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 146 - 150 of 782Marine (Scotland) Act 2010 (2010 asp 5).
This Act creates a new legislative and management framework for the marine environment in Scotland. It, among other things: establishes a new system of marine planning to take into account marine environment protection and management matters, creates a system of licensing of marine activities and defines powers to establish marine protected areas to protect natural and cultural marine features. The Act also introduces a new regime for the conservation of seals and gives powers to Scottish marine enforcement officers to ensure compliance with the new licensing and conservation regime.
Crofting Community Body (Prescribed Form of Application and Notice) (Scotland) Regulations 2009 (S.S.I. No. 160 of 2009).
These Regulations provide that: the application to be completed by a crofting community body to buy land, eligible sporting interests or the interest of the tenant in tenanted land shall be in the form specified in Schedule 1 to these Regulations; and the notice which must be used by the Scottish Ministers when they notify their decision on an application to buy land, eligible sporting interests or the interest of the tenant in tenanted land shall be in the form prescribed in Schedule 2 to these Regulations.
Land Registration etc. (Scotland) Act 2012 (2012 asp 5).
This Act makes provision for land registration in Scotland, provides a new legislative basis for the Land Register and improves and modernizes the system of procedures for registration of land (advance notice of conveyancing, electronic conveyancing and electronic registration). It provides for applications for voluntary registration of titles in the Land Register and grants power to the Keeper of the Registers of Scotland, who manages and controls the Land Register, to register a title without an application.
Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (1990 Chapter 8).
This Act concerns spatial and development planning at a national and local level. It prescribes procedures for the preparation and adoption of planning instruments and concerns various matters relating to planning and development such as compensation and the acquisition and appropriation of land for planning purposes.
Planning (Hazardous Substances) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2009 (S.I. No. 1901 of 2009).
These Regulations implement, in relation to town and country planning in England, Article 12 of Directive 96/82/EC on the control of major accident hazards involving dangerous substances in relation to inclusion of objectives in land-use policies of preventing major accidents and limiting the consequences of such accidents.