The Collection of Statistics Act, 2008
13. Security of
recorded information. -
The statistics
officer or any person or agency authorised for collection of statistics shall,
while copying or recording any statistical information collected pursuant to
this Act from individual returns, information schedules, worksheets or any
other confidential source by means of cards, tapes, discs, film or any other
method, whether using encoded or plain language symbols for processing, storage
or reproduction of particulars, take and cause to take such steps as are
necessary to ensure that the security provisions of this Act are complied with.