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 621 - 625 of 782Landfill Allowances and Trading Scheme (England) Regulations 2004 (S.I. No. 3212 of 2004).
These Regulations make provision for implementing Chapter 1 of Part 1 of the Act (waste sent to landfills) including the landfill allowances scheme under that Part. Part 2 includes provisions on the allocation, banking, borrowing and transfer of landfill allowances. After the Secretary of State has made an allocation of landfill allowances under section 4 of the Act, the monitoring authority is required under regulation 5 to assign reference numbers to those allowances and to allocate them to the landfill allowance accounts of waste disposal authorities.
Leasehold Valuation Tribunals (Procedure) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2004 (S.I. No. 3098 of 2004).
The amendment made by regulation 4(a) has effect as regards applications to a leasehold valuation tribunal under section 20ZA(1) of the Landlord and Tenant 1985 Act to dispense with all or any of the consultation requirements relating to works and agreements for which contributions may be recovered by way of service charges.
Compulsory Purchase of Land (Prescribed Forms) (National Assembly for Wales) Regulations 2004 (S.I. No. No. 2732 (W.239) of 2004).
These Regulations re-enact, with amendments, the Compulsory Purchase of Land Regulations 1994 (S.I. 1994/2145) by prescribing forms for use in connection with the compulsory purchase of land which is, and the compulsory purchase of new rights over land which are, subject to the procedures contained in the Acquisition of Land Act 1981 where the acquiring or confirming authority is the National Assembly for Wales.
Compulsory Purchase of Land (Prescribed Forms) (Ministers) Regulations 2004 (S.I. No. 2595 of 2004).
These Regulations re-enact with amendments the Compulsory Purchase of Land Regulations 1994. They prescribe forms for use in connection with the compulsory purchase of land and new rights over land in England and Wales which are subject to the procedures contained in the Acquisition of Land Act 1981 except when the acquiring or confirming authority is the National Assembly for Wales.
Commonhold (Land Registration) Rules 2004 (S.I. No. 1830 of 2004).
These Rules provide for applications to the Registrar under the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002, the form of the documentation which must accompany any application and the circumstances in which an application may be cancelled by the Registrar. Schedule 1 to these rules contains the various forms prescribed by them. Schedule 2 prescribes the wording of the restrictions prescribed by the rules.