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• A.b.

1965] STATISTICS [No.

14 51 I assent.

RICHARD E. LUYT Governor.

25th June, 1965.

ORDINANCE NO.

14 OF 1965.

STATISTICS ORDINANCE, 1965.

Section Arrangement of Sections.

Department.

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

IO.

11.

Short title.

Interpretation.

of Statistical FUJ11ctions of functions.

Delegation Power to direct a census Collection Use of sampling Advisory Power to obtain Powers of entry.

Restriction and compilation methods.

Committees.

on publication.

information.


,tliat be taken.

of statistics.

52 No.

14] THE LAWS uF BRITISH GUIANA (A.b.

1965 12.

Major offences.

13.

Miscellaneous offences.

14.

Penalties.

15.

Regulatio 16.

Oath of secrecy.

17.

Power to revoke or amend first schedule.

18.

Repeal.

ns.

FIRST SCHEDULE SECOND SCHEDULE AN ORDINANCE to provide for the taking of censuses, compilation, formation and publication of certain relating thereto.
and for other matters analys� the collectioo, in­ 51tatistical A.O.

1965.

Enacted by the Legislature of British Guiana :- [3rd July, 1965] Short !Ille.

l. This Ordinance may be cited as the Statistics Ordinance, 1965.

Inter- 2 pretatlon.

Cap.

150.

First schcuule.
In this Ordinance "local authority" unless otherwise means a local authority requires - constituted the context ; under the Local Government "Minister" means the Minister with responsibility Ordinance for the time being charged for statistics; "statistics" mea111s information with or in­ in connection cidental specified to any census or all or any of the matters in the first schedule to this Ordinance; "Statistician" ment of the Government means the Head of the Statistical of British Guiana; Depart­ "undertalcing" or business whether ried on for profit.
means any undertaking by way of a trade or not the trade or business is car­ of Functious Statistical Depanmeot.

3.
(1) For the purposes the duties Department of this Ordinance of which shall be - Statistical there shall be a (a)to take any census; (b)to collect, compile, information analyse, relating commercial, abstract to the s,ocial, industrial of the inhabitants and general of British and publish agricul­ and conditions statistical tural, mining, activities Guiana; ( c)to collaborate with departments in the collection, compilation, records ation of statistical analysis and of the Government and public­ of administration; a co-ordinated scheme of social ( d)generally to organise ;ind economic statistics relating to British Guiana.
A.b.

i965l STATIStlcS [No.
i4 53 (2)Nothing contained shall be deemed to authorise in paragraph (c) of subsection n to inspect the Statisticia the (1) of person submitted to the Commissioners of the income of any this section returns of Inland Revenue: Provided person duly authorised mcome tax returns of Inland Revenue undertaking compile is not revealed -that it shall be lawful by him to analyse for the Statistician summaries or any of or abstracts in such a manner by the Ce>mmissioners prepared that the identity in any such summary or abstract, of any individual, and to or abstracts.
company or and publish data from such summaries to make such ( 3)It shall be the duty of the Statistician for the per­ and to do all such things as are necessary arrangements formance of his duties under this Ordinance.

4.

The Statistician may, in writing, appoint any person as an Delegation or authorised officer for the purposes of this Ordinance.

functions.

may, by order, 5.


The Minister h that a census shall be Power to direct that • ta en or nt1s mana or any part t ereo , or any c ass o in a 1tants f • h b' census be taken.

thereof I and any such order may prescribe k f B · · h G · direct - f (a)the date or dates on or between which such census is to be taken; ( b) the illlformation to be obtained in such census.

6.
6.

( 1) Subject -to the provisions may, and on the direction whether tician collect, to all or any of the matters nance either in British in conjunctioo with set out in the first schedule to this Ordi­ or in any part thereof.

Guiana generally of this Ordinance, the Statis­ Collection and com­ of the Minister the Statistician shall pilation ol statistics.

relating or not, statistics any census First schedule.
(2)The Statistician to be compiled, tabulated of this Ordinance, this Ordinance the provisions thereof manner as he may determine.

to be published, with or without shall cause the statistics collected under and, subject or abstracts to and analysed may cause such statistics in such a comments thereon 7.

The Statistician methods in the taking may, if he considers it fit to do so, use use of of any census illl terms of section 5, ��::13:.

of statistics i111 terms of section 6, of this Ordinance.
sampling or in the collection one or more committees, Advisory Committees.

conversant with the conditions in­ of advising the of the forms and instructions engaged persons for the purpose 8.
( 1) The Minister may appoint in, or otherwise trades and businesses, with regard for the c,ollection, cluding of, various Statistician necessary publication in paragraph specified nance and to the conditions of advising matters the Minister as may be referred information (b) of subsection of the inhabitants or the Statistician to any such committee.
to the preparation of statistical compilation, relating to the several activities ( l) of section 3 of this Ordi­ of Britisll Guiana, and with regard to such other a111alysis, abstraction and 54 No.

