0 an organization with the authority to check that the activities of a business or organization are legal and follow official rules:
1 an organization that has been created by a parliament:
The commission is a statutory body to combat discrimination against disabled people.
A new statutory body, the Committee on Climate Change, is expected to be made up of eight scientific experts who will advise the government on staying within its carbon budget.
We can complete it step by step however long the road is and it can't be completed however short the road is if you don't even mark your footprint.