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The Census Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020

S.R. 2020/116 · Made 23 June 2020

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Census

Made 23rd June 2020

Coming into operation 17th July 2020

The Department of Finance makes the following Regulations in exercise of powers conferred by section 3(1) of the Census Act (Northern Ireland) 1969f1 and now invested in itf2:

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Footnotes

f1

1969 c. 8 (N.I.); the relevant amendments are S.I. 1999/663, article 2(1) and Schedule 1, paragraph 15; 2004 c.33 section 261(3) and Schedule 29, paragraph 9.

f2

S.R 1993 No.494

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Interpretation
  3. 3Revocation
  4. 4Address Register, Enumeration Districts, Census Team Co-ordinator Areas and Census Areas
  5. 5Appointment of Officers
  6. 6Census Questionnaires
  7. 7Duties in relation to the making of returns
  8. 8Questionnaire tracking system and census electronic devices
  9. 9Providing unique access codes
  10. 10Preparation of packs for online questionnaires
  11. 11Preparation of packs for paper questionnaires
  12. 12Sending packs to households and electors by post
  13. 13Delivery of packs to households and electors by hand
  14. 14Sending packs to communal establishments by post
  15. 15Delivery of packs to communal establishments by hand
  16. 16Return of questionnaires from households and electors
  17. 17Return of questionnaires from communal establishments
  18. 18Taking of the census for persons in Group G of Census Order (NI) 2020 – Schedule 1
  19. 19Initial procedure if no questionnaire or an incomplete questionnaire is received by the Registrar General
  20. 20Giving of information
  21. 21Safe custody of questionnaires and documents
  22. 22Safe custody of census electronic devices
  23. 23Statutory declarations and undertakings
  24. Signature
  25. Schedule 1Schedule 1
  26. Schedule 2Household Questionnaires
  27. Schedule 3Communal Establishment Questionnaires
  28. Schedule 4Individual Questionnaires
  29. Schedule 5Form of undertaking
  30. Explanatory note