The objects of this Bill are to—

(a) establish an integrated National Statistical System;
(b) provide for mechanisms for coordination, collection,

management and dissemination of statistics;

(c) promote the use of statistical data and information at individual, institutional, national and international levels;

(d) re-constitute the Central Statistical Office as the Zambia Statistics Agency and define its functions;

(e) establish the Board of the Zambia Statistics Agency and define its functions;

(f) provide for the production and compilation of official statistics in a transparent and impartial manner;

(g) ensure the protection of personal data collected for statistical compilation purposes;

(h) build sustainable capacity for the production and use of statistical data and information for planning purposes;

(i) ensure coordination among statistical agencies;
(j) give effect to the United Nations Fundamental Principles of OfficialStatisticsandtheprinciplesoftheAfrican

Charter on Statistics;
(k) repeal the Census and Statistics Act, 1955, and the

Agricultural StatisticsAct,1964;and
(l) provide for matters connected with, or incidental to, the

foregoing.