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The Bank of England acts as the UK's central bank, influencing interest rates paid by private banks, to achieve targets in inflation, growth and employment. The Bank of England was originally established as a corporation with private shareholders under the Bank of England Act 1694, [1] to raise money for war with Louis XIV, King of France.
The Bretton Woods Agreements Act 1945, United Nations Act 1946 and the International Organisations Act 1968 wrote the UK's funding and membership of the United Nations, the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, and other bodies, into statute. [83] For example, the UK bound itself to implement by order UN Security Council resolutions, up ...
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An Act to make provision for and in connection with an expanded dormant assets scheme; to confer power to further expand the scope of that scheme; to amend the Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Act 2008; [a] to enable an authorised reclaim fund to accept transfers of certain unwanted assets; and for connected purposes.
An Act to revoke certain retained EU law; to make provision relating to the interpretation of retained EU law and to its relationship with other law; to make provision relating to powers to modify retained EU law; to enable the restatement, replacement or updating of certain retained EU law; to enable the updating of restatements and ...
(London, Houses of Parliament. The Sun Shining through the Fog by Claude Monet, 1904). Parliament (from old French, parler, "to talk") is the UK's highest law-making body.. Although the British constitution is not codified, the Supreme Court recognises constitutional principles, [10] and constitutional statutes, [11] which shape the use of political power. There are at least four main ...
Legislation.gov.uk provides the revised editions of the legislation of the United Kingdom. Note that some acts consolidate and reorganise prior acts; these are called consolidation acts . Series
UK energy law; Acts of Union 1800; Union with Scotland (Amendment) Act 1707; United Kingdom administrative law; United Kingdom constitutional law;