{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/census-scotland-regulations-2000/regulation-8",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/census-scotland-regulations-2000/regulation-8.json",
  "legislation": "ssi/2000/102",
  "legislation_title": "The Census (Scotland) Regulations 2000",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/census-scotland-regulations-2000",
  "path": "regulation/8",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "8",
  "heading": "Delivery of forms of return",
  "text": "(1) The census enumerator shall deliver forms of return and reply envelopes and individual return envelopes prior to census day, as follows–\n(a) the Household Form and a reply envelope to the householder or joint householders, or the person or persons for the time being acting as householder or joint householders of each household occupying a dwelling or part of a dwelling mentioned in Group I in Schedule 1 to the Census Order or, where there is no householder or acting householder and there are no joint householders or acting joint householders of that household, to a member of that household who is aged 16 years or over;\n(b) the Communal Establishment Form and the number of Individual Forms, reply envelopes and individual return envelopes which are necessary for the purpose of the census to the manager, chief resident officer or other person for the time being in charge of any premises mentioned in Groups II, III or IV in Schedule 1 to the Census Order.\n(2) The duty assigned to the census enumerator by paragraph (1) above to deliver a form of return and any reply envelopes and individual return envelopes shall be satisfied–\n(a) if he hands them to the appropriate person mentioned in paragraph (1) or to a responsible person claiming to act on behalf of that person; or\n(b) where no appropriate or responsible person is available, if he leaves them at the dwelling or premises referred to in paragraph (1); or\n(c) where there is no appropriate or responsible person in terms of sub-paragraph (a), or where it is not practicable to leave them in terms of sub-paragraph (b), if he posts them to the dwelling or premises.\n(3) The Registrar-General shall make arrangements for the delivery, prior to census day, of–\n(a) Communal Establishment Forms and the number of Individual Forms, reply envelopes and individual return envelopes which are necessary for the purpose of the census to the–\n(i) director or governor or other person for the time being in charge of any premises mentioned in Group V in Schedule 1 to the Census Order;\n(ii) commanding officer or other person for the time being in charge of any premises or vessel mentioned in Group VI in that Schedule; and\n(iii) captain, master or other person for the time being in charge of any vessel mentioned in Group VII in that Schedule; and\n(b) an Individual Form and where requested an individual return envelope to every person mentioned in Group VIII in Schedule 1 to the Census Order.\n(4) Where the census enumerator delivers the forms of return and Individual return envelopes in accordance with paragraph (1) above, he may make arrangements to collect the forms of return instead of supplying reply envelopes for the purpose of returning the forms of return.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2000/102/regulation/8",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:51:07.659582+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."
}