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 181 - 185 of 782Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015 (2015 Asp 6).
This Act provides a legal framework that will promote and encourage community empowerment and participation. It creates new rights for community bodies and places new duties on public authorities. The Act amends the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003, extending the community right to buy to all of Scotland, urban and rural, and improving procedures. It also introduces a new provision for community bodies to purchase land which is abandoned, neglected or causing harm to the environmental wellbeing of the community, where the owner is not willing to sell that land.
Planning etc. (Scotland) Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2009 (S.S.I. No. 256 of 2009).
This Order makes supplementary, incidental or consequential changes to the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997, the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Scotland) Act 1997, the Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005 and the Planning etc. (Scotland) Act 2006 so as to give full effect to the provisions of the Planning etc. (Scotland) Act 2006.
Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2010 (S.I. No. 568 of 2010).
This Order amends the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Regulations 1990 in regulations 5, 5A and 13, which require local planning authorities to publicize: applications for listed building and conservation area consent; planning applications which affect the setting of listed buildings or the character or appearance of a conservation area; and applications by the local planning authority for listed building and conservation area consent.
Amends: Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Regulations 1990 (S.I. No. 1519 of 1990). (1990-07-20)
Products of Animal Origin (Third Country Imports) (Wales) Regulations 2004 (S.I. No. 1430 (W.144) of 2004).
These Regulations consolidate the Products of Animal Origin (Third Country Imports) (Wales) Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/1387 (W.136)), the Products of Animal Origin (Third Country Imports) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/3230 (W.307)), and the Products of Animal Origin (Third Country Imports) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/976 (W.135)), and make a number of further amendments.
Town and Country Planning (General Development Procedure) (Amendment) (England) Order 2010 (S.I. 567 of 2010).
This Order amends, in relation to England, the Town and Country Planning (General Development Procedure) Order 1995, in relation with design and access statements which are required to accompany certain applications for planning permission.
Amends: Town and Country Planning (General Development Procedure) Order 1995 (S.I. 419 of 1995). (1995-02-22)