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Register to vote Register by 18 June to vote in the General Election on 4 July.
How to prepare and what to do if you’re affected by extreme weather and natural hazards while travelling or living abroad.
Use the pre-application advice service to find out the likelihood of getting a licence, what restrictions it may have and what you need to send with your application.
How to use the calculators to work out a nutrient budget for residential developments in nutrient neutrality catchments.
How to apply to the Environment Agency to trade water abstraction rights with another party.
Get help to classify various types of vehicles such as mobility scooters, dumpers and utility vehicles, all-terrain vehicles and e-bikes for import and export.
Identify, describe, classify and manage waste upholstered domestic seating containing persistent organic pollutants (POPs).
FCDO travel advice for Chad. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
The D1 exemption allows you to deposit dredging spoil on the banks of the water it was dredged from and treat it by screening and removing water.
When you're exempt from needing an environmental permit for letting vegetation cuttings fall into rivers, streams, lakes and canals.
Find out where SPZs are, what defines the different zones and why the Environment Agency must protect groundwater from pollution.
Rules you must follow, who’s responsible, when to tell the Environment Agency and what to do if you get an enforcement notice.
Thousands of spills to be prevented by increased investment this year.
How local authorities must deal with fly-tipping and the penalties they can charge.
The D5 exemption allows you to deposit and store waste samples when required to comply with or enforce specified regulations, or before testing and analysis for research.
The CMA has found Pennon’s purchase of Sumisho Osaka Gas Water UK (including its subsidiary Sutton and East Surrey Water), could harm Ofwat’s ability to make comparisons between water companies and carry out its statutory functions.
The T32 exemption allows you to treat non-hazardous pesticide washings in a biobed or biofilter.
As a public authority, understand what the biodiversity duty is and how to comply with it.
How the maritime industry should treat waste at sea and in ports, reduce oil and air pollution, and control ozone-depleting substances.
Guidance on how planning authorities can gather evidence to set optional requirements and the nationally described space standard.
The T20 exemption allows you to treat certain waste at water treatment works to reduce the volume for transport, or to make it easier to handle for waste recovery.
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