# The Census Regulations 2000, Regulation 2: Interpretation and extent


(1) 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 (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.
(2) 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.
(3) 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.
(4) These Regulations shall not extend to Scotland.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/1473/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/census-regulations-2000/regulation-2
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