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Census (Amendment) Act (No. 16 of 1981) - Sect 6

Replacement of section 13 of the principal enactment

6. Section 13 of the principal enactment is hereby repealed and the following section substituted therefor:
13.
(1) Subject to such rules as the Minister may make in this behalf, any census officer may leave or cause to be left a schedule in the form prescribed by the Minister at any dwelling house or any establishment within the local area of such census officer for the purpose of its being filled up by the chief occupier or person in charge or in his absence by any responsible member of such house or establishment or of any specified part thereof.
(2) Where any such schedule has been so left, the chief occupier of the house or person in charge of the establishment or part to which it relates shall fill it up or cause it to be filled up to the best of his knowledge and belief and sign his name thereto in such place if provided and when so required shall deliver the schedule so filled up and signed to the supervisor or enumerator appointed for the local area within which the house or establishment is situated or such other person as the Commissioner may direct.".


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