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 Gambling and betting, including arcades, bingo and racing

Choose from all 48 activities

A

Amusement permit (Northern Ireland)

You need an amusement permit to operate gaming machines in Northern Ireland

Your council · Northern Ireland

Arts and recreation · Gambling and betting, including arcades, bingo and racing · Hospitality, restaurants, bars and catering +1 more

B

Bingo club licence (Northern Ireland)

You need a licence from your local magistrates' court to operate a commercial bingo club in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland Executive · Northern Ireland

Gambling and betting, including arcades, bingo and racing

Bookmaker's licence (Northern Ireland)

To operate as a bookmaker and take on-course and off-course bets in Northern Ireland you need a licence from the local magistrates' court

Your council · Northern Ireland

Arts and recreation · Gambling and betting, including arcades, bingo and racing

Bookmaking office licence (Northern Ireland)

If you use premises to take off-course bets in Northern Ireland you need a licence from the local magistrates' court

Your council · Northern Ireland

Gambling and betting, including arcades, bingo and racing

C

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

E

Entertainment licence (Northern Ireland)

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

Your council · Northern Ireland

Any trade

G

Gaming machine supply and maintenance certificate (Northern Ireland)

To sell, supply or maintain gaming machines in Northern Ireland you need a certificate issued by the local court

Your council · Northern Ireland

Arts and recreation · Gambling and betting, including arcades, bingo and racing · Tourist accommodation, including hotels and campsites

L

Lottery licence (Northern Ireland)

To promote a lottery you need to register with a local authority in Northern Ireland

Your council · Northern Ireland

Gambling and betting, including arcades, bingo and racing

N

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

R

Racehorse trainer's licence (Northern Ireland)

You need a licence to train racehorses for entry into races anywhere in Ireland

Northern Ireland Executive · Northern Ireland

Animals, including pets and zoos · Gambling and betting, including arcades, bingo and racing

T

Track betting licence (Northern Ireland)

You need a licence to provide betting facilities at a track or sports stadium in Northern Ireland

Your council · Northern Ireland

Gambling and betting, including arcades, bingo and racing

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 2 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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