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SIA regulation: how the SIA enforces the law and what the penalties are for breaking it.
A patent registers your invention and lets you take legal action against anyone who makes, uses, sells or imports your invention without your permission.
Get help to classify plastics for import and export.
Information for British nationals residing in Armenia, including advice on health, education, benefits, residence requirements and more.
Portland is a prison and young offender institution (YOI) on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, for men aged 18 and over.
Bridge heights and profiles, locks and facilities for boaters on the River Medway.
Finding the right advice and advisor is the first step in making the best decisions for your invention or business.
Intellectual property can be bought, sold or licensed.
Hewell is a men’s prison in the village of Tardebigge, near Redditch in Worcestershire.
Pentonville is a men’s prison and young offender institution in the London Borough of Islington, North London.
Holme House is a men’s prison in Stockton on Tees, northeast England.
What to expect if you're sent to prison - prison rules and regulations, healthcare and education, prisoner rights
The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) provides lists of English-speaking lawyers abroad to help British nationals find the legal support they need.
Register so you can import or export regulated timber, wood products and bark, apply for export phytosanitary certificates, issue plant passports or apply ISPM15 marking.
Highpoint is a men’s prison in Newmarket, Suffolk.
Check if you need a visa or permit to work in Portugal and how to get one if you do.
The shape and the configuration of objects are automatically protected by design right in the UK and Europe.
Find out how to get help if you or someone you know is a victim of domestic abuse.
Kirklevington Grange is an open prison in Stockton-on-Tees for men resettling in the north-east of England.
There are different regulations which apply to devices and equipment including hand gels and PPE (personal protective equipment)
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