Duty of informants
Section 6 of the Collection of Statistics Act, 2008 deals with duty of informants. 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; The Act came into force on 11 Jun 2010.
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.
Section 6, The Collection of Statistics Act, 2008 (Act 7 of 2009).
Cross-references
Extracted from the operative text of the enactments themselves. Every destination below exists in our corpus.
Referred to by 1
Made under this section, and citing it
4 instruments name this provision in its title or its text without being made under it.
- Collection of Statistics Rules, 2024Rule 2024
- Collection of statistics on manufacturing and related activities through a statistical survey, hereinafter referred to as 'the Annual Survey of Industries 2011-12 (state sample)Notification 2012
- COLLECTION OF STATISTICS RULES, 2011Rule 2011
- Collection of Statistics Rules, 2011Rule 2011
Questions about Section 6
What does Section 6 of the Collection of Statistics Act deal with?
Section 6 of the Collection of Statistics Act is headed "Duty of informants". 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;
How do I find court cases under Section 6 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 6, section 6 Collection of Statistics Act, section 6 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 6 of the Collection of Statistics Act, and has it changed?
1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it. 4 instruments name it without being made under it, most recently Collection of Statistics Rules, 2024 (2024), then Collection of statistics on manufacturing and related activities through a statistical survey, hereinafter referred to as 'the Annual Survey of Industries 2011-12 (state sample) (2012).
When did Section 6 of the Collection of Statistics Act come into force?
Section 6 of the Collection of Statistics Act, cited as Collection of Statistics Act 6, 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.
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