Section List

Act Number: 37

Act Name: The Census Act, 1948

Year: 1948

Enactment Date: 1948-09-03

Long Title: An Act to provide for certain matters in connection with the taking of census.

Ministry: Ministry of Home Affairs

Department: Department of Home

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