5U.K.The prohibition of any method of working which in the opinion of the Secretary of State [F1(or, in the case of regulations made under section 12(2), the Scottish Ministers)] is or is likely to be harmful to any marine creatures, plants or other organisms or their habitat.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Sch. para. 5 inserted (14.7.2014) by Deep Sea Mining Act 2014 (c. 15), s. 2(3), Sch. para. 17