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Apply to the Gambling Commission for a personal gambling licence or a gambling operating licence if you run or manage a gambling business. The Gambling Commission regulates arcades, betting, bingo, casinos, gaming machine providers, gambling software providers, lottery operators, external...
Find out how to apply VAT to betting, gaming, bingo, lotteries and machine games.
Check what safety requirements and insurance are needed to use a boat on UK rivers, canals, or at sea - boat safety certificates, safety regulations and equipment, disposing of old flares
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Life-saving and fire-fighting equipment that ships must carry and how to maintain and service it.
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Details for owners, operators, and masters of vessels on inland waters, including categorisation, how to apply, safety requirements and best practice.
Codes of practice and standards for safely operating and navigating passenger ships, catamarans and hovercrafts.
Guidance for applying for a Deck CoC for Commercial and Private Yachts.
Small commercial vessels must follow the small commercial vessel codes of practice - codes of practice, certification, operating overseas
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