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NATIONAL LEGISLATION OVERVIEWS
NATIONAL LEGISLATION OVERVIEWS
Statistics Act, No. 6 of
1999
Long title
To provide for a Statistician-General as head of Statistics South Africa, who is responsible for the collection, production and dissemination of official and other statistics, including the conducting of a census of the population, and for co-ordination among producers of statistics; to establish a Statistics Council and provide for its functions; to repeal certain legislation; and to provide for connected matters.
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Long title
To provide for a Statistician-General as head of Statistics South Africa, who is responsible for the collection, production and dissemination of official and other statistics, including the conducting of a census of the population, and for co-ordination among producers of statistics; to establish a Statistics Council and provide for its functions; to repeal certain legislation; and to provide for connected matters.
Table of contents
| SECTION | TITLE |
| CONTENTS OF ACT | |
| 1. | Definitions |
| 2. | Purpose of Act |
| 3. | Purpose of official statistics, and statistical principles |
| 4. | Status of Statistics South Africa |
| 5. | Minister’s duties and powers |
| 6. | Appointment and tenure of Statistician-General |
| 7. | Statistician-General’s duties and powers |
| 8. | Establishment of Statistics Council |
| 9. | Tenure of members of Council |
| 10. | Meetings of Council |
| 11. | Committees of Council |
| 12. | Remuneration of members of Council and its committees |
| 13. | Duties and powers of Council |
| 14. | Statistical co-ordination among organs of state |
| 15. | Entry on and inspection of premises |
| 16. | Duty to answer questions |
| 17. | Confidentiality and disclosure |
| 18. | Offences and penalties |
| 19. | References in other legislation or documents |
| 20. | Repeal of legislation, and savings |
| 21. | Short title |
| 22. | SCHEDULE. LEGISLATION REPEALED (SECTION 20(1)(a)) [s20] |
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