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Register to vote Register by 18 June to vote in the General Election on 4 July.
Further information on the merchant shipping (compulsory insurance: ships receiving trans-shipped fish) regulations 1998.
Complete form MSF 4736 to notify the Register of Shipping and Seamen (RSS) about a mortgage deed when registering a ship.
A collection highlighting marine notices, notes, safety bulletins and guidance relevant to the shipping and cargo industries.
Maritime weather and tide conditions - navigation equipment, radios and emergency beacons, register a 406 beacon
Guidance for UK financial sanctions in relation to maritime shipping
Information for companies on the import and export of controlled drugs to and from the UK.
Provides latest and previous editions of 'Flagging Up', the UK Ship Register (UKSR) quarterly newsletter
How to apply to become an authorised ship recycling facility and operate legally under the approval.
Complete form MSF 4744, to apply for the removal of a British ship from the UK Ship register.
Amends MSN 1699(M) to implement amendments to the technical requirements, in relation to stability and Life-Saving Appliances (LSA) requirements.
The controls that apply if you transport waste out of or into England.
Life-saving and fire-fighting equipment that ships must carry and how to maintain and service it.
This MSN provides the technical requirements of the obligations contained in the Merchant Shipping (Control and Management of Ships’ Ballast Water and Sediments) Regulations 2022 (SI 2022/737).
European and UK regulations govern how you can move radioactive waste or spent nuclear fuel into or out of the country.
Find out the VAT liability for supplying ships, trains, aircraft and associated services in the UK.
This Merchant Shipping Notice forms an integral part of the Merchant Shipping (Fire Protection) Regulations 2023 (SI 2023/568) (“the 2023 Regulations”). This Notice is made mandatory by way of reference to it in those Regulations.
Outlining detailed requirements about ship-to-ship transfers of a cargo made up entirely or mainly of oil.
Tell HMRC that you've bought a new means of transport in an EU state and brought it to Northern Ireland (if you cannot register for VAT in the UK) using form VAT415.
Complete form MSF 4738, to register a bareboat charter ship with the Registry of Shipping and Seamen (RSS)
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