statutory
adj.adj. decided or controlled by a formal law. You use this to describe rights, rules, or duties that are written in legal documents rather than just being a habit.
adj. required, permitted, or enacted by statute; relating to rules established by legislative enactment rather than common law. Often used to distinguish formal legal requirements from contractual or customary ones.
All employees are entitled to a statutory minimum wage.
The company has a statutory obligation to provide a safe working environment for all its staff members.
While the internal policy suggests a two-week notice period, the statutory requirement remains the primary legal benchmark for resolving disputes regarding termination of employment.
From statute + -ory.
Typically precedes the noun it modifies; frequently collocates with 'duty', 'obligation', 'requirement', or 'rights'.