Section 6
Duty of informants.
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 informants who are asked to furnish any information under the
provisions of this Act shall be bound to furnish the information so asked in the prescribed manner to
the best of knowledge or belief; and in cases where only a portion of a particular class or group of
persons or units is asked to furnish information because of any sampling procedure, it shall not be a
defence in failure on the part of any informant to furnish that information, if so asked.