Section 18 places a duty on the Secretary of State to consult Scottish Ministers and the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland before making regulations under Section 14 that contain provision within the legislative competence of the Scottish Parliament or the Northern Ireland Assembly, respectively.
	Section 18 subsection (3) provides that the duty to consult Scottish Ministers and the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland does not apply where the Secretary of State considers regulations need to be made urgently for the purposes of implementing emergency measures adopted under Article 24(1) of the BBNJ Agreement.
Part 3 – Area-Based Management Tools (ABMT) Section 18: Consultation: Scotland and Northern Ireland