Restrictions on homebrewing were lifted in the UK in 1963, Australia followed suit in 1972, and the USA in 1978, though individual states were allowed to pass their own laws limiting production.

The Minister of Industry indicated that if due diligence were performed by the investors and the banks, the current laws governing business contracts in the UK offered sufficient protection for the public and the banks.

The Isle of Man is subject to certain European Union laws, by virtue of a being a territory for which the UK has responsibility in international law.

These laws are those for areas not covered by the Protocol 3 opt-out that the UK included for the Isle of Man in its accession treaty – the areas excluded being free movement of persons, services and capital, and taxation and social policy harmonisation.

In the UK, the relevant laws are the Criminal Justice Act 1993 Part V Schedule 1 and the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, which defines an offence of Market Abuse.

Spin-offs include a script-book The Life of Brian of Nazareth, which is backed by MONTYPYTHONSCRAPBOOK ... ( The printing of this book also caused problems, since there are rarely used technical laws in the UK against " blasphemy " dictating what can and cannot be written about religion – the publisher refused to print both halves of the book, and original prints were by two companies ).

* 1986 – The Loscoe gas explosion leads to new UK laws on landfill gas migration and gas protection on landfill sites.

Since 1915 the UK licensing laws had changed very little, with comparatively early closing times.

The relevant UK laws include: Data Protection Act 1998 ; Freedom of Information Act 2000 ; Environmental Information Regulations 2004 ; Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003.

* UK laws regarding prostitution updated for 2006

Although the UK and Japan enacted national laws in 1960 and 1967 respectively, these laws were not at all comprehensive or fully enforceable as to address ( a ) generally rising ambient noise ( b ) enforceable numerical source limits on aircraft and motor vehicles or ( c ) comprehensive directives to local government.

Following a successful referendum in 2011 on extending the law making powers of the National Assembly it is now able to make laws, known as Acts of the Assembly, on all matters in devolved subject areas, without needing the UK Parliament's agreement.

Karla Jones, a taskforce director for ALEC, told participants at a meeting that proposed laws in Canada, the UK and Australia would prohibit branding of tobacco products.

The Trade Marks Act, 1999 is a reproduction of the UK ’ s Trade Marks Act 1994 as India follow the English Trade Mark laws from the beginning.

In the UK, on-track bookies still mark up the odds on boards beside the race course and use tic-tac or mobile telephones to communicate the odds between their staff and to other bookies, but, with the modernisation of United Kingdom Bookmaking laws, online and high street gambling are at an all-time high, with a so-called Super Casino having been planned for construction in Manchester prior to the government announcing that this plan had been scrapped on 26 February 2008.

It is an offence to advertise in the UK, gambling that physically takes place in a non-European Economic Area ( EEA ), or in the case of gambling by remote means, gambling which is not regulated by the gambling laws of an EEA state.

Due in large part to unfavourable UK tax laws for inward investment in the UK film industry, the 1990 ′ s were precarious and witnessed an all-time low in British film production generally, but many large-scale productions such as Tim Burton ’ s Batman Returns and three further Bond films ( GoldenEye, Tomorrow Never Dies & The World Is Not Enough ) kept Pinewood ticking over.

There are various laws concerning the meat content of sausages in the UK.

The doctrine of Parliamentary sovereignty still applies-if the UK wants to have ultimate power over her laws as was the case previously, she would need to break from Europe.

Although classical neoliberalism rests on the free flow of information, the neoliberal era has been marked by an unprecedented expansion of intellectual property and copyright, an expansion of libel laws to silence criticism ( e. g. libel tourism ) and expanding corporate secrecy ( e. g. in the UK corporations used contract law to forbid discussion of salaries, thereby controlling labour costs ), all of which came to be seen as a normal part of neoliberalism, but are wholly against its spirit.

In some countries such as the UK, the age for child pornography is higher than the age of consent, hence child pornography laws also cover images involving consenting adults.

Restrictions on homebrewing were lifted in the UK in 1963, Australia followed suit in 1972, and the USA in 1978, though individual states were allowed to pass their own laws limiting production.

The manufacturer also hoped to increase exports ( Unilever UK & Ireland Export ) to Asian countries such as Malaysia, a primarily Muslim country where the government was becoming restrictive regarding non-halal meat.

The areas of concern regarding the ICI UK pension scheme were addressed by ICI and Akzo.

Hitler's fierce anti-Soviet rhetoric was one of the reasons why the UK and France decided that Soviet participation in the 1938 Munich Conference regarding Czechoslovakia would be both dangerous and useless.

In April 2010 there was press coverage in Britain concerning a proposed plan by atheist campaigners and a prominent barrister to have Pope Benedict XVI arrested and prosecuted in the UK for alleged offences, dating from several decades before, in failing to take appropriate action regarding Catholic sex abuse cases and concerning their disputing his immunity from prosecution in that country.

Initially, there was outcry by national newspapers and some viewers regarding the UK licence fee being used to fund such a potentially high jackpot prize.

In early 2009 Intel sued Psion Teklogix ( US & Canada ) and Psion ( UK ) in the Federal Court, seeking a cancellation of the trademark and an order enjoining Psion from asserting any trademark rights in the term " netbook ", a declarative judgement regarding their use of the term, attorneys ' fees, costs and disbursements and " such other and further relief as the Court deems just and proper ".

When TSR could not reach an agreement with Games Workshop regarding a possible merger, TSR created a subsidiary operation in the UK.

Monsanto was the subject of an investigation by the Environmental Agency of the UK regarding pollution caused by disposal of PCBs and other toxic waste at Brofiscin Quarry, Groes Faen.

The album's first single " Bitter Sweet Symphony " entered the UK charts at number 2 in June 1997, but the song's success was marred by legal problems regarding ownership of the song.

Therefore, the organic gardener must be careful regarding the sourcing of mushroom compost ; if in doubt, samples can be analyzed for contamination – in the UK, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs is able to advise regarding this issue.

Somerville was well known for his falsetto singing style, and that he was openly gay during a period of increasing socio-political debate and conflict in the UK regarding homosexuality.

* GermanNavalWarfare. info, Some Original Documents from the British Admiralty, Room 40, regarding the Zimmermann -/ Mexico Telegram: Photocopies from The National Archives, Kew, Richmond, UK.

The song " The Wait " was omitted from the UK pressings of the album in order to conform to local music-industry rules regarding the length of EP's.

( See also section below on UK legislation regarding the control of certain weeds )

* United Nations Security Council Resolution 22 recommends that the International Court of Justice settle the dispute between the UK and Albania regarding the sinking of two British ships in the Straits of Corfu in the Corfu Channel Incident.

The US edition also has a three paragraph ' Author's Note ' regarding Viriconium which did not appear in the UK editions.

The UK Royal Society and UK Royal Academy of Engineering also commissioned a report entitled " Nanoscience and nanotechnologies: opportunities and uncertainties " regarding the larger social and ecological implications on nanotechnology.

At the end of 2011, the release of confidential documents under the UK Government's 30-year rule revealed Geoffrey Howe's thoughts regarding the Toxteth riots of 1981.

At the end of 2011, the release of confidential documents under the UK Government's 30-year rule revealed Joseph's thoughts regarding the Liverpool Riots.

When this information was presented in a UK court, Michael Mead of the United States Postal Service contradicted his US testimony under oath regarding several details relating to the investigation.

During Johnson's time in DTI she gained media coverage for her concerns regarding " US regulators ( having ) the power to monitor, investigate and discipline UK auditors ".