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 576 - 580 of 782Contaminated Land (Scotland) Regulations 2000 (S.S.I. No. 178 of 2000).
These Regulations make provision in respect of Scotland for certain aspects of a new scheme under Part IIA of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 for the remediation of contaminated land including land where controlled waters (including those used for the supply of drinking water for human consumption) are being affected by the land. Land shall be designated in accordance with these Regulations as a special site and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) shall be the authority responsible for enforcing the scheme in respect of such sites.
Radioactive Contaminated Land (Modification of Enactments) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (S.I. No. 3250 of 2007).
These Regulations amend the Radioactive Contaminated Land (Modification of Enactments) (Wales) Regulations 2006 so as to apply the modifications those Regulations make to Part 2A of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 to all radioactivity including circumstances where civil liability for damage to the land is regulated, for the purposes of the Paris Convention on third party liability in the field of nuclear energy, by the Nuclear Installations Act 1965 or foreign law.
Agricultural Land Tribunals (Rules) Order 2007 (S.I. No. 3105 of 2007).
This Order sets out rules that apply to proceedings before an Agricultural Land Tribunal including rules relative to the making an application in general to the Tribunal, inspections, hearings in public and specific applications to the Agricultural Land Tribunal such as those dealing with succession on death or retirement of a tenant of an agricultural holding and drainage cases.
Deregistration and Exchange of Common Land and Greens (Procedure) (England) Regulations 2007 (S.I. No. 2589 of 2007).
These Regulations prescribe, in relation to England, procedure for applications to the Secretary of State under section 16 of the Commons Act 2006 for the deregistration, or the deregistration and exchange, of areas of registered common land. The Regulations also make provision in respect of representations in relation to applications.
Implements: Commons Act 2006 (Chapter 26). (2006-07-19)
Works on Common Land (Exemptions) (England) Order 2007 (S.I. No. 2587 of 2007).
This Order prescribes, in relation to England only, exemptions to the prohibition in section 38(1) of the Commons Act 2006 on the carrying out, without the consent of the Secretary of State, of any restricted works on land to which that section applies. Exemptions include, subject to certain conditions, erecting of temporary fences for the purposes of (a) restricting the movement of animals which are grazing on the land, (b) allowing recovery of vegetation, and (c) nature conservation.