Bare Acts

The Census Act, 1948

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

जनगणना अधिनियम,1948

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Act Details

Act Number:

37

Act Year:

1948

Location:

Enactment Date:

9/3/1948

Enforcement Date:

03-09-1948

Ministry:

Ministry of Home Affairs

Department:

Department of Home

Full List of Sections

Section 1 to Section 18

Section 1

Short title and extent.

Section 2

Section 2A

Rule of construction respecting enactments not extending to Jammu and Kashmir.

Section 3

Central Government to take census.

Section 4

Appointment of census staff.

Section 4A

Staff of every local authority to be made available for taking census.

Section 5

Status of census authorities as public servants.

Section 6

Discharge of duties of census-officers in certain cases.

Section 7

Power to call upon certain persons to give assistance.

Section 7A

Requisitioning premises, of vehicles, etc., for taking of a census.

Section 7B

Payment of compensation.

Section 7C

Power to obtain information.

Section 7D

Power of entry into and inspection of premises, etc.

Section 7E

Eviction from requisitioned premises.

Section 7F

Release of premises from requisition.

Section 7G

Delegation of functions of the Central Government with regard to requisitioning.

Section 7H

Penalty for contravention of any order regarding requisitioning.

Section 8

Asking of questions and obligation to answer.

Section 9

Occupier to permit access and affixing of numbers.

Section 11

Section 12

Sanction required for prosecutions.

Section 13

Operation of other laws not barred.

Section 13A

Certain offences to be cognizable and triable summarily.

Section 14

Section 15

Records of census not open to inspection of admissible in evidence.

Section 15A

Protection of service interests of members of census staff.

Section 15B

Protection of action taken in good faith.

Section 16

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

Section 17

Grant of statistical abstracts.

Section 17A

Power to extend the provisions of Act to other operations.

Section 18

Power to make rules.