Merchant Shipping Act (Cap. 234), article 150A

150A. (1) If during the voyage of a Maltese ship the allowance of provisions provided for a person is less than that prescribed or any of those provisions are of bad quality, the person shall receive by way of compensation for the deficiency or bad quality, for so long as it lasts, such amounts as may be prescribed to be paid to him in addition to, and to be recoverable as, wages. (2) Where the deficiency occurred because the provisions could not be procured or supplied in proper quantities and proper e q ui v a l e n t su b s t i t ut e s w e r e su p p li e d i n l i e u t h e r e of , th o s e circumstances shall be taken into consideration for the purposes of sub-article (1) and the compensation reduced or denied accordingly. Weights and measures on board.  Amended by:  XIII. 1983.5; XXII. 2000.2.