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 156 - 160 of 782Farm Waste Grant (Nitrate Vulnerable Zones)(England) Scheme 2003 (S.I. No. 562 of 2003).
This Scheme makes provision for the making of grants in respect of agricultural businesses which are at least partly situated in nitrate vulnerable zones, as defined by regulation 3(1) of the Protection of Water against Agricultural Nitrate Pollution (England and Wales) Regulations 1996 and regulation 3(1) of the Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (Additional Designations) (England) (No. 2) Regulations 2002. The grant is available in relation to facilities for the handling, storage and disposal of certain farm wastes and the separation of clean and dirty water.
Town and Country Planning (General Development Procedure) (Amendment)(England) Order 2007 (S.I. 406 of 2007).
This Order amends the Town and Country Planning (General Development Procedure) Order 1995 in respect of England by adding a new Part 39 to Schedule 2. Part 39 grants planning permission in respect of the erection of buildings necessary for the purpose of housing poultry and other captive birds to protect them from avian influenza.
Amends: Town and Country Planning (General Development Procedure) Order 1995 (S.I. 419 of 1995). (1995-02-22)
Planning (Control of Major-Accident Hazards) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 (S.R. No. 399 of 2009).
These Regulations implement in relation to planning in Northern Ireland, Article 12 of Directive 96/82/EC on the control of major accident hazards involving dangerous substances. They amend the Planning (Development Plans) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1991 to add to the matters that the Department shall have regard when formulating its development plan policies and the Planning (Hazardous Substances) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1993 by substituting a new Schedule 3 prescribing the substances which are hazardous substances and their controlled quantities.
Countryside Stewardship (Amendment) Regulations 1999 (S.I. No. 1177 of 1999).
These Regulations-(a) introduce a number of new management and capital activities in respect of which payments may be made; (b) specify the maximum payments in respect of such activities; (c) modify some of the maximum payments in respect of existing management activities; and (d) add a number of definitions.
Amends: Countryside Stewardship Regulations 1998 (No. 1327 of 1998). (1998-05-21)
Town and Country Planning (Tree Preservation Order and Trees in Conservation Areas) (Scotland) Regulations 2010 (S.S.I. No. 434 of 2010).
These Regulations make provision regarding the making of tree preservation orders under section 160 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 and disapplies section 172 of the Act, which protects trees in conservation areas, in respect of various acts. The Regulations also prescribe how an application for consent to carry out any action prohibited by a tree preservation order is to be made.