141 THE LAWS OF BRITISH GUIANA tA.b.

1965 such travelli (2)There shall be paid to members ng and other allowances of any such committee may determine.

as the Minister !�1�i� ;�form-9.

(1) It shall be lawful atfon.
officer to require for the Statistician or any authorised any person (a)to furnish, - such in such form and manner and within by any notice time as may be specified such periodical returns, concerning schedule the first and specitied; either him with particulars or other information, such of the matters as .may be so to this Ordinance ing by interview or estimates ( b)to supply set out in in writing, or by leaving at registered of such person a form having such person personally known address or by posting by the last known address thereon and returned specified under this subsection a notice requiring in the manner and within shall state that it is served the last post to in the 111otice.
such form to be completed the time in First schedule.

Any such notice exercise or charge of the powers conferred (2)Any person having or of the records or documents firm, company, partnership, person, by this subsection.
the custody records or documents, authority, association in respect is required correction authorised of obtaining can be obtained of such statistics, officer, access corporation, from which, of the matter in the opinion in relation or which would aid in the completion or or any to which the collection such information.
or documents to such records therefrom society, or information of the Statistician, of statistics shall grant to the Statistician of any public of any local for the purpose in the Official of businesses or descriptions or information (3)The Statistician and in at least two newspapers circulating a list of any classes to which particulars enquiry of any statistical it shall be the duty of every person of any such class or descriptio may, by advertisement Guiana in British or callings in for the will be required and upon such on a business who has not Gazette, publish relation purpose publication or calling received Statistician period, tion of the -advertisement, ing on such a business such particulars specified.
being not less than twenty-eight as may be specified as specified, of the business under this Ordinance carrying n as aforesaid, (1) of this section, to inform ,the such in the advertisement a notice under subsection or any person specified within date of publica­ that he is carry­ or calling or information days after .the therein, or calling as may be so and to give the Statistician ( 4)( a) Nothing ing to the disclosure information, Statistician or non-disclosure or document or by an authorised evidence of any secret and any person required by the any law relat­ or confidential officer to supply any information, to in this Ordinance shall affect A.D. 1965] STATISTICS [No.
14 55 in re­ before or to produce the Statistican any document evidence or docurneint give any evidence spect of such information, privilege court of law.

In particular to make it lawful a banker to disclos illldividual concern providin cerning person.
nothing for the Statistician e particulars or company or undertaking, services g professional affairs or personal or such authorised in this Ordinance or an authorised to the banking shall be entitled to plead the same officer as before a shall be deemed officer to require of any accounts any person or or to require to disclose of individual information con­ of such a clients the business relating (b)A person atioo under -this Ordinance cal process he is the owner or in the conduct or trade secret be required shall not which involves the disclosure in or relating to supply any inform­ .of any techni­ ing of which to the undertak or supervision of which he is engaged.
10.

( 1) The Statistici,an, or any authorised officer may, for any Powers .,, connected purpose times any dwelling or any premises ployed; and may formance of his duties.

of a census, enter at all reasonable with the taking house or any premises where persons are employ.

::d entry.
::d entry.

where it appears make such enquiries that persons are em- for the per­ as may be necessary to him likely (2)The Statistician and an authoris shall produce ed officer shall produce proof of his appointment his written ( 1) by subsection exercising the powers conferred as Statistician authorisation if required of this section ''l charge of such dwelling before to do so by the OWITTer, occupier or person house .or premises.
1 l. Except for the purposes of a prosecution under this Rcstrfe11 011 "" publfcntlon.
Ordinance - (a)no individual return, or part thereof, made for the purposes of this Ordinance; ( b)no answer given to any question put for the purposes of this Ordinalllce; ( c)no report, or other document, abstract, comprised as to enable with any person, particulars so arranged culars containing in any such return or answer identification undertaking of such parti­ or busi111ess; admitted in the execution shall be published, employed previous making such return taking, taking or business, or business: consent in evidence, or shown to any person not under this Ordinance, unless the of a duty been ,obtained in writing thereto has such answer, from the person or, in the case of an under­ or giving from the owner for the time being of the under­ Provided publication of such consent document, that nothing in this section any such report, where the particulars identification enable abstract, shall prevent or other document, abstract or restrict the without or other merely by reason of the fact that the in such report, 56 No.
14] THE LAWS OF BRITISH GUIANA [A.D. 1965 to an undertaking relate particulars undertaking or business however, the costs of production, such undertaking sphere of activities, that in no case shall such particulars enable or profits which is the only so, of identification in, any arising or business its particular or business.

employed, the capital within Major offences.

12.
(1) Any person n of being a person employed in the executio any duty under this Ordinance, who - (a)by virtue becomes of such employment which might exert an influence of possessed upon interest, pro­ is made of this Ordi­ with the provisions for any information or affect the market value of any share, duct or article, public nance, gain; personal lawful and before in accordance directly such information or indirectly or communicates authority uses such information publishes to than in the ordinary course of by him in acquired any information any person otherwise such employment the course (c)knowingly of his employment; compiles for issue any false statistics or (b)without information; shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable thereof not exceeding fine.
to imprisonment five hundred dollars for a term not exceeding one year or to a fine or to both sue)) imprisonment and on summary conviction (2)Any person, being in possession .

of any information which to his knowledge who publishes be guilty of to imprisonment exceeding has been disclosed in contravention or communicates such information of this Ordinance.
to any person shall of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction there­ for a term not exceeding one year or to a fine not five hundred dollars or to both such imprisonment and fine.

