# Census (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 2000, Section 1: Particulars about religion may be gathered in census


(1) In the Schedule to the Census Act 1920 (c.41) (matters in respect of which particulars may be required), after paragraph 5 there is inserted—
“
5A Religion.”.
(2) In section 8 (penalties) of that Act, after subsection (1) there is inserted—
“(1A) But no person shall be liable to a penalty under subsection (1) for refusing or neglecting to state any particulars in respect of religion.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2000/3/section/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/census-amendment-scotland-act-2000/section-1
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