The United Kingdom has historically played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith in the 19th century, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the earth's surface. The first half of the 20th century saw the UK's strength seriously depleted in two world wars and the Irish Republic's withdrawal from the union. The second half witnessed the dismantling of the Empire and the UK rebuilding itself into a modern and prosperous European nation. As one of five permanent members of the UN Security Council and a founding member of NATO and the Commonwealth, the UK pursues a global approach to foreign policy. The Scottish Parliament, the National Assembly for Wales, and the Northern Ireland Assembly were established in 1999. The latter was suspended until May 2007 due to wrangling over the peace process, but devolution was fully completed in March 2010.
The UK was an active member of the EU from 1973 to 2016, although it chose to remain outside the Economic and Monetary Union. However, frustrated by a remote bureaucracy in Brussels and massive migration into the country, UK citizens on 23 June 2016 narrowly voted to leave the EU. The so-called “Brexit” will take years to carry out but could be the signal for referenda in other EU countries where skepticism of EU membership benefits is strong.
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Displaying 291 - 295 of 782Title Conditions (Scotland) Act 2003 (Conservation Bodies) Amendment Order 2008 (S.S.I. No. 217 of 2008).
This Order amends the Title Conditions (Scotland) Act 2003 (Conservation Bodies) Order 2003 by adding to the list of prescribed conservation bodies for whom a conservation burden under section 38(1) of the Title Conditions (Scotland) Act 2003 can be created.
Amends: Title Conditions (Scotland) Act 2003 (Conservation Bodies) Order 2003 (S.S.I. No. 453 of 2003). (2003-09-22)
Town and Country Planning (General Development Procedure) (Amendment) (No. 2) (England) Order 2009 (S.I. 1304 of 2009).
This Order amends article 2B of the Town and Country Planning (General Development Procedure) Order 1995 to remove those provisions which relate to local development orders implementing policies in local development plans or development plan documents. This amendment is a consequence of an amendment of the Planning Act 2008 to the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.
Amends: Town and Country Planning (General Development Procedure) Order 1995 (S.I. 419 of 1995). (1995-02-22)
Action Programme for Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2009 (S.S.I. No. 447 of 2009).
These Regulations amend the Action Programme for Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (Scotland) Regulations 2008 so as to implement Commission Decision 2009/431/EC granting derogation to England, Scotland and Wales pursuant to Council Directive 91/676/EEC concerning the protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources.The Regulations provide for a derogation from the annual farm limit of nitrogen in livestock manure which may be obtained from the Scottish Ministers by an occupier of any grassland farm within a nitrate vulnerable zone.
Nitrate Pollution Prevention (Designation and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2013 (S.I. No. 2619 of 2013).
These Regulations amend the Nitrate Pollution Prevention Regulations 2008 so as to provide for revised designations of areas of land in England identified as nitrate vulnerable zones for the purposes of Council Directive 91/676/EEC concerning the protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources.
Planning (Hazardous Substances)(Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010 (S.R.I. No. 329 of 2010).
These Regulations amend the Planning (Control of Major-Accident-Hazards) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 to implement Directive 2003/105/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 96/82/EC on the control of major-accident hazards involving dangerous substances. They amend Part A (named substances) of Schedule 3 and make transitional exemptions for purposes of Article 61 of the Planning (Northern Ireland) Order 1991.