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You need a licence to carry out reserved legal activities in England and Wales

You need a licence to load, unload, or handle explosives in ports

You need a licence to build a bridge or alter a bridge above a public highway

You need a licence to do experimental or scientific procedures on protected animals

You need a licence to construct or alter a building over a road in Northern Ireland

You need to tell the Fish Research Services if you import live crustaceans from within the EU

You need a licence to place festive lighting on, above or over a road in Northern Ireland

You need a licence from the Home Office to possess or sell drug precursor chemicals

You need a licence to have specified animal pathogens or carriers in Northern Ireland

You need a licence to provide ringtones for downloading

You need a licence to sell alcohol in Northern Ireland

Licence to generate, transmit, distribute or supply electricity in Northern Ireland.

You need a licence to train racehorses to compete in steeple chases, hurdle races and national hunt flat races.

You need a licence to broadcast copyright music on the radio

You need a licence to work with asbestos in England, Wales and Scotland

You need a licence to use copyright music in TV programmes

You may need a licence to use copyright music online or on mobiles

You must have a gaming machine permit to have three or more category C or D gaming machines on your premises

To practise as a veterinary nurse and undertake any medical treatment or minor surgery on an animal, you may register with the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons

You need to notify the Fish Health Inspectorate if you import live fish into England or Wales from the European Union

You need approval from the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development if you want to operate a livestock market in Northern Ireland

Permit to carry out Part A(2) or Part B activities or run a Part A(2) or Part B installation or mobile plant.

Approval is required for certain food establishments that handle products of animal origin, such as meat, fish, egg, dairy products, and processed products of animal origin, which supply other establishments.

Approval is required for certain food establishments that handle products of animal origin, such as meat, fish, egg, dairy products, and processed products of animal origin, which supply other establishments.

Approval is required for certain food establishments that handle products of animal origin, such as meat, fish, egg, dairy products, and processed products of animal origin, which supply other establishments.

To promote a lottery you need to register with a local authority in Northern Ireland

How to get a licence so you can get rid of waste materials at sea around the coast of Northern Ireland

Apply for a marine engine operator licence (MEOL) to work in certain engineering roles on merchant vessels.

You can apply for exclusive rights to cultivate and take fish in an area if you operate a marine fish farm in Northern Ireland

Apply for a marine operator licence limited to small vessels (MEOL SV) to work in certain engineering roles on merchant vessels.

You need consent to carry out work that could be detrimental to the navigation of waters

You need a market operators licence if you run a private market (including car boot sales, craft fairs and fêtes) in Scotland

To run a market stall as a trader, you need either a temporary ('casual') or permanent licence from the local council.

Contact your council if you run an establishment for massage or other special treatments and need a premises licence

You must apply for a master certificate if you intend to market forest reproductive material which you own

Contact your council for a licence to deal scrap metal from regular premises in Scotland

You need a licence to run a metal recycling site in Northern Ireland

You need a licence to mine for minerals in Northern Ireland

You need a licence from DETI to prospect for minerals in Northern Ireland

You need a manufacturing licence to combine ammonium nitrate and fuel oil to create mixtures for use in certain blasting operations

You need permission from the police to move firearms to or from a ship, or signalling apparatus, to or from an aircraft or aerodrome in Northern Ireland

You need a licence to possess firearms, weapons and ammunition for museum purposes in Northern Ireland

You may need a licence from the Mechanical-Copyright Protection Society (MCPS) if you make copies of music on to any physical product

To drive a vehicle with more than 8 people, you need a road service licence from the Driver and Vehicle Agency in Northern Ireland

Building a new marina in waters owned or managed by British Waterways

You may need a licence from the Newspaper Licensing Agency (NLA) to make copies of newspaper content for teaching purposes.

You may need a license from the NLA Media Access Limited to make copies of newspaper content for internal use in a business.

You may need a license from the NLA Media Access Limited if you are an organisation hosting NLA represented content on your website(s) and or social media account(s).

You may need a license from the NLA Media Access Limited if you're receiving or making internal copies of NLA represented content.

You may need a license from the NLA Media Access Limited if you are a public relations organisation making copies of NLA represented content for external use.