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 201 - 205 of 782Radioactive Contaminated Land (Modification of Enactments) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 (S.I. No. 520 of 2008).
These Regulations amend the Radioactive Contaminated Land (Modification of Enactments) (England) Regulations 2006. The amendment made by these Regulations is consequential on the making of the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2007. Regulation 5 is amended in the definitions and regulation 17 of the 2006 Regulations, providing for amendments of the Act in section 78YB of the Environmental Protection Act 1990, regarding interaction of Part 2A of the Act with other enactments.
Town and Country Planning (General Development Procedure) Order 1995 (S.I. 419 of 1995).
This Order consolidates with amendments the procedural provisions of the Town and Country Planning General Development Order 1988 and subsequent amending instruments. A separate Order, the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995 (S.I. 1995/418), consolidates with amendments the remaining provisions which deal with permitted development.
Town and Country Planning (General Development Procedure) (Amendment) (Wales) Order 2004 (S.I. 1434 (W. 147) of 2004).
The amendments made by this Order to article 23 of the 1995 Order (procedure for commencing an appeal) give to the National Assembly for Wales an express discretion to treat notice of appeal as not having been given within the relevant time limit if the documents which are required to be served together with the necessary form are not provided within that time limit (art. 4).
Heather and Grass etc. Burning (Wales) Regulations 2008 (W.S.I. No. 1081 (W. 115) of 2008).
These Regulations concern the control of the burning of heather, rough grass, bracken, gorse and vaccinium. The Regulations prohibit burners from starting burns between sunset and sunrise, and require them to ensure that there are sufficient persons and equipment to control burns and to take all reasonable precautions to prevent injury or damage arising from burns. The Regulations also prohibit burning without a licence outside the “burning season”.
Nitrate Sensitive Areas Regulations 1994 (S.I. No. 1729 of 1994).
These Regulations comply with Council Regulation (EC) No. 2078/92 on agricultural methods compatible with the requirements of protection of the environment and the maintenance of the countryside. They allow the Minister of Agriculture to make payments to farmers in nitrate sensitive areas. The nitrate sensitive areas are defined in maps deposited at the Ministry of areas listed in Schedule 1. Schedule 2 sets out undertakings concerning mainly the application of nitrogen fertilizer which a farmer must give for at least five years in all cases in order to be eligible for aid.