law: The Collection of Statistics Act, 2008
  Chapter V Power in
  
  Respect of Core Statistics
  27. Power in respect
  
  of core statistics. -
  Without prejudice to
  
  the provisions contained in this Act, the Central Government may, by
  
  notification in the Official Gazette, declare from time to time any subject for
  
  the collection of statistics of national importance as 'core statistics' and
  
  make such arrangement, as it may consider necessary, for regulating the
  
  collection and dissemination of statistics on the subject so declared.