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Questions by census officers to be answered.
Duty of occupiers to grant access to premises.
False entries in schedules or returns.
Obstructing census officers.
Impersonation of census officers, etc.
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Census and Statistics
[1978 Ed.
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 completion of the schedule.
(2) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence.
PART V
GENERAL
15. (1) The occupier of any premises shall permit any census officer seeking access to the premises in accordance with section 13 to enter the premises for the purpose of the exercise of any of his functions under 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 subsection (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.
16. Any person who enters or causes to be entered in any schedule or return required to be completed or made by him under this Ordinance any particular which he knows to be false or which he does not believe to be true commits an offence.
17. Any person who obstructs any census officer acting in the course of his duty under this Ordinance commits an offence.
18. Any person who---
(a) with the intention of obtaining any information from any person, impersonates a census officer; or
(b) without lawful excuse, has in his possession any document purporting to be a certificate issued under section 7(1) or any insignia, arm band or other token issued under section 7(3) or any insignia, arm band or token so nearly resembling any such insignia, arm band or other token as to be likely to deceive,
commits an offence.