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How to assess and manage the risks from historic land contamination.
What information the consignment note must contain, who has to complete each part and when it has to be completed.
Environmental regulations and guidance on offshore oil and gas exploration and production offshore gas unloading and storage and offshore carbon dioxide storage activities
The procedure testers will follow to check vehicle exhaust emissions during the MOT test, and vehicle examiners follow to check emissions at the roadside.
Prescribing or supplying veterinary medicines including requirements for registration and inspection of premises.
The signs of bluetongue virus, how you must report it and what happens when you do.
Responsibilities for visitors to the countryside and those who manage the land.
The prices of statutory biodiversity credits from the date biodiversity net gain (BNG) becomes mandatory.
Import risk categories under the Border Target Operating Model (BTOM) for animals or animal products you’re importing from a non-EU country to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales), the import rules and inspection rate…
From 7 October 2025, dogs commercially imported from Romania must have a negative Brucella canis test result. Find out how to send samples to Great Britain for testing.
How enforcement officers can apply the conformation standard to check if a dog is an XL Bully.
If you abstract water or plan to, you may need to apply for an abstraction licence.
How the Environment Agency and Natural Resources Wales complete the annual Environmental Performance Assessment (EPA) of water and sewerage companies in England and Wales.
Guidance for waste collectors on household recycling requirements in England, which change on 31 March 2026.
Find out if you’re eligible for delinked payments, how they’re calculated and when you’ll receive them.
Guidance on the Animal and Plant Health Agency laboratory testing services and prices for animal disease diagnosis.
You must not supply certain single-use plastic items in England, except for some exemptions.
Identify, describe, classify and manage waste upholstered domestic seating containing persistent organic pollutants (POPs).
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.
Get permission or a licence to trap crayfish, eels, elvers, salmon, sea trout, lamprey and smelt in England. How to apply and rules to follow.
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