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Information on practices and procedures covered under the Plant Varieties Act 1997, the Plant Breeders’ Rights Regulations 1998 and the Seeds Regulations 2001.
If you’re a farmer or land manager, you can get funding to support and improve National Landscapes, National Parks and the Broads.
Checklists to help you prepare for flooding.
What you must do to avoid harming bats and when you’ll need a licence.
If your site is in the Development High Risk Area, for most forms of development you must submit a Coal Mining Risk Assessment to your local planning authority.
Understand what drinks businesses need to do under the Deposit Return Scheme from 1 October 2027.
How businesses and organisations can avoid causing pollution from oil and chemical storage, car washing, construction and other activities.
How land managers, developers, local planning authorities and responsible bodies can enter into a legal agreement for biodiversity net gain.
Find out when large and small organisations affected by Extended Producer Responsibility for packaging (EPR) must collect and submit packaging data.
Check the requirements you must follow under your Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) agreement for the SFI expanded offer for 2024.
Find out when you must use a Defra-approved disinfectant, which product to use, and in what concentration.
Guidance on activities that may require a marine licence.
Local authorities can find out how and when they’ll start to receive funding to manage packaging waste, including actions chief executives need to take.
Smart meters put consumers in control of their energy use, allowing them to adopt energy efficiency measures that can help save money on their energy bills and offset price increases.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the educational access visits item.
Find out about the registered dealers in controlled oil (RDCO) scheme.
This exemption allows you to temporarily store waste you have produced when working away from your normal business premises.
Find out the legal, financial and professional requirements for operators and managers, including extra duties for waste activity operators.
S1 waste exemption lets you store certain waste in secure containers at a site separate to where it was produced, before transporting to another site for recovery.
Understand the role of Natural England, local authorities and partnerships when designating or managing AONBs in England.
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