General Statistics (Recorganization) Act, 2011

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THE GENERAL STATISTICS (REORGANIZATION) 
 ACT, 2011   
 
 
 
 
 
  
 CONTENTS 
 
 
1. Short title, extent and commencement.  
 
2. Definitions. 
 
3. Establishment of the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 
 
4. Powers and functions of the Bureau. 
 
5. Over all superintendence etc., of the Bureau to vest in the Governing Council. 
 
6. Composition of the Governing Council. 
 
7. Tenure of office. 
 
8. Powers and functions of the Governing Council. 
 
9. Meetings of the Governing Council. 
 
10. Supplementary provisions. 
 
11. Committees. 
 
12. Users Councils. 
 
13. Functions of the Users Council. 
 
14. The Chief Statistician. 
 
15. Qualifications of the Chief Statistician. 
 
16. Powers and functions of the Chief Statistician. 

 
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17. Removal. 
 
18. Functional member. 
 
19. Statistical authorities. 
 
20. Functions of Provincial Statistical Authority. 
 
21. Competent authority. 
  
22. Statistical agents. 
 
23. Formulation of questionnaire. 
 
24. Power to call for returns and information. 
 
25. Right to access record or document. 
 
26. Dissemination of statistical data. 
 
27. Act not to authorize collection of certain information or statistics. 
 
28. Secrecy of answers, information and returns. 
 
29. Permitted disclosure. 
 
30. Joint collections. 
 
31. Population census. 
 
32. Census officers. 
 
33. Discharge of duties of census officers in certain cases. 
 
34. Power to call upon certain persons to give assistance. 
 
35. Grant of statistical abstracts. 
 
36. Local councils and other local authorities to take census. 
 
37. Agriculture census. 
 
38. Crop­cutting experiment. 
 
39. Other censuses. 
 
40. Establishment of Statistics Fund. 
 
41. Expenditure. 
 
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42. Investments. 
 
43. Bank accounts. 
 
44. Audit and accounts. 
 
45. Annual report. 
 
46. Penalties. 
 
47. Offences by companies. 
 
48. Desertion, impersonation or improper disclosure. 
 
49. Refusal to perform duties as census officer. 
 
50. Falsification of return. 
 
51. Mode of recovery. 
 
52. Cognizance of offences. 
 
53. Appeal against the orders of Federal Statistical Authority and the Provincial Statistical 
Authorities. 
 
54. Officer and employees to be public servants. 
 
55. Certain employees to be civil servants. 
 
56. Disclosure of interest. 
 
57. Delegation of powers, duties and functions. 
 
58. Indemnity. 
 
59. Power of Bureau to issue directions. 
 
60. Merger of existing organizations. 
 
61. Powers to make rules. 
 
62. Powers to make regulations. 
 
63. Repeal. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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THE GENERAL STATISTICS (REORGANIZATION) ACT, 2011 
 
ACT No. XIV OF 2011 
 
[28th May, 2011] 
 
An Act to provide for reorganization of statistical system in Pakistan 
 
  WHEREAS it is expedient to provide for reorganization of statistical system in Pakistan through 
the merger of certain organizations and to provide for establishment of the Pakistan Bureau of 
Statistics for producing reliable, authentic, timely and transparent data compatible with the needs 
of the economy and socio­economic development requirements of  the nation and for matter 
connected therewith and incidental thereto; 
 
It is hereby enacted as follows,⎯
1. Short title, extent and commencement.⎯ (1) This Act may be called the General 
Statistics (Reorganization) Act, 2011. 
(2) It extends to the whole of Pakistan.  
(3) It shall come into force at once. 
 
 
PART I 
 
 
PRELIMINARY 
 
 
2. Definitions.⎯ In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context, ⎯ 
 
(a)  “appropriate Government” means, ⎯ 
 
(i)  in relation to the Federal Statistical Authority or any matter relating to 
the collection and compilation of statistics for whole of Pakistan, the 
Federal Government; and 
 
(ii)  in relation to a Provincial Statistical Authority or any matter relating to 
the collection and compilation of statistics for  a Province or a part 
thereof, the Provincial Government; 
 
(b)  “Bureau” means the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics established under section 3; 
 
(c)  “census” means population and housing census under section 31, agriculture 
census under section 37 and other censuses under section 39; 
 
(d)  “census officer” means any person appointed under section 32; 
 
(e)  “Chairman” means the Chairman of the Governing Council appointed under 
section 6; 
 
 
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(f)  “Chief Statistician” means the Chief Statistician of the Bureau appointed 
under section 14; 
 
(g)  “company” means any legal entity registered as such under the Companies 
Ordinance 1984  (XLVII  of  1984),  including  association  of  persons,  
registered  partnership, corporation, statutory body, trust, society or any other 
legal entity; 
 
(h)  “competent authority” means an authority or officer appointed as such by an 
appropriate Government under section 21; 
 
(i)  “functional member” means a professional appointed under section 18; 
 
(j)  “Governing Council” means the Council constituted under section 6; 
 
(k)  “house” includes a building, tent, vessel or abode used as human dwelling; 
 
(l)  “Institute” means the Statistics Training and Research Institute; 
 
(m)   “local  council”  means  a  local  council  constituted  under  any  law  relating  
to  local government and includes a Cantonment Board constituted under the 
Cantonments Act, 1924 (II of 1924); 
 
(n)  “member” means a member of the Governing Council; 
 
(o)  “prescribed” means prescribed by rules and regulations made under this Act; 
 
(p)  “Provincial Census Commissioner” means a person or authority appointed by 
the Federal Government to conduct and supervise the census in a Province; 
 
(q)  “regulations” means the regulations made under this Act; 
 
(r)  “rules” means the rules made under this Act; 
 
(s)  “statistical agent” means any agency, authority or officer appointed for, or 
engaged in, the collection of statistics under section 22; 
 
(t)  “Statistical Authority” means the Federal Statistical Authority or a Provincial 
Statistical Authority appointed under section 19; 
 
(u)  “Statistics Fund” means the fund established under section 40; and 
 
(v)   “Users  Council”  means  the  National  Users  Council  and  Provincial  Users    
Councils constituted under section 12. 
  
 
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PART II 
 
THE PAKISTAN BUREAU OF STATISTICS
 
3. Establishment of the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.⎯ (l) There shall be established a 
bureau to be called the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics to carry out the purpose of this Act. 
 
