| 1 |
Short title and extent. | Read |
| 2 |
Definitions. | Read |
| 2A |
Rule of construction respecting enactments not extending to Jammu and Kashmir. | Read |
| 3 |
Central Government to take census. | Read |
| 4 |
Appointment of census staff. | Read |
| 4A |
Staff of every local authority to be made available for taking census. | Read |
| 5 |
Status of census authorities as public servants. | Read |
| 6 |
Discharge of duties of census-officers in certain cases. | Read |
| 7 |
Power to call upon certain persons to give assistance. | Read |
| 7A |
Requisitioning premises, of vehicles, etc., for taking of a census. | Read |
| 7B |
Payment of compensation. | Read |
| 7C |
Power to obtain information. | Read |
| 7D |
Power of entry into and inspection of premises, etc. | Read |
| 7E |
Eviction from requisitioned premises. | Read |
| 7F |
Release of premises from requisition. | Read |
| 7G |
Delegation of functions of the Central Government with regard to requisitioning. | Read |
| 7H |
Penalty for contravention of any order regarding requisitioning. | Read |
| 8 |
Asking of questions and obligation to answer. | Read |
| 9 |
Occupier to permit access and affixing of numbers. | Read |
| 10 |
Occupier or manager to fill up schedule. | Read |
| 11 |
Penalties. | Read |
| 12 |
Sanction required for prosecutions. | Read |
| 13 |
Operation of other laws not barred. | Read |
| 13A |
Certain offences to be cognizable and triable summarily. | Read |
| 14 |
Jurisdiction. | Read |
| 15 |
Records of census not open to inspection of admissible in evidence. | Read |
| 15A |
Protection of service interests of members of census staff. | Read |
| 15B |
Protection of action taken in good faith. | Read |
| 16 |
Temporary suspension of other laws as to mode of taking census in municipalities. | Read |
| 17 |
Grant of statistical abstracts. | Read |
| 17A |
Power to extend the provisions of Act to other operations. | Read |
| 18 |
Power to make rules. | Read |
