The Census (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2010

Made: 2nd June 2010

Laid before the Scottish Parliament: 3rd June 2010

Coming into force: 25th June 2010

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 3(1) of the Census Act 1920[^f00001] and all other powers enabling them to do so.

Citation and commencement

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These Regulations may be cited as the Census (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2010 and come into force on 25th June 2010.

Amendment of the Census (Scotland) Regulations 2010

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• (1) The Census (Scotland) Regulations 2010[^f00002] are amended in accordance with paragraphs(2) to (6).

• (2) In regulation 2 (interpretation)—

• (a) after the definition of “Communal Establishment Enumeration Record Book” insert—

• “Communal Establishment Form” means the Communal Establishment Questionnaire (CE) set out in Schedule 2;
• “Communal Establishment Individual Form” means the Individual Questionnaire (CI) set out in Schedule 2;

• (b) after the definition of “household” insert—

• “Household Form” means the Household Questionnaire (HO) set out in Schedule 2;

• (c) after the definition of “householder” insert—

• “Individual Form” means the Individual Questionnaire (HI) set out in Schedule 2;

• (d) omit paragraph (2); and

• (e) paragraph (1) becomes regulation 2.

• (3) In regulation 10(1) (issue of forms within communal establishments) omit “, where requested,”.

• (4) In regulation 15(4)(c) (follow-up action) for “reply-paid envelope” substitute “envelope”.

• (5) In column (2) of Schedule 1 (title of form of return)—

• (a) for entry (a) substitute “Household Questionnaire (HO)”;

• (b) for entry (b) substitute “Individual Questionnaire (CI)”;

• (c) for entry (c) substitute “Individual Questionnaire (HI)”; and

• (d) for entry (d) substitute “Communal Establishment Questionnaire (CE)”.

• (6) For the last form set out in Schedule 2 (Individual Questionnaire (HI)) substitute the form set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.

SCHEDULE — Individual Household Form of Return for 2011 Census

Signed

JIM MATHER — Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers — 2nd June 2010

Editorial notes

[^key-6929daa3f6c0fde2bad53198d331dc8e]: Reg. 1 in force at 25.6.2010, see reg. 1

[^key-cb17d7acdd5652837099d42110e50a34]: Reg. 2 in force at 25.6.2010, see reg. 1

[^key-c96fe6ea41501d869af948bd1b386d61]: Sch. in force at 25.6.2010, see reg. 1

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

These Regulations amend the Census (Scotland) Regulations 2010 to correct an omission in the forms to be used for the 2011 census in Scotland. They also clarify the forms and arrangements prescribed for the purposes of those Regulations.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1920 c. 41. Section 3(1) was amended by the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1973 (c.50), Schedule1, Part16, paragraph1 and the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007 (c.18), Schedule 1, paragraph3(2) and (3). By virtue of section 9(3) of the Census Act 1920, (which was inserted by paragraph 11(b) of Schedule 2 to the Scotland Act 1998 (Consequential Modifications) (No. 2) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/1820)), the Scottish Parliament is substituted for references in that Act to Parliament or either House of Parliament.

[^f00002]: S.S.I. 2010/211.