statutory
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The government is proposing to remove the Gardens Trust and the Theatres Trust as statutory consultees as well as Sport England, which is expected to reduce more than 3,000 consultations annually.
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However, a judge ordered the council to re-look at the complaint, saying it had not considered the nub of the matter - whether the fouling constituted a "statutory nuisance".
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The infrastructure minister told the assembly her department did not offer compensation for "pure economic loss resulting from the exercise of its statutory duty to maintain the public road network".
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While set up and funded by the government to investigate matters of public concern, statutory public inquiries are independent.
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"It has been concluded that this report falls outside of the stated statutory time limit, and no investigation can take place," the spokeswoman added.
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