CENSUS ACT, 1948

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S.1 Short title and extent

S.2 Definitions

S.2(a) Rule of construction respecting enactments not extending to Jammu and Kashmir

S.3 Central Government to take census

S.4 Appointment of census staff

S.4(a) Staff of every local authority to he made available for taking census

S.5 Status of census authorities as public servants

S.6 Discharge of duties of census-officers in certain cases

S.7 Power to call upon certain persons to give assistance

S.7(a) Requisitioning premises, of vehicles, etc. for taking of a census

S.7(b) Payment of compensation

S.7(c) Power to obtain information

S.7(d) Power of entry into and inspection of premises, etc

S.7(e) Eviction from requisitioned premises

S.7(f) Release of premises from requisition

S.7(g) Delegation of functions of the Central Government with regard to requisitioning

S.7(h) Penalty for contravention of any order regarding requisitioning.

S.8 Asking of questions and obligation to answer

S.9 Occupier to permit access and affixing of numbers

S.10 Occupier or manager to fill up schedule

S.11 Penalties

S.12 Sanction required for prosecutions

S.13 Operation of other laws not barred

S.13(a) Certain offences to be cognizable and triable summarily

S.14 Jurisdiction

S.15 Records of census not open to inspection nor admissible in evidence

S.15(a) Protection of service interests of members of census staff

S.15(b) Protection of action taken in good faith

S.16 Temporary suspension of other laws as to mode of taking census in municipalities

S.17 Grant of statistical abstracts

S.17(a) Power to extend the provisions of Act to other operations

S.18 Power to make rules

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