Definitions
Section 2 of the Collection of Statistics Act, 2008 deals with definitions. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-- (a) "agency" includes a person or persons engaged by the appropriate Government, directly or by outsourcing, for collection of statistics; The Act came into force on 11 Jun 2010.
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,--
(a) "agency" includes a person or persons engaged by the appropriate Government, directly or by outsourcing, for collection of statistics;
(b) "appropriate Government" means--
(i) any Ministry or Department in the Central Government; or
(ii) any Ministry or Department in a State Government or Union territory Administration; or
(iii) any local government that is to say, Panchayats or Municipalities, as the case may be, in relation to the collection of statistics under a direction issued by it under section 3;
(c) informant means any person, who supplies or is required to supply statistical information and includes a owner or occupier or person in-charge or his authorised representative in respect of persons or a firm registered under the Indian Partnership Act, 1932 (9 of 1932) or a co-operative society registered under any Co-operative Societies Act or a company registered under the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956) or a society registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 (21 of 1860) or any association recognised or registered under any law for the time being in force;
(d) "information schedule" means any book, document, form, card, tape, disc or any storage media on which information required is entered or recorded or is required to be entered or recorded for statistical purposes under this Act;
1[(da) "nodal officer" means the officer designated as a nodal officer under sub-section (1) ofsection 3A;].
(e) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
(f) "sampling" means a statistical procedure by which information relating to a particular field of inquiry is derived by applying statistical techniques to information obtained in respect of a proportion of the total number of persons or units concerned relevant to the field of inquiry;
(g) "statistical" survey means a census or a survey, whereby information is collected from all the informants in the field of inquiry or from a sample thereof, by an appropriate Government under this Act or any other relevant Act, wholly or primarily for the purposes of processing and summarising by appropriate statistical procedures;
(h) "statistics" means statistics derived by collecting, classifying and using statistics, specially in or for large quantities or numbers by appropriate Government from statistical surveys, administrative and registration records, and other forms and papers, the statistical analysis of which are, whether in a published or unpublished form;
(i) "statistics officer" means any officer appointed under section 4 for the purposes of any direction issued under section 3 of this Act.
Section 2, The Collection of Statistics Act, 2008 (Act 7 of 2009).
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Questions about Section 2
What does Section 2 of the Collection of Statistics Act deal with?
Section 2 of the Collection of Statistics Act is headed "Definitions". In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-- (a) "agency" includes a person or persons engaged by the appropriate Government, directly or by outsourcing, for collection of statistics;
How do I find court cases under Section 2 of the Collection of Statistics Act?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Collection of Statistics Act 2, section 2 Collection of Statistics Act, section 2 of the Collection of Statistics Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
What should I read with Section 2 of the Collection of Statistics Act, and has it changed?
Its own text turns on section 3 (Collection of statistics), section 4 (Powers of appropriate Government to appoint statistics officer, etc), so none of them can safely be read on its own. 2 instruments name it without being made under it, most recently NOTI. 111/35-2-2019-3/39(2)/16 (2019), then NOTI. 552/35-2-2018-3/39(2)/16 (2018).
When did Section 2 of the Collection of Statistics Act come into force?
Section 2 of the Collection of Statistics Act, cited as Collection of Statistics Act 2, came into force on 11 Jun 2010, having been enacted on 07 Jan 2009. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
Other sections of this Act
- 33. Power to make rules399 words
- 4. Powers of appropriate Government to appoint statistics officer, etc254 words
- 3. Collection of statistics243 words
- 9. Security of information230 words
- 15. Penalty for neglect or refusal to supply particulars and other contraventions225 words
- 11. Disclosure of information schedules for bona fide research or statistical purposes216 words
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