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 176 - 180 of 782Land 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)
Action Programme for Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2003 (S.I. No. 169 of 2003).
These Regulations amend the principal Regulations so as to: (a) correct the definition of a nitrate vulnerable zone (reg. 2(3)(b)); (b) refer to an "occupier" in regulations 4 and 5 rather than a "person" (reg. 2(4) and (5)(a)); (c) improve the drafting of paragraph 5 of the Schedule (regulation 2(6)); and (d) amend the requirements set out at paragraphs 10(1) and 10(2) of the Schedule (reg. 2(6)).
Amends: Action Programme for Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (Scotland) Regulations 2003 (S.I. No. 51 of 2003). (2003-01-28)
Disposal of Land by Local Authorities (Scotland) Regulations 2010 (S.S.I. No. 160 of 2010).
These Regulations provide that a disposal of land by local authorities for a consideration less than the best that can reasonably be obtained may take place where the local authority has carried out an appraisal of the proposed disposal, and is it satisfied that the disposal is reasonable and that the disposal contributes to one or more listed purposes.
Lands Tribunal for Scotland Amendment Rules 2009 (S.S.I. No. 259 of 2009).
These Rules amend the Lands Tribunal for Scotland Rules 2003 in relation to applications to the Lands Tribunal for Scotland for the variation, discharge or preservation of rules of a development management scheme made under the provisions of the Title Conditions (Scotland) Act 2003 (Development Management Scheme) Order 2009.The Rules, among other things, inserts a new rule 5A which makes provision relating to the evidence to be provided to the Lands Tribunal when making an application for a certificate under article 9(4) of the 2009 Order.
Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015 (2015 Asp 6).
This Act provides a legal framework that will promote and encourage community empowerment and participation. It creates new rights for community bodies and places new duties on public authorities. The Act amends the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003, extending the community right to buy to all of Scotland, urban and rural, and improving procedures. It also introduces a new provision for community bodies to purchase land which is abandoned, neglected or causing harm to the environmental wellbeing of the community, where the owner is not willing to sell that land.