Clause 3

This Act shall apply to the Statistics Department and such other Research and Statistics Units as the Minister may, by notification in the Gazette, specify for the purpose of the collection, preparation and publication of statistics relating to any of the subjects specified in the First Schedule.

The Statistics Department shall be under the control and management of a Chief Statistician and of such other officers as the Minister may appoint.

A Research and Statistics Unit shall be under the control and management of a Director and of such other officers as the appropriate Minister responsible for the Unit may appoint.