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statutory instrument — ➔ instrument * * * statutory instrument UK US noun [C or U] (UK ► LAW in the UK and some other countries, a type of order made by a government minister that has the effect of a law: »The statutory instrument has made NI rules reflect PAYE rules… … Financial and business terms
statutory instrument — a form of delegated legislation regulated by the Statutory Instruments Act 1946. They are cited by the year they are passed and by their number in the year. Non publication is a defence. They are often accompanied by a useful but unofficial… … Law dictionary
Statutory Instrument (UK) — A Statutory Instrument (SI) is the principal form in which delegated or secondary legislation is made in Great Britain. Statutory Instruments are governed by the Statutory Instruments Act 1946. [http://www.opsi.gov.uk/RevisedStatutes/Acts/ukpga/19… … Wikipedia
Statutory Instrument — In law, a Statutory Instrument is a form of delegated or secondary legislation.United Kingdom Republic of Ireland Statutory Instruments are frequently used in the Republic of Ireland. The term Statutory Instrument is given a broad meaning under… … Wikipedia
statutory instrument — /stætʃətri ˈɪnstrəmənt/ (say stachuhtree instruhmuhnt) noun a statutory rule or order, often required to be laid before parliament …
statutory instrument — The most important form of secondary (or delegated) legislation. It enables the minister to exercise their right deriving from a particular statute to make law for certain purposes … Glossary of UK Government and Politics
statutory instrument — noun Law a government or executive order of subordinate legislation … English new terms dictionary
Scottish Statutory Instrument — A Scottish Statutory Instrument (SSI) is a form of secondary legislation in Scotland which is made under Scots law by Scottish Ministers and other Scottish authorities such as the Court of Session, through Acts of Sederunt [Part I Constitution… … Wikipedia
Statutory Rules and Orders — were the means by which delegated legislation used to be made in the United Kingdom.Statutory Rules and Orders began with the Rules Publication Act 1893. Prior to that Act there had been no consistent way of publishing orders, regulations or… … Wikipedia
Statutory law — or statute law is written law (as opposed to oral or customary law) set down by a legislature or other governing authority such as the executive branch of government in response to a perceived need to clarify the functioning of government,… … Wikipedia
