Census (Amendment) Act 1981

It shall be lawful for the Minister from time. to time by Order published in the

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Gazette, to direct that a census be taken of the population, housing, agriculture, live-stock, trade, labour, industry or commerce or such other matters as he may deem necessary for ascertaining the demographic,

Social or economic condition of the inhabit-ants of Sri Lanka.

. 3.,,.To.. superintend. the taking ot,

., AY census, there shall be. appointed.-an “officer to be called.“ the Superintendent of Census”.

If an appointment to the office..of: the

Superintendent of ‘Census is not” niade“the

Director of Statistics appointed under the

Statistics Ordinance shall be deemed to be the Superintendent ” of Census arid’ Fb

‘exertise, ‘perform: ‘und discharge all::stteh powers, duties and functidéis conferred or imposed on or vested in the Superintendent

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of Census by this Ordinanice.

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Section 8 of ‘the principal enactment is “hereby-ametided by the repeal of subsections (3) and (4) of that section, and the substitution therefor of the following sub-

:gections :—

of section 5 of the princi-pal enactment ge

The rules shall be published in two issues of the

Any person. ‘committing any, breach of any such

Replacement of section 6 of the princi-Section 6 of the principal enactment is hereby repealed and the following section substituted therefor :—

“ Government

Agent and

Mayor,

Chairman or

Special.

Cammiss-uni

Counc.

Urban...

Council or to be Com-migsioners,

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enactment

The Government Agent of an adminis-trative district shall be Commissioner of

Census for his district. and the Mayor,

‘Chairman or Special Commissioner, where

‘any local authority is administered by a

Special Commissioner, of every Municipal

Council, Urban Council and Town Council shall be Commissioner of Census for the local area, of such Municipal Council, Urban

Council or Town Council

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Provided that any other person may be appointed as Commissioner for such district or Municipal Council or Urban Council or

Town Council.

§ Sections 8, 9 and 10 of the principal enactment are hereby repealed and the following sections substituted therefor: —

of sections 10 of the: principal enactment.

“Rngagment of enumer-ators, supervisors

- and chief

Supervisors.

Who are census —

officers,

8." A Commissioner may in writing erigage any person to be an enumerator, supervisor or chief supervisor, as the case may be, to take or aid in taking or supervise the taking of the census within any specified local area and may at any time discharge such person.

-9. The Superintendent and every Deputy

Superintendent, Assistant Superintendent,

Commissioner, Assistant Commissioner, chief supervisor, supervisor and enumerator

. Teferred to in the preceding provisions of this

Ordinance shall be a census officer within the meaning of this Ordinance, and shall be deemed a public officer within the meaning

- of. the Penal Code.

10. Every person occupying any land, building, house, enclosure, vessel, or other place shall allow any census officer such access thereto as he may require for the purpose of the census, and as, having regard to the customs of the country, may be reason-able, and shall allow him to paint, mark, or affix on or to the property in the occupation of such person such letters, marks, or numbers as may be necessary for the purposes of the census. ”.

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Section 13 of the principal enactment is hereby repealed and the following section substituted therefor :—

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“Schedules to be left at dwelling houses or establish-ments and filed up by the chief occu-pier or person in charge.

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 ‘estab-lishment 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.

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

Section 14 of the principal enactment is amended by the repeal of subsection (2) thereof and the substitution therefor of the following subsection :—

“ (2) The person to whom the schedule or schedules is or are delivered under subsection (1) shall cause the schedule or schedules to be filled up with the particulars required by that subsection, to the best of his knowledge

; and belief, and shall sign his name thereto, in such “place if provided and when so required shall delivery the schedule or schedules so filled up and signed to the enumerator or supervisor appointed for that area, or to

.such other person as the Commissioner for that area may direct or in a manner directed by the Superintendent of

Census or Commissioner for that area."

of section 14 of the principal enactment.

Amendment

“$. “Section 15 of the principal enactment is ‘hereby repealed and. the following section substituted there-for :-~

“Enumera-tion of

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naval, army or .air forces and voyagers,

Zavellers a

The Superintendent . of Census shall obtain by such ways and means as shall appear to him best adapted for the purpose the information required by this Act or by the rules made by the Minister with respect

any body of men belonging to the Sri

all persons who during the time appointed for taking any census were travelling cr on shipboard, or for any other reason were not abid-ing in any house, of which account is to be taken by the census officer as aforesaid, and shall include such information in the abstract to be made by him as hereinafter provided. ”,

It shall be the duty of every-employer or person in charge.of five or more employees on any mining or quarrying pro-perty, or in any factory, workshop er other commercial or industrial establishment, to make a declaration in the prescribed form to the Superintendent of Census or the Commis-sioner of the district within which such mining or quarrying property, factory, workshop or other commercial or industrial establishment is situated, stating that he has

It shall be the duty of the Superinten-dent of Census or every Commissioner, as the:

Every person to whom any schedule is delivered under subsection (2) shall sign and return to the person from whom he shall receive the schedule such receipt therefor as may be provided for that purpose, and shall fill up the schedule or schedules, to the best of his knowledge and belief, with the parti-culars relating to all persons who are on the mining or quarrying property, factory, work-shop, or other commercial or industria!