Licences and permits

Beauty and body art
Registration is required for premises, which provide a wide variety of treatments, the main ones being skin piercing and hairdressing.

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Boats and boatpersons licence
A licence is required for the carriage of passengers for hire to and from landing stages within the Plymouth area including the waters of Plymouth Sound and the Hamoaze.

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Caravan site licence
A licence is required to use land as a caravan site.

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Door staff licence
Registration is required from the Security Industry Authority (SIA) for door supervisors working at nightclubs and similar premises.

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Exotic, dangerous and wild animals licence
A licence is required under the Dangerous Wild Animals Act 1976 to keep certain species of dangerous wild animals.

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Explosives licence
A licence is required under the Manufacture and Storage of Explosives Regulations 2005 for the registration and storage of all explosives.

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House to house collection permit
A permit is required under the House to House Collections Act 1939 to undertake a house to house collection, which includes visits to public houses, factories and offices.

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Motor salvage licence
Registration is required under the Vehicles (Crimes) Act 2001 and the Motor Salvage Operators Regulations 2002 for motor salvage operators to carry out their business.

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Nursing licence
A licence is required from the National Care Standards Commission (NCSC) for the licensing and enforcement of nursing agencies.

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Performance and stage licence
A licence is requires for any child taking part in performances, including all broadcast performances, child photography or modelling.

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Pet shop licence
A licence is required under the Pet Animals Act 1951 to authorise the keeping and running of a pet shop.

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Petroleum licensing
A licence is required to keep an approved quantity of petroleum. It is an offence to keep an amount in excess of this or to keep licensable quantities without a licence.

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Poisons licence
A licence is required for under the Poisons Act 1972 of certain specific chemicals to be sold by pharmacies.

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Scrap metal dealers licence
Registration is required for anyone operating as a scrap metal dealer who has a business that consists wholly or partly of buying and selling scrap metal.

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Street collection permit
A permit is required under the Miscellaneous Provisions Act 1916 and Charities Act 1992 for a street collection for charitable or similar purposes.

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Street licence
A street licence is required for works on the highway that involve excavation or the use of traffic management or temporary traffic control.

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Street trading licence
A licence is required under the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982 for street trading, the selling or offering for sale of any article in the street.

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Taxi and private hire licence
A licence is required for hackney carriage vehicles (taxis), private hire vehicles, their drivers and operators.

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Taxi and private hire licence
A licence is required for hackney carriage vehicles (taxis), private hire vehicles, their drivers and operators.

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Weighbridge operators licence
A licence is required from a Chief Inspector of Weights and Measures, for anyone who carries out public weighings for a charge.

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