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 171 - 175 of 782Water Act 1989 (Chapter 15).
The Water Act 1989 sanctioned a major shift in the policy of the government towards severing the public utility function from the comprehensive scope of water management authority of the Regional Water Authorities operating in England and Wales, and entrusting it with limited public companies. The regulatory functions hitherto vested in the said authorities, augmented by the addition of regulatory functions with respect to navigation, river conservancy and harbours are vested in a National Rivers Authority.
Radioactive Contaminated Land (Modification of Enactments) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 (S.I. No. 521 of 2008).
These Regulations amend the Radioactive Contaminated Land (Modification of Enactments) (Wales) Regulations 2006 as a consequence of 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.
Agricultural Holdings Act 1986 (Variation of Schedule 8) (England) Order 2015.
This Order amends Part 1 of Schedule 8 to the Agricultural Holdings Act 1986 as it applies to England.
Action Programme for Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (Scotland) Regulations 2003 (S.I. No. 51 of 2003).
These Regulations establish an action programme for the nitrate vulnerable zones which were designated in Scotland by regulation 3(1) of the Designation of Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (Scotland) Regulations 2002 and regulation 3 of the Designation of Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (No. 2) (Scotland) Regulations 2002. The Regulations further implement, as regards Scotland, the requirements in Article 5 of Council Directive 91/676/EEC concerning the protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources to establish such a programme for those zones.
Land Registration Act 2002 (Amendment) Order 2008 (S.I. No. 2872 of 2008).
This Order amends the Land Registration Act 2002 regarding compulsory first registration of title. One other amendment concerns a sanction that will apply when registration requirements have not been complied with.
Amends: Land Registration Act 2002 (Chapter 9). (2002-02-26)