 
(2) On the establishment of the Bureau, all assets, rights, powers, authorities and privileges and 
all movable and immovable property, cash and bank balances, investments and all other interests and 
rights in, or arising out of, such property and all debts liabilities and obligations of the Federal Bureau 
of Statistics, the Agricultural Census Organization and Population Census Organization shall vest in 
the Bureau. 
 
(3) The head office of the Bureau shall be at Islamabad and the Bureau may establish 
regional and field offices at such other places and in such numbers as the Governing Council may, 
from time to time, deem fit. 
 
(4) The Federal Government shall provide grant­in­aid (annual or  supplementary) for pay 
allowances, pension and other employees­related expenses, etc., as admissible to the civil servants, 
from time to time, for the staff of Bureau including that of Federal Bureau of Statistics, Population 
Census Organization, Agricultural Census Organization and Technical Wing of Statistics Division and 
operation of the Bureau including funds needed for conduct of different departmental censuses, 
surveys, studies, development projects, training of staff, purchase of durable goods, construction of 
office buildings and operating expenses etc. 
 
(5) The design of all censuses, surveys or statistical studies proposed to be undertaken by the 
Federal Government or any organization of Federal Government shall be finalized in consultation 
with the Bureau. 
 
4. Powers and functions of the Bureau.⎯ (1) The Bureau shall have all such powers as 
may be necessary to perform its duties and functions under this Act. These powers shall be exercised 
by the Chief Statistician on behalf of the Bureau. 
 
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing provision, the Bureau shall exercise 
and perform the following powers and functions, namely:— 
 
(a)  to collect, compile, analyze, abstract, publish, market and disseminate statistical 
information relating to the commerce and trade, industrial, financial, social, 
economic, demographic, agriculture and any other area to be specified by the 
Federal Government and conditions of the people of Pakistan and to foster the 
evolution of product lines in response to pressing needs of society; 
 
(b)  to plan, execute and publish the census of population and housing of Pakistan, 
the census of agriculture of Pakistan or other censuses at national level as 
required from time to time; 
 
(c)   to facilitate   policymaking by  undertaking overall  p lanning,  coordination  
and  annual programming of surveys and censuses in Pakistan; 
 
 
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(d)  to develop programmes for national censuses and surveys in line with policy 
priorities and plan, coordinate, execute and publish them accordingly; 
 
(e)  to advise the Federal Government on the budget and development plans of the 
Bureau, based on annual work plans; 
 
(f)   to formulate ,  prescribe  and  implement  principles  for  conducting official 
statistics  in Pakistan including standardization and harmonization of concepts, 
definitions and classifications pertaining to official statistics; 
 
(g)  to draw up schemes to reduce duplication in the formulation and execution of 
statistical programmes and to resolve differences in that respect; 
 
(h)  to regulate statistical activities of national interest and as appropriate to provide 
overall coordination, prof essional monitoring, evaluation and r eview of  
statistics work in Pakistan; 
 
(i)  to act as a resource base for providing expertise, statistical data including but 
not limited to, economic, commercial, business and industrial areas and to 
provide, arrange and facilitate support services in this regard, both nationally 
and internationally; 
 
(j)  to engage in human resource development of its officers and staff, including 
revision in p ay structure, allowances and facilities and formulate career 
structures as shall be prescribed by regulations; 
 
(k)  to promote education and research in the field of statistics; 
 
(l)  to coordinate, monitor, implement or engage, in conjunction with other 
authorities, international organizations, in any study or cooperation project or 
foreign aided technical assistance projects in the statistical field; 
 
(m)  to strive and endeavour to ensure that collection of statistical data to be in 
accordance with practices and standards of the United Nations and other 
international bodies for the purpose of fulfilling the international obligations of 
Pakistan in the field of statistics; 
 
(n)  to propose and recommend to the appropriate Government new laws or 
amendments in existing laws for the purposes of achieving the objectives of this 
Act; 
 
(o)  to do all other acts, deeds and things incidental to or ancillary for the 
purposes of achieving the objectives of this Act and undertake any other work 
in relation to collection or compilation of data in accordance with directions of 
the Federal Government; and 
 
(p)  to supervise the functioning of the Institute. 
 
 
 
 
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PART III 
 
GOVERNING COUNCIL  AND USERS COUNCIL 
 
5. Over all superintendence  etc. of the Bureau  to vest in the Governing  Council. 
⎯he powers and functions of the Bureau and the general and over all direction, management, control 
and superintendence of the affairs of the Bureau shall vest in the Governing Council and all actions, 
decisions, guidelines, directions, orders and policies made or issued by the Governing Council in the 
exercise of the said powers and functions shall be sent to the Bureau for compliance and 
implementation. 
 
6. Composition of the Governing Council.⎯(1) The Federal Government shall constitute 
the Governing Council consisting of at least seven members. 
 
(2) The Federal Government may also increase or decrease the number of members of the 
Governing Council and prescribe the qualifications and mode of appointment of such members in 
such manner as Government may prescribe. 
 
(3) of the members, ⎯ 
 
(a)  the following shall be ex­officio members, ⎯ 
 
(i)  Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs and Statistics or in his 
absence the Advisor to the Prime Minister on Finance, Revenue, 
Economic Affairs and Statistics who shall be the ex­officio Chairman of 
the Governing Council; 
 
(ii)  Secretary, Statistics Division; 
 
(iii)  Chief Statistician of the Bureau; and 
 
(b)  four members shall be appointed by the Federal Government from private 
sector who shall be eminent professionals of known integrity and competence. 
 
(4) The Chief Statistician of the Bureau shall act as Secretary of the Governing Council. 
 
7. Tenure of office.⎯ A member, other than an ex­officio member, shall hold office during 
the p leasure of the Federal Government for a term of three years and if not earlier resigned or 
removed, shall be eligible for reappointment for one additional term not exceeding three years. 
 
