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 431 - 435 of 782Protected Trust Deeds (Scotland) Regulations 2013 (S.S.I. No. 318 of 2013).
These Regulations make provision about how voluntary trust deeds entered into by debtors for the benefit of their creditors become protected from action by creditors. They also provide with respect to the consequences of a trust deed being granted that status, the rights of creditors, the discharge of the debtor and trustee from the trust deed, the administration of trust deeds, the conditions which must be met for a debtor to be discharged of debts and obligations under the protected trust deed and appeals against decisions of the Accountant in Bankruptcy.
Town and Country Planning (Marine Fish Farming) (Scotland) Regulations 2013 (S.S.I. No. 277 of 2013).
These Regulations set out how an application for planning permission for the operation of a marine fish farm must be made to the Scottish Ministers under section 31A of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997. They specify the information that must be provided by an applicant and set out when certain bodies must be consulted on an application.
Implements: Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 (1997 Chapter 8). (1997-02-27)
Repeals: Town and Country Planning (Marine Fish Farming) (Scotland) Order 2007 (S.S.I. No. 268 of 2007). (2007-03-27)
Title Conditions (Scotland) Act 2003 (Conservation Bodies) Amendment Order 2013 (S.S.I. No. 289 of 2013).
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)
Marine Licensing (Pre-application Consultation) (Scotland) Regulations 2013 (S.S.I. No. 286 of 2013).
These Regulations provide for certain classes or descriptions of licensable marine activity to be subject to a requirement for pre-application consultation to be undertaken in terms of sections 22 to 24 of the Marine (Scotland) Act 2010. The Scottish Ministers are responsible for marine licensing in inshore waters under the 2010 Act and in offshore waters under the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009. Licensable marine activities include land reclamation works.
Implements: Marine (Scotland) Act 2010 (2010 asp 5). (2010-03-10)
Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 (1990 Chapter 9).
This Act concerns the protection of listed building and the designation and protection of conservation areas. Every local planning authority: (a) shall from time to time determine which parts of their area are areas of special architectural or historic interest the character or appearance of which it is desirable to preserve or enhance, and (b) shall designate those areas as conservation areas. The Secretary of State may from time to time determine any part of a local planning authority's area as a conservation area.