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Designated days when the Union Flag must be flown on UK government buildings. UK government buildings are also encouraged to fly the Union Flag all year round.
Explains control of advertisement regime.
Complete application form MSF 3900 to apply for a replacement Flag State Endorsement (Certificate of Equivalent Competency).
Check customs rules for private individuals who travel to the UK from another country in a pleasure craft
A guide to the flags that can be flown without permission from your local planning authority.
Instructions for half-masting of flags following the death of The President of Namibia, Hage Geingob.
Complete application form MSF 4203 to apply for a UK Flag State Endorsement (FSE).
Northern Region Judge C Green and Members J Faulkner Sitting on 14 August 2020
The legal requirements for safely fitting mascots and flags onto motor vehicles.
Find out about the required documentation for people who sail pleasure craft to and from the UK.
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) announced today that four foreign flagged ship remained under detention in UK ports at the end of February after failing Paris MOU Port State Control (PSC) inspection.
This guide explains, to those wanting to display an outdoor advertisement, how the system of advertisement control works in England.
Instructions for half-masting of flags following the death of His Highness the Amir of Kuwait, Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) announced today that two foreign flagged ship remained under detention in UK ports at the end of March after failing Paris MOU Port State Control (PSC) inspection.
How to publish content to GOV.UK about a national emergency.
These Regulations are made under the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018. They amend legislation which makes provision for when flags may be flown on government buildings and court houses in Northern Ireland. In particular the Regulations remove the requirement to...
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) announced today that seven foreign flagged ship remained under detention in UK ports at the end of January after failing Paris MOU Port State Control (PSC) inspection.
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