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
"The UK government's Kept Animals Bill will change that - and the findings from Panorama highlighting issues at events like this demonstrates why we need that legislation on the statute book as soon as possible."
From BBC ● Jan. 25, 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
The imperial statute book spoke it out:265 Rome is our common country.
From The Formation of Christendom, Volume VII by Thomas W. Allies
