Statistics Act

The data collection activities of the Economics and Statistics Office are governed by the Statistics Act (2016 Revision), Amendments, and Regulations. The relevant sections are highlighted below:

Section 3: Duties of Director of the Economics and Statistics Office
Section 4: Power to direct taking of census
Section 5: Statistics Office authorisation to conduct a census
Section 6: Statistics Office authorisation to collect census statistics
Section 7: Statistics Office authorisation to collect statistics
Section 8: Confidentiality of individuals and firms statistics
Section 9: All Enumerators must sign an oath or affirmation
Section 10: Methods of data collection (forms)
Section 11: Supply of information as requested
Section 12: Enumerators are allowed to leave notices at the residence
Section 13: Enumerators are allowed to leave notices at the place of business
Section 14: Survey questions are mandatory
Section 15: Enumerators are allowed to enter the premises
Section 16: Statistics Office access to public records
Section 17: Data collected are ONLY published in aggregated form
Section 18: Penalties for Enumerators' Breach of Confidentially
Section 19: Penalties for Obstruction of Enumerators in carrying their duties
Section 20: General penalty otherwise unspecified in the Statistics Act

02/01/2024

Census (Cayman Islands) (Amendment) Regulations, 2021

09/30/2016

Statistics Law 2016 Revision

07/12/2016

Statistics (Amendment) Law, 2016

01/20/2015

Ministry of Finance and Economic Development Opens a Public Consultation on the Amendments to the Statistics Law (2011 Revision)

01/20/2015

Statistics (Amendment) Bill 2014

04/08/2013

Statistics Law (2011 Revision)

04/08/2013

System of National Accounts and Balance of Payments Regulations