Collection of Statistics Act, 2008
Bare Act · 2008
An Act to facilitate the collection of statistics on economic, demographic, social, scientific and environmental aspects, and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
- Act number
- 7 of 2009
- Enacted
- 7 January 2009
- Contents
- 27 sections · 6 chapters
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Contents
Chapter I — Preliminary
Chapter II — Collection Of Statistics
- Section 3 – Collection of statistics
- Section 3A – Nodal officer
- Section 4 – Powers of appropriate Government to appoint statistics officer, etc
- Section 5 – Power of statistics officer to call for information (preview)
- Section 6 – Duty of informants (preview)
- Section 7 – All agencies to assist (preview)
- Section 8 – Right of access to records or documents (preview)
Chapter III
- Section 9 – Security of information (preview)
- Section 10 – Appropriate Government authorised to disclose certain information (preview)
- Section 11 – Disclosure of information schedules for bona fide research or statistical purposes (preview)
- Section 12 – Disclosure of historical documents (preview)
- Section 13 – Security of recorded information (preview)
- Section 14 – Restrictions on use of information (preview)
Chapter IV — Penalties And Adjudication
- Section 15 – Penalty for neglect or refusal to supply particulars and other contraventions (preview)
- Section 15A – Adjudicating officer (preview)
- Section 15B – Appeal (preview)
- Section 15C – Recovery (preview)
Chapter V — Power In Respect Of Core Statistics
Chapter VI — Miscellaneous
- Section 28 – Power to give directions (preview)
- Section 29 – Public servants (preview)
- Section 30 – Bar of jurisdiction (preview)
- Section 31 – Protection of action taken in good faith (preview)
- Section 32 – Overriding effect (preview)
- Section 33 – Power to make rules (preview)
- Section 34 – Repeal and savings (preview)