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Laws and licences

Laws and licences

At Sussex Police, we frequently receive questions beginning with 'Is it legal to...?' or 'What is the law about...?'

This section will provide the answers to some of the most common questions about laws and licensing.

If there's a 'laws and licences' topic you would like to see included in this section, please let us know.

• Arson
• Begging and busking
• Bootlegging
• Computer and internet
• Cycling
• Driving licences
• Drugs
• Electricity
• Firearms
• Fireworks
• Fishing
• Football ticket touts
• Handling stolen goods
• Knives
• Making off without payment
• Nuisance telephone calls
• Obstructing emergency workers
• Reasonable force
• Roads and traffic

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