Laws of the Land

This Act allows the UK government to continue paying direct subsidies to farmers in the same way the EU did, without major changes. It's a temporary measure to keep farms stable while the government designs a new farming support system for the future.

This Act made the Brexit withdrawal agreement into UK law. It set out the terms for the UK leaving the EU, including a transition period where things mostly stayed the same while both sides negotiated a new trade relationship.

This Act gives permission and funding for a largescale restoration and renewal project of the Parliamentary Buildings in Westminster. It's essentially Parliament's way of saying 'yes' to fixing up the old, historic building that houses the House of Commons and House of Lords.

This Act creates an official process to investigate historical abuse that happened in Northern Irish institutions, and helps victims get recognition and compensation for what they suffered. It aims to establish the truth about what happened and support people who were harmed.

This Act sets out how much money the Northern Ireland government can spend on public services in 2019 and what it can spend it on. It's essentially the government's financial plan, deciding the budget for schools, hospitals, infrastructure, and other public services for that year.

This Act allowed the Prime Minister to call a general election in 2019 before the normally scheduled election date. It gave voters the chance to elect a new Parliament during a time of significant political disagreement about Brexit and other issues.

This Act strengthens UK laws against terrorism and border control. It gives police and security services more powers to investigate suspected terrorists, control who enters the country, and punish those involved in terrorismrelated activities. It also creates new offences related to travelling abroad for terrorism purposes.

The Middle Level Act 2018 updates the rules for managing the Middle Level drainage system in Norfolk and Cambridgeshire. It allows for better organisation and funding of the water management infrastructure that protects homes and farmland in the area from flooding.

This Act changes the rules around the census (the official count of people in the UK). It adjusts what information people must provide and removes the fines or penalties that could be given to people who don't complete their census forms properly.

This Act is Parliament's formal approval of how the government plans to spend billions of pounds across different government departments in 2019. It's essentially the government's annual budget, deciding how much money goes to services like healthcare, education, and defence.

This Act allows the government to spend the money it has set aside for running public services during 201718. It's like a family approving their budget, Parliament agrees on how much money each government department can spend that year.

This Act gives the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew (Kew Gardens) special permission to lease parts of its property and enter into financial agreements that it normally wouldn't be allowed to do. It helps the gardens raise money and manage its land more flexibly while continuing its role as a major scientific institution and tourist attraction.

This Act gave Parliament the legal power to block a nodeal Brexit and required the government to ask for more time from the EU if no agreement had been reached by October 31st, 2019. Essentially, it stopped the Prime Minister from forcing the UK out of the EU without a deal that Parliament had approved.

This Act is the legal mechanism that allowed the UK to leave the European Union on 31 January 2020. It ended EU law applying in the UK and prepared the legal framework for the UK to operate as an independent country.

This Act changes the rules so that termination awards (money paid to employees when they leave a job) and sporting testimonials (gifts given to retiring athletes by fans) are not subject to National Insurance contributions. Essentially, people receiving these payments don't have to pay a portion of them to the National Insurance system, keeping more of th…

This Act bans the use of wild animals (like lions, elephants, and bears) in travelling circuses across the UK. It became law in 2019 to stop wild animals being forced to perform tricks and live in circus conditions.

This Act is designed to help Northern Ireland's political parties negotiate and set up a functioning government. After politicians from different communities stopped cooperating, this law tries to restart talks and get decisionmaking working again so the country can be properly governed.

This Act makes it easier for UK institutions (like museums) to return paintings, jewellery, books and other valuable objects that were stolen from Jewish people during the Holocaust. It updates the original 2009 law to streamline the process of giving these items back to survivors and their descendants.

This Act makes it illegal to threaten someone with intellectual property legal action (like suing for patent or trademark infringement) unless you actually have a real, valid claim. It's designed to stop bullying through false or exaggerated legal threats while still protecting legitimate intellectual property owners.

This Act updates the Mental Capacity Act 2005 to change how decisions are made for adults who lack the mental ability to decide for themselves. It introduces new rules around something called 'deprivation of liberty' to give people more freedom and control, while ensuring they still get proper care and protection.