Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007

66 Devolved statistics

(1) In this Part “Scottish devolved statistics” means—

(a) statistics which relate to matters in Scotland which are not reserved matters, unless the statistics are produced by a person acting on behalf of the Crown or a public authority in the exercise of functions in relation to a reserved matter,

(b) statistics which relate to matters in Scotland which are reserved matters, where the statistics are produced by a person acting on behalf of the Crown or a public authority in the exercise of functions in relation to a matter which is not a reserved matter, and

(c) statistics produced by the Scottish Ministers in the exercise of a function which is exercisable by them pursuant to an Order made under section 63(1)(a) of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46).

(2) But statistics are not Scottish devolved statistics by virtue of subsection (1)(a) or (b) if they are produced by—

(a) an authority which is a cross-border public authority within the meaning of the Scotland Act 1998, or

(b) an authority which is treated as a cross-border public authority for the purposes of sections 23(2)(b) and 70(6) of that Act,

and do not relate wholly to Scotland.

(3) In this Part “Welsh devolved statistics” means statistics which relate wholly or mainly to the exercise of functions by—

(a) a Welsh ministerial authority, or

(b) any other public authority whose functions are exercisable only in or as regards Wales,

unless the statistics are produced by a person acting on behalf of the Crown or a public authority in the exercise of functions in relation to a matter which does not so relate.

(4) In this Part “Northern Ireland devolved statistics” means—

(a) statistics which relate to matters in Northern Ireland which are transferred matters, unless the statistics are produced by a person acting on behalf of the Crown or a public authority in the exercise of functions in relation to a matter which is not a transferred matter, and

(b) statistics which relate to matters in Northern Ireland which are not transferred matters, where the statistics are produced by a person acting on behalf of the Crown or a public authority in the exercise of functions in relation to matter which is a transferred matter.