Section 13
Security of recorded information.
The Collection of Statistics Act, 2008
About this Act
An Act to facilitate the collection of statistics on economic, demographic, social, scientific and environmental aspects, and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
The statistics officer or any person or agency authorised
for collection of statistics shall, while copying or recording any statistical information collected
pursuant to this Act from individual returns, information schedules, worksheets or any other
confidential source by means of cards, tapes, discs, film or any other method, whether using encoded
or plain language symbols for processing, storage or reproduction of particulars, take and cause to
take such steps as are necessary to ensure that the security provisions of this Act are complied with.