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You need approval by the Welsh Government if you run an independent school in Wales that admits children with special educational needs

Your slaughterhouse must be authorised by the Food Standards Agency to remove specific risk material (SRM)

You need authorisation from the Food Standards Agency to remove specified risk material at a slaughterhouse or cutting plant in Wales

You need authorisation from the Food Standards Agency to remove specified risk material at a slaughterhouse or cutting plant in Scotland

Get permission to take water from a public water main in Northern Ireland on a temporary basis

Register with Social Care and Social Work Improvement Scotland (SCSWIS) Care Inspectorate if you want to run a day nursery in Scotland.

Getting a day care licence for running a children's nursery in Wales

You need a strategic export licence to export out of the UK or trade in controlled goods, software, or technology (including data, information, and technical assistance).

If you want to collect money or sell items on the street for charity, you might need a street collection licence, depending on your local council

You may need a licence from the local council to work as a street trader in Scotland.

You may need to get a licence to trade in the street in England and Wales - restrictions, fines, penalties

You may need to get a licence to trade in the street in Northern Ireland - restrictions, fines, penalties

You need a licence to place apparatus on a street or road in England, Wales and Scotland

To provide support services providing day care to adults registered in Scotland you must be registered with the Care Inspectorate

You need to register with the relevant local council to get a tattoo, piercing and electrolysis licence in England and Wales

You need to register with the relevant local council to get a tattoo, piercing and electrolysis licence in Northern Ireland

You need to register with the relevant local council to get a tattoo, piercing and electrolysis licence in Scotland.

You need a licence from DVA to run a taxi operation in Northern Ireland

You must register with the Education Workforce Council to be employed as a teacher in Wales.

You need a Temporary Event Notice if you want to carry out a 'licensable activity' on unlicensed premises in England or Wales

The Beef Carcase Classification (BCC) scheme is the compulsory classification of beef carcases to an agreed standard so that a fair meat price can be set.

You must get a licence from the council if you want to run a theatre or put on a public performance of a play

You must be certified by the Northern Ireland Tourist Board (NITB) to provide tourist accommodation

You need a licence to provide betting facilities at a track or sports stadium in Northern Ireland

The Forestry Commission controls tree felling by issuing felling licences.

You need a licence to provide commercial television services in the UK

You need a TV Licence to watch or record programmes on a TV, computer or other device as they're broadcast, and to watch on-demand BBC programmes on iPlayer

Apply to get a class 1 fishing licence to work as a chief engineer on a vessel over 750kW (approximately 1,005HP).

Apply for a class 2 fishing licence to work as a second engineer on a vessel over 750kW (approximately 1,005HP).

You usually need to register your boat to use it on inland waterways, such as rivers and canals.

You may need an environmental permit if your business uses, recycles, treats, stores or disposes of waste or mining waste.

Get permission to access a pedestrian zone with a vehicle in Northern Ireland

You need a venison dealer licence if you want to sell or exchange venison in Scotland

Apply for a vessel traffic services (VTS) operator logbook, VTS endorsements and revalidations.

You need a visitor's permit from the police to possess a firearm or ammunition as a non-resident in Northern Ireland

You need a licence to deposit, keep, treat or dispose of waste in Northern Ireland

You need a licence from the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) to treat, keep, or dispose of waste in Scotland

You need a licence to abstract water from natural water sources in Scotland

You need a licence to supply water to non-household premises in England and Wales

Contact your council for a certificate of competence to operate a chargeable weighbridge

You need a certificate of competence to operate a public weighbridge for which a charge is made in Northern Ireland

You must get a licence before you can take, kill or disturb wild birds and animals in Northern Ireland - fees, restrictions, fines, penalties

Get a licence to work as a window cleaner in Scotland - how to apply, conditions, fines, penalties

You need to register with the British Wool Marketing Board (BWMB) if you produce wool with 4 or more sheep

You must register with the Education Workforce Council to be employed as a work-based learning practitioner in Wales.

You must have your own qualifications to work on equipment containing F gas, even if you work for someone else.

You must register with the Education Workforce Council to be employed as a youth worker in Wales.

You must register with the Education Workforce Council to be employed as a youth worker in Wales.

Apply for a licence to run a Zoo in England, Scotland or Wales; health and safety, animal well-being, inspections, renewals

Apply for a licence to run a zoo to open to public in Northern Ireland - health and safety, animal well-being, inspections, renewals