Which describes a non-statutory protective service?

Which describes a non-statutory protective service?

• A. A service not required by any law.
• B. A service required by an Act of Parliament.
• C. A uniformed law enforcement agency.
• D. A mandatory public utilities manager.

Answer: (A)

The idea being tested is the difference between services that are mandated by law (statutory) and those that aren’t (non-statutory). A non-statutory protective service is one that exists and is provided not because a law requires it, but because a policy decision or discretionary funding supports it. It operates without a legal obligation to deliver it. That makes the description of a service not required by any law the best match for non-statutory. The other options describe services tied to formal legal requirements or established government structures—those are statutory or mandated, not non-statutory.

The idea being tested is the difference between services that are mandated by law (statutory) and those that aren’t (non-statutory). A non-statutory protective service is one that exists and is provided not because a law requires it, but because a policy decision or discretionary funding supports it. It operates without a legal obligation to deliver it.

That makes the description of a service not required by any law the best match for non-statutory. The other options describe services tied to formal legal requirements or established government structures—those are statutory or mandated, not non-statutory.