8. Powers and functions of  the Governing Council.⎯ Without prejudice to the 
provisions of section 5, the Governing Council shall⎯ 
 
(a)  be responsible for setting of objectives and policy guidelines of the Bureau in 
accordance with the powers and functions provided in section 4; 
 
(b)  provide guidance and oversee the management and administrative affairs of the 
Bureau; 
 
 
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(c)  review and approve policies and annual work plans relating to the aims and 
objectives of the Bureau and prioritize programmes; 
 
(d)  formulate procedures for allocation and utilization of funds generated or  
acquired through services, donations or grants, etc; 
 
(e)   approve  the  annual financial budget  of  the  Bureau  and  recommend  to  
the  Federal Government; 
 
(f)  approve and make regulations on behalf of the Bureau subject to the provisions 
of section 62; 
 
(g)  review the performance of committees constituted under section 11; and 
 
(h)  do or perform such other acts, deeds and things as may be necessary and 
incidental thereto. 
 
9. Meetings of the Governing Council. ⎯(1) The Governing Council shall meet as often 
as may be necessary for the performance of its functions and shall meet atleast quarterly. 
 
(2) The meetings of the Governing Council may be convened by the Chairman or on request 
of any two members. 
 
(3) The meetings shall be presided ov er by the Chairman or, in his absence, by any other 
member as the Governing Council may determine. 
 
(4) Three members shall constitute a quorum for a meeting of the Governing Council. 
 
(5) The decision of the Governing Council shall be taken by the majority of its members 
present and in case of equality of votes, the person presiding the meeting shall have a casting vote. 
 
(6) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the procedure and conduct of business of the 
Governing Coun cil shall be regulated by the regulations made by the Governing Council with the 
approval of the Federal Government. 
 
(7) A member of the Council may resign from his office by writing under his hand addressed 
to the Federal Government or may be removed by the Federal Government from his office if, on an 
inquiry by the Federal Government, he is found unable to perform the functions of his office because 
of mental or physical disability or misconduct. 
 
(8) The Governing Council shall prepare and publish an annual report covering its activities 
carried out during the financial year for submission to the Federal Government which shall lay the same 
before the Parliament. 
 
 10. Supplementary provisions. ⎯ All guidelines, decisions and directives of the Governing 
Council or the Bureau shall be in writing expressed by resolutions, orders or in such other form as 
may be appropriate in the circumstances and shall be authenticated in the manner prescribed by the 
regulations. 
 
 
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11.  Committees. ⎯(1) The  Governing  Council  may  constitute  the  management  
committee comprising of the Chief Statistician, functional members of the Bureau and any such 
member(s) as the Council may consider appropriate, to carry out the day­to­day business of the 
Bureau and to ensure the performance against work plan and goals of the Bureau. 
 
(2) The Governing Council may, for the purpose of obtaining advice and carry out any function 
or assignment under this Act, constitute committees consisting of suitable person or persons as 
members, as it may deem fit. 
 
12. Users Councils. ⎯(1) For the whole of Pakistan, the Governing Council and for a 
Province the Provincial Statistical Authority may, by notification in the official Gazette, constitute a 
Users Council  to  be  called  the  National  Users  Council  and  a  Provincial  Users  Council  
respectively consisting of such members with representation from private sector, including a 
Chairperson, as it may appoint. 
 
(2) The Chairperson and members of the Users Council shall hold office during the pleasure 
of, and on such terms and conditions, as may be determined by the  relevant  appointing authority 
specified in subsection (1). 
 
(3) The Users Council shall regulate its own procedures. 
 
13. Functions of the Users Council.⎯The following shall be the functions of the Users 
Council, namely:⎯ 
 
(a)   to  coordinate  the  policy  forum  and  the  functions of  the  Statistical 
Authorities and competent authorities and to advise them as to the ways and 
means of achieving efficient, adequate and prompt results; 
 
(b)   to  advise  on  priorities  for  filling  gaps  in  statistical  data  and,  for  that  
purpose,  to recommend allocation of functions to the Statistical Authorities; 
 
(c)   to  advise  on  drawing  up  schemes  for  avoiding  dup lication  in  the  
formulation  and execution of statistical programmes and to resolve differences 
in that respect; 
 
(d)  to provide advice and guidance to Statistical Authorities; and 
 
(e)  to perform such other functions as the relevant appointing authority may, from 
time to time, direct. 
 
PART IV 
 
ADMINISTRATION 
 
14. The Chief Statistician. ⎯(1) There shall be a Chief Statistician of the Bureau who 
shall be appointed by the Federal Government on such terms and conditions as may be determined 
by the Federal Government and to be notified in the official Gazette. The Chief Statistician shall be 
an ex­ officio Secretary to the Federal Government. 
 
 
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(2) The  Chief  Statistician,  before  entering upon  office,  shall make  before  the  President  
of Pakistan an oath of office and non­disclosure. 
 
(3) The Chief Statistician, unless he resigns or is removed from office earlier, shall hold office 
for a period of five years and shall be eligible for reappointment for such term or terms as the Federal 
Government may determine, provided that the Chief Statistician shall cease to hold office on attaining 
the age of sixty­five years or expiry of the tenure whichever is earlier. 
 
15. Qualifications of the Chief Statistician. ⎯The Chief Statistician shall be a professional 
with demonstrated technical knowledge of statistics and management skills . He shall have 
advanced university degree in a relevant subject such as statistics and economics from a university 
recognized by the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan or preferably from leading international 
university having minimum twenty years experience with atleast five years in senior management 
position within an organization of significant size and importance. 
 
16. Powers and functions of the Chief Statistician. ⎯(1) The Chief Statistician shall be 
the chief executive officer of the Bureau and shall perform the following functions, namely: ⎯ 
 
(a)   to advise the appropriate Government and other authorities or persons on 
statistical programmes at national level; 
 
(b)  to supervise the administration of this Act under the guidance of the Governing 
Council and control operations and staff of the Bureau; 
 
(c)  to decide in the manner in which data for statistical purposes are collected, 
transmitted, processed and compiled and published; 
 
(d)  to supervise the taking of  census throughout Pakistan through Provincial 
Census Commissioners and assign such tasks to them as may be deemed 
necessary to conduct and supervise the census; 
 
(e)  to appraise the quality of all statistics at national level; 
 
(f)  to ensure coordination with all the other statistical agencies, authorities and 
bodies; 
 
(g)  to ensure a high level of professionalism of the staff of the Bureau through 
ensuring a continuous and high quality training programme; 
 
(h)  to promote, develop and maintain a strong analytical and research capacity 
within the Bureau; 
 
