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No. 21/1993:
STATISTICS ACT, 1993
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ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
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PART I
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PRELIMINARY AND GENERAL
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Section
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1. Short title.
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2. Commencement.
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3. Interpretation.
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4. Orders.
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5. Laying of orders before Houses of the Oireachtas.
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6. Expenses.
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7. Repeals and consequential provisions.
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PART II
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INSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURE — THE CENTRAL STATISTICS OFFICE, THE DIRECTOR GENERAL AND THE NATIONAL STATISTICS BOARD
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The Central Statistics Office
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8. Institutional structure.
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9. Staff of the Central Statistics Office.
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10. Functions of Office.
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11. Co-operation and liaison with other public authorities and persons.
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The Director General
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12. The Director General of the Central Statistics Office.
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13. Independence on statistical matters.
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14. Access to the Taoiseach.
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15. Delegation of functions of Director General.
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16. Authenticity of documents.
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17. Appointment of temporary staff.
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The National Statistics Board
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18. Composition and appointment.
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19. Function of National Statistics Board.
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Officers of Statistics
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20. Officers of statistics.
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21. Declaration of secrecy.
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22. Evidence of appointment.
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PART III
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COLLECTION OF INFORMATION
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23. Forms.
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24. Invitation to provide information on a voluntary basis.
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25. Order by Taoiseach requiring provision of information.
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26. Direction to provide information.
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27. Persons required to provide information.
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28. Issue and delivery of notices and other documents.
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29. Right of access for statistical purposes.
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PART IV
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USE OF RECORDS OF PUBLIC AUTHORITIES FOR STATISTICAL PURPOSES
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30. Access to records of public authorities.
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31. Co-operation of public authorities with the Office.
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PART V
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PROTECTION OF INFORMATION
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32. Restrictions on use of information.
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33. Prohibition on disclosure of information.
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34. Use of non-identifiable information for statistical analysis.
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35. Access to Census of Population records after 100 years.
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PART VI
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OFFENCES, PENALTIES AND EVIDENCE
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36. Non-provision of required information.
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37. Prevention of access.
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38. Misuse of information.
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39. Abuse of office by an officer of statistics.
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40. Obstruction of Director General or officers of statistics.
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41. Impersonation of an officer of statistics.
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42. Protection of documents.
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43. Furnishing false information.
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44. Penalties.
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45. Statistical evidence in legal proceedings.
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ACTS REFERRED TO
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| Civil Service Commissioners Act, 1956 |
1956, No. 45 |
| Civil Service Regulation Act, 1956 |
1956, No. 46 |
| Civil Service Regulation Act, 1958 |
1958, No. 34 |
| Data Protection Act, 1988 |
1988, No. 25 |
| Local Government Act, 1941 |
1941, No. 23 |
| Petty Sessions (Ireland) Act, 1851 |
1851, c. 93 |
| Statistics Act, 1926 |
1926, No. 12 |
| Statistics Act, 1946 |
1946, No. 34 |
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Number 21 of 1993
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STATISTICS ACT, 1993
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AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE COLLECTION, COMPILATION, EXTRACTION AND DISSEMINATION OF OFFICIAL STATISTICS AND FOR RELATED MATTERS.
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[14th July, 1993]
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:
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