Licences and permits

The permissions a business needs before it can trade, each one tied to the law that creates it and to the body that issues it. We point at GOV.UK for fees and forms, and never copy them.

12 of 426 licences in Northern Ireland for Environment: management and waste

Choose from all 48 activities

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Artificial reproduction of animals licence (Northern Ireland)

You must have a licence from the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD) if you run an organisation involved in the artificial reproduction …

Northern Ireland Executive · Northern Ireland

Agriculture: animals · Environment: management and waste

Asbestos licence (Northern Ireland)

You need a licence if you or your employees work with asbestos in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland Executive · Northern Ireland

Environment: management and waste

G

Green list waste export (Northern Ireland)

You must inform DAERA before exporting green list waste

Northern Ireland Executive · Northern Ireland

Environment: management and waste

Greenfield soil declaration (Northern Ireland)

You must submit a completed Greenfield Soil Declaration Form to the Northern Ireland Environment Agency If you move clean, greenfield soil within Northern Ireland …

Your council · Northern Ireland

Building and construction · Environment conservation and wildlife · Environment: management and waste

H

Hazardous waste movement notice (Northern Ireland)

You need to pre-notify the Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) 72 hours in advance if you want to move hazardous waste

Northern Ireland Executive · Northern Ireland

Any trade

L

Licence to possess specified animal pathogens or carriers (Northern Ireland)

You need a licence to have specified animal pathogens or carriers in Northern Ireland

Your council · Northern Ireland

Agriculture: animals · Environment: management and waste

M

Metal recycling site licence (Northern Ireland)

You need a licence to run a metal recycling site in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland Executive · Northern Ireland

Environment: management and waste

P

Pesticide approval

You need approval from the Heath and Safety Executive (HSE) Chemicals Regulation Directorate (CRD) to sell, distribute or store new pesticides in the UK

HSE · England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland

Agriculture: crops and plants · Chemicals and petroleum · Environment: management and waste

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Radioactive substances certificate of registration (Northern Ireland)

You need a certificate of registration to keep or store radioactive material at your premises in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland Executive · Northern Ireland

Environment: management and waste

Radioactive substances waste certificate of authorisation (Northern Ireland)

You need permission to accumulate and dispose of radioactive waste in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland Executive · Northern Ireland

Any trade

S

Skip operator licence

Get a skip permit for your skip hire company - skip hire licence, local authority, highway act

Your council · England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland

Building and construction · Environment: management and waste

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Waste management licence (Northern Ireland)

You need a licence to deposit, keep, treat or dispose of waste in Northern Ireland

Your council · Northern Ireland

Building and construction · Cleaning · Environment: management and waste

We have not yet mapped an enabling instrument for 3 licences on this list. That is a gap in our graph, not a statement about the law, and those pages say so rather than guessing.

Checking approvals more broadly?

A licence is one of several things you may need before your first day of trading. The pre-trading quick check walks the registrations, insurances and approvals alongside it.

Run the pre-trading quick check

Not sure which of these apply to you?

Our guides on finding a licence and dealing with your local council walk through the questions that decide it.

Find a licence