Business Advice - Our self-help advice sheets

• Animal health and welfare
• Consumers/buyer's rights (including selling methods)
• Petroleum
• Fair trading (including pricing)
• Food
• Safety
• Weights and measures
• Other

Animal health and welfare

• Guidance notes on the registration and records of poultry
• Notice to those who transport livestock by road
• Requirements for cattle identification
• Guidance for the handling of poultry at markets
• Humane disposal of infant calves and possible outlets
• The slaughter of sheep for private consumption by the owner
• The law regarding the keeping and movement of pigs
• Guidance for those who transport horses by road
• Buying or selling of livestock
• The Welfare of Horses at Markets (and Other Places of Sale) Order 1990
• Horse Passports (England) Regulations 2004
• Animal Health Act 1981 and the Sheep Scab Order 1997
• The keeping and retention of veterinary medicine records
• Casualty slaughter - guidance for farmers and hauliers
• Guidance on the disposal of animal by-products and carcasses
• Calves at market
• Keeping pet pigs
• The Sheep and Goats (Records, Identification and Movement) (England) Order
• Cleansing and disinfection of vehicles carrying cattle, pigs, poultry etc
• Livestock markets
• Deer carcase and offal disposal - farmed and wild
• Feed hygiene for farmers and growers
• Guidance on food chain information (FCI) for calves
• A guide for the retail sale of pet food
• Before buying hens
• Food hygiene for farmers and growers
• The Tuberculosis (England) Order 2007 - pre-movement testing of cattle
• The slaughter of cattle for private consumption by the owner
• The Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies Regulations 2008
• Transport of farm animals - cattle, sheep, pigs, goats and poultry
• Notice to all exhibitors of cattle both for showing and trade stands
• Construction of livestock transport vehicles
• Farm animal transport journey times
• Cattle that have been refused passports
• Collection centre conditions

Consumers/buyer's rights (including selling methods)

• Accurately describing goods and services
• A guide to the trading standards law applying to licensed premises
• One day and occasional sales - a guide for venues
• A trader's guide to the civil law relating to the sale and supply of goods
• Selling on the net
• A guide to the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008
• Package tours and holidays
• Returns policies: a guide for retailers

Petroleum

• The Petroleum Licensing Authority
• Domestic Storage Of Petrol - The Petroleum Spirit (Plastic Containers) Regulations 1982
• The Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations 2002
• Permanent Decommissioning Schedule
• Temporary Decommissioning Schedule
• Routine Site Maintenance and Periodic Checks
• Conversion of Petrol Tanks to Diesel
• The Public Health Act 1961
• Notifications to the Petroleum Licensing Authority
• Managing the Risk

Fair trading (including pricing)

• Guidance notes on Part 8 Enterprise Act 2002
• Motor Vehicle Energy Labelling – A Practical Guide for Traders
• Landlords, Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) and Rental Properties
• Energy Performance Certificates (EPC) and Home Information Packs (HIP)
• Information for butchers
• Information for fishmongers
• Information for greengrocers
• Keeping within the law in pubs, restaurants and cafes
• Information for estate agents - property descriptions
• A trader's guide to contracts concluded in consumers' homes or workplaces
• Advice to takeaway businesses
• A guide for retailers on footwear labelling
• Tobacco and children
• Do you sell at car boot sales?
• Companies and business names
• Price marking of goods for retail sale
• Accurately describing goods and services
• A guide to the Business Protection from Misleading Marketing Regulations
• A guide to the trading standards law applying to licensed premises
• Advice to restaurant owners and managers
• Videos and DVDs for sale and hire
• One day and occasional sales - a guide for venues
• A trader's guide to the civil law relating to the sale and supply of goods
• Special services telephone numbers
• Displaying prices in hotels and guesthouses
• A guide for producers, processors and packers of organic products
• Mileage of used vehicles
• Publishing and marketing scams
• Advice to Chinese herbal medicine shops
• Credit brokers - fees
• Selling on the net
• Sale of knives on the internet to under 18s
• The composition and use of packaging
• A guide to the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008
• Package tours and holidays
• Antiquities/antiques
• Membership and approval logos, and claims of approval
• Internet auction sites
• Sale and resale of tickets
• A guide for business on textile labelling

Food

• Allergic Reactions to Food
• Nutrition Labelling, Vitamins, and Mineral Claims
• Food labelling for catering establishments
• Guidance notes for honey packers
• Labelling of packaged foods
• Sandwich labelling
• Guidance notes on jam and similar products
• Small bakers and average weight
• Information for butchers
• Information for fishmongers
• Information for greengrocers
• Keeping within the law in pubs, restaurants and cafes
• Colours in restaurant and take-away food
• Advice to takeaway businesses
• Food labelling for fishmongers
• A guide to the trading standards law applying to licensed premises
• The disposal of waste food
• Beef labelling
• Specified allergenic ingredients - commonly asked questions
• Food labelling for greengrocers
• Advice to restaurant owners and managers
• A guide for producers of eggs selling directly to consumers
• Meat products compositional standards
• A guide for producers, processors and packers of organic products
• Retail sale and labelling of eggs
• Food labelling for bakers
• The composition and use of packaging
• The labelling of sweets
• Genetically modified foods - a guide for caterers
• Genetically modified foods - commonly asked questions
• Labelling of genetically modified foods
• Foreign language labelled foods
• Advice for caterers on food allergens and intolerance
• Food labelling - date and lot marking of packaged food
• Food sampling by authorised officers

Safety

• Ban on the Sale of Non-Child-Resistant and Novelty Cigarette Lighters.
• Unroadworthy Motor Vehicles - A Practical Guide for Traders
• Imitation Firearms Including Toy Guns and BB Guns
• Ban on Products Containing Dimethylfumarate (DMF)
• The Sale of 'Niche' Tobacco Products
• Window Blind and Curtain Cord Safety.
• Keeping within the law in pubs, restaurants and cafes
• Sales of aerosol spray paints
• Age restricted products
• Cosmetic products - safety, composition and labelling
• Tobacco and children
• Selling used gas cooking appliances
• Ornamental and novelty giftware - a guide for retailers
• Selling safe used furniture
• Unsafe goods - liability for damage or injury
• Selling safe toys
• Safety of goods in rented accommodation - landlords and letting agencies
• Selling safe part-worn tyres
• Restrictions on the sale of knives and other bladed items
• Selling new and used prams and pushchairs
• Selling new nightwear
• Selling safe second-hand electrical goods
• Nickel in jewellery and clothing
• Mini-motos, quad bikes and off-road vehicles - a guide for retailers
• Cigarette lighter refills and solvents
• Electrical equipment

Weights and measures

• Guidance notes for honey packers
• Guidance notes on jam and similar products
• Small bakers and average weight
• Weighing equipment in use for trade
• Information for butchers
• Information for fishmongers
• Information for greengrocers
• Guidance notes on average quantity
• Keeping within the law in pubs, restaurants and cafes

Other

• Retailers' Guide to the Sale of Fireworks
• A Guide for Retailers on Registration and the Storage of Fireworks
• Increased sanctions for illegal tobacco sales to under 18s - The Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008
• Age restricted products
• Do you sell at car boot sales?
• Companies and business names
• Accurately describing goods and services
• Specified allergenic ingredients - commonly asked questions
• Safety of goods in rented accommodation - landlords and letting agencies
• Restrictions on the sale of knives and other bladed items
• Cigarette lighter refills and solvents
• One day and occasional sales - a guide for venues
• Credit brokers - fees
• The composition and use of packaging
• A guide to the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008
• Membership and approval logos, and claims of approval
• A guide for the retail sale of pet food

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