The phrase "a statutory basis for" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the legal foundation or justification for a particular action, policy, or regulation.
Example: "The new regulations were established on a statutory basis for ensuring public safety."
Alternatives: "a legal foundation for" or "a legal basis for".
Its passage has been delayed, but defence minister Andrew Robathan told the Telegraph: "We are putting the military covenant on a statutory basis for the first time".
The officials were concerned to know whether the royals, as employers, were happy with the creation of a statutory basis for apprenticeships.
The bill must truly place victims at its heart, including providing a statutory basis for the NRM and the identification, support and assistance standards it must meet.
The bill seeks to establish a statutory basis for support to victims of modern slavery, in compliance with the UK's international obligations.
Andrew Robathan, a Defence minister, told The Daily Telegraph that the Government was "putting the military covenant on a statutory basis for the first time".
Congress passed the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act in 1988 in order to provide a statutory basis for the operation and regulation of gaming by Indian tribes.
From the original sample of 20 625 employees, only those retiring between 2001 and 2008 on a statutory basis were selected for the analyses (analysis 1: n=2711, 63% men; analysis 2: n=3812, 75% men).
The United States needs a new statutory basis for its national security strategy in this new century.
RCRA and related Federal and State laws provide a sufficient statutory basis for preventing significant adverse health and environmental impacts from coal ash and FGD waste disposal.
In Ireland the Irish Poor Law Act of 1838 was the first attempt to put control of the destitute and responsibility for their welfare on a statutory basis.
For the first time, we will put the apprenticeship programme on a statutory basis and ensure that an apprenticeship place is available for every suitably qualified young person by 2013.
