(1)The National Statistician is also to be the chief executive of the Board.
(2)The National Statistician may, subject as follows, exercise any of the functions of the Board (including functions of establishing committees under section 35 and delegating functions to such committees).
(3)The National Statistician may not exercise the functions of—
(a)determining under section 10 whether to adopt a code as the Code of Practice for Statistics or to revise the Code, or
(b)determining under section 12(1) or 14(1) whether any official statistics comply with the Code.
(4)The Board may direct the National Statistician—
(a)not to exercise a particular function, or
(b)as to how he should exercise a particular function.
(5)In the event of a vacancy in the office of National Statistician, his functions under this section and section 32 may be exercised by such one of the other executive members of the Board as the Board may direct.
Commencement Information
I1S. 31 in force at 1.4.2008 by S.I. 2008/839, art. 2