Gazette July 30 2021 – Part A SI 50 and 51

Jul 30, 2021 | Part A, Statutory Instruments (SI's)

S.I. 2021 No. 50: Miscellaneous Controls (Control of Prices) (General) (Amendment) (No. 9) Regulations, 2021.

S.I. 2021 No. 51: Statistics (Listing Exercise) Regulations, 2021.

S.I. 2021 No. 50

Miscellaneous Controls Act CAP. 329

MISCELLANEOUS CONTROLS (CONTROL OF PRICES) (GENERAL) (AMENDMENT) (NO. 9) REGULATIONS, 2021

The Minister, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 3 of the

Miscellaneous Controls Act, makes the following Regulations:

  1. These Regulations may be cited as the Miscellaneous Controls(Control of Prices) (General) (Amendment) (No. 9) Regulations, 2021.
  2. The Schedule to the Miscellaneous Controls (Control of Prices)Regulations, 2015 (S.I. 2015 No. 76) is amended by deleting the item “Liquefied Petroleum Gas” appearing in the first column thereof under the Article “PETROLEUM PRODUCTS” and all the words appearing opposite thereto in the third column under the heading “RETAIL PRICE” and substituting therefor the item set out in the Schedule to these Regulations, together with the retail prices set out in respect of that item.
  3. These Regulations shall come into operation on the 2nd day of

August, 2021.

SCHEDULE

(Regulation 2)

ARTICLEWHOLESALE PRICE(not greater than)RETAIL PRICE(not greater than)
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS:
$33.99 per cylinder
Liquefied Petroleum Gas
containing 20 lbs.
$37.39 per cylinder
containing 22 lbs.
$42.30 per cylinder
containing 25 lbs.
$148.82 per cylinder
containing 100 lbs.

Made by the Minister this 30th day of July, 2021.

K. D. SYMMONDS

Minister responsible for Energy, Small Business and Entrepreneurship

STATISTICS (LISTING EXERCISE) REGULATIONS, 2021

Arrangement of Regulations

  1. Citation
  2. Definitions
  3. Conduct of a listing exercise
  4. Division of Barbados into enumeration districts
  5. Appointment and assignment of senior listing supervisors, listing supervisors and listing officers to enumeration districts
  6. Assignment to enumeration districts
  7. Functions of senior listing supervisor
  8. Functions of listing supervisor
  9. Functions of listing officer
  10. Entry and inspection of premises

SCHEDULE

Listing Exercise Questionnaire

S.I. 2021 No. 51

Statistics Act CAP. 192

STATISTICS (LISTING EXERCISE) REGULATIONS, 2021

The Minister, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 13 of the Statistics Act, makes the following Regulations:

Citation

1.

These Regulations may be cited as the Statistics (Listing Exercise)

Regulations, 2021.

Definitions

  1. For the purposes of these Regulations,“assessment period” means the period between 2nd August, 2021 and 4th December, 2021;“ED” means enumeration district;“enumeration district” means any one of the districts into which Barbados is divided pursuant to regulation 4;“ID” means identification;“listing exercise” means an exercise undertaken by a listing officer to ascertain and record
    1. the number and name of each resident within a dwelling unit and, where applicable, the contact information for the resident;
    2. the tenure of each dwelling unit;
    3. particulars concerning ownership of land upon which a dwelling unit is situate;
    4. the type, material of outer walls, type of roof and type of foundation of each dwelling unit;
    5. particulars relating to the furnishing, facilities and appliances within each dwelling unit and the utilities available at the dwelling unit; and
    6. the amount of agricultural products produced and farming done by each resident in a dwelling unit,

in an enumeration district;

“listing exercise questionnaire” means the questionnaire set out in the Schedule; “listing information” means information necessary for the making of true and

accurate entries into a listing exercise questionnaire;

“listing officer” means a person appointed as a listing officer in accordance with paragraph (c) of regulation 5(1);

“listing supervisor” means a person who holds the post of Statistician I, Statistician II or Field Officer in the Statistical Service in accordance with the Public Service (General) Order, 2020 (S.I. 2020 No. 41) and appointed as a listing supervisor in accordance with paragraph (b) of regulation 5(1);

“senior listing supervisor” means a person appointed as a senior listing supervisor in accordance with paragraph (a) of regulation 5(1).

