Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
Power to collect statistics (1) If the Government considers that for the purposes of the better administration of this Act, it is necessary so to do, it may, by notification in the Official Gazette, direct that statistics be collected relating to any matter dealt with by or under this Act. (2) Upon such direction being made, the Government or any person or persons authorised by it in this behalf may, by notification in the Official Gazette, and by notice in any newspaper or in such other manner as in its or his opinions is best calculated to bring the notice to the attention of 3[proprietors], call upon all 3[proprietors] or any class of 3[proprietors] to furnish such information or returns as may be stated therein relating to any matter in respect of which statistics are to be collected. The form in which, the person to whom or, the authorities to which, such information or returns should be furnished, the particulars which they should contain, and the intervals in which such information or returns should be furnished, shall be such as may be prescribed.