Cap. 422 Art. 39Access to records.

(1) The Director General may -

(a) on delivery of a notice, request any public authority to allow officers of statistics at all reasonable times to access, to inspect and to take copies of or extracts from any records in its charge; and

(b) request any public authority to consult and cooperate with him for the purpose of assessing the potential of the records of the authority as a source of statistical information and, where appropriate and practicable, developing its recording methods and systems for statistical purposes, and the public authority shall comply with any such request, in so far as resources permit.

(2) If any public authority intends to carry out activities with statistical implications, it shall consult, for coordination, with the Office and accept any recommendations the Office may make.