The Home Office has amended its Form AN guidance for naturalisation applications to confirm that expired Biometric Residence Permits (BRPs) can be used until the end of 2026 (ie for 24 months, rather than 18 months after their expiry, as previously) for the purposes of proving that the freedom from immigration time restrictions requirement is met, and identity before taking the Life in the UK test. The new version guidance document also confirms that a BRP must be destroyed upon receipt of the naturalisation certificate, rather than returned to the Home Office within five working days.

The Award for Nuclear Industry Awareness: A level 2 qualification designed by industry to provide essential knowledge for all entrants to the nuclear sector. It is ideal for apprentices, graduates and people transferring into the nuclear sector from another industry.

Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: A statutory designation. The legal framework for Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty is provided by the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000. The Act confirms that the purpose of designating AONBs is the conservation and enhancement of the natural beauty of the area.

Advanced Passive 1100MW nuclear reactor designed by Westinghouse, the technology originally considered for the Moorside site in England. This design differs from the EPR™ reactor design of AREVA in that this reactor is smaller and is made up of a series of modules that can be constructed off-site for transport and fitting on-site.

KEPCO-designed PWR used domestically in South Korea but also being built in Abu Dhabi (Barakah NPP) and being marketed elsewhere.

Insert the following definitions as new definitions into clause 1 of the precedent: Asset purchase agreement—long form—conditional (buyer's version): 1. Definitions and interpretation Bank means [insert name of bank at which the retention account will be held]; Determination Date means the date on which a Relevant Claim becomes a Determined Claim in accordance with paragraph 1.1 of Schedule [19 OR [insert schedule number for operation of retention account schedule]]; Determined Claim means a Relevant Claim which has become a Determined Claim pursuant to paragraph 1.1 of Schedule [14 OR [insert schedule number for operation of retention account schedule]] and determined and determination shall be construed accordingly; Release Date means [insert date on which the retention funds will be released from the retention account]; Relevant Claim means any: (a) Warranty Claim; [or] (b) [claim made by the Buyer against the Seller for breach, non-observance or non-performance of any provision of this Agreement; [ora] ] (c) Tax Claim; [or] (d) [claim made by the Buyer against the Seller under the Indemnities;] [Retention Account means

Insert the following definitions as new definitions into clause 1 of Precedent: Asset purchase agreement—long form—conditional (buyer's version): 1 Definitions and interpretation Auditors means the auditors of the Buyer in relation to the Business; Buyer’s Accountants means [insert name] of [insert address]; Counsel means a Queen’s Counsel having a minimum of ten years' call; Deferred Consideration means the [aggregate of the] [Consideration Shares AND/OR [and ]cash] [issuable AND/OR [and ]payable] to the Seller in respect of the Earn-out Period[s] pursuant to clause 3; Determination Date means the date on which an Earn-out Payment Amount is agreed or determined in accordance with [Schedule 14 OR [insert schedule number for the determination of the earn-out schedule]]; Determined Amount has the meaning given to it in clause [3.11 OR 3.16]; Determined Claim has the meaning given to it in clause 3.25; Due Date has the meaning given to it in clause 3.10; Earn-out Accounts means the [audited] accounts of the Business produced by the Auditors in accordance with [Schedule 14 OR [insert schedule number for the determination of the earn-out schedule]]; Earn-out Payment Amount

Insert the following definitions as new definitions into clause 1 of precedent: Asset purchase agreement—long form—conditional (buyer's version): 1 Definitions and interpretation Claim means a claim by the Buyer for any breach of the provisions of this Agreement (including a Warranty Claim); Data Room means the data room relating to the Business and the Assets comprising all contracts, agreements, licences, documents and other information made available to the Buyer and its advisers, as listed in the Data Room index attached to the Disclosure Letter; Replace schedule 13 of precedent: Asset purchase agreement—long form—conditional (buyer's version) with the following schedule: 1 General 1.1 The following provisions of this Schedule [13 OR [insert schedule number for limitations on the warranties schedule]] shall, subject to their terms, limit the liability of the Seller in relation to a Claim except where such Claim arises as a result of fraud on the part of the Seller. 1.2 The Seller shall not be liable for any Claim unless written particulars of it (giving full details of the matter in respect of which the Claim

The principal objective of the Alliance for the Protection of Copyright Code of Practice (APC Code of Practice) is to ensure that film, radio and programme proposals are treated in a fair and transparent manner and to minimise the likelihood of disputes arising as to the ownership and development of any film or programme proposal.

The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA), in conjunction with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), have published three guidance documents. These documents address how to apply for a Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) permit to move or trade endangered species, CITES application fees, as well as the designated land, sea and air ports for trading or moving CITES-listed endangered species.

The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA), with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) Counter Fraud and Investigation Team, prosecuted four businesses between January and March 2025 for breaches of the Egg and Chick Regulations 2009, SI 2009/2163 (the Egg Marketing Regulations). Offences included unlawful re-packing and altering 'best before' dates. Penalties ranged from fines to a 24-month suspended prison sentence. Cases were heard in courts across Kent, London, and Yorkshire. APHA emphasised the importance of accurate labelling and robust enforcement to protect consumers.

A source-code based software interface or intermediary that allows applications or software components to communicate with each other and defines the way in which an application will interact with other software and share data.