{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/census-order-northern-ireland-2000/article-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/census-order-northern-ireland-2000/article-2.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/2000/168",
  "legislation_title": "Census Order (Northern Ireland) 2000",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/census-order-northern-ireland-2000",
  "path": "article/2",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "(1) In this Order—\n“the Act” means the Census Act (Northern Ireland) 1969;\n“census day” means 29th April 2001;\n“census night” means the night of 29th to 30th April 2001;\n“usually resident” includes persons who—\n(a) have a usual address in Northern Ireland;\n(b) are present at an address in Northern Ireland on census night and have no other usual address in Northern Ireland or elsewhere;\n(c) in the case of Groups I and IV, are in full-time education and are residing at their term-time address;\n(d) in the case of Groups II, III, VI and VII, have resided or intend to reside in the premises or vessel for a total period of 6 months or more beginning on or before census day; and\n(e) in the case of Group V, are spending a period of 6 months or more in custody whether at the premises or elsewhere.\n(2) For the purposes of this Order, a person is in full-time education if he is registered or otherwise enrolled as a full-time pupil or student at an educational institution.\n(3) In this Order any reference to a Group is a reference to that Group as specified in Schedule 1.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2000/168/article/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T02:15:36.597624+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}