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 281 - 285 of 782Products of Animal Origin (Third Country Imports) (Wales) Regulations 2005 (W.S.I. No. 666 (W.56) of 2005).
The products to which the Regulations apply (defined in regulation 2) must comply with the requirements listed, by reference to the relevant Community legislation, in Schedule 1. Trade samples and products intended for exhibition or study or analysis are exempt from the Regulations (regulation 3(1)). Products intended for personal use which comply with the conditions in regulation 3(3), are exempt from all but a few of the regulations. Regulations 4 and 16 define the authorities that enforce the Regulations. Regulations 7, 8 and 9 confer the necessary enforcement powers.
Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Act 2007 (Chapter 17).
This Act creates a National Consumer Council to replace the existing consumer protection bodies and in general makes provision for the protection of customers in relation to utility supply and other specified contracts.
Crofting Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (Commencement, Saving and Transitory Provisions) Order 2010 (S.S.I. No. 437 (C. 31)).
This Order, among other things, makes a transitory provision so that any references to “the Commission” or “the Crofting Commission” in the provisions of the Act are to be read as references to the Crofters Commission until the Crofters Commission is renamed the Crofting Commission.
Implements: Crofting Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (2010 asp 14). (2010-08-06)
Landfill Tax (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. No. 1930 of 2009).
These Regulations amend the Landfill Tax Regulations 1996: by revoking Part IX which relates to temporary disposals of material on a landfill site; and introduce a new requirement to give information and keep records in relation to information areas and authorize Revenue and Customs officers to require a person to designate a part of landfill site which will be an information area. Material on a landfill site which is not going to be disposed of as waste must be deposited in an information area where the Commissioners, or their officers, consider that the revenue is at risk.
Town and Country Planning (General Development Procedure) (Amendment) (Wales) Order 2008 (W.S.I. No. 2336 (W.199) of 2008).
This Order amends the Town and Country Planning (General Development Procedure) Order 1995 in relation to Wales by giving a new definition of “reserved matters” (i.e. access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale) and by specifying what must be included in applications for outline planning permission in relation to those matters.
Amends: Town and Country Planning (General Development Procedure) Order 1995 (S.I. 419 of 1995). (1995-02-22)