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As company director, you take on many legal requirements and duties. You must know what they are and when you need to complete them.
If the UKCA marking applies to products you manufacture or supply, you will have specific obligations and responsibilities for compliance, depending on your role.
This document lists government ministers and their responsibilities.
Running a limited company - including directors' responsibilities, company annual returns, reporting company changes and how to take money out of a limited company
Your responsibilities as a public body when carrying out or approving works on or near sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs).
Who has parental responsibility for looking after children, and how to apply for parental responsibility if you were unmarried to the mother or are not on the birth certificate
As a tenant renting out a commercial property, you have certain responsibilities including maintenance, health and safety, and making provisions for your staff and visitors
Use the online form service or postal form CF411 to apply for National Insurance Home Responsibilities Protection.
Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) - retailer and wholesaler responsibilities, waste collection and compliance schemes.
How the government prepares and plans for emergencies, working nationally, locally and co-operatively to ensure civil protection in the UK.
If you put EEE on the UK market you must follow rules on both the EEE you sell and the EEE that becomes waste (WEEE).
Understanding your role as director of a limited company and your responsibilities to Companies House.
Employers' responsibilities for different contract types: full-time, part-time, fixed term, agency workers, consultants, zero hours, family members, volunteers and young workers
The food safety and hygiene regulations you must follow - the law, regulations
How to carry out checks on your business and customers, and what records you must keep to prevent money laundering.
You must confirm you are aware of your tax responsibilities when you first apply for a taxi driver, private hire driver, private hire vehicle operator or scrap metal dealer licence.
As the owner or occupier of land with a public right of way across it, you must keep the route visible and not obstruct or endanger users.
How to protect your employment business, and the workers you supply, from non-compliant businesses in your supply chain.
Acting as an attorney - duties, including registering a lasting power, starting to act, gifting, handling disputes and replacement attorney responsibilities.
As a local highway authority (usually a county council or national park authority) you have statutory duties to record and keep public rights of way open.
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