Differentiate between statutory and non-statutory bodies in Malaysia.
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Statutory authority is generally a commission/body which is made or rather formed when an act is passed over a particular issue to enforce legislation in the concerned state/country.
A statutory body is a non-constitutional body since the formation of this body is not mentioned in the constitution.
Some of the examples are the Human Rights Commission of India, Planning Commission, etc.,
Non-statutory or better referred as Constitutional body. This body or authority is mentioned already in the constitution, unlike the statutory body which has to be passed as an act.
Some of the examples are the Financial Commission, National Commission for SC's and ST's, etc.,
To conclude this answer I'd like to tell that the difference arises, as I already mentioned above, when the body/authority is mentioned in the constitution or not.
The constitutional bodies derive their relevance from the constitution, pretty much understandable from its name whereas the statutory body needs to be passed as a law to make it revelance enough for legislation enforcement.