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.
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Displaying 206 - 210 of 782Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 (2000 Chapter 37).
The text of the present Act is divided into 4 Parts: Part I provides for access to the country side, and in particular for rights of public in relation to access land; Part II provides for public rights of way and road traffic; Part III makes provision with respect to sites of special scientific interest; Part IV makes provision with respect to wildlife; Part V provide for areas of outstanding natural beauty; Part VI make provision for matters of a miscellaneous character."Access land" here means any land which: (a) is shown as open country on a map in conclusive form issued by the appropri
Town and Country Planning (General Development Procedure) (Amendment) (Wales) Order 2009 (W.S.I. No. 1024 (W.87) of 2009).
This Order amends the Town and Country Planning (General Development Procedure) Order 1995 in relation to Wales by making provision for design and access statements, which are required to accompany specified applications for planning permission.
Amends: Town and Country Planning (General Development Procedure) Order 1995 (S.I. 419 of 1995). (1995-02-22)
Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 675 of 2010).
These Regulations provide a system for permitting specified environmentally significant operations, a system of consenting of water discharges, a groundwater permitting system and a system of radioactive substances regulation. They provide for the implementation of EU legislation in the field of, among other things, integrated pollution prevention and control, waste management and landfill, water policy, groundwater protection and radioactivity.
Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Amendment No.2) (England) Regulations 2009 (S.I. No. 2711 of 2009).
This Order amends the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Regulations 1990 in relation with the responsibility for compiling the lists under section 1 of the 1990 Act from the Secretary of State to English Heritage and the responsibility of the Secretary of State to approve the lists of buildings of special architectural or historic interest.
Amends: Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Regulations 1990 (S.I. No. 1519 of 1990). (1990-07-20)
Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2009 (W.S.I. No. 1026 (W.88) of 2009).
This Order amends the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Regulations 1990, for Wales only, by making provision for design and access statements which are required to accompany applications for listed building consent.
Amends: Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Regulations 1990 (S.I. No. 1519 of 1990). (1990-07-20)
Repealed by: Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Wales) Regulations 2012 (S.I. No. 793 (W.108) (W.88) of 2012). (2012-03-10)