Conduct of a listing exercise

3.(1)

The Director shall cause a listing exercise to be conducted during the

assessment period.

  1. A listing exercise questionnaire shall be utilised during the assessmentperiod for the purposes of conducting the listing exercise.
  2. A listing exercise questionnaire may be in paper form or in an electronicformat.
  3. The relevant information and particulars as set out in the listing exercisequestionnaire shall be furnished by the head of the household of each dwelling unit in an enumeration district to a listing officer.
  4. Where a head of the household furnishes information in accordance with

paragraph (4), a listing officer shall record the information in the listing exercise questionnaire.

Division of Barbados into enumeration districts‌

  1. The Director shall divide Barbados into enumeration districts and shallprepare a detailed description in writing of every enumeration district and its boundaries for the purpose of the listing exercise.
    Appointment and assignment of senior listing supervisors, listing supervisors and listing officers to enumeration districts5.(1)The Director may appoint such numbers of suitable persons as heconsiders necessary to be
    1. senior listing supervisors to coordinate and supervise the work of an appropriate number of listing supervisors and listing officers;
    2. listing supervisors to assist in the training and control of listing officers in the execution of the duties of the listing officers; and
    3. listing officers to collect listing information which is to be collected from the conduct of the listing exercise.
  1. Where it appears to the Director that a senior listing supervisor, listingsupervisor or listing officer is unfit to perform his functions under these Regulations, the Director may terminate his appointment and may appoint a fit and proper person in his place to perform those functions.
  2. Notice of an appointment or the cancellation of an appointment of every

senior listing supervisor, listing supervisor or listing officer shall be published in the Official Gazette and in one or more daily newspaper published in Barbados.

Assignment to enumeration districts

6.(1)

A listing supervisor may be assigned to one enumeration district or

more in respect of the listing exercise.

(2) A listing officer may be assigned to 5 or more enumeration districts for the

purposes of conducting the listing exercise.

Functions of senior listing supervisor

7.

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

(f)

(g)

(h)

(i)

The functions of a senior listing supervisor are as follows:

to give all necessary instruction to listing supervisors in his assigned supervisory enumeration district;

to serve as a linkage between the Department responsible for statistical service, listing supervisors and listing officers;

to deliver kits, stationery and listing exercise questionnaires or tablets to listing supervisors and to ensure their safe return;

to solve any problems which may arise from time to time in respect of the listing exercise;

to monitor the progress of the listing exercise;

to prepare and submit reports on the progress of listing officers;

to attend training sessions relating to the supervision of listing supervisors and listing officers;

to ensure that listing supervisors are fully aware of the boundaries of their enumeration districts; and

to carry out generally all instructions issued to him by the Director for the purpose of conducting the listing exercise.

Functions of listing supervisor

8.

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

(f)

The functions of a listing supervisor are as follows:

to take each listing officer around the boundaries of the enumeration districts assigned to the listing officer;

to give all necessary instructions to listing officers in respect of the assigned enumeration districts;

to issue listing officers with listing exercise questionnaires or tablets for the purpose of accessing electronic listing exercise questionnaires which are to be used to conduct a listing exercise in the enumeration districts and any other articles which are necessary for conducting the listing exercise;

to receive and examine all entries made on listing exercise questionnaires by listing officers and, where it appears upon examination that any listing information in any listing exercise questionnaire is defective or has been omitted, to require the listing officer responsible for filling out the listing exercise questionnaire to take steps to correct the defective listing information or omission;

to transmit to the Director, within the time specified by the Director, all listing exercise questionnaires, tablets and any other articles delivered to him by the listing officers under his control; and

to carry out generally all instructions issued to him by the Director for the purpose of conducting the listing exercise.

Functions of listing officer

9.