Miscellaneous offence!.

13.
Any person who - or obstructs officer in the exercise charge of any of his duties (a)hinders the Statistician or any authorised of any of bis powers or the dis­ to supply under this Ordinance; the particulars in any re.quired or fails lawfully left with or form or other document or fails to answer any to him under the or enquiry addressed of this Ordinance, or to supply (b)refuses return, sent to him, or who refuses question authority ation required section 9 of this Ordinance; (c)knowingly makes in any return, the inform­ (3) of ce with subsection form or other docu­ in accordan or supplied pursuant ment completed in any answer to any questions authority untrue of this Ordinance, in any material asked him under the which is any statement particulari to this Ordinance , A.b.
1965] STATISTICS (No.

14 57 (d)without lawful authority, defaces form or other document destroys, under this Ordinance, form or other document or muti­ containing or writes issued and furnished to the officer, any indecent, of this Ordinance lates any return, collected particulars or makes on any return, for the purposes Statistician obscene, other matter; or an authorised remarks, drawing or blasphemous or insulting shall be guilty of an offence against this Ordinance.

of an offence against 14.


Every person who is guilty made thereunder on summary shall be liable dollars two hundred six months for each such offence, nance or any regulations is provided exceeding exceeding continuing offence to a further day on which the offence is continued fine not exceeding and in the event of a ten dollars after conviction.

to a fine not thereof, nt .for a .

term not for which no special or to imprisonme conviction for each this Ordi-Penalttc•.

penalty 15 .
penalty 15 .

The Ministe r may make regulations for the purpose of Regulation•.
carrying without to the generality tions prescribing - out the provisions prejudice of this Ordinance of the foregoing and, in particular may make regula- but (a)the particulars and information any matter or cqncerning may be collected of a census taking of which statistics visions of this Ordinance; under the pro­ to be furnished on the in respect (b)the manner and form in which and the times and places at which, such particulars shall be furnished.

and information 16.
and information 16.

(1) Subject to the provisions of subsection (2) of this section Oath or Secrecy.

employed in the execution every person of any duty under this Ordi- make before the nance shall before Second .

th an oat or a rmation m t e orm se out 111 e secon sc e u e to t 1s d h d 1 Ordinance.

h ffi .

.

h f on his duties entering Statistician h. schedule.
t (2)The Statistician shall before under this Ordinance make before in the form set out in the second duties affirmation the Governor an oath or schedule entering on his functions to this Ordinance.

or 17.

The Minister schedule to this Ordinance Provided until approved effect may, by or substitute order, a new schedule amend or revoke the first Power to therefor: ���!

: shall be of no schedule.

��.1 that an order made under this section by a resolution of the House of Assembly.

18.
18.

The Census Ordinance is hereby repealed.

Repeal.

Cnp.

64.

58 No.

14] THE LAWS OF BRIT!Sli GUIANA [A.D. 1965 FIRST SCHEDULE ·Sections 2, 6(1), 9(1), 17. and morbidity.

1.

-Population and housing.

2.Vital occurrences 3.Immigratio 4., Internal 5.Primary 6.Agriculture, and external trade.

and secondary including n and emigration.

production.

dairying, horticulture, , pastoral and industri�s.

allied 7.Fishing.
allied 7.Fishing.

8.Factories, mines and productive 9.Employment, unemployment industries and underemployment generally.

.

-10.

Salaries, wages, ments and honoraria profits fees, allowances for services rendered.

and interest.

bonuses, 11.Income, · 12.

Social, earnings, educational, labour and industrial and any other pay• groups and societies, co-operative employees, 13.Industrial and other persons disturbances insurance and disputes.

generally.

_ 14.
generally.

_ 14.

Banking, 15.Commercial 16.Distributive 17.Health.

18.Transport and finance generally.

undertakings and professional trades.

.

and communication in all forms by land, water and including associations of employers, matters prices of commodities, rent and cost of air .

and retail .

, 19.

Wholesale living.

20.Injuries, 21.Stocks 22.Sweepstakes, accidents and compensation.

of manufactured or unmanufactured goods.

lotteries, charitable and other public collections of money.
23.Land tenure 24.Local Government.

25.. Orders, work in progress, and the occupation and use of land.

given out to contractors) fixed capital 26.Debts outstanding, the acquisition and disposal assets of those assets and plant (including and plants).

outgoings and details and c9sts (including of capital expenditure.

work SECOND SCHEDULE Section 16.

OATH OF OFFICE I swear ,.


----------------that I will faithfully solemnly honestly and sincerely fulfil my duties as .................... declare and affirm ............. .

and