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 256 - 260 of 782Nitrate Sensitive Areas (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1998 (S.I. No. 2138 of 1998).
The principal Regulations allow the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food to make payments of aid to farmers in nitrate sensitive areas who give undertakings to manage their land in accordance with a scheme as described therein.
Countryside Access Regulations 1994 (S.I. No. 2349 of 1994).
These Regulations provide for payment of aid to farmers who undertake for five years to permit members of the public to have access to an area of set-aside land. They implement in part Council Directive (EC) No. 2078/92 on agricultural production methods compatible with the requirements for protection of the environment and maintenance of the countryside. Requirements in relation to the access area are set out in regulation 4. The land shall be managed in accordance with management requirements as set out in the Schedule.
Town and Country Planning (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) (No. 2) Regulations 2009 (S.S.I. 343 of 2009).
These Regulations make miscellaneous amendments to selected legislation in the field of environmental planning. They amend the Environmental Impact Assessment (Scotland) Regulations 1999 by removing Chapter 9 and related provisions which are no longer required following the repeal of sections 130(1)(a) and 133(1)(a) to (c) of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 by the Schedule to the Planning etc. (Scotland) Act 2006.
Planning etc. (Scotland) Act 2006 (Development Planning) (Saving, Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Amendment (No. 2) Order 2009 (S.S.I. No. 344 of 2009).
This Order amends the Planning etc. (Scotland) Act 2006 (Development Planning) (Saving, Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Order 2008 by changing the modifications applied by article 5 of the 2008 Order to alter the circumstances in which the new section 19 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 introduced by section 2 of the Planning etc. (Scotland) Act 2006 require an examination to be held in respect of a local plan.
Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999 (S.R. No. 73 of 1999).
These Regulations are concerned with the implementation in Northern Ireland of Council Directive 85/337/EC as amended by Council Directive 97/11/EC on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private developments on the environment.