# The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution by Garbage) Regulations 1998, Regulation 6: Disposal of Garbage within Special Areas


(1) Subject to paragraph (2) below, the disposal of any garbage from a ship into the sea within any Special Area is prohibited.
(2) The disposal of food wastes from a ship into the sea within any Special Area except the Antarctic area is permitted if the disposal is made a far as practicable, and in any case not less than 12 miles, from the nearest land.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/1377/regulation/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-prevention-of-pollution-by-garbage-regulations-1998/regulation-6
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