Singapore legislation

Section 4

of Statistics Act 1973

Section 4

National statistical coordinator

(1)

The Chief Statistician is the national statistical coordinator whose duties are —

(a)

to coordinate statistical activities in public agencies, including the allocation of the subject matters in respect of which research and statistics units may exercise their powers under section 5;

(b)

to advise public agencies in the gathering, compiling, analysis and utilisation of statistics;

(c)

to develop national statistical standards and standardise definitions, classifications, terms, procedures and concepts for use in statistical activities; and

(d)

to promote the observance of approved national statistical standards by public agencies.

(2)

All research and statistics units must comply with the recommendations of the Chief Statistician on any matter specified in subsection (1)(c) and (d).

(3)

If a research and statistics unit refuses to accept a recommendation of the Chief Statistician, the director of the research and statistics unit must notify the Chief Statistician in writing of the refusal and the reasons for the refusal.

(4)

On receipt of any notice from a research and statistics unit under subsection (3), the Chief Statistician must —

(a)

reconsider the recommendation in question; and

(b)

in the event of the inability of the Chief Statistician to rescind or revise the recommendation, refer the matter to the Minister who must give directions to the research and statistics unit as the Minister thinks fit and that research and statistics unit must comply with the directions of the Minister.

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