Luckily, thanks to a recently-enacted statutory provision, many of these payments will be tax-free to the recipient.

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Maybe there should be a special statutory provision in bankruptcy or any other court that becomes the venue of last resort for sports franchises.

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In the COD context, the taxpayer has realized a clear accession of wealth by being relieved of a debt that is then being excluded under a statutory provision.

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Although an agency may flesh out the interstices of a technical regime, that discretion does not entitle the agency to arrogate to itself purposes outside the statutory provision it is applying .

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"It is open to the individual state, to make statutory provision for the imposition of a whole life minimum term, and in an appropriate case, as a matter of judicial discretion, for the court to make such an order, " he said.

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It added that there was no statutory requirement for itinerant provision.

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The provision of citizenship as a distinct, statutory subject helps to ensure that the UK is compliant with its obligations under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.

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"As the change affects the requirement for statutory minimum increases, schemes may continue to make more generous provision, " it added.

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