UK Regulations Research Articles

Nutrition‐labelling Developments

New legislation means that all nutrition information provided on food packaging will have to follow a standard format. Explains the legislation and the implications it will have for food manufacturers and retailers. The new UK regulations which implement the EC Nutrition Labelling Directive will take effect in October 1993.

Consequences of UK and EC Environmental Legislation on Textile Finishing

This paper considers the impact of textile products and processes on the environment, reviews previous UK legislation and regulation and considers how effective it was in controlling the environment, assesses the threats and opportunities that new UK and EC legislation pose to the finishing sector and suggests approaches that may be beneficial, both in environmental and commercial terms. This paper augments previous articles and papers written by the author on the impact of new environmental legislation on the UK Textile sector.

UK Regulations for the Road Transport of Radioactive Materials

Abstract In the UK the regulations for the transport of radioactive materials by road are being revised to take full account of the recommendations contained in International Atomic Energy Agency's Safety Series No 6 Regulations for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Materials 1985 Edition (As amended 1990), and to bring these regulations into line with the provisions contained within the latest edition of the European Agreement Concerning the International Carriage of Goods by Road. The role of the UK Department of Transport in making and enforcing regulations for road transport is presented.

UK policies and regulations

This article describes the work of the UK Office of Telecommunications (Oftel) and its relationships with government and the telecommunications industry. A major part of Oftel's formal remit has been to promote competition, and this has generally been achieved without detriment to social goals. Network competition is now Oftel's main focus—an objective powerfully furthered by the 1992 duopoly review and Oftel's recently tightened interconnection rules. The article concludes with a description of the incentive regulation system to promote efficiency.

Managerial Choices in the Valuation of Acquired Goodwill in the UK

Abstract During the 1980s the UK regulations affecting accounting for acquired goodwill allowed managers to make accounting choices affecting recorded goodwill that best served their particular interests. This paper develops and tests the hypothesis that the proportions of purchase price assigned to separable net assets and consequently to goodwill are affected by gearing (leverage) and other considerations.

Corporatism and Accountability: Organized Interests in British Public Life.

Whatever happened to corporatism?, Colin Crouch and Ronald Dore Japan - a nation made for corporatism?, Ronald Dore corporatism and accountability - the democratic dilemma, Norman Lewis regulating Britain, regulating America - corporatism and the securities industry, Michael Moral the engineering profession - from self-regulation to state-sponsored collaboration, Martin Laffin corporatist interest intermediation - goverment-building society relations in the UK, Martin Boddy and Christine Lamber agricultural regulation and the politics of milk production , Graham Cox et al the MSC's Area Manpower Boards - the role of employer and union representatives, Roger King and Kris Schnack tripartite industrial training systems - a comparative study, Andrew Erridge and Michael Connolly cleavage and concertation - the limits of a corporatist analysis of the Scottish political economy, Chris Moore and Simon Booth.

Food safety and legislation in the dairy industry*

The legal and commercial controls on milk and milk products in the United Kingdom are reviewed. Although these controls have generally provided milk and milk products with a good food safety record, the UK government is actively working in several areas which are described in this paper to maintain and improve standards. A major revision of existing UK regulations will probably be required if the proposals for regulations on milk and milk products from the European Commission, currently under discussion, are agreed. Other factors, and particularly those concerning public health, may also lead to changes.

A Review of Treatment Process Options to Meet the EC Sludge Directive

ABSTRACTNew UK regulations from June 1989 will enforce the provisions of an EC Directive on the use of sewage sludge in agriculture. Among the requirements is one that sludge should be treated before surface application to farmland. Treatment is needed to reduce ‘significantly’ both the fermentability of sludge and the health hazards resulting from its use on farms. In the UK, the health risks associated with sludge are principally beef tapeworm (Taenia saginata and cysticercosis) and Salmonellosis. Research on the effects of various treatment processes on pathogens has shown the conditions required to produce a 90% reduction of T. saginata and Salmonellae. This information has been used as a basis for describing a list of ‘effective’ treatment processes and process conditions ‐ as given in a new UK National Code of Practice on the use of sludge in agriculture. The uprating of existing treatment plant, or provision of new plant, to meet the Code of Practice recommendations could involve significant costs. A comparison of the economics of each of the ‘effective’ treatment processes for different population sizes shows a fairly wide range of net present costs. In general, increased sludge quality means increased costs.

UK regulations and guidelines for genetic manipulation

UK regulations and guidelines for genetic manipulation

Legislating on occupational safety and health: a comparison of the British and American experience

Abstract. In the early 1970s both the United Kingdom and the United States legislated new occupational safety regulations. Enforcement strategies varied considerably: the British chose a persuasive, the Americans a coercive approach. The legislative process was characterized by consensus in the first case, by conflict in the second. Consequentially the UK regulation appears to have been quite effective, while the US one led only to negligible results. This difference can be mainly explained by the different strength of the interest groups involved in the regulation's implementation.

Toxic chemicals: UK regulations

Toxic chemicals: UK regulations