{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/population-statistics-act-1938/section-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/population-statistics-act-1938/section-2.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/Geo6/1-2/12",
  "legislation_title": "Population (Statistics) Act 1938",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/population-statistics-act-1938",
  "path": "section/2",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Duty of Registrar-General to collect information, and provision for expenses.",
  "text": "(1) It shall be the duty of the Registrar-General to make such arrangements and to do all such things as are necessary for the collection and collation of all particulars furnished to registration officers pursuant to this Act, and for that purpose to make arrangements for the preparation and issue of any necessary forms and instructions.\n(2) The Registrar-General in the performance of his functions under this Act shall be subject to the control of, and shall comply with any directions given by, the Secretary of State.\n(3) Any expenses incurred with the approval of the Treasury by the Secretary of State or by the Registrar-General in connection with the performance of his functions under this Act shall be defrayed out of moneys provided by Parliament.",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in s. 2(2) substituted (3.4.2008) by Transfer of Functions (Registration) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/678), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 4(a) (with art. 4)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in s. 2(3) substituted (3.4.2008) by Transfer of Functions (Registration) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/678), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 4(a) (with art. 4)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "S. 2: functions of the Secretary of State transferred (E.W.) (1.4.1996) by S.I. 1996/273, art. 3(1), Sch. 1 para. 5"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "S. 2(2): transfer of functions (3.4.2008) by Transfer of Functions (Registration) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/678), art. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 4 (with art. 4)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo6/1-2/12/section/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T11:33:51.900707+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."
}