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 146 - 150 of 782Nitrate Sensitive Areas (Amendment) Regulations 1995 (S.I. No. 1708 of 1995).
The principal Regulations allow the Minister of Agriculture to make payments of aid to farmers in nitrate sensitive areas who undertake to manage their land in accordance with a "basic scheme", "a premium arable scheme" or a "premium grass scheme". These Regulations add areas covered by a now repealed Order (S.I. 1990/1187) to the list of nitrate sensitive areas. Furthermore they expand the criteria of eligibility of land for aid which was included in the 1990 Order.
Infrastructure Planning (Miscellaneous Prescribed Provisions) Regulations 2010 (S.I. No. 105 of 2010).
These Regulations concern matters of miscellaneous nature relative to the granting of development consent by the Infrastructure Planning Commission for certain types of nationally significant infrastructure projects. The Regulations provide with respect to, among other things: consents or authorizations that the Commission must seek; the duration of a development consent order; and steps that might need to be taken in a case where there is a notice of unauthorized development and relevant application of provisions of the Public Health Act 1936.
Planning (Hazardous Substances) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2009 (S.I. No. 1901 of 2009).
These Regulations implement, in relation to town and country planning in England, Article 12 of Directive 96/82/EC on the control of major accident hazards involving dangerous substances in relation to inclusion of objectives in land-use policies of preventing major accidents and limiting the consequences of such accidents.
Landfill Tax (Amendment) Regulations 2010 (S.I. No. 924 of 2010).
These Regulations amend the Landfill Tax Regulations 1996 in regulation 31(3) concerning the maximum credit a landfill site operator may claim against annual landfill tax liability, in respect of qualifying contributions made.
Amends: Landfill Tax Regulations 1996 (S.I. No. 1527 of 1996). (1996-06-12)
Land Registration etc. (Scotland) Act 2012 (2012 asp 5).
This Act makes provision for land registration in Scotland, provides a new legislative basis for the Land Register and improves and modernizes the system of procedures for registration of land (advance notice of conveyancing, electronic conveyancing and electronic registration). It provides for applications for voluntary registration of titles in the Land Register and grants power to the Keeper of the Registers of Scotland, who manages and controls the Land Register, to register a title without an application.