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 631 - 635 of 782Title Conditions (Scotland) Act 2003 (Conservation Bodies) Amendment Order 2004 (S.S.I. No. 400 of 2004).
This Order amends the Title Conditions (Scotland) Act 2003 (Conservation Bodies) Order 2003 (S.S.I. 2003/453) by adding to the list of bodies prescribed as conservation bodies. Conservation bodies are bodies in favour of whom it is competent to create a conservation burden under section 38(1) of the Title Conditions (Scotland) Act 2003 and to preserve rights to enforce real burdens by registration of a notice under section 27 or 27A of the Abolition of Feudal Tenure etc. (Scotland) Act 2000.
Town and Country Planning (Electronic Communications) (Scotland) Order 2004 (S.S.I. 332 of 2004).
Section 8 of the Electronic Communications Act 2000 empowers the Scottish Ministers, with the consent of the Secretary of State (defined in section 9 of that Act) by order to modify any enactment or subordinate legislation for the purpose of authorising or facilitating the use of electronic communications. This Order modifies legislation relating to planning. Articles 3 to 6 modify certain provisions of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997.
Waste Management Licensing Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2004 (S.S.I. No. 275 of 2004).
These Regulations make miscellaneous changes to waste management legislation by amending the Environment Act 1995 (c.25) and the Waste Management Licensing Regulations 1994. Regulation 2 further amends the definition of "environmental licence”. Regulations 4 to 22 amend the 1994 Regulations. Regulation 4 broadens the scope of mobile plant prescriptions in regulation 12 of the 1994 Regulations.
Community Right to Buy (Forms) (Scotland) Regulations 2004 (S.S.I. No. 233 of 2004).
These Regulations specify the forms which must be used in connection with various procedures under Part 2 the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003. Regulation 2 specifies that an application by a community body to register an interest in land under section 37(1) of the Act should be in or as near as may be in the form in Schedule 1 to these Regulations.
Crofting Community Right to Buy (Ballot) (Scotland) Regulations 2004 (S.S.I. No. 227 of 2004).
These Regulations set out the requirements on a crofting community body which is holding a ballot under section 75 of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003 on the question of whether to proceed with a land purchase. Regulation 2 provides that there be a secret ballot and that it should be conducted in a fair and reasonable manner. Under regulation 3 the crofting community body is required to ascertain from the voters roll who is eligible to vote in the ballot, and in addition to identify tenants of crofts who are eligible voters.