Singapore legislation

Clause 10

of Statistics Bill

Clause 10

Rules and orders

(1)

The Minister may make rules —

(a)

for regulating the method of collecting statistics, the staff to be employed in connection therewith, the duties to be performed and the publication to be issued;

(b)

for prescribing the forms in which and the times, places and manner at and in which particulars or information shall be furnished, and the manner in which they shall be authenticated, and any other thing which under this Act is to be prescribed;

(c)

for exempting from the obligation to furnish particulars or information under this Act, either wholly or partly and either unconditionally or subject to such conditions as may be prescribed; and

(d)

generally for carrying out the purposes and provisions of this Act.

(2)

All Rules made under this section and all orders made under section 5 shall be published in the Gazette and shall be presented to Parliament as soon as may be after publication.