(i)  to review periodically the statistical progress on the basis of reports obtained 
from the relevant officers of the Bureau and the statistical agents and duly 
inform the Governing Council; 
 
(j)  to advise the appropriate Government and other authorities or persons on the 
use and relevance of available statistics in relation to specific policy issues; 
 
(k)  to appraise and allocate technical resources for statistical projects; 
 
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(l)  to ask for any information or call for the statistical record from any Federal 
Ministry or Provincial Department, statutory body, corporation or association  
pertaining to statistical data  subject to the  constitutional and legal 
requirements, for review, if necessary; 
 
(m)  to delegate all or such powers, duties or functions to member of the staff or 
officer of the Bureau including census officer for the efficient performance of 
functions under this Act; 
 
(n)  to provide for the welfare or incentives of  employees of  the Bureau and 
compensation packages for employees; 
 
(o)  to prepare annual work plans and five year work plans, progress reports and 
budgets for the Bureau; 
 
(p)  to enter into all such negotiations, agreements and contracts and rescind or vary 
all such agreements or contracts, and to execute all such documents and do all 
acts, deeds and things,  in  the  name  and  on  behalf  of  the  Bureau  as  may  
be considered necessary, expedient or proper or in relation to any of the matters 
aforesaid or otherwise with the approval of the Federal Government; 
 
(q)  to develop national statistical standards and promote standardization of 
concepts and definitions   conforming to international  standards  and to  ensure 
observance by Government departments, both Federal and Provincial, 
research and statutory bodies; and 
 
(r)  to employ experts and consultants for the Bureau and lay down such terms and 
conditions of  their employment in the regulations and to undertake human 
resource development and r estructure and modernize personnel po licy and 
review their performance from time to time, and in such manner as may be 
prescribed in the regulations. 
 
(2) The Chief Statistician shall comply with such other directions as the Governing Council 
may give from time to time. 
 
17. Removal. ⎯The  Chief  Statistician  may  resign  from his  office  by  writing under  his  
hand addressed to the Federal Government or may be removed by the Federal Government from his 
office if, on any inquiry by the Governing Council, he is found unable to perform the functions of his 
office because of mental or physical disability or misconduct including corruption or dishonesty or 
found that such person fails to disclose his interest under section 56. 
 
18. Functional member. ⎯(1) The Federal Government, based on a short list recommended 
by the Chief Statistician, may appoint five functional members to assist the Chief Statistician for the 
efficient performance of functions of the Bureau, on such terms and conditions as may be prescribed 
by the Federal Government. 
 
(2) A functional member shall be a professional with demonstrated technical knowledge 
of relevant field. He shall have advanced university degree in a relevant subject from a university 
recognized by the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan or preferably from leading international 
 
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university having minimum fifteen years experience with atleast five years in senior management 
position within an organization of significant size and importance. 
 
 (3) A functional member shall, other than an ex­officio member, unless he resigns or is 
removed from o ffice earlier, hold office for a period of four years and shall be eligible for 
reappointment for such term or terms as the Federal Government may determine, provided that the 
member shall cease to hold office on attaining the age of sixty­five years or the expiry of the term 
whichever is earlier. 
 
(4) A member shall exercise such powers and perform such functions as may be assigned to 
him as shall be prescribed by rules. 
 
(5) A member may resign from his office by writing under his hand addressed to the Federal 
Government or may be removed from his office by the Federal Government if, on an inquiry by the 
Governing Council, he is found unable to perform the functions of his office because of mental or 
physical disability or misconduct including corruption or dishonesty or found that such person fails to 
disclose his interest under section 56. 
 
19.  Statistical   authorities. ⎯The  Federal Government  shall,  by  notification  in  the  
official Gazette, appoint the Chief Statistician as the Federal Statistical Authority to oversee, 
coordinate, monitor and assess independently all official statistics and the statistical system in the 
country and the Provincial Governments shall appoint, by notification in the official Gazette, a 
Provincial Statistical Authority, for carrying out the purposes of this Act and to supervise statistical 
activities. 
 
20. Functions  of Provincial Statistical  Authority. ⎯A Provincial Statistical Authority 
shall, in accordance  with such directions as the  appropriate  Government may,  from time  to  
time  issue, perform the following functions, namely:— 
 
(a)   to  collect,  compile,  analyse,  publish  and  disseminate  statistical  data  relating 
to  the provincial subjects in the Province; 
 
(b)   drawing up specific statistical programmes to carry out the instructions of 
the Users Council; 
 
(c)  appraising the quality of the statistics in the Province; 
 
(d)  laying down and approving the questionnaires and procedures for statistical 
enquiries conducted by the Province in accordance with the provisions of this 
Act and ensuring against any duplication and sub­standard data collection; 
 
(e)  adopting the standards provided by the Bureau and ensuring harmonization at 
Federal and Provincial level; 
 
(f)  giving advice and guidance to and coordinating the functions of the relevant 
officers of the Bureau and the Statistical Agents appointed in the Province; 
 
(g)  making recommendations to the appropriate Government and Users Council 
relating to the standards of training of statisticians and statistical agents; 
 
 
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(h)  laying down procedure for a continuing programme of in­service institutional 
and foreign training; 
 
 (i)  periodically reviewing statistical progress; 
 
(j)  giving advice to the appropriate Government and other authorities or persons 
on the use and relevance of available statistics in relation to specific problems 
of economic policy; 
 
(k)  identifying gaps in the provincial statistical series and developing prioritized 
proposals for filling these gaps; 
 
(l)  appraising and allocating technical resources required for  statistical projects 
carried out by the Province; and 
 
(m)  to perform such other functions as the appropriate Government may, from time 
to time, direct. 
 
21. Competent authority. ⎯(1) The Statistical Authority may, for the purpose of collection 
and compilation of statistics on any matter, appoint any authority, body corporate or officer or entity 
to be a competent authority for the purpose of this Act. 
 
(2) In the exercise of its powers and performance of its functions under this Act, a 
competent authority shall be subject to the superintendence, direction and control of the Statistical 
Authority. 
 
22. Statistical  agents. ⎯(1) The Statistical Authority for the purpose of collection of statistics 
or information under this Act, appoint or engage such officers or persons or body corporate or entity 
to be statistical agent as it may think fit. 
 
