Persons employed on board ships, vessels or aircraft

(1) Without prejudice to the generality of any other power to make regulations, the Minister may make regulations modifying in such manner as he thinks proper the provisions of this Act in relation to persons who are or have been employed on board any ship, vessel or aircraft. (2) Without prejudice to the generality of sub-section (1), regulations made thereunder may in particular provide– (a) for the classification under this Act of persons who are or have been employed on or after the appointed day on board ships, vessels or aircrafts notwithstanding that they do not fulfill the conditions of section 3; 55 (b) for excepting from insurance under this Act or from liability to pay contributions as employed persons any persons employed as aforesaid who are neither domiciled nor have a place of residence in Belize; (c) for the taking of evidence for the purpose of any claim to benefit in any place outside (d) for enabling persons on board ships, vessels or aircrafts to authorise the payment of the whole or any part of any benefit to which they are or become entitled to such of their dependents as may be prescribed; and (e) for withholding any benefit which may be payable to a mariner for any period while the owner of his ship or vessel is under a statutory obligation to pay him wages.