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 206 - 210 of 782Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 675 of 2010).
These Regulations provide a system for permitting specified environmentally significant operations, a system of consenting of water discharges, a groundwater permitting system and a system of radioactive substances regulation. They provide for the implementation of EU legislation in the field of, among other things, integrated pollution prevention and control, waste management and landfill, water policy, groundwater protection and radioactivity.
Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Amendment No.2) (England) Regulations 2009 (S.I. No. 2711 of 2009).
This Order amends the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Regulations 1990 in relation with the responsibility for compiling the lists under section 1 of the 1990 Act from the Secretary of State to English Heritage and the responsibility of the Secretary of State to approve the lists of buildings of special architectural or historic interest.
Amends: Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Regulations 1990 (S.I. No. 1519 of 1990). (1990-07-20)
Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2009 (W.S.I. No. 1026 (W.88) of 2009).
This Order amends the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Regulations 1990, for Wales only, by making provision for design and access statements which are required to accompany applications for listed building consent.
Amends: Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Regulations 1990 (S.I. No. 1519 of 1990). (1990-07-20)
Repealed by: Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Wales) Regulations 2012 (S.I. No. 793 (W.108) (W.88) of 2012). (2012-03-10)
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.