(2) A statistical agent shall perform such other functions as may be assigned to him by 
the Statistical Authority in accordance with the provisions of this Act. 
 
PART V 
 
STATISTICS 
 
23. Formulation of questionnaire. ⎯(1) For the purpose of collecting statistics on any 
matter, the Statistical Authority shall declare in the official Gazette that information shall be collected 
on a particular matter and formulate such questionnaire as it may think fit. 
 
(2) A competent authority or a statistical agent may require any person within its jurisdiction 
to give answers to such questionnaire and to such other questions relevant thereto as may be necessary 
to elicit full answers to the questionnaire. 
 
(3) Any person who is required to give answers to a questionnaire and other relevant question 
under sub­section (1) shall give answers to the best of his knowledge and belief. 
 
(4) Nothing in this section shall authorize the Statistical Authority, the competent authority or 
the statistical agent⎯ 
 
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(a)  to require a woman to state the name of her husband or deceased husband or 
any other person whose name is by custom forbidden to mention; or 
 
(b)  to insist on information of a purely private nature. 
 
24. Power to call  forreturnsand information. ⎯(1) A competent authority may, for 
the purpose of collecting statistics under this Act, serve or cause to be served on any person, by post 
or otherwise, a notice requiring him to furnish to such authority or person in such manner, at such 
time or intervals including replies to inquiries and supplementary information, and in such form and 
with such particulars, such information or returns as may be prescribed, and a person served with such 
notice shall accordingly furnish information or returns required thereby. 
 
(2) A census officer may, during the time of the taking of the census, within the local limits of 
his jurisdiction leave a prescribed schedule at any dwelling house including any commercial, industrial 
or o ther premises or with the manager or officer of any commercial or industrial establishment or 
trading concerned, or occupier of such house, for the purpose of its being filled up with respect to 
such particulars regarding the inmates of such house or part or the persons employed, as may be 
specified in the schedule and the occupier, manager or officer concerned shall fill up or cause it to be 
filled up as required to the best of his knowledge or belief, sign his name thereto and deliver it to the 
census officer or to such person as the census officer may direct. 
 
25. Right to access record or document. ⎯(l) An authorized person shall, for the purpose 
of collection  of  statistics under  this Act,  have  access to  any  relevant  record  or  document  in  
the possession of any person required to furnish information or return under section 24 and may, at 
any reasonable time after due notice, enter any premises, house, vessel, lands or other place wherein 
he believes such record or document to be kept and inspect or take copies of relevant records or 
documents and ask any question necessary for obtaining any information required to be furnished by 
such person. 
 
(2) Every person in possession of or having custody or charge of relevant record or 
document, that are maintained in any Government department, business or in any office, public or 
private, from which information is sought, shall⎯ 
 
(a)  grant access for the purposes of collection of statistics or census under this Act; 
 
(b)  supply information to the statistical agent relating to any matter under this Act; 
and 
 
(c)  allow the statistical agent to paint on, affix to or dig in the premises, house, 
vessel or lands such letters, marks or objects as may be necessary for the said 
purpose. 
 
26.  Dissemination of statistical data. ⎯(l)  Any  statistical data  collected  by  the  Statistical 
Authority shall be in accordance with the provisions of this Act and, after ascertaining its quality for 
accuracy and ensuring confidentiality as set out in section 28, shall be released for general 
dissemination. 
 
 
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(2) The Bureau shall ensure timely publication of data collected, to take reasonable steps 
to ensure public access to official statistics, to public information on what statistics are available 
and how that can be obtained by the users. 
 
(3) No user may have access to the data or statistics collected by the Bureau before release of 
its report with exception for special research, approval of which may be made at the level of Federal 
Statistical Authority. 
 
27. Act not to authorize collection of certain information or statistics.⎯ Nothing in 
this Act shall authorize the collection of statistics or of any information relating to any work of 
defence, arsenal, naval, military or air force establishment or any other defence factory, installation or 
establishment. 
 
28. Secrecy of answers, information and returns. ⎯(l) All answers to the questions 
received and all information and returns furnished under this Act shall be confidential and shall not 
be⎯ 
 
(a)  used for any purpose other than compilation of statistics under this Act; 
 
(b)  published in a form which may disclose the state of affairs of any particular 
individual, firm or institution; 
 
(c)  divulged or furnishing the information or return, to any person not connected 
officially with the enquiry in relation to which the said answers, information or 
returns have been called for; 
 
(d)  accessible to the inspection of any person; or 
 
(e)  disclosed to any person, or used, notwithstanding anything contained in the 
Qanun­e­ Shahadat, 1984 (P.O. 10 of 1984), or be admissible in evidence in 
any proceedings to which the person giving the answer of furnishing the 
information or return is a party, except for the purpose of prosecution for 
contravention of the provisions of this Act. 
 
(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1), unit records may be released provided 
no individual or company can be identified and shall be used for genuine research purposes and such 
research findings thereafter shall acknowledge and made available to the Statistical Authority. 
 
29. Permitted disclosure. ⎯The disclosure  of information is authorized to be  used if 
such information has been made public through any authorized means or prior written consent 
of the person answering the questions has been duly obtained. 
 
30. Joint collections. ⎯(1) The Statistical Authority may und ertake a joint collection of 
statistical information and shall enter in  a  contract  with another Government department  or 
authority or statutory body where the relevant authority is duly authorized to collect such information, 
and the information collected shall be shared between the agreeing parties. 
 
(2) Any employee of any Government department or authority or statutory body engaged 
in a joint collection shall be bound by the provisions of secrecy and confidentiality under section 28. 
 
 
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PART VI 
 
POPULATION, AGRICULTURE AND OTHER CENSUSES 
 
31. Population census. ⎯The Federal Government may, from time to time, by notification 
in the official Gazette, declare that a census of population and housing conditions of Pakistan shall be 
taken by the Bureau during such period as may be specified therein. 
 
32. Census officers. ⎯(l) The Federal Government may⎯ 
 
(a)  designate the Chief Statistician as the Chief Census Commissioner to supervise 
the taking of census throughout Pakistan; 
 
(b)  appoint the Provincial Census Commissioner to supervise the taking of census 
within a Province; and 
 
(c)  appoint the census officers to take, aid in or supervise the taking of census 
within any specified area. 
 
