Section 1: Establishment of the National Statistical System

(1) There is established a National Statistical System (in this Act referred to as "The System")
(2) The National Statistics System shall comprise four main elements-
(a) the producers of statistics, including the National Bureau of Statistics as the Co-ordinating Agency of the System line Ministries, Public Agencies, State Statistical Agencies and Local Government Statistical Units;
(b) data user, including key users such as policy and decision makers;
(c) data suppliers, including establishment and households; and
(d) research and training institutions, including higher education institutions.