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 566 - 570 of 782Crofting Counties Agricultural Grants (Scotland) Scheme 2006 (S.S.I. No. 24 of 2006).
This Scheme provides that the Scottish Ministers may make grants to crofters and to certain other occupiers of land in the crofting counties: (a) in respect of specified operations carried out by them for the purpose of aiding and developing agricultural production on crofts or holdings; and (b) in respect of the expenses of providing cattle grids. The Scheme reserves grants for less-favoured areas.
Title Conditions (Scotland) Act 2003 (Conservation Bodies) Amendment Order 2007 (S.S.I. No. 533 of 2007).
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)
Environmental Impact Assessment (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2007 (S.S.I. No. 484 of 2007).
These Regulations amend the Environmental Impact Assessment (Scotland) Regulations 1999. They introduce new regulations on, among other things: procedural requirements regarding environmental information that a planning authority or the Scottish Ministers must take into account before granting an application for multi-stage consent. “Application for multi-stage consent” means an application for approval of reserved matters as defined by section 59 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997.
Crofting Reform etc. Act 2007 (2007 asp 7).
This Act provides for the reform of legislation regarding a Scottisch form of land tenure called crofting and for this purpose amends provisions of the Crofting (Scotland) Act 1993.
Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2007 (S.S.I. 209 of 2007).
This Order amends Parts 1 and 21 of Schedule 1 to the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Scotland) Order 1992 in relation to the installation, alteration or replacement of a satellite antenna on a dwellinghouse or within the curtilage of a dwellinghouse. Development is restricted in a “designated area”, i.e. a national scenic area, National Park, conservation area, historic garden or designed landscape.
Amends: Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Scotland) Order 1992 (S.I. 223 (S. 17) of 1992). (1992-02-11)