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—(1) The Department of Statistics and all research and statistics units may, in accordance with the provisions of this Act, collect and process data for statistical purposes.
(2) The Department of Statistics shall be under the control and management of a Chief Statistician and such other officers as the Minister may appoint.
(3) A research and statistics unit shall be under the control and management of a director and such other officers as the appropriate Minister responsible for the unit may appoint.