Part 1The Statistics Board
Organisation and administration
I130National Statistician: advisory functions
1
The National Statistician is to be the Board's principal adviser on—
a
the quality of official statistics,
b
good practice in relation to official statistics, and
c
the comprehensiveness of official statistics.
2
The Board must have regard to the advice of the National Statistician on those matters.
3
If the Board rejects the advice of the National Statistician—
a
in relation to the development and maintenance of definitions, methodologies, classifications and standards for official statistics, or
b
as to the application to any statistics produced by the Board of any definition, methodology, classification or standard promoted by the Board under section 9,
the Board must publish a statement of its reasons for doing so.
4
Where the Board publishes a statement under subsection (3), it must as soon as possible thereafter lay a copy before Parliament.