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 231 - 235 of 782Planning Act 2008 (Cap. 29).
This Act creates a new system of development permitting for nationally significant infrastructure projects. The new system covers certain types of energy, transport, water, waste water and waste projects. The Act establishes the Infrastructure Planning Commission, which will be responsible for examining applications for development consent for nationally significant infrastructure projects. The Commission may also confer upon developers certain rights for the purpose of facilitating a project.
Radioactive Contaminated Land (Modification of Enactments) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 (S.I. No. 2146 of 2010).
These Regulations amend the Radioactive Contaminated Land (Modification of Enactments) (Wales) Regulations 2006 in the definition of "substance" as a consequence of modifications made to section 78A of the Environmental Protection Act 1990.
Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2008 (S.I. No. 2093 of 2008).
These Regulations amend the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) (England and Wales) Regulations 1999 to implement Council Directive 85/337/EEC and amendments of that Directive in respect of applications for approval of reserved matters and applications for approval of conditions attached to the grant of planning permissions and applications made to mineral planning authorities to determine the conditions to which a mineral planning permission is subject under Schedule 2 to the Planning and Compensation Act 1991 and Schedules 13 and 14 to the Environment Act 1995.
Environmental Impact Assessment (Uncultivated Land and Semi-Natural Areas) (Wales) Regulations 2002 (S.I. No. 2127 (W.214) of 2002).
These Regulations implement, in relation to projects for the use of uncultivated land and semi-natural areas in Wales for intensive agricultural purposes, Council Directive 85/337/EEC on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment and Council Directive 92/43/EEC on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora insofar as it applies to such projects.
Radioactive Contaminated Land (Enabling Powers and Modification of Enactments) (England)(Amendment) Regulations 2010 (S.I. No. 2147 of 2010).
These Regulations amend the Radioactive Contaminated Land (Modification of Enactments) (England) Regulations 2006 and the Radioactive Contaminated Land (Enabling Powers) (England) Regulations 2005 in the definition of "substance" as a consequence of modifications made to section 78A of the Environmental Protection Act 1990.