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.

11 of 426 licences in Northern Ireland for Events

Choose from all 48 activities

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Alcohol license for conference centres (Northern Ireland)

You need a licensing letter before you apply to sell alcohol in your conference centre in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland Executive · Northern Ireland

Arts and recreation · Events · Hospitality, restaurants, bars and catering

Approval of premises for civil marriage and civil partnership (Northern Ireland)

How to get a licence to hold a civil marriage or civil partnership in your venue, and what requirements to follow

Your council · Northern Ireland

Events · Tourist accommodation, including hotels and campsites

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Child employment licence (Northern Ireland)

You need a permit from your local Education and Library Board to employ a child of compulsory school age in part-time employment

Northern Ireland Executive · Northern Ireland

Arts and recreation · Events · Sports

Child performance licence (Northern Ireland)

You must have a licence for a child to take part in a public performance in Northern Ireland

Your council · Northern Ireland

Arts and recreation · Events · Media and broadcasting

Consent for leaflet distribution (Northern Ireland)

You must have permission from your local council to distribute leaflets within designated litter control areas

Your council · Northern Ireland

Any trade

D

Derry City Walls event notification (Northern Ireland)

You must get permission from the Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) to hold an event on Derry City Walls

Northern Ireland Executive · Northern Ireland

Events

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Entertainment licence (Northern Ireland)

Get an entertainment licence to stage indoor entertainment on a site.

Your council · Northern Ireland

Any trade

N

Notification of public processions (Northern Ireland)

You must notify the PSNI if you want to hold a public procession or parade in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland Executive · Northern Ireland

Events

Notification to process personal data

You must notify the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) if your organisation processes personal data in an automated form

UK Government · England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland

Any trade

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Occasional licence (Northern Ireland)

You need a licence to sell alcohol away from your usual alcohol trading premises for a special occasion.

Northern Ireland Executive · Northern Ireland

Arts and recreation · Events · Hospitality, restaurants, bars and catering

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TV Licence

You need a TV Licence to watch or record programmes on a TV, computer or other device as they're broadcast, and to watch on-demand …

DCMS · England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland

Any trade

We have not yet mapped an enabling instrument for 6 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.

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