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The laws on selling, buying and carrying a knife or weapon depend on the type of knife or weapon, your age and your circumstances.
Renew, replace or apply for an adult or child British passport if you’re living abroad or working overseas - forms, prices, how long it takes
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Make sure that domains that do not send email cannot be used for spoofing.
Check the tariff classification for dried buffalo ears and dried beef meat scraped off from the throat, for use as animal feed.
Information to help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in China.
Check the regulations on aircraft parts imported with a certificate of airworthiness.
Find out which birds and animals may be spared from culling during an outbreak of an exotic animal disease.
We pursue our national interests and those of British citizens. We safeguard the UK’s security, defend our values, reduce poverty and tackle global challenges with our international partners. FCDO is a ministerial department, supported by 12 agencies and public bodies...
Find out if you need an Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS) certificate to study in the UK.
You must tell DVLA if you have a brain abscess, cyst or encephalitis - download the correct form to let them know
Information on using the app when applying to work, study or live in the UK.
The National Archives is the official archive and publisher for the UK government and for England and Wales. It is the guardian of some of our most iconic national documents, dating back over 1,000 years. The National Archives is a...
Use this form to file a translation in connection with a European patent or a European patent application
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Guidance and information about high consequence infectious diseases and their management in England.
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