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The Maritime and Coastguard Agency has announced access to grandfather rights for fishing medicals is to be extended until spring 2024 for seasonal fishers.
Apply to register, renew, or vary a Veterinary Homeopathic Remedy.
Clarifications of main changes introduced by the Regulations, colloquially known as the “Grandfather rights” Regulations. Amendment 1 clarifies some requirements in section 2.
This is the second consultation on implementation of the review of Domestic Passenger Vessels “Grandfather Rights”.
Information on Risk Assessment applications to seek exemption from the additional damage stability requirements introduced by “Grandfather Rights” Regulations.
A World War 1 soldier from Dundee who was identified in part through possible tartan fragments and a thistle brooch, has finally been laid to rest with full military honours.
Information on how to gain a UK CoC for Engineering/Electro-Technical Officers or Engineering Watch Rating Certificate
Information on how to gain a UK CoC for Deck Officers or Deck Watch Rating Certificate
How to get contact with your grandchildren if parents divorce or separate and will not let you see them: mediation, applying for a court order
Information on how to revalidate a UK CoC (and UK GMDSS at the same time).
Information on the ENG 1 and ML5 medical examinations and certificates for fishermen.
The grave of Captain (Capt) Frederick Arthur John Robertson Brooke, a doctor killed aged 55 during World War One whilst serving with the Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC), has finally been located in the Champagne region of France, more than...
Find out if you are an entitled relative and how to claim an estate from the Bona Vacantia division.
Advice for medical professionals to follow when assessing drivers with visual disorders.
Application form to order a birth certificate for a birth that was registered overseas.
This guidance covers ‘grandfathering’ and managing the lifecycle changes of medicinal products.
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