§ Mr. Ashdownasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list in the Official Report all the different types of licences operated or granted by his Department and the year in which they first came into operation.
§ Mr. HurdInformation about different types of licences currently operated or granted directly by the Northern Ireland Office and Northern Ireland Departments is as follows:
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Types of licences currently or granted year of first coming into operation Mixed explosives-storage 1875 Gunpowder or mixed explosives-registered premises 1875 Certificate of exemption-overnight storage of 1974 explosives Various controlled substances: (i) Ammonium Nitrate and certain mixtures 1972 containing Ammonium Nitrate (ii) Sodium Chlorate and certain mixtures 1972 containing Sodium Chlorate (iii) Nitro Benzene 1972 (iv) Sodium Chlorite and certain mixtures 1973 containing Sodium Chlorite (v) Potassium Nitrate and certain mixtures 1974 containing Potassium Nitrate (vi) Sodium Nitrate and certain mixtures 1974 containing Sodium Nitrate (vii) Sodium Nitrate and certain mixtures 1976 containing Sodium Nitrite Purchase or use of fireworks 1970 Authorisation to act as shot firer 1977 Certificate of Authorisation granted to operate a 1819 firearms club Certificate of Approval in respect of premises for use as 1868 Training Schools Animal Health-Licences to prevent introduction and 1981 spread of disease Plant Health- Potato Root Eelworm-control of 1968 Wart Disease-control of 1973 Phytosanitary Certificates for export of plants and 1981 plant products Exemptions from prohibitions of plant health 1981 legislation Permits allowing movement of seed potatoes 1981 Export of potatoes 1984 Milk and Milk products- Production/distribution of milk 1983 Production of milk products 1934 Meat- Slaughterhouse 1953 Meat Shipping Licence 1962 Bacon curing-control of standards 1962 Veterinary Inspection Certificate 1962 Veterinary Export Certificate 1977 Condemned meat-control of movement 1962 Poultrymeat- Slaughterhouse 1977 Export Certificate 1979 Eggs- Registration of packing station 1973 Registration of premises for storage/pickling 1966 Horticulture produce- Processing of horticultural produce 1971 Exporting of horticultural produce 1975 Seed Merchants/Packers/Processors- Registration 1974 Seed Testing Establishment 1974 Crop Inspector; seed sampler 1974 Bees-Import licences 1980 Foxes-permits for poison to kill 1974 Vermin Control-permit for gassing powder 1967 Livestock-Import Licence 1923 Poultry-Import Licence 1933 Mink-licence to keep 1967 Poultry Breeding/Rearing Establishments-licence to 1950 operate Welfare of Animals-licence for pet shops, riding 1972 establishments, boarding kennels and zoos Semen- To import bovine/porcine semen 1968 To operate storage centre 1982 Artificial Insemination- To conduct AI of Cattle 1976 To conduct AI of pigs 1978 To conduct AI of sheep 1981 244W
Types of licences currently operated or granted Year of first coming into operation To operate pig AI Centre 1985 Embryos- To import (cattle) 1978 To operate embryo transplant centre 1978 To conduct embryo transplants 1978 Fishing- Permits for public angling facilities 1966 Permits for Lough Erne commercial fishermen 1927 Fish Culture Licences for Fish Farms 1966 Exemption Permits for the movement of fish and 1966 scientific investigations Permits to enable the introduction of certain 1966 prohibited species of live fish into inland waters Licences to fish for sea fish pressure stocks 1984 Licences to fish for sea fish non-pressure stocks 1984 Shellfish Fishery Licences for marine shellfish 1983 farms Permits to cover deposit of molluscan shellfish 1972 Permits to import live or dead oysters (other than 1973 frozen, canned or cooked oysters) Permits to cover deposit of live lobsters or their 1982 young Permits to import live or dead lobsters (other than 1982 frozen, canned or cooked lobsters) Licences to cover transhipment of pelagic sea fish 1982 from British fishing boats in Northern Ireland waters Tractors-certificates of approval in respect of safety 1981 cabs; exemption certificates from use of safety cabs/ roll bars Shooting permits on Lough Erne 1930 Navigation licences for passenger vessels on Lough 1978 Erne Principals' and representatives' licences for dealing in 1946 securities Licences to search and bore for and obtain petroleum in 1964 Northern Ireland Authorisation of persons or bodies to carry out tests to 1965 determine whether certain goods comply with the requirements of the Consumer Safety Legislation Certificates of approval of patterns of weighing and 1967 measuring equipment Certificate to operate public weighing or measuring 1969 equipment Mineral prospecting licences, mining