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The Census (Amendment) Regulations 2000 in Wales

S.I. 2000/3351 · Made 20 December 2000

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CENSUS, ENGLAND AND WALES

Made 20th December 2000

Laid before Parliament 21st December 2000

Coming into force 11th January 2001

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, in exercise of powers conferred by section 3(1) of the Census Act 1920f1 and now vested in himf2, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:

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Footnotes

f1

1920 c. 41. Section 3(1) was amended by the Secretary of State for Social Services Order 1968 (S.I. 1968/1699), by section 1(1) of, and Part XVI of Schedule 1 to, the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1993 (c. 50) and by the Transfer of Functions (Registration and Statistics) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/273).

f2

See articles 3(1) and 5(1) of, paragraph 3(b) of Schedule 1 to, and paragraph 3(1) and (2) of Schedule 2 to, the Transfer of Functions (Registration and Statistics) Order 1996. The powers to make Regulations under section 3(1) in relation to Scotland were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46).

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Amendment of the Census Regulations 2000
  3. Signature
  4. Schedule New Forms of Return to be substituted in Schedule 2 to the Census Regulations 2000
  5. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Census (Amendment) Regulations 2000 and shall come into force on 11th January 2001.

2Amendment of the Census Regulations 2000

For forms H1, H2, I1 and I2 set out in Schedule 2 to the Census Regulations 2000f1 (forms of return for 2001 Census) there shall be substituted forms H1, H2, I1 and I2 set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.

Signature

Signed by authority of the Chancellor of the Exchequer

Melanie Johnson

Economic Secretary to the Treasury

20th December 2000

New Forms of Return to be substituted in Schedule 2 to the Census Regulations 2000

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Census Regulations 2000 which provide for the detailed arrangements necessary for the conduct of the 2001 Census.

Regulation 2 substitutes new forms H1, H2, I1 and I2 for forms H1, H2, I1 and I2 in Schedule 2 to the Census Regulations 2000. The new forms differ from the old in consequence of the Census (Amendment) Act 2000 and now include a question on religion and a reference to that question in the front page comments above the signature of the Registrar General. In other respects the forms are unaltered.