statute book
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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
While Awaab's Law has now been written into the statute book to compel social housing landlords to inspect and repair damp and mould, this does not cover the private rental sector.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2023
She added that the legislation would "bring about the most significant reforms to social housing regulation in over a decade and this bill is now ready to proceed to the statute book".
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 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
There is no trace of him in the statute book, but he has, it is safe to say, exercised a profound influence in all succeeding legislation, both in England and America.
From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 7 by Charles Dudley Warner
