Sentence examples for statutory codes from inspiring English sources

"We believe we can achieve this by retaining the existing statutory codes.

"They have encouraged the industry to make its own rules but will only make this new 'guidance' public after the existing statutory codes have been scrapped".

"In light of views raised, we have given the matter further consideration and believe we can achieve this objective by retaining the existing statutory codes.

Legislation that makes it a criminal offence to mistreat animals is not being changed but the statutory codes have until now been used to give magistrates guidance on where those being prosecuted have fallen short compared with good practice.

The RSPCA said it has been voicing concerns for the past three years about the "downgrading" of the guidelines from statutory codes to industry-led guidance and criticised the lack of transparency around the process.

Liz Truss, the environment secretary, is overseeing moves to scrap the statutory codes on farm animal welfare and move to an "industry-led" guidance as part of her department's deregulatory agenda.

A statutory code of ethics for lobbying.

It stated its belief that a "voluntary code coupled with disclosure will prove more effective than a statutory code".

The motion includes a call for large pub companies (pubcos) to be governed by a statutory code of conduct.

As well as an inquiry, a statutory code of practice was required to eradicate blacklisting, the committee said.

The leader of the Commons, Harriet Harman, said ministers would respond by making lobbying companies subject to a statutory code.