Statistics Act, 1999 (Act No. 6 of 1999)4. Status of Statistics South Africa |
| (1) | Statistics South Africa referred to as an organisational component in the first column of Schedule 2 to the Public Service Act and for the purposes of the application of that Act, in terms of section 7(4)(a) of that Act, regarded to be a department- |
| (a) | continues as such; and |
| (b) | consists of the Statistician-General and the permanent and temporary staff referred to in section 7(3)(a) of this Act. |
| (2) | Subject to the Minister's duties and powers referred to in section 5, no person or organ of state may interfere with the functioning of Statistics South Africa. |
| (3) | For the purpose of ensuring the effectiveness of Statistics South Africa, all other organs of state must assist it in accordance with the principles of co-operative government and intergovernmental relations contemplated in Chapter 3 of the Constitution. |