(a)

The functions of a listing officer are as follows:

to notify his assigned listing supervisor and the Director of every permanent change of his address within 2 days of that change;

  1. to conduct and complete a listing exercise within his assigned enumeration districts during the assessment period;
  2. to carefully preserve any written instructions, books, listing exercise questionnaires, documents or any other articles or items issued to him in connection with his assigned enumeration districts and to return them to the Director on the completion of the listing exercise or when called upon to do so;
  3. to visit personally, within the assessment period as specified by the Director, every building and household in his assigned enumeration districts to obtain all listing information necessary for the filling out of the listing exercise questionnaire and to accurately record the listing information received;
  4. to make further visits to buildings and households, where on a first visit thereto the required listing information cannot by obtained and, on the direction of his listing supervisor, to revisit any building or household for the purpose of gathering the relevant listing information in respect of omissions or correcting or verifying entries in any listing exercise questionnaire; and
  5. to carry out generally such instructions issued to him by the Director or the listing supervisor for the purpose of conducting the listing exercise.

Entry and inspection of premises

  1. The Director and every senior listing supervisor, listing supervisor andlisting officer appointed under these Regulations may, for any purpose connected with the listing exercise, enter and inspect any premises and make such inquiries as he considers necessary in the performance of his duties.

    SCHEDULEListing Exercise Questionnaire
    (Regulation 2)

    Statistics (Listing Exercise) Regulations, 2021(S. I. 2021 No. )Listing Exercise QuestionnairePlease complete all the relevant information before commencing the questionnaire.
    Section to be filled out by the Listing Officer
    Name of Listing Officer: Listing Officer’s ID: Parish: Enumeration District: Building ID:Start Date (DD/MM/YYYY): – -Start Time (24hr): :Section to be filled out by the Listing Officer after completing the InterviewEnd Date (DD/MM/YYYY): – -1 – Completed 5 – Partially End Time (24hr): : Interview Status: 2 – Partially RefusedCompleted 6 – No Suitable3 – No Contact Respondent 4 – Refused 7 – VacantListing Officer’s Remarks:Section to be filled out by the Listing SupervisorListing Supervisor’s Name: Listing Supervisor’s ID:End Date (DD/MM/YYYY): – – Interview Status:Listing Supervisor’s Remarks:
    Schedule – (Cont’d)
    Individual Listing

    I1. Building ID:
    I4. BuildingI2. Parish:
    I5. DwellingI3. ED Number:
    I6. HouseholdNumber:Unit Number:Number:
    ID No.Surname, First Name, Middle Initial
    (1)Usual ResidenceSex
    (3)Date of Birth DD-MM-YYYY
    (4)Age
    (5)Relation to headof household01

    –02

    –03

    –04

    –05

    –06

    –07

    –08

    –09

    –10

    –(2) (6)
    Schedule – (Cont’d)
    Individual Listing – (Concl’d)

    ID No.Surname, First Name, Middle Initial
    (1)Usual ResidenceSex
    (3)Date of Birth DD-MM-YYYY
    (4)Age
    (5)Relation to headof household11

    –12

    –13

    —
    14

    –15

    –16

    –17

    —
    18

    –19

    –20

    –(2) (6)
    Housing and Household Information
    H1. Building ID: H2. Parish: H3. ED Number:
    H4. Building
    H5. Dwelling
    H6. HouseholdNumber:Unit Number:Number:
    H7(a) – What is the district?
    H7(b) – What is the street address?
    H7(c) – What is the best phone number for follow up contact?
    H7(d) – What is your email address?
    H8 – What type of dwelling unit is this?
    1. Separate house/Detached house/ Undivided house
    2. Rented room in a separate house/ Detached house
    3. Governmentterraceunit/Apartment
    4. Private apartment
    5. Townhouse/Condominium
    6. Duplex/Double house
    7. Part of a commercial building
    8. Group dwelling
    9. Other (Please specify):

If rented room, observe outer walls, roof, floor and foundation. Fill in H9-H12 accordingly. Then skip to H16.

H9 – Of what materials are the outer walls made?

  1. Concrete
  2. Concrete board
  3. Concrete block
  4. Makeshift materials
  5. Plywood
  6. Stone
  7. Wood and concrete
  8. Wood/Timber
  9. Wood/Timber and concrete block
  10. Other (Please specify):

H10(a) – What type of roof is this?

