Statutory instrument

/stˈatʃuːtəɹˌi ˈɪnstɹəmənt/

/stˈætʃətˌoːɹi ˈɪnstɹəmənt/

(in the UK) a type of order that has legal status and is issued by a government minister or someone with a legal authority

Examples

1. A statutory instrument has the same effect as an act of parliament.

2. Those regulations are in the form of a statutory instrument.

3. Indeed, one of the widest provisions in legislation for statutory instruments is in the 2006 Regulatory Reform Act.

4. But once the transition period ends, after 1st of January 2021, all of these statutory instruments will need to be revisited in one form or another.