adjective

• 1Required, permitted, or enacted by statute.

  ‘statutory controls over prices’

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  • ‘This can be seen if one looks at cases in which a public authority has been under a statutory or common law duty to provide a service or other benefit for the public or a section of the public.’
  • ‘He has concluded that there is no statutory prohibition against extradition.’
  • ‘The claimant has also no right to a conditional discharge while the recognised statutory requirements for detention are satisfied.’
  • ‘A spokeswoman said the panel was set up by the council as part of statutory local government regulations requiring all councils to look at members' allowances.’
  • ‘Mr Georgiou supports Australia having an independent statutory monitor reporting regularly to Parliament.’
  • ‘A redundancy package of six weeks per year of employment plus statutory entitlements is expected to be offered by the company.’
  • ‘It is part of the purpose in having a self-regulatory system that it should ward off statutory regulation, with its possible implications for the freedom of the press.’
  • ‘The only certain ways to protect investors, workers and pensioners are statutory regulation and a ban on auditors making money by selling extras to friendly firms.’
  • ‘It is now the single statutory regulator responsible for regulating deposit-taking, insurance and investment business.’
  • ‘If I can just assist, the independent advisory group is not expected to replace statutory consultation processes.’
  • ‘All countries must consider introducing statutory frameworks to regulate genetic technologies.’
  • ‘But there are fears lenders could pass on the costs of complying with the new statutory regulation to borrowers.’
  • ‘The regulatory and statutory requirement to report adverse patient experiences has always been resisted.’
  • ‘These may relate to certain regulatory requirements, statutory charges, access to finance, or other parameters.’
  • ‘The merged body does not have new powers and leaves the existing statutory basis of regulation unchanged.’
  • ‘Unlike medicine, nursing and osteopathy, there is no statutory regulation of homeopaths.’
  • ‘Residents had hoped to see yellow lines in place by March but have now been told statutory regulations have to be completed first.’
  • ‘Its report recommends stronger cages, more nets, and a statutory duty to notify regulatory agencies of escapes.’
  • ‘It is important to distinguish their financial performance from their statutory responsibility of regulation and supervision.’
  • ‘For further peace of mind, statutory regulations will soon be in place.’

  Synonyms

  legitimate, permissible, admissible, allowable, acceptable

  1. 1.1Having come to be required or expected through being done or made regularly.
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     • ‘the statutory Christmas phone call to his mother’