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How to meet the general binding rules if your septic tank or small sewage discharge treatment plant releases (discharges) waste water to a surface water.
How to manage water use, levels, drainage and irrigation, and avoid pollution from waste water and sheep dip.
Find out the VAT liability for supplying ships, trains, aircraft and associated services in the UK.
Rules you must follow, who’s responsible, when to tell the Environment Agency and what to do if you get an enforcement notice.
Answers to frequently asked questions on Approved Document B including 2020 and 2022 amendments.
This guidance is intended to support billing authorities in administering the 2024/25 Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Business Rates Relief Scheme.
Formerly part of M18, technical guidance for industrial plant operators (and their contractors) who monitor effluent discharges to water and sewer.
How to calculate dry weather flow (DWF) as part of an environmental permit application or to vary an existing permit.
When a material is waste, is a by-product or meets ‘end of waste’ status.
Find out which live animals and animal foods or feeding stuffs are zero-rated for VAT.
How to bring goods into the UK from any country, including how much tax and duty you’ll need to pay and whether you need to get a licence or certificate.
Igniting innovation: With the help of DASA funding, engineers from the University of Glasgow successfully test-fired a rocket that eats itself for fuel
How to import plants, fruit, vegetables, cut flowers, trees, seeds and used agricultural machinery from non-EU countries to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales).
Find out how you can claim repayment of excise duty on heavy mineral (hydrocarbon) oil used to grow certain horticultural produce.
How to identify and classify waste that contains POPs.
Know how to stun or kill poultry, rabbits and hares on small-scale farms.
A review of the risks of cancers of the oesophagus (gullet) and cervix in dry cleaners.
Find out when you must charge a minimum of 10 pence for single-use carrier bags, bags you're not required to charge for and the records you must keep and submit.
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