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The Export Control Joint Unit (ECJU) administers the UK’s system of export controls and licensing for military and dual-use items. ECJU is part of the Department for Business and Trade .
This series brings together firearms guidance and application forms.
Licensing guidance, good practice on firearms law, and forms for applying for approvals under the law.
Information about moving to, living or retiring in South Africa – including visas, working, healthcare and driving.
Open and closed season for hunting, what you can use and the wildlife you can hunt
The Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration monitors and reports on the efficiency and effectiveness of the immigration, asylum, nationality and customs functions carried out by the Home Secretary and by officials and others on their behalf. The Chief...
This guidance summarises the requirements, controls and sanctions that Border Force applies to firearms and offensive weapons when they are imported into the UK.
Dstl ensures the UK armed forces have the required weapons capability through research, development and demonstration of advances in science and technology.
The laws on selling, buying and carrying a knife or weapon depend on the type of knife or weapon, your age and your circumstances.
Scientific Advisory Committee on the Medical Implications of Less-Lethal Weapons has been replaced by Medical Implications of Less-Lethal Weapons Expert Committee . The Scientific Advisory Committee on the medical implications of less-lethal weapons (SACMILL) provides independent advice to UK government...
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