"entity within the NSS"

means—

(i) an organ of state; and
(ii) any organisation, non-profit organisation, or business that produces and uses statistics or collects data;

[Definition inserted by section 1(a) of the Statistics Amendment Act 29 of 2024, Notice No. 5724 of GG51805, dated 20 December 2024 – effective 1 October 2025 per Commencement Proclamation Notice 6692, GG53452, dated 30 September 2025]