Statistics Act

PART II

Federal statistics

Application of Part to Federal statistics.

Statistician’s duty to supervise Federal statistics.

Collection and publication of Federal statistics.

Power to obtain information.

Duty to make returns in respect of undertaking.

Restriction on publication.

Restrictions as to disclosure of information.

PARTIII

State jurisdiction as to statistics

10. State statistics.

PART IV

General powers and procedure

I I. Delegation of functions.

Oath of secrecy.

Unlawful disclosure.

Penalties for failure to furnish information, etc.

IS. Penalty for destruction, etc., of documents.

Amendment to First Schedule.

Regulations.

SCHEDULES

FIRST SCHEDULE

Statistical subjects

SECOND SCHEDULE

Form of oath

An Act to authorise the taking of statistics from time to time and to provide for the

collection, compilation, analysis and publication of statistical information, and to

provide for other matters connected thereto.

[1957 No. 44.]

[14 th November, 1957]

[Commencement.]

PART I

Introductory

1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the Statistics Act.

Interpretation

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires-

“Minister” means the Minister charged with responsibility for matters relating to sta-

tistics;

“Statistician” means the Federal Government Statistician;

“statistics” means information in connection with or incidental to all or any of the

matters specified in the First Schedule.

[First Schedule.]

PART II

F ederal statistics

Application of Part to Federal statistics

The provisions of this Part shall apply to statistics relating to-

Statistician’s duty to supervise Federal statistics

the duty of the Statistician, subject to any direction by the Minister-

[Cap. N67.]

commercial, industrial, agricultural, mining, social, economic and general ac-

tivities and conditions of the inhabitants of the Federation;

States and with local authorities, in the collection, compilation, analysis and