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 286 - 290 of 782Commons Registration (England) Regulations 2008 (S.I. No. 1961 of 2008).
These Regulations make provision for the registration of common land and town or village greens under Part 1 of the Commons Act 2006. They apply to the registration areas (as defined in these Regulations) of the commons registration authorities in England specified in Schedule 1. Registers shall be kept by commons registration authorities. The Regulations concern, among other things, applications and proposals to amend the registers, including provision for the holding of public inquiries in appropriate cases.
Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2008 (S.S.I. 203 of 2008).
This Order amends the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Scotland) Order 1992 in the definition of “national scenic area”.
Amends: Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Scotland) Order 1992 (S.I. 223 (S. 17) of 1992). (1992-02-11)
Land Registration (Network Access) Rules 2008 (S.I. No. 1748 of 2008).
These Rules, made under the Land Registration Act 2002, concern a land registry network for carrying out electronic conveyancing. They set out rules relative to accessing land registry network and make provision in relation to network access agreements.
Implements: Land Registration Act 2002 (Chapter 9). (2002-02-26)
Amended by: Land Registration (Network Access) (Amendment) Rules 2011 (S.I. No. 1813 of 2011). (2011-07-21)
Title 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)