statutory instrument
US /ˈstætʃ.ə.tɔːr.i ˈɪn.strə.mənt/
UK /ˈstætʃ.ə.tɔːr.i ˈɪn.strə.mənt/
名詞
1.
法定文書, 法定文件
a form of delegated legislation in the United Kingdom, by which powers to make detailed regulations under an Act of Parliament are exercised by the executive
範例:
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The government issued a new statutory instrument to amend the existing environmental regulations.
政府發布了一項新的法定文書，以修改現有的環境法規。
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Many detailed laws are made through statutory instruments rather than full Acts of Parliament.
許多詳細的法律是透過法定文書而非完整的議會法案制定的。
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