(2) The Chief Census Commissioner may, by order, delegate the powers conferred upon 
him under clause (a) of sub­section (1) to such officer or authority as may be specified in the order. 
 
(3) A  declaration in writing signed by any authority authorized in this behalf by the Chief 
Census Commissioner that any person has been duly appointed a census officer shall be conclusive 
proof of such appointment. 
 
33. Discharge  of duties of census officers  in certain cases. ⎯(1) If a District Magistrate 
or District Coordination Officer, as the case may be, or any authority authorized in this behalf by 
the appropriate Government, by an order in writing so directs,⎯ 
 
(a)  every officer in command of any body of persons belonging to naval, military 
or air force of Pakistan or of any vessel of war; 
 
(b)  every person, other than a pilot or harbour­master, having charge or control of a 
vessel; 
 
(c)  every person in charge of a lunatic asylum, hospital, work­house, prison, 
reformatory or lock­up or of any public, charitable, religious or educational 
institutions; 
 
(d)  every keeper, owner, secretary or manager of any sarai, hotel, boarding­house, 
lodging­house, immigration depot or club; 
 
(e)  every manager or officer of a railway or any commercial or industrial 
establishment or trading concern; and 
 
(f)  every occupant of immovable property wherein persons are living at the time 
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shall, in relation to the persons who, at the time of the taking of the census, are under his command or 
charge, or are inmates of his sarai, hotel, house, depot or club, or are employed under him, or are present 
on or in such immovable property, perform such duties of a census officer as may be required by such 
order. 
 
(2) The provisions of this Act relating to a census officer shall, mutatis mutandis, apply 
to a person performing the duties of a census officer in pursuance of an order under sub­section (1). 
 
34. Power to call upon  certain persons to give assistance. ⎯A census officer appointed 
under sub­section (1) of section 32 may, by order in writing, call upon­ 
 
(a)  owners and occupiers of land, farmers, tenure holders and assignees of land 
revenue or their agents; 
 
(b)  members of local councils and other local authorities and officers; 
 
(c)  school teachers, government servants and literate persons of good repute 
for the time being residing in the area concerned; and 
 
(d)  to work as enumerators or give such assistance as may be specified in the 
order towards the taking of census of persons who and of houses which are, at 
the time of taking census, on  the lands of such owners, occupiers of  land, 
farmers, tenure holders and assignees, or within the areas which such members 
represent or for which local authorities are established, or, as the case may be, 
in which such teachers, government servants and literate persons are 
themselves residing, and the persons to whom an order under this section is 
directed shall be bound to comply the same and shall be deemed to be bound by 
the provisions of secrecy and confidentiality under section 28. 
 
 
35. Grant of statistical   abstracts. ⎯The  Chief  Census Commissioner, the  Provincial 
Census Commissioner or an authority authorized in this behalf by the Federal Government may, 
at the request of any local council or local authority or person, cause abstracts to be prepared and 
supplied containing such statistical information as can be derived from the census returns being 
information which  is  not  contained  in  any  published  reports  and  which,  in  the  opinion  of  
the  Chief Census Commissioner, the Provincial Census Commissioner or an authority authorized, 
such local council or local authority or person may reasonably require. 
 
 
36.  Local  councils  and  other  local  authorities  to  take  census. ⎯ Notwithstanding 
anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, a local council or other local authority 
shall, in consultation with the Provincial Census Commissioner or other officer authorized in this behalf 
by the Federal Government, cause, during the period, the census of the area within the jurisdiction of 
a local council or other local authority to be taken wholly or in part in the manner authorized or 
required by or under this Act. 
 
37. Agriculture census. ⎯The Federal Government may, from time to time, by notification 
in the official Gazette declare that information shall be collected on or with respect to the following 
matters, namely: ⎯ 
 
 
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(a)  land ownership and land tenure;  
 
(b)  land unit and sub­division of land;  
 
(c)  land utilization; 
 
(d)  crop acreage and production; 
 
(e)  livestock, poultry and fishery products; 
 
(f)  employment in agriculture; 
 
(g)  agricultural population; 
 
(h)  agricultural power and machinery; 
 
(i)  irrigation and drainage; 
 
(j)  fertilizers and soil dressing; 
 
(k)  wood and forests; 
 
(l)  agricultural credit; 
 
(m)  agriculture and sericulture; 
 
(n)  fruit and vegetable products; and 
 
(o)  such other matters as the Federal Government may, by notification in the 
official Gazette, specify. 
 
38. Crop­cutting experiment. ⎯(1) For the purpose of collecting information referred 
to in section 37, crop­cutting experiments may be conducted and for such experiments any land 
in any area may be selected. 
 
(2) The owner of the crop shall be entitled to such compensation for any loss or damage caused 
to him by the conduct of crop­cutting experiment as is not less than such loss or damage and the 
assessment of the loss or damage shall be carried out in such manner as the Governing Council may 
prescribe under regulations. 
 
39. Other censuses. ⎯The Federal Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, 
direct the Bureau to collect, compile, analyse information and publish censuses in respect of census 
of manufacturing industries or economic census or other censuses it may consider necessary from 
time to time and thereupon the provisions of this Act shall, mutatis mutandis, apply in relation to 
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PART VII 
  
FINANCE, AUDIT AND ACCOUNTS 
 
40. Establishment of Statistics  Fund. ⎯(1) There is hereby established, for the purposes 
of this Act, a Fund to be called Statistics Fund which shall be administered and controlled by the 
Bureau to meet costs and charges incurred in connection with its functions under this Act. 
 
(2) The Statistics Fund shall consist of⎯ 
 
(a)  such sums as the Federal Government or a Provincial Government may, from 
time to time, grant for the purposes of meeting any of its obligations or 
discharging any of its duties; 
 
(b)  loans, aid, grants and donations from the national or international agencies; 
 
(c)  income from investments as provided under section 42; 
 
(d)  receipts from sale of publications, databases, statistical series, other products 
and services provided by Bureau; and 
 
(e)  all other sums or property which may in any manner become payable to or 
vested in the Bureau in respect of any matter incidental to the exercise of its 
functions and powers. 
 
(3) The Statistics Fund shall be managed and operated by the Chief Statistician. 
 
