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 551 - 555 of 782Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Information Appeal (Wales) Regulations 2011 (W.S.I. No. 865 (W.127) of 2011).
These Regulations provide, in relation to Wales, a right of appeal against penalties imposed under section 15 of the Flood and Water Management Act 2010. They confer jurisdiction on the First-tier Tribunal to consider appeals made under these Regulations. The Regulations make provision for procedure, including: grounds for an appeal; effect of an appeal; and powers of the First-tier Tribunal in determining the appeal.
Implements: Flood and Water Management Act 2010 (Cap. 29). (2010-04-08)
Landfill Tax (Amendment) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 894 of 2011).
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.
Amends: Landfill Tax Regulations 1996 (S.I. No. 1527 of 1996). (1996-06-12)
Landfill Tax (Qualifying Material) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 1017 of 2011).
This Order lists material in column 2 of the Schedule to this Order which shall be qualifying material for the purpose of section 42 of the Finance Act 1996. That section provides for a lower rate of landfill tax to be charged where the material disposed of consists entirely of qualifying material. The material listed in column 2 of the Schedule must not be treated as qualifying material unless any condition set out alongside the description of the material in column 3 is met.
Town and Country Planning (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2011 (S.S.I. 138 of 2011).
These Regulations make minor amendments to various Regulations made under the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 in relation with the preparation of planning decisions and appeals.
Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Scotland) Regulations 2011 (S.S.I. 139 of 2011).
The Regulations, among other things, impose procedural requirements in relation to the consideration of applications for planning permission under the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997, development by planning authorities; restrict the grant of permission under simplified planning zone schemes, enterprise zones and the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Scotland) Order 1992; and amend the Environmental Impact Assessment (Scotland) Regulations 1999 in relation with screening of applications for development, multi-stage consent and sites for the storage of