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 461 - 465 of 782Action Programme for Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2013 (S.S.I. No. 123 of 2013).
These Regulations amend the Action Programme for Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (Scotland) Regulations 2008 to, among other things: implement, as regards Scotland, of Article 5 of Council Directive 1991/676/EEC concerning the protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources, which requires Member States to establish, review and, if necessary, revise action programmes for designated nitrate vulnerable zones; revise the action programme established by the 2008 Regulations for the nitrate vulnerable zones in Scotland designated by regulation 3 of the Designation of
Valuation Tribunal for Wales (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 (W.S.I. No. 547 (W.59) of 2013).
These Regulations amend the Valuation Tribunal for Wales Regulations 2010 so as to: provide for the minimum and maximum number of members that may be appointed to the Tribunal; specify the information that must be provided to the Tribunal on an application for a council tax appeal; make modifications to rules regarding hearings on council tax following the introduction of local council tax reduction schemes made by billing authorities in accordance with the Council Tax Reduction Schemes and Prescribed Requirements (Wales) Regulations 2012.
Landfill Tax (Amendment) Regulations 2013 (S.I. No. 658 of 2013).
These Regulations amend the Landfill Tax Regulations 1996 in regulation 31(3) concerning the maximum credit a landfill site operator may claim against annual landfill tax liability, in respect of qualifying contributions made. They also update a reference to section 72 of the Charities Act 1993.
Amends: Landfill Tax Regulations 1996 (S.I. No. 1527 of 1996). (1996-06-12)
Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2013 (S.I. No. 766 of 2013).
These Regulations amend the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010 for purposes of implementing Council Directive 2011/97/EU, which amends Council Directive 1999/31/EC on the landfill of waste.
Town and Country Planning (Compensation) (England) Regulations 2013 (S.I. No. 1102 of 2013).
These Regulations prescribe certain types of development permitted by development for purposes of section 108 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, which provides for the payment of compensation to land owners in certain cases where planning permission for development granted by a development order, local development order or neighbourhood development order is withdrawn and where on an application for planning permission for that development, the application is refused or permission is granted subject to conditions.