41. Expenditure. ⎯(1) The Statistics Fund shall be expended for the purpose of⎯ 
 
(a)  paying any expenditure lawfully incurred by the Bureau; 
 
(b)  paying any other expenses, costs or expenditure properly incurred or accepted 
by the Bureau in the performance of its functions or the exercise of its powers 
under this Act; and 
 
(c)  repaying any moneys borrowed under this Act and the profit, return, mark­up 
or interest due thereon howsoever called. 
 
(2) The Bureau shall, in respect of each financial year, submit for approval to the Federal 
Government, on  such date as may be prescribed, a statement of the estimated receipts and 
expenditure, including requirements of foreign exchange for the next financial year. 
 
42. Investments. ⎯The Bureau may insofar as moneys available in the Statistics Fund are 
not required to be expended under this Act, make such investments as it may determine from time 
to time, in accordance with policies formulated by the Federal Government. 
 
43. Bank  accounts. ⎯The  Bureau may, with the approval of the Governing Council, open 
and maintain accounts in rupees or in any foreign currency at such scheduled bank as it may from time 
to time determine in accordance with instructions of the Finance Division. 
 
 
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44. Audit and accounts. ⎯(1) The accounts of the Bureau shall be maintained in such 
manner as Finance Division, in consultation with the Controller General of Accounts, determine. 
 
  (2) The Auditor­General of Pakistan shall conduct audit of the accounts of the Bureau. 
 
(3) A copy of the audit report shall be  sent to the Federal Government, along with the 
comments of the Bureau. 
 
45. Annual  report. ⎯(1) The Bureau shall prepare and publish an annual report covering 
its performance during the financial year for submission to the Federal Government which shall lay 
the same before the Parliament. 
 
(2) The annual report shall include⎯ 
 
(a)  activities of the Bureau during the financial year; 
 
(b)  an outline of programmes for the year ahead; 
 
(c)  a short financial statement of the preceding year; 
 
(d)  an audited balance sheet; 
 
(e)  an audited statement of income and expenditure; and 
 
(f)  any other matter which the Federal Government may direct or the Bureau 
may consider appropriate. 
 
 
PART VIII 
 
OFFENCES AND PENALTIES 
 
46. Penalties. ⎯If any person⎯ 
 
(a)  required to furnish any information or return to an authorized officer of the 
Bureau,⎯ 
 
(i)  wilfully refuses or without lawful excuse neglects to furnish such 
information or return as may be required under this Act; 
 
(ii)  wilfully furnishes or causes to be furnished any information or 
return which he knows to be false or misleading; 
 
(iii)  refuses to answer or wilfully gives false answer to any question 
necessary for obtaining any information required to be furnished under 
this Act; 
 
(b)  obstructs on access to relevant records or documents or entry to any premises 
authorized under section 25; 
 
 
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(c)   who  removes,  obliterates,  alters  or  damages without  proper  authority or  
before  the completion of agriculture census or population census any letters, 
mark or objects which have been painted, affixed or dug for the purposes of 
the agricultural census, population census or any other census; 
 
(d)  who otherwise in any way wilfully obstructs or seeks to obstruct any person 
employed in the execution of any duty under this Act, shall for such offence be 
punishable with fine which may extend to fifty thousand rupees and in the case 
of continuing offence to a further fine which may extend to two hundred rupees 
for each day during which the offence continues or with imprisonment for a 
term not exceeding six months or with both. 
 
47. Offences  by  companies. ⎯(1) If the person guilty of an offence under section 46 
is a company, every person who at the time the offence was committed was in charge of and was 
responsible for the conduct of the business of the company, shall be deemed to be guilty of the 
offence and shall be punishable with fine which may extend up to five hundred thousand rupees and 
in the case of continuing offence to a further fine which may extend to twenty­five thousand rupees 
for each day during which the offence continues: 
 
Provided that  nothing contained in  this section  shall render  any  such  person liable  to  
any pun ishment provided in this Act if he proves that the offence was committed without his 
knowledge or that he exercised all due diligence to prevent the commission of such offence. 
 
(2) A certificate under the hand of the Federal Statistical Authority or the Provincial Statistical 
Authority stating that such return has not been furnished or the contents are incorrect, shall be prima 
facie evidence of the facts stated in the certificate. 
 
48. Desertion, impersonation or improper disclosure. ⎯Every person who⎯ 
 
(a)  deserts from his duty; 
 
(b)  impersonates as census officer or a statistical agent and seeks to obtain 
information which that person is not duly authorized to obtain; or 
 
(c)  discloses or  knowingly cause  to  be  disclosed  or  divulges directly  or  
indirectly,  any information obtained under this Act to any person not entitled 
under this Act to receive the same, 
 
shall be punishable for such offence with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months or 
with fine which may extend to twenty­five thousand rupees. 
 
49. Refusal to  perform duties  as census officer. ⎯Whoever refuses or neglects to 
discharge the duties which he is directed under subsection (1) of section 33 to discharge shall be 
deemed to have committed an offence under section 187 of the Pakistan Penal Code, 1860 (Act XLV 
of 1860). 
 
50. Falsification of  return. ⎯Where an authorized officer duly appointed to collect 
statistical data und er the provisions of  this Act refuses to perform h is duties or willfully and 
dishonestly falsifies or alters information in a return without the presence of the respondent, or 
 
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intentionally contravenes the rules made under section 61 shall be liable to disciplinary action under 
the relevant rules of service or employment or contract and decision of the Bureau shall be final. 
 
Explanation.—For the purpose of this section the expression “respondent” means any person, 
institution, company or establishment required to submit return or furnish information as required 
under this Act. 
 
51. Mode  of recovery. ⎯Any sum payable to the Bureau under this Act shall be Mode 
of recoverable as an arrear of land revenue. 
 
52. Cognizance  of offences.—(1) No court shall take cognizance of any offence under this 
Act except upon a complaint in writing by an officer authorized by the Governing Council, the 
Federal Statistical Authority or the Provincial Statistical Authority, as the case may be. 
 
(2) No court inferior to that of Magistrate of first class shall try an offence under this Act. 
 
(3) The offences under this Act, shall be tried summarily in accordance with the provisions 
of Chapter XXII of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Act V of 1898). 
 
(4) Notwithstanding anything contained in section 32 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 
1898 (Act V of 1898), it shall be lawful for any Magistrate of the first class to pass any sentence 
authorized by this Act. 
 