licences, mining 1970 leases and mining permissions Licence to operate an employment agency and/or 1983 employment business Certificates of Training and Medical Fitness to dive 1983 Licences to work with Asbestos insulation or coating 1984 Game Licences 1860 Game Dealers' Licences 1860 Dog Racecourse Licences 1946 House to House Charitable Collections Exemption 1952 Orders Bookmakers' Licences 1957 Bookmaking Office Licences 1957 Totalisator Licences 1957 Certificate of Registration of Place of Worship 1863 Registrar General's Licence for Marriage 1984 Licence to carry on a nursing agency 1946 Warrants granting powers of entry to monitor 1984 compliance of the Medicines (Administration of Radioactive Substances) Regulations 1978 Licences to experiment on animals 1876 Licences to import therapeutic substances 1927 Licences authorising the manufacture, possession or 1921 supply of certain drugs Registration of voluntary Children's homes 1950 Authorisation of persons to institute court proceedings 1950 Registration of voluntary adoption societies 1950 Road freight operators licence 1966 Road freight vehicle licence 1966 Farmers' vehicle licence 1966 Milk hauliers' licence 1966
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Types of licences currently operated or granted Year of first coming into operation Road Service Licence (Buses) 1968 EEC passenger Authorisation (Road Service) 1975 Period Permit (Freight) 1980 Public Service Vehicle driving licence 1926 Public Service Vehicle vehicle licence 1926 Goods vehicle certificate 1934 Heavy Goods Vehicle Licence 1970 Approved Driving Instructor 1974 Vehicle Test Certificate 1975 TIR certificate (Transporte Internationale Rentiers) 1975 Large Private Passenger Vehicle Certificate 1982 Driving Licences 1903 Vehicle excise licences and certificates (issued on 1921 behalf of the Secretary of State for Transport) Licences for petrol pumps pipes, etc., in or under roads 1928 Orange badge permits for parking in contravention of 1979 waiting restrictions Permits for access to special roads 1963 Permits for advertising on or near special roads 1963 Permits for the erection of bus shelters, bus stops, milk 1948 platforms etc. on roads Permits to erect scaffolding, fences, etc. to make 1948 drains, to construct accesses, to make road openings, etc. Permits to erect beams, rails pipes, etc. across roads 1928 Permits to advertise or signpost on the surface of roads, 1948 street furniture, etc. Licences for the use of land owned by the Department 1954 of the Environment (NI) Permits for the placing of skips on roads 1981 permits for vehicles to use roads or bridges in 1955 contravention of weight restrictions Permits for use of special roads in contravention of 1963 motorway restrictions Licences under The Dumping at Sea Act 1974 1974 Consents to discharge trade or sewage effluents to 1973 waterways/underground stratum Licences to excavate or dig for archaeological purposes 1937 Exhumation licences in respect of public cemeteries 1888 Licences for the reproduction of Ordnance Survey maps 1956 Licence to shoot or take Hen Pheasants or Red-legged 1928 Partridges Licence for scientific or educational purposes (in 1931 relation to wild birds) Licence for scientific or education purposes (in relation 1985 to wild animals, deer or wild plants) Licence for the purpose of photographing specially 1985 protected birds or animals at their nests or places of shelter Licence for the purpose of preventing the spread of 1968 disease (in relation to certain wild birds and animals) Licence for the purpose of preserving public health or 1968 public or air safety (eg control of birds at airfields) Licence for the purpose of ringing or marking, or 1931 examining any ring or mark on, wild birds or their eggs. Licence for the purpose of ringing or marking, or 1985 examining any ring or mark on, wild animals Licence for the purpose of conserving wild birds 1985 Licence for the purpose of conserving wild animals or 1985 wild plants or introducing them into particular areas Licence for the purpose of protecting any collection of 1985 wild birds or any zoological or botanical collection Licence for the purpose of falconry 1985 Licence for the purpose of aviculture 1968 Licence for the purposes of any public exhibition or 1951 competition (in relation to certain species used for aviculture) Licence for the purpose of taxidermy 1985 Licence for the use of stupefying bait 1968 Licence for the purpose of preventing serious damage 1985 to livestock foodstuffs for livestock, crops, vegetables, fruit, growing timber pasture or any other form of property or to fisheries.
Types of licences currently operated or granted Year of first coming into operation Licence for the purpose of removing deer from one area 1985 to another