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of organisation you require for full details. For South Ayrshire Trading Standards'
contacts, please go to our About Us page.
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Business Link Web Site:
http://www.businesslink.co.uk/
Ayrshire Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Suite 1005
Glasgow Prestwick International Airport
Prestwick
Tel (01292)
678666
Fax (01292) 678667
Web site : http://www.ayrshire-chamber.org/
Ayrshire Information Society Gateway
Further local Information
http://www.ayrshireonline.co.uk/
Scottish Enterprise (Ayrshire)
Scottish Enterprise is
Scotland's main economic development agency, funded
by the Scottish Executive.
Their mission is to help the people and businesses of Scotland succeed. In
doing so, they aim to build a world-class economy.
http://www.scottish-enterprise.com/about/lecs/ayr/
For other business and enterprise links -
http://www.scotexchange.net
Other South Ayrshire Enforcement
Services
Environmental Health
Town Buildings
5-9 High
Street
Ayr
KA7 1LX
Tel (01292) 618222
Licensing
Burns House
Ayr
KA7 1UT
Tel (01292) 616115
Building
Control
Burns House
Ayr
KA7 1UT
Tel (01292) 616115
Government Departments & Organisations Department of Trade
and Industry (DTI)
Consumer Affairs Division
1 Victoria Street
London
SN1H 0ET
Telephone: (0171) 215 5000
Fax: (0171) 215 0357
For a One Stop Shop for Consumer Advice Links - The
DTI Consumer Gateway DTI
Consumer Affairs & Competition
Policy
Web Site: http://www.dti.gov.uk/cacp/
SERAD (Scottish Executive Rural Affairs Department)
Pentland House
47 Robb's Loan
Edinburgh
EH14 1TY
Web site: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/
Department of Environment Food & Rural Affairs
(DEFRA)
Replaces (MAFF)
Ergon House
c/o Nobel House
17 Smith Square
London
SW1P 3JR
Telephone: 0345 573012
Web site: http://www.defra.gov.uk/
Department of Transport, Local Government & the Regions
(DTLR)
Headquarters and Ministerial Offices
Eland House
Bressenden
Place
LONDON SW1E 5DU
DTLR Enquiry Service (8.30am - 5.30pm)
Tel:
020 7944 3000
Meat and Livestock Commission
PO Box 44
Winterhill House
Snowdon Drive
Milton Keynes
MK6 1AX
Telephone:
01908 677577
Facsimile: 01908 609221
Web site: http://www.mlc.org.uk/
National Farmers Union
Email:NFU@nfu.org.uk
164 Shaftesbury
Avenue,
London WC2H 8HL
Tel: 0207 331 7200
Fax : 0207 331 7313
Web site: http://www.nfu.org.uk/
Advertising Standards Authority
The ASA is the independent,
self-regulatory body for non-broadcast advertisements in the UK
Advertising
Standards Authority
2 Torrington Place
London WC1E 7HW
Telephone:
020 7580 5555
Fax: 020 7631 3051
Email: inquiries@asa.org.uk
Web
site : http://www.asa.org.uk/
Office of Fair Trading (OFT)
Field
House
15-25 Bream's Buildings
London
EC4A 1PR
Telephone: (020)
7211 8000
Fax: (020) 7211 8800
Web Site: http://www.oft.gov.uk
Companies House
37 Castle Terrace,
Edinburgh
EH1 2EB
Web Site : http://www.companieshouse.gov.uk/index.shtml
Inland Revenue
For information about the most appropriate
local office for you, contact -
http://www.inlandrevenue.gov.uk/menus/officesmenu.htm
For an A-Z of Central Government Services go to -
http://www.ukonline.gov.uk/ For
an A-Z of Local Government Services go to -
http://www.ukonline.gov.uk/
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Citizens advice bureaux Citizens Advice
- Ardrossan, Saltcoats & Stevenson
98 Dockhead St,V Saltcoats
(01294)
467848
Citizens Advice - Irvine
Townhouse Street
Irvine
(01294) 278051
Citizens Advice - Kilmarnock
3 John Dickie
Street
Kilmarnock
(01563) 544744
Regulators
OFGEM (Office of Gas & Electricity Markets) (England)
9 Millbank
LONDON
SW1P 3GE
Tel 020 7901 7000
Fax 020 7901 7066
OFGEM
(Office of Gas & Electricity Markets) (Scotland)
Regents Court
70 West Regent Street
Glasgow
G2 2QZ
Tel. 0141 331 2678
Fax 0141
331 2777
Web site :http:www.ofgem.gov.uk/
OFWAT
City Centre Tower
7 Hill Street
Birmingham
B5
4UA
Telephone: (0121) 625 1300
Web site: http://www.ofwat.gov.uk/
OFTEL
50 Ludgate Hill
London
EC4M 7JJ
Tel: 020 7634
8700
Fax: 020 7634 8845
Web site : http://www.oftel.gov.uk/
National Lottery Commission
2 Monck Street
London
SW1P 2BQ
Telephone:0845 712 5596 [lo-call]
Web site : http://www.nationallotterycommission.gov.uk
Other Regulator Links:
Office of the Rail Regulator
(ORR): http://www.rail-reg.gov.uk
Office for the Regulation of Electricity and Gas (for Northern Ireland) (OFREG):
http://ofreg.nics.gov.uk
Water Industry Commissioner for Scotland: http://www.watercommissioner.co.uk
Neighbouring Trading Standards Offices
Dumfries & Galloway Council
Trading Standards Department
1 Newall Terrace
Dumfries
DG1 1LN
Web site: http://www.dumgal.gov.uk/dumgal/DumgalSearch.asp
Tel (01387) 260080
Fax (01387) 260094
East Ayrshire Council
Trading Standards
Community Services
14 London Road
Kilmarnock
KA3 7AF
Tel (01563) 521502
Fax (01563) 572076
Web site : http://www.east-ayrshire.gov.uk/internet/
email: tsl269@connect.bt.com
Glasgow City Council
Legal & Enforcement Services
Consumer
& Trading Standards Di
vision Charing Cross House 2
20 India Street
Glasgow
G2 4PF
Web site: http://www.glasgow.gov.uk/
Tel (0141) 287 6681
Fax (0141) 287 6682
email: tsl257@connect.bt.com
North Ayrshire Council
Legal & Regulatory Servic
es Trading
Standards
Bridgegate House
Bridgegate
Irvine
KA12 8BD
Tel
(01294) 324900
Fax (01294) 324914
e-mail: tsl275@connect.bt.com
Web site: http://www.north-ayrshire.gov.uk/
Other Organisations Local Authorities
Co-Ordinating Body on Food and Trading Standards
10 Albert Embankment
London
SE1 7SP
Telephone: (0207) 840 7200
Web Site: http://www.lacots.org.uk
The Stationery Office Ltd
PO Box 276
London
SW8
5DT
The Stationery Office
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