Section No :  
Legislative Enactments
CENSUS
Marginal Notes
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Census Ordinance .
2. Minister to direct taking of census.[2, 16 of 1981] [2, 55 of 2000]
3. Appointment of Superintendent of Census. [2, 16 of 1981][2, 55 of 2000]
4. Appointment of Deputy and Assistant Superintendents of Census, and of officers and servants. [3,6 of 1945]
5. Rules by the Minister.
6. District Secretary to be the Commissioner of Census.[ 3,26 of 2011]
7. Appointment of Deputy Commissioners and Assistant Commissioners of Census. [ 5, 55 of 2000]
8. Engagement of enumerators, supervisors and chief supervisors. [5, 16 of 1981]
9. Who are census officers. [ 5,16 of 1981] [ 6, 55 of 2000]
10. [ 5,16 of 1981]
11. Asking of questions by census officers.
12. Obligation to answer questions.
13. Schedules to be left at dwelling houses or establishments and filled up by the chief occupier or person in charge. [ 6, 16 of 1981]
14. Section - 14
15. Enumeration of naval, army or air forces and voyagers, travellers &c. [8, 16 of 1981]
16. Schedules to be delivered to superintendents of estates and filled up by them.
17. Duty of employers of labour to make returns. [9,16 of 1981]
18. Enumerator to deliver schedules and returns to the supervisor.
19. Commissioner to forward them to Superintendent.
20. Abstract to be made and forwarded to the Minister, and published.
20A. How information this ordinance to be published &c.[10, 16 of 1981]
21. [ 11, 16 of 1981] [7, 55 of 2000][ 4,26 of 2011]
22. No prosecution without Attorney-General's authority.
23. Record or entry made by census officer admissible in evidence only in a prosecution under this Ordinance.