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 641 - 645 of 782Rural Stewardship Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 2004 (S.S.I. No. 104 of 2004).
These Regulations amend the principal Regulations as follows: (a) in Schedule 2 (management activities): (i) amend the management requirements for the extensive management of mown grassland for birds, the management of open grazed grassland for birds, the extensive management of mown grassland for corncrakes, the management of wet grassland for waders, the management of lowland raised bogs, the management of hedgerows and unharvested crops; (ii) amend the site requirements for the creation and management of species-rich grassland, management of lowland raised bogs, unharvested crops, conser
Title Conditions (Scotland) Act 2003 (Conservation Bodies) Amendment Order 2003 (S.S.I. No. 621 of 2003).
This Order corrects the name of the National Trust for Scotland, which was incorrectly stated in the Title Conditions (Scotland) Act 2003 (Conservation Bodies) Order 2003.
Amends: Title Conditions (Scotland) Act 2003 (Conservation Bodies) Order 2003 (S.S.I. No. 453 of 2003). (2003-09-22)
Agricultural Holdings (Consequential Amendments) (Scotland) Order 2003 (S.S.I. No. 583 of 2003).
This Order makes provision for additional amendments to enactments as a consequence of the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 11). It extends provisions of those enactments which applied to agricultural holdings under the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1991 (c.55) to the types of tenancy of agricultural land created under Part 1 of the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 2003, short limited duration tenancies and limited duration tenancies.
Implements: Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 2003 (2003 asp 11). (2003-04-22)
Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 2003 (Commencement No. 3, Transitional and Savings Provisions) Order 2003 (S.S.I. No. 548 (C.29) of 2003).
This Order brings the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 2003 into force on 27 November 2003, except for specified provisions. The Order also makes transitional and savings provision in relation to the amendments in the Act which affect agricultural holdings under the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1991 (article 3 and the Schedule).
Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (Grants) (Scotland) Amendment Scheme 2003 (S.S.I. No. 518 of 2003).
This Instrument amends the Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (Grant) (Scotland) Scheme 2003. It brings forward the deadline for making an application from 14 March 2008 (the fifth anniversary of the coming into force of the Scheme) to 31 October 2005 (par. 2(2)(c)). It also brings forward the date by which expenditure must have been incurred to the same date (par. 2(3)). The condition of application requiring the expenditure to have been incurred before applying for a grant is removed (pars. 2(2)(a), (b) and (d)).