statutory provision

Meaning

1. 1nouncountablelegallawformal

   A specific clause or rule contained in a law passed by a government.

   Grammar: Countable: a statutory provision, several statutory provisions. Often followed by 'on' or 'for'.

   Patterns

   • a statutory provision on something
   • a statutory provision for something
   • under a statutory provision

   The new statutory provision requires companies to report their carbon emissions.

   There is a statutory provision for free legal advice for low-income citizens.

   The court ruled that the statutory provision had been misinterpreted.

Word forms

Common combinations

a statutory provision on something

The statutory provision on data protection was updated last year.

under a statutory provision

The agency acted under a statutory provision from the 1990s.

introduce a statutory provision

Parliament introduced a statutory provision to ban single-use plastics.

comply with a statutory provision

All employers must comply with this statutory provision.

Synonyms and how they differ

legal provision

A broader term that can include rules from any legal source, not only statutes passed by a legislature.

clause

A single part of a legal document; a statutory provision is specifically a clause in a statute.

regulation

A rule made by an authority, often under a statute; a statutory provision is the statute itself.

Word family

statute noun

A law passed by a legislative body.

statutory adjective

Required or controlled by law.

provision noun

A condition or rule in a legal document.

Commonly confused: statutory provision or statuary?

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