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Census Act 1973
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In force2020 Revised EditionCurrent version · 2020 Revised EditionSee versions on Singapore Statutes Online(opens the publisher’s site)

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Census Act 1973

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1Short title
2Interpretation
3Power to direct census to be taken
4Appointment of Superintendent of Census
5Appointment of Deputy Superintendents and Assistant Superintendents of Census
6Appointment of supervisors and enumerators
7Census officers
8Occupier to allow access and permit affixing of numbers
9Questions by census officers
10Delivery and filling in of schedule
11Enumeration of persons in public institutions, hotels, etc.
12Enumeration of naval, military and air forces, travellers, etc.
13Request for information from competent authorities
14Certain employers may be required to be enumerators
15Government employees to assist in taking census
16Schedules and returns to be delivered by enumerator to supervisor and forwarded to Superintendent
17Release of census information
18Disclosure of census information
19Offences by census officers
20General offences
21Impersonation of census officer
22Consent of Public Prosecutor
23Census records not admissible in evidence
24Rules
25Amendment of Schedules

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