Regulation 2 Interpretation and extent

In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—

• “the Act” means the Census Act 1920;

• “the census” means the census directed to be taken by the Census Order 2000^f1 (hereinafter referred to as “the Census Order”);

• “census area manager” means an officer appointed under regulation 4(1)(a);

• “census day” means 29th April 2001;

• “census district” means a district so referred to in regulation 3;

• “census district manager” means an officer appointed under regulation 4(1)(c);

• “census enumerator” means an officer appointed as such under regulation 4(1)(e);

• “census regional manager” means an officer appointed under regulation 4(1)(b);

• “census team leader” means an officer appointed under regulation 4(1)(d);

• “enumeration district” means a district so referred to in regulation 3;

• “individual return envelope” means an envelope in which a completed form I1 or I2 as the case may be, may be sealed;

• “officer” means a person appointed under regulation 4;

• “prescribed person” means a person required by the Census Order to make a return;

• “Registrar General” means the Registrar General for England and Wales; and

• “reply-paid envelope” means an envelope which is pre-addressed and which does not require payment by the sender.

In these Regulations, a reference to a form, where it is followed immediately by an identifying letter, is a reference to the form of return which is identified by that letter and which is set out in Schedule 2.

Unless the context otherwise requires, in these Regulations a reference to a numbered regulation or Schedule is a reference to the regulation or Schedule in these Regulations bearing that number, and a reference in a regulation to a numbered paragraph is a reference to the paragraph of that regulation bearing that number.

These Regulations shall not extend to Scotland.