CENSUS AND STATISTICS
Ord. No. 38/78
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and may, in the light of any information so obtained, complete any schedule or add to or delete from any schedule any name or particular or otherwise correct any material particular therein:
Provided that the powers conferred by this subsection shall not be exercisable in relation to any statistical inquiry except-
(i) where a date is or dates are specified in the order relating to that statistical inquiry under section 9(2)(a)(iv) or, as the case may be, section 11(2)(b)(i), within 2 months after that date or the later of those dates; or
(ii) where a period is so specified, within that period and the period
of 12 months next thereafter.
(6) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) or (2) commits an offence.
14. (1) Every person, whether or not he is a specified person, in possession of information required to be given for the completion of a schedule shall, to the best of his knowledge and belief, answer any question put to him by a census officer which is necessary for the com- pletion of the schedule.
(2) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence.
PART V
GENERAL
Questions by census officers
to be answered.
15. (1) The occupier of any premises shall permit any census officer Duty of seeking access to the premises in accordance with section 13 to enter occupiers to the premises for the purpose of the exercise of any of his functions under grant access to that section.
(2) The occupier of any premises shall, upon the request of a census officer, permit such officer to paint or mark on or affix to such premises any letters, marks, numbers or other means of identification which appear to the Commissioner to be necessary for the purpose of carrying out a statistical inquiry.
(3) Any person who
(a) refuses or fails to comply with any request made to him by a
census officer under subsection (1) or (2); or
(b) before the expiration of a period of 2 months from the date on which any letter, mark, number or other means of identification is painted or marked or affixed by a census officer under sub- section (2), removes or obliterates or alters such letter, mark, number or other means of identification without the permission of a census officer,
commits an offence.
premises.
16. Any person who enters or causes to be entered in any schedule False entries in or return required to be completed or made by him under this Ordinance schedules or any particular which he knows to be false or which he does not believe to be true commits an offence.
returns.
17. Any person who obstructs any census officer acting in the course Obstructing of his duty under this Ordinance commits an offence.
18. Any person who-
census officers.
Impersonation of census
(a) with the intention of obtaining any information from any person, officers, etc.
impersonates a census officer; or
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