statute book
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On Tuesday, Downing Street said the government wants the law to be on the statute book by April next year, in time for the next anniversary.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
Also expected to make the statute book is a bill overhauling property law in England and Wales, giving more rights to people who own leasehold properties, where the building’s freehold is owned by someone else.
From Seattle Times ● May 24, 2024
However, she said the bill was "a vital first step in getting these rights on the statute book".
From BBC ● May 19, 2023
The main opposition Labour Party said it agreed it was a “reasonable” approach to take some measures off the statute book but that lawmakers would study the detail of the proposals.
From Reuters ● Sep. 12, 2021
Look at our statute book, and if we are to judge from that, of the utter detestation with which our people look upon immorality of every kind, we deserve to be considered paragons of propriety.
From Popery! As it Was and as it Is Also, Auricular Confession; And Popish Nunneries by William Hogan
