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 716 - 720 of 782Landfill Tax (Contaminated Land) Order 1996 (No. 1529 of 1996).
The Order amends Finance Act 1996 in order to provide for an additional exemption from the new landfill tax, which Part III of that Act introduces. The exemption is in respect of disposals of waste material that has resulted from certain land reclamations. Article 3 provides for the insertion in the Act of new sections 43A and 43B. The first of these provides an exemption from landfill tax for disposals of waste arising from land for which a certificate, issued by the Commissioners of Customs and Excise under section 43B, is in force. Certain other conditions must be fulfilled.
Landfill Tax (Amendment) Regulations 2002 (S.I. No. 1 of 2002).
These Regulations amend the Landfill Tax Regulations 1996 to provide that the temporary holding of material pending its use for site restoration purposes at the landfill site at which the disposal was made, or pending it being sorted, is not a taxable disposal. Regulation 3 corrects a drafting error made by the Landfill Tax (Amendment) Regulations 1999 (SI 1999/3270). Regulation 4 amends the definition of "qualifying use" in regulation 38 to include the use of material for site restoration purposes and the sorting of material.
Landfill Tax - Chapter III of the Finance Act 1996.
A tax, to be known as landfill tax, shall be charged in accordance with this Part. The tax shall be under the care and management of the Commissioners of Customs and Excise. Tax shall be charged on a taxable disposal. A disposal is a taxable disposal if: (a) it is a disposal of material as waste; (b) it is made by way of landfill; and (c) it is made at a landfill site as defined in section 66. A disposal is made at a landfill site if the land on or under which it is made constitutes or falls within land, which is a landfill site at the time of the disposal.
Landfill Tax Regulations 1996 (S.I. No. 1527 of 1996).
These Regulations make provision for the administration and assurance of landfill tax. In particular: Part I provides for the Regulations to come into force on 1st August 1996, defines expressions used in them and provides for certain decisions of the Commissioners to be made in writing. Part II regulates the registration of persons who intend to make taxable disposals. It provides for changes to the register and the removal from the register of persons who cease to intend to make taxable disposals.
Countryside Stewardship (Amendment) Regulations 2001 (S.I. 3991 of 2001).
These Regulations amend the principal Regulations by inserting a new set of arable options and making some minor amendments. Such options include retention of overwintered stubbles followed by the cultivation or fallow creation and management of a conservation headland (with or without fertilizer application), establishment and maintenance of wildlife seed mixtures providing a food source and cover for a range of wild birds, mammals and invertebrates, and establishment and maintenance of nectar and pollen-rich plant mixture for the benefit of foraging insects, wild birds and mammals.