§ 3

The law does not apply to the Faroe Islands and Greenland, but can, in the case of Greenland, be in force fully or in part to Greenland with the changes that the special Greenland conditions say.


Law No 622 of 14. June 2011 includes the following entry into force :

§ 6

Paragraph 1. The law shall enter into force on 1. July, 2011, cf. however, paragraph 1 2.

Paragraph 2. (subtly). 3)

§ 7

(subtly). 4)


Law No 1231 of 18. December 2012 includes the following entry into force :

§ 69

Paragraph 1. The law shall enter into force on 1. January 2013.

Paragraph 2. Administrative requirements issued under the existing provisions shall remain in force until they are amended or repealed.

§ 70

Paragraph 1. sections 1-39, 41-50 and 53-68 shall not apply to the Faeroe Islands and Greenland, cf. however, paragraph 1 3 and 4.

Paragraph 2. (subtly). 5)

Paragraph 3. (subtly). 6)

Paragraph 4. sections 1 to 10, 17, 18, 23, 29, 35, 35-39, 41-44, 49, 50, 54, 58-63, 65 and 66 can be implemented in full or in part to Greenland, with the changes that the Greenland conditions are to say.

Paragraph 5. (subtly). 7)

Sea Fargo, the 17. January 2014

Birgit Sølling Olsen

/ Alexander Milan

Official notes

1) The title of the seaman's castle today is the law of seafarers ' employment relations, etc.

2) The law was put into force on 1. January 1991, cf. Notice no. 761 of 15. November 1990.

3) Paragraph 2 deals with the seaman tax law.

4) Section 7 is about the crew of ships, the law on seafarers ' employment relations, etc., and the law on maritime safety.

5) Paragraph 2 deals with mortgage credit and mortgage bonds and so on.

6) Paragraph 3 deals with different laws.

7) Paragraph 5 deals with the rule of law on financial stability and the rule of law on capital deposits in credit institutions.