statutory instruments

A form of statutory instrument — In some common law jurisdictions, a form of delegated legislation enacted under a power derived from an act of parliament.

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Meanings

nounstatutory instrument
  1. pluralplural of statutory instrument
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APA

statutory instruments. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/statutory%20instruments

MLA

“statutory instruments.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/statutory%20instruments. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “statutory instruments,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/statutory%20instruments.

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