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Details on how to dispose of your unwanted distress flares.
Licensing guidance, good practice on firearms law, and forms for applying for approvals under the law.
Information on how businesses can offer a flare disposal service.
Permitting of flares at onshore oil and gas sites, EU emissions trading system (ETS) and flares, and best available techniques (BAT) to design and operate the flaring system.
This project reviewed data on how well waste industrial gases are broken down by burning in flares.
The laws on selling, buying and carrying a knife or weapon depend on the type of knife or weapon, your age and your circumstances.
This guidance summarises the requirements, controls and sanctions that Border Force applies to firearms and offensive weapons when they are imported into the UK.
British soldiers have successfully tracked, targeted and defeated swarms of drones in the latest trial of a new directed energy weapon developed in the UK.
Product recall for Yunhetu YT-818 Blowtorch ‘Flame Gun’ presenting a serious risk of burns and explosion.
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