  1. Low gable
  2. High gable
  3. Flat/Split
  4. Hip
  5. Combination
  6. Other (Please specify):

Schedule – (Cont’d)

Housing and Household Information – (Cont’d)

H10(b) – Of what material is the roof covering made?

If dwelling unit is a rented room, skip to H16.

H13 – In what year was the dwelling built?

1)Wooden shingles1)2018-2021
2)Asphalt shingles2)2014-2017
3)Roofing tiles3)2010-2013
4)Corrugated metal sheets (Galvanised4)2001-2009
or Permaclad)5)1991-2000
5)Concrete6)1981-1990
6)Rubberoid7)1980 or before
7)Asbestos8)Don’t know
8)Makeshift/Thatch

9) Other (Please specify):

H11 – Of what material is the floor made?

  1. Masonry (Concrete)
  2. Wood
  3. Cement board
  4. Combination of cement board, wood and masonry
  5. Makeshift materials
  6. Other (Please specify):

H12 – How is the foundation of the house constructed?

  1. Fully enclosed foundation
  2. Pillars or columns with groundsill
  3. Pillars or columns without groundsill
  4. Loose rock
  5. Other (Please specify):

H14(a) – Occupancy status

  1. Occupied
  2. Unoccupied

If occupied, go to question H14(c).

H14(b) – If unoccupied, is unit

  1. For rent
  2. For sale
  3. For rent/sale
  4. Other arrangements
  5. Arrangement unknown

H14(c) – What is the state of construction?

  1. Completed
  2. Under active construction
  3. Under inactive construction
  4. DerelictIf Unit is unoccupied end interview here.If Unit is occupied by only non-residents, go to questions H15, H16 and H20-H22.If Unit is occupied by any residents, continue from H15.
    Housing and Household Information – (Cont’d)
    H15(a) – How many bedrooms does this dwelling have?
    H15(b) – How many bathrooms does this dwelling have?
    H15(c) – What is the total number of rooms in this dwelling? (Exclude kitchen, toilets, bathroom, garages, patios, verandas, laundry rooms)
    H16 – Do you share a bathroom with any other household?
    1. Yes
    2. No

H17(a) – Under what type of tenure is this dwelling occupied?

  1. Owned
  2. Private rented/Leased
  3. Government rented/Leased
  4. Rent free
  5. Squatted
  6. Other (Please specify):

If rented or leased, go to H17(d).

H17(b) – If owned, by how many males/females? Males:

Females:

H17(c) – If owned, was it acquired through

  1. Government project
  2. Private sector
  3. Inheritance
  4. Self-constructed
  5. Other (Please specify):

If not rented/leased go to question H19(a).

H17(d) – What is the rental period for this dwelling?

  1. Weekly
  2. Fortnightly
  3. Monthly
  4. Quarterly
  5. Half-yearly
  6. AnnuallyH17(e) – How much rent are you now paying?
    $
    Schedule – (Cont’d)
    Housing and Household Information – (Cont’d)
    H18 – Is this dwelling rented, fully furnished, semi-furnished or unfurnished?
    1. Fully furnished
    2. Semi-furnished
    3. Unfurnished

H19(a) – Under what type of tenure is this land occupied?

  1. Owned
  2. Private rented/Leased
  3. Government rented/Leased
  4. Rent free
  5. Squatted
  6. Other (Please specify):

H19(b) – If owned, by how many males/females? Males:

Females:

H19(c)- Does the land form part of an approved subdivision? (Tenantry or otherwise)

  1. Yes
  2. No

H19(d) – If owned, how was the land acquired?

  1. Tenantries programme
  2. Government
  3. Private sector
  4. Inheritance
  5. Other (Please specify):

If not rented/leased go to question H20.

H19(e) – What is the rental period for this land?

  1. Weekly
  2. Fortnightly
  3. Monthly
  4. Quarterly
  5. Half-yearly
  6. Annually

H19(f) – How much rent are you now paying?

$

H20 – How is your main water supply obtained?

  1. Piped into dwelling
  2. Piped into yard
  3. Neighbour/Friend/Relative’s pipe
  4. Public stand pipe/Public tank
  5. Stream/Spring/Well
  6. Other (Please specify):
    Housing and Household Information – (Cont’d)
    H21(a) – What type of toilet facilities does this dwelling unit have?
    1. Toilet linked to sewer
    2. Toilet linked to suck well/Soak-away
    3. Toilet linked to private sewerage treatment facility/Septic tank
    4. Pit toilet
    5. Other (Please specify):
    6. None

If none, go to H22(a).

