CENSUS ORDINANCE, 1931

CENSUS ORDINANCE, 1931

No. 4 of 1931.

An Ordinance to make provisich for taking from time to time
the census of the Colony.
[6th February, .1931.]

L. This Ordinance may be cited as the Census Ordinance,
1931.

2.-(1) Subject to the provisions of this Ordinance, it shall.
be lawful for the Governor in Council from time to time toorder
that a census shall be taken for the Colony or for any part
thereof, and any order under this section may prescribe-

(a) the date on which the census is to be taken;

(b) the persons by w horn and,with respect to whom the
returns for the purpose of the census are to be made; and

(c) the particulars to be stated in the returns.

(2) Any Order in Council made under this section may be
revoked, amended or varied by a subsequent order.

3. When any such order has been made, it shall be lawful
for the Governor in Council to make regulations-
(a) providing for the division of the Colony into districts
for the purpose of the census and the appointment of persons to
act in those districts in connexion with the census;
(b) requiring such persons as may be employed for the
purpose of the census to perform such duties in connexion with
the taking of the census as may be prescribed;
(c) requiring persons employed for the purpose of taking
the census to make a statutory declaration with respect to the
performance of their duties;

(d) requiring the chief officers of public or charitable
institutions or of any other institutions prescribed by the
regulations to rhake returng with respect to the inmates thereof;
(e) requiring the proprietor, master, keeper, manager or
person in charge, of any place where not less than twenty people

A census was taken on 7th March, 1931 : see the Census Order, 1931,
[G.N. 80 of 13.2.31].
As amended by Law Rev. Ord., 1939, Supp. Sched.





are employed, oe of any dock, factory, workshop, school,
hospital, hotel or vessel lying within the waters of the Colony,
to make returns of the inmates therein;

(f) requiring information to be given to the persons liable
to make returns by the persons with respect to whom the returns
are to be made;

(g) with respect to the forms to be used in the taking of the
census;

(h) directing the Superintendent of Census to make reports
on the census returns;

(i) directing the publication of the reports made by the
Superintendent of Census or any of them; and

(j) making provision with respect to any matter necessary
to carry into effect the order for taking the census.

4. When any order has been made under section 2 the
Governor shall appoint a Superintendent of Census for the
purpose of carrying into effect the order for the taking of the
census.

5.-(1) It shall be the duty of the Superintendent of
Census-

(a) to make such arrangements and to do all such things
as are necessary for the taking of the census in accordance with
the provisions of this Ordinance and of any regulations made
thereunder, and for that purpose-to make arrangements for the
preparation and issue of the necessary forms and instructions
ind for the collection of the forms when filled in;

(b) as soon as may be possible after the collection of the
filled in forms to prepare reports on the census returns.

(2) Any expense incurred with the sanction of the Governor
by the Superintendent of Census in connexion with the taking
of the census or otherwise in connexion with the exercise of his
powers or the performance of his duties under this Ordinance or-
the regulations made thereunder shall be defrayed out of the
revenues of the Colony.





6.-(1) Every person who-

(a) refuses or neglects to comply with or acts in con-
travention of any of the provisions of this Ordinance or any
Order in Council or regulations made under this Ordinance; or
(b) being a person required under this Ordinance or any
regulations thereunder to make a statutory declaration with
respect to his duties makes a false one; or
(c) being a person required by any Order in Council or
regulations made under this Ordinance to make, sign or deliver
any document makes, signs or delivers or causes to be made,
signed or delivered a false document; or
(d) being a person required in pursuance of any such Order
in Council or regulations to answer any question, refuses to
answer or gives a false answer to that question,
shall for each offence be liable upon summary conviction to
imprisonment for any term not exceeding three months or to a
fine not exceeding one hundred dollars.

(2) Every person who-

(a) being employed in taking a census, without lawful
authority publishes or communicates to any person otherwise
than in the ordinary course of such employment any information
acquired by him in the course of his employment; or

(b) being in possession of any information which to his
knowledge has been disclosed in contravention of this
Ordinance publishes or communicates that information to any
other person,

shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall upon conviction be
liable to imprisonment for any term not exceeding two years and
to a fine not exceeding two hundred and fifty dollars,

No. 5 of 1931, incorporated in No. 10 of 1899

No. 6 of 1931, repealed by No. 3 of 1932.

No. 7 of 1931, repealed by No. 39 of 1935.

No. 8 of 1931, repealed by No. 32 of 1935.

* As amended by Law Rev. Ord., 1939, Supp. Sched.
[Originally No. 4 of 1931. Law Rev. Ord. 1939. Short title. Power to direct taking of census. 10 & 11 Geo. 5, c. 41, s. 1. Regulations. 10 & 11 Geo. 5, c. 41, s. 3. Appointment of Superintendent of Census. Duties of Superintendent of Census. 10 & 11 Geo. 5, c. 41. ss. 2, 4. Penalties : 10 & 11 Geo. 5, c. 41, s. 8. Duty of secrecy. [26.2.32.] [13.9.35.] [6.9.35.]

[Originally No. 4 of 1931. Law Rev. Ord. 1939. Short title. Power to direct taking of census. 10 & 11 Geo. 5, c. 41, s. 1. Regulations. 10 & 11 Geo. 5, c. 41, s. 3. Appointment of Superintendent of Census. Duties of Superintendent of Census. 10 & 11 Geo. 5, c. 41. ss. 2, 4. Penalties : 10 & 11 Geo. 5, c. 41, s. 8. Duty of secrecy. [26.2.32.] [13.9.35.] [6.9.35.]

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