Merchant Shipping Act (Cap. 234), article 131

131. All wages to which a seaman m ay be entitled, subject to deductions made in acco rdance with this Act, shall be paid befo re or at the time the seaman lawfully leaves the ship at the end o f his engagement; and in the event of a seaman’s wages or any part thereof not being so paid or settled, then, unless the delay is due to the act or default of the seaman or to any reasonable dispute a s to liability or to any other cause not being the wrongful act or d efault of the owner or master, the seam an’s wages shall, for the perio d the seaman remains on board the vessel, continue to run and be paya ble until the time of the final settlement thereof: Provided that should the ship concerned be subject to a judicial sale, the wages due to the seamen on board shall conti nue to accrue in favour of the seamen who continue to carry out their duties on board and shall continue to ac crue either until the seamen l eave the ship or until the ship is sold, whichever is the earlier. Follo wing a judicial sale, wages shall not continue to accrue in favour of a seaman unless he is engaged by th e new owner of the ship. Payment of wages before shipping master.  Amended by:  XIII. 1983.5.