53. Appeal against  the orders of Federal Statistical  Authority and the Provincial 
Statistical Authorities. —(1) Appeal against the orders of Federal Statistical Authority shall lie to 
the Secretary, Statistics Division while appeal against the orders of Provincial Statistical Authorities 
shall lie to the Ch airman, Planning and Development Bo ard or  such authority as the Provincial 
Government may, by notification in official Gazette, specify. 
 
(2) An appeal under sub­section (1) shall be proposed within thirty days of order by the 
Federal Statistical Authority or the Provincial Statistical Authority, as the case may be. 
 
54. Officer and employees to be public servants. ⎯The Chief Statistician, functional 
members, all employees of the Bureau and other persons authorized to perform or  exercise any 
function or power under this Act or rendering services to the Bureau as consultant or adviser, shall 
be deemed to be public servants within the meaning of section 21 of the Pakistan Penal Code, 1860 
(Act XLV of 1860) 
 
55. Certain employees to be civil servants. ⎯Subject to sub­section (5) of section 60, the 
civil servants working in the Bureau at the time of commencement of this Act or transferred from 
Federal Bureau of  Statistics, Agricultural Census Organization, Population Census Organization 
and  the Technical Wing of Statistics Division subject to subsections (1) and (4) of section 60, shall 
be governed by the Civil Servants Act, 1973 (LXXI of 1973) and rules made thereunder and shall 
continue of in service on the same terms and conditions as determined under 1973, the Civil Servants 
Act, 1973   ( LXXI of 1973) including remuneration, tenure of service, rights and privileges as to 
pension and gratuity and other matters which were applicable to them immediately prior to the of 
commencement of this Act. 
 
56. Disclosure of interest. ⎯Where a member or staff or other employee of the Bureau, 
including an advisor or consultant or any officer exercising powers under this Act, has a direct or 
 
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indirect interest in any matter relating to the business of the Bureau, such person shall forthwith 
disclose that interest to the Bureau and the Bureau shall have the right to take such action as it 
considers appropriate. 
 
57. Delegation of powers, duties and functions. ⎯The Governing Council may, subject 
to such conditions and limitations as it may deem fit to impose, delegate all or such powers, 
duties or functions to the Chairman, the Chief Statistician, a member, a committee or an officer, as it 
may deem fit for the efficient performance of functions of the Bureau. 
 
58. Indemnity. ⎯No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against the Bureau 
or any person acting under the Bureau for anything which is in good faith done or intended to be 
done in pursuance of this Act or any rules or regulations made there under. 
 
 
PART  IX 
 
GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS 
 
59. Power of Bureau to issue directions. ⎯Notwithstanding anything contained in any 
other law for the time being in force, which provides for the collection of statistics, the Bureau may 
issue to any o ther authority functioning und er any such law such directions as it may consider 
necessary for the purpose of this Act. 
 
60. Merger of existing organizations. —(1) The Federal Bureau of Statistics, the 
Agricultural Census Organization, the Population  Census Organization and the Technical  Wing of 
Statistics  Division shall stand merged in the Bureau on the commencement of this Act. 
 
(2) All instruments of whatever kind subsisting, owed or incurred by the Federal Bureau of 
Statistics,  the  Agricultural  Census  Organization,  the  Population  Census  Organization  and  the 
Technical Wing of Statistics Division or to which these organizations may have been a party or which 
relate or connected with these organizations shall remain in force and effect against the Bureau as 
they  were  before  the  commencement  of  this Act  against  the  Federal Bureau  of  Statistics,  the 
Agricultural Census Organization, the Population Census Organization and the Technical Wing of 
Statistics Division. 
 
(3) All legal proceedings of whatever nature by or against or relating to the Federal Bureau 
of Statistics, the Agricultural Census Organization the Population Census Organization and the 
technical wing of Statistics Division which shall be pending on the commencement of this Act, in 
any court, tribunal or other authority shall be continued, prosecuted and in force in the same manner 
and to the same extent, as they would have been continued, prosecuted or enforced by and against 
the above organizations as if this Act would not have been promulgated, by or against the Bureau and 
the same shall not abate, be discontinued or in any way prejudiced or affected by the provisions of this 
Act. 
 
(4)  Subject  to  section  55  and  notwithstanding anything contained  in  any  other  law,  
rules, r egulations, contract, agreement or in the terms and conditions of their services, on the 
establishment of the Bureau, all persons appointed or reemployed in the Federal Bureau of Statistics, 
Population Census Organization, Agricultural Census Organization and the Technical Wing of Statistics 
Division, subject to sub­section (1), immediately before the establishment of the Bureau and other 
officers and employees whether recruited initially or absorbed, or inducted, subsequently, including the 
persons on d eputation of any other organization, d epartment, agency or formation in Pakistan or 
 
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abroad but not being person  on  deputation  or  secondment  to  Federal Bureau  of  Statistics,  
Population  C ensus Organization, Agricultural Census Organization and the Technical Wing of 
Statistics Division from any other organization, department, agency or formation shall stand 
transferred to and become employees of the Bureau and shall be governed by the Civil Servants Act, 
1973 (LXXI of 1973), for their terms and conditions including remuneration, tenure of service, rights 
and privileges as to of p ension and gratuity and other matters which were applicable to them 
immediately prior to the establishment of the Bureau. 
 
(5) Every person referred to in sub­section (4) shall have the right to opt to work in the Bureau 
as civil servant or under the new rules or regulations of the Bureau to be finalized soon after the 
establishment of the Bureau. The option to be made in writing once exercised shall be final. 
 
61. Powers to make rules. —(1) The appropriate Government may, by notification in the 
official Gazette, make rules for carrying out the purposes of this Act. 
 
(2) Without prejudice to the foregoing powers, the Federal Government may make rules on 
code of  conduct  for  Chief  Statistician  and  authorized  officers,  appointed  by  the  Bureau  under  
the provisions of this Act. 
 
62. Powers to  make  regulations. —The Bureau may, with the prior approval of the 
Federal Government, by notification in the official Gazette, make regulations not inconsistent with this 
Act or the rules made thereunder to carry out the purposes of this Act. 
 
63. Repeal. —The General Statistics Act, 1975 (LXIX of 1975), the Agricultural Census Act, 
1958 (XLI of 1958) and the Census Ordinance, 1959 (X of 1959) are hereby repealed. 
 
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