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Find out if a claim of ownership by adverse possession can be made on common land and town or village greens, what effect it will have on the land and whether a claim can be opposed.
This guidance summarises the requirements, controls and sanctions that Border Force applies to firearms and offensive weapons when they are imported into the UK.
Get a licence to possess and transport dead specimens of certain animals for scientific or educational purposes.
Controls under the Firearms (Northern Ireland) Order 2004, prohibited weapons, applications for removal of prohibition and making an appeal.
If you're a laboratory or scientific institution, use this licence to hold tissue samples from wild birds and animals during investigations into offences.
The laws on selling, buying and carrying a knife or weapon depend on the type of knife or weapon, your age and your circumstances.
If you hold certain information, you should contact OFSI as soon as practicable.
How to assess a planning application when there are reptiles on or near a proposed development site.
Licence and registration application information for companies that deal in precursor chemicals.
Get a general licence to temporarily possess and transport dead bats for testing as part of the passive surveillance for bat rabies project.
Apply for a licence to kill, take, disturb or possess a protected species for survey, research or conservation work.
Guidance for those producing, processing, consuming, importing or exporting chemicals covered by the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC)
This guide provides information about being arrested in Turkey and what conditions are like in prison there.
How to assess a planning application when there are otters on or near a proposed development site.
Benin is subject to regional controls governing small arms and light weapons.
What you must do to avoid harming bats and when you’ll need a licence.
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