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 782Action Programme for Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (England and Wales) Regulations 1998 (S.I. no. 1202 of 1998).
By establishing an action programme for nitrate vulnerable zones these Regulation implement, as regards England and Wales, the requirement in this respect as laid down in article 5 of Council Directive 91/676/EC concerning the protection of waters against pollution by nitrates from agricultural sources. Regulation 3 requires an occupier of a farm or livestock unit comprising all or part of a nitrate vulnerable zone to ensure that the action programme set out in the Schedule is implemented. They also provide for monitoring of the action programme (reg.
Landfill Tax (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. No. 1930 of 2009).
These Regulations amend the Landfill Tax Regulations 1996: by revoking Part IX which relates to temporary disposals of material on a landfill site; and introduce a new requirement to give information and keep records in relation to information areas and authorize Revenue and Customs officers to require a person to designate a part of landfill site which will be an information area. Material on a landfill site which is not going to be disposed of as waste must be deposited in an information area where the Commissioners, or their officers, consider that the revenue is at risk.
Town and Country Planning (General Development Procedure) (Amendment) (Wales) Order 2008 (W.S.I. No. 2336 (W.199) of 2008).
This Order amends the Town and Country Planning (General Development Procedure) Order 1995 in relation to Wales by giving a new definition of “reserved matters” (i.e. access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale) and by specifying what must be included in applications for outline planning permission in relation to those matters.
Amends: Town and Country Planning (General Development Procedure) Order 1995 (S.I. 419 of 1995). (1995-02-22)
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.