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You may need a licence, permit or certification for:
This may not include all the licences you need. It will be updated with more licences.
You need a permit if you run a dry cleaning facility that uses solvents in Scotland
You must submit a completed Greenfield Soil Declaration Form to the Northern Ireland Environment Agency If you move clean, greenfield soil within Northern Ireland .
If you operate a facility in Scotland which emits substances into the air, you may need a pollution prevention and control (PPC) Part B permit
Get a licence to work as a window cleaner in Scotland - how to apply, conditions, fines, penalties
To operate an assembly centre in Northern Ireland where cattle, pigs, sheep or goats are grouped together to be used in the course of intra-Community trade, you must obtain approval from the Department of Agriculture and Rur…
You need to be registered with DARD to transport unmixed restricted or prohibited animal proteins in bulk in Northern Ireland
You may have to register with your local council in England if you run a hairdressing or barbers business, so that they can check you're following health and safety rules
You may have to register a hairdressing or barbers business with your local council in Wales so that they can check you're following health and safety rules
You must get permission from the Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) to hold an event on Derry City Walls
If you run a hairdressing or barbers business in Northern Ireland, you may have to register with your local district council so that they can check you're following health and safety rules
You need to apply to your district council for a certificate of fitness if you want to rent out a property.
You may need a pollution prevention and control (PPC) permit if you run a business in Scotland that uses organic solvents
You must be authorised to operate a mobile feed mixer that uses restricted proteins for non-ruminant feed production in Northern Ireland
You need to register with the Care Inspectorate to operate care at home services.
You need a licence to deposit, keep, treat or dispose of waste in Northern Ireland
You need a test and certificate for vehicles which will be carrying dangerous goods
You may need to get a licence to trade in the street in Northern Ireland - restrictions, fines, penalties
You must register with the police if you manufacture, sell or transfer shotguns, firearms or ammunition or are involved in the repairing, testing or proving of them
You need a licence from the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) to treat, keep, or dispose of waste in Scotland
You need approval from the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development if you want to operate a livestock market in Northern Ireland
You need a licence to work with asbestos in England, Wales and Scotland
You need a Pollution Prevention and Control (PPC) permit if you operate a plant or installation that emits pollutants to air in Northern Ireland
You may need pollution prevention and control (PPC) permit to operate an installation for the unloading of petrol into stationary storage tanks or motor vehicle refuelling activities at a service station in Scotland
You need to report your business's annual pollution releases in Northern Ireland if it's regulated by a Part A pollution prevention and control permit
You need to report your annual emission releases to the Scottish Environment Protection Agency if you are a business regulated by a pollution and prevention control permit (PPC)
Your business may need a Part A PPC permit if it operates certain types of installations in Scotland that could cause emissions to land, water or air
If you carry out activities listed in Schedule 1 of the Pollution Prevention and Control Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 you need a permit for your installation or mobile plant
You may need an environmental permit if your business uses, recycles, treats, stores or disposes of waste or mining waste.
You may need to get permission to distribute free printed material in certain areas controlled by the local council.
Get a licence to put an advertising sign on the road or pavement in England and Wales - restrictions, fines, penalties
You must get written permission to put advertising signs or displays on the road or pavement in Scotland - fines, penalties
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