Repeal and savings

(1) The Statistics Act, Revised Edition 2000, is hereby repealed. (2) Notwithstanding the repeal of the Statistics Act, all subsidiary legislation made thereunder shall continue in full force and effect until repealed by subsidiary legislation made CAP. 158. CAP. 158. (3) Notwithstanding the repeal of the Statistics Act, all data, information and statistics collected or compiled under the Statistics Act shall be treated as data, statistics and information collected or compiled under this Act. 41 SCHEDULE I STATISTICAL INSTITUTE OF BELIZE ACT Matters on which Statistics may be Collected, Prepared and Published [Sections 5, 6, 37 and 43] (a) Population and housing. (b) Immigration and emigration, internal and external passenger movement and tourism. (c) Vital occurrences, morbidity, health and nutrition. (d) Social matters including education, sports, public entertainment, social security and welfare, criminal and judicial matters, juvenile delinquency, public information, public administration and government. (e) Land tenure, occupation and condition of land and the procedure thereof, occupation and condition of buildings, rent payable or receivable in respect of land and buildings and the annual value of land and buildings. (f) Environmental and related statistics. (g) Primary and secondary production, including construction, building, personal and other services, power, machinery, transport equipment, water and electricity. (h) Industry and merchandising. 42 Statistical Institute of Belize (i) Stocks of manufactured and unmanufactured goods. (j) Livestock. (k) Imports and exports. (l) Trade and commerce. (m) Transport and communication in all forms by land, water and air, including post, telephones, telegraph, radio and electronic transmission, and includes ecommerce and the use of the internet. (n) Occupations, employment, unemployment and payrolls. (o) Salaries, wages, hours and conditions of work. (p) Industrial disturbances and disputes. (q) Injuries, accidents and compensation. (r) Wholesale and retail prices and cost of living. (s) Banking and finance, including external balance of payments. (t) Associations, including voluntary associations, societies or corporations for profit or otherwise. (u) Marine, fire, life, accident and other insurance. (v) Incomes, earnings, profits, interests, fees and other payments for services rendered. Statistical Institute of Belize 43 (w) National income, output and expenditure and capital formation. (x) Broadcasting and audio-visual works. (y) Any other matter so determined by the Minister after consultation with the Board, except for opinion polls. 44 Statistical Institute of Belize SCHEDULE II STATISTICAL INSTITUTE OF BELIZEACT Oath of Secrecy to Subscribe to by the Officers of the Institute [Sections 20, 40 and 42] OATH OF SECRECY I,________________________________, swear*/solemnly affirm* that I will faithfully and honestly fulfil my duties as _______________________ in conformity with the requirements of the Statistical Institute of Belize Act and all orders made thereunder, and that I will not, except in the performance of my duties under that Act and such orders, disclose or make known during my service as ___________________________ or at any time thereafter, any matter which comes to my knowledge relating to any person, household or undertaking by reason of my service as _______________________________________________. (So help me God)* Before me _________________________ Director-General *Delete the inapplicable.