H21(b) – Are the toilet facilities shared with any other household?

  1. Yes
  2. No

H22(a) – Does your household generate renewable energy for your own use? (Score as many as applicable)

  1. Yes, solar water panels
  2. Yes, photovoltaic (pv) panels
  3. Yes, wind power (e.g. wind turbine, windmill)
  4. Yes, bioenergy
  5. Yes, other sources (Specify):
  6. No

H22(b) – What source of lighting is mainly used by this household?

  1. Electricity
  2. Kerosene
  3. Gas
  4. Battery operated devices
  5. Renewable energy
  6. Other (Please specify):

H22(c) – What source of energy is mainly used for cooking?

  1. Natural gas
  2. Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG)
  3. Electricity
  4. Wood/Charcoal
  5. Kerosene
  6. Renewable energy
  7. Biogas
  8. Other (Specify):

If unit is occupied by only non-residents, end interview here.

H23(a) – Does this dwelling unit have fixed internet access?

  1. Yes
  2. No
    Schedule – (Cont’d)
    Housing and Household Information – (Cont’d)
    H23(b)i – Which of these appliances/household equipment does your household have? (Score as many as are applicable)
    1. Stove
    2. Refrigerator
    3. TV
    4. Radio/Stereo system
    5. Fixed line telephone
    6. Microwave
    7. Washing machine
    8. DVD player/VCR
    9. Computer (Laptop, Desktop)
    10. Toaster oven
    11. Cable TV/Satellite
    12. Deep freeze
    13. Non-solar water heater
    14. Water tank
    15. Clothes dryer
    16. Dish washer
    17. Android TV device
    18. Game consoles (e.g. Xbox, Playstation, Nintendo, etc.)
    19. Smoke alarm
    20. Air conditioner
    21. Generator
    22. Home security equipment

For households in rented rooms in separate house/apartment only.

H23(b)ii -Which of these appliances/household equipment does your household share? (Score as many as are applicable)

  1. Stove
  2. Refrigerator
  3. TV
  4. Radio/Stereo system
  5. Fixed line telephone
  6. Microwave
  7. Washing machine
  8. DVD player/VCR
  9. Computer (Laptop, Desktop)
  10. Toaster oven
  11. Cable TV/Satellite
  12. Deep freeze
  13. Non-solar water heater
  14. Water tank
  15. Clothes dryer
  16. Dish washer
  17. Android TV device
  18. Game consoles (e.g. Xbox, Playstation, Nintendo, etc.)
  19. Smoke alarm
  20. Air conditioner
  21. Generator
  22. Home security equipment

Housing and Household Information – (Concl’d)

H24 – How many vehicles does this household have for private use?

1) 0

2) 1

3) 2

4) 3

5) 4 or more

H25 – Have any members of this household produced any agricultural products during the last year (including sugar cane vegetables, root crops, fruit, floriculture, greenhouse products, aquaculture, hydroponics/aquaponics products, cattle, pigs, sheep, goats, chickens, bees, rabbits)? (This includes production for sale or home consumption.)

  1. Yes
  2. No

H26 – Please indicate the agricultural products produced by members of the household in the last year. (Score as many as applicable)

  1. Sugarcane farming
  2. Fruit farming
  3. Vegetable farming
  4. Horticulture
  5. Root crop farming
  6. Livestock farming
  7. Herbs
  8. Poultry farming
  9. Cotton
  10. Fish farming
  11. Aquaponics/Hydroponics
  12. Other (Please specify):

H27 – In which parishes were the agricultural products produced? (Score as many as applicable)

  1. St. Michael
  2. Christ Church
  3. St. Philip
  4. St. James
  5. St. Thomas
  6. St. George
  7. St. Joseph
  8. St. John
  9. St. Andrew
  10. St. Peter
  11. St. Lucy

Made by the Minister this 29th day of July, 2021.

M. CADDLE

Minister responsible for Statistical Services

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