The Collection of Statistics Act, 2008
6. 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; 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.