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How councils deal with complaints about smoke from premises that's a statutory nuisance, smoke that's exempt and how smoke can be assessed.
What your business must do to prevent air pollution - local emissions controls, Air Quality Management Areas (AQMAs), eliminating dark smoke, permits for boilers
Your local council can introduce extra controls on emissions if there are…
The darker the smoke, the more polluting it tends to be. Smoke darker than…
You need a permit for most generators, furnaces and boilers. Get a permit…
Residential Property Tribunal Decision of Judge Martyński and Mr A Thomas RBI, FRICS, MIFireE on 3 July 2024
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Employment Appeal Tribunal Judgment of Judge Auerbach on 24 June 2025.
Find out about the penalties that can be applied if you do not follow the UK tobacco track and trace rules.
MHRA’s mechanism for evaluating the justifications supplied by applicant organisations who plan to utilise decentralised manufacture.
Palestine Action, Maniacs Murder Cult and Russian Imperial Movement set to be banned following advice from cross-government experts.
The law on smoking in the workplace and what businesses must do to prevent smoking at work
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