The Collection of Statistics Act, 2008
10. Appropriate
Government authorised to disclose certain information. -
Notwithstanding the
provisions contained in section 9 of this Act, the appropriate Government may
disclose the following information, namely:-
a.
information
supplied by informant in respect of which disclosure is consented to in writing
by the informant or by any person authorised by the said informant;
b.
information
otherwise available to the public under any Act or as a public document;
c.
information
in the form of an index or list of the names and addresses of informants
together with the classification, if any, allotted to them and the number of
persons engaged.