Do the class specific new delete operators have to be declared static

Question

Is it required in standard for class specific new, new[], delete, and delete[] to be static. Can i make them non-static member operators. And why is it required for them to be static

Answer 1

They are declared static implicitly -- even if you didn't type "static".

Answer 2

Yes it's required for them to be static. They are used to allocate memory for an object that does not yet exist hence there is no instance to refer to.