A statute is an act of the provincial legislature or of federal Parliament It is a piece of legislation to describe law; for example, define crimes, prescribe conduct, etc return to index
The name of the statute associated with each of the permits and identifiers linked to the facility: CAA = the Clean Air Act; CWA = the Clean Water Act; RCRA = the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act; and EP313 = the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act, Section 313 (also known as the Toxics Release Inventory Program)
a formal written enactment of a legislative body, e g , the provincial legislature or federal Parliament
An act of the legislature Common law is made up of the various court decisions over the years Case law may be altered by statute
A codified law (NOTE: "Codify" means "to arrange laws systematically " A codified law is one that has been incorporated into that section of the ORS that it amends, modifies, or accompanies )