To acquire a licence may require paying a fee and/or proving a capability

Licencee	Item
	Animals
	Dog breeders
Owner	Dog ownership
User	Fishing
	Kennels
Distributor	Pet shops
	Riding stables
User	Hunting and selling game

Licencee	Item
Broadcaster	Amateur radio
Broadcaster	Broadcast
Owner	Citizens’ band radio (CB radio)
	Entertainments in public
	Film and video shows
	Music licensing
	Taping at home
	Television license

Vehicles

Licencee	Item
Site owner	Caravan sites
User	Driving licences
	Driving instructors
User	Heavy goods vehicle drivers
Driver	Minibuses,  Minicab's,  Taxis,  Public service vehicles
	Model aircraft
	Motor salvage operators
Practitioner	Pilot license
	Road haulage
	Vehicle license

Trading

Licencor	Licencee	Item
Distributor		Alcohol (sale of)/  Liquor license
Government	Bank	Banking
Government	Retailer	Beauty specialist
Business		Business names
Government		Car boot sales
Government		Childminding and childrens’ nurseries
Government		Companies
Government		Consumer credit businesses
Government		Debt collectors
		Fundraising events
		House to house collections
Practitioner		Hypnotism
		Market traders
Practitioner		Medical
		Night cafes
		Nursing and residential homes
		Pawnbrokers
		Pedlars and hawkers
		Saunas
		Scrap metal dealers
		Street collections
		Street trading
		Sunday trading
		Tattoo parlours
		Tree felling
		Waste disposal sites

Item ownership or use

Licencee	Item
Retailer	Firearms and ammunition
Retailer	Fireworks
User	Gun licence
User	Metal detectors
	Rubbish skips

Gambling

Licencee	Item
	Bingo clubs
	Gambling/ Gaming clubs
	Gaming/Amusement/Fruit machines
	Lotteries or raffles

Relationships

Television License is not a licence to own a TV, it is a fee charged by a state broadcaster to anyone who owns a TV.

License to kill is not actually a license!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-20314849 Licence to smoke