The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (usually shortened to the United Kingdom, the UK and Britain) is a country Countries within a country, Number 10. Accessed May 29 2006 Member States: United Kingdom, UK Presidency of the EU 2005. Accessed May 29 2006. "United Kingdom", Encyclopædia Britannica Accessed May 29 2006 and sovereign stateUK or GB?, Directgov (UK government website); accessed May 29 2006 occupying Great Britain and the northeast of Ireland off the northwest coast of mainland Europe. Its territory and population are primarily situated on the island of Great Britain, but it also shares a land border with the Republic of Ireland on the island of Ireland. The United Kingdom is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean and its ancillary bodies of water- the North Sea, the English Channel, the Celtic Sea, and the Irish Sea.
The United Kingdom is a political union made up of four constituent countries: England, Scotland, and Wales on the island of Great Britain, and Northern Ireland. The United Kingdom also has several overseas territories, including Gibraltar and the Falkland Islands. The Crown has a relationship with the dependencies of the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands; they are part of the British Islands but not part of the United Kingdom. A constitutional monarchy, the United Kingdom has close relationships with fifteen other Commonwealth Realms that share the same monarch — Queen Elizabeth II — as head of state.
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House of Commons: Science and Technology Seventh Report: Light Pollution and Astronomy - A comprehensive report, published by Parliament in 2003, outlining what action needs to be taken by all levels of government to regulate photopollution. [Also available in PDF at ./747.pdf .]
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Lighting in the Countryside - Towards Good Practice - Comprehensive online UK Government publication outlining the government's policy on the issue. (1997)
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A New Deal for Transport: Better for Everyone - Government publication which explains the Government's use of non-polluting road lighting in chapters 2 and 3.
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Charted Institute of Environmental Health Light Pollution Report - Discusses the current legal situation as to whether light pollution is a statutory nuisance.
Fight Light Pollution - Guide on how to write to a local MP to ask for relevant legislation with an example letter and an example of a reply.
Lighting in The Countryside - Presentation based on the government paper with diagrams and photographs.
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Office of the Deputy Prime Minister Planning Policy Index - Latest UK-wide and England-wide planning policy (includes latest policy on pollution including lighting).
University of Nottingham Planning and Pollution References - List of References relating to planning and light pollution.
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