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.
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Displaying 491 - 495 of 782Town and Country Planning (Marine Fish Farming) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2012 (S.S.I. No. 259 of 2012).
These Regulations amend the Town and Country Planning (Marine Fish Farming) (Scotland) Regulations 2007 so as to extend the cases of marine fish farm in respect of which an application for planning permission under section 31A of that Act must be made to the Scottish Ministers (to all marine fish farms other than those in respect of which planning permission is granted by the Town and Country (Marine Fish Farms Permitted Development) (Scotland) Order 2011).
Amends: Town and Country Planning (Marine Fish Farming) (Scotland) Order 2007 (S.S.I. No. 268 of 2007). (2007-03-27)
Cairngorms National Park Designation, Transitional and Consequential Provisions (Scotland) Order 2003 (S.S.I. No. 1 of 2003).
This Order designates an area (as specified) as the Cairngorms National Park and establishes a National Park Authority for the Park. It also transfers functions of planning authorities under the Town and County Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 in relation to local plans to the Authority and assigns other (planning) powers to the Authority. It also requires local authorities to assist the National Park Authority in discharging any function transferred by the Order.
Planning etc. (Scotland) Act 2006 (National Parks) (Consequential Provisions) Order 2012 (S.S.I. No. 117 of 2012).
This Order amends, among other things, the Cairngorms National Park Designation, Transitional and Consequential Provisions (Scotland) Order 2003 so as to ensure that the planning functions in relation to local development plans transfer to the National Park Authority. It also amends the Town and Country Planning (Marine Fish Farming) (Scotland) Order 2007 in relation with Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park Authority’s planning functions for fish farming development in a specified Marine Planning Zone.
Agricultural Holdings (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 2012 (2012 asp 6).
The Act amends the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1991 in relation with succession and rent review and the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 2003 by adding a new provision to section 9 on the review of rent under limited duration tenancies.
Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Amendment) (Wales) Order 2012 (W.S.I. No. 1346 (W.167) of 2012).
This Order amends the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995 in respect of Wales in Schedule 2 by adding Part 40 which confers permitted development rights for the installation of specified types of renewable energy generation equipment.
Amends: Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order (S.I. 418 of 1995). (1995-02-22)