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Scottish Census Regulations, 1920
[21 December 1920]
1920. No. 2469/S.122
[NOTE: The Census Order, 1920 (S. R. & O., 1920, No. 2440), which applies to the whole of Great Britain is printed at p. 209 of Vol. I. of this work under the heading "CENSUS." Whilst this Vol. was in press "the Census Regulations, 1921" (S. R. & O., 1921, No. 195), providing for the carrying out of the Census Order, 1920, in England and Wales were issued.]
I, the Right Honourable Robert Munroe, K. C., M. P., His Majesty's Secretary for Scotland, in pursuance of the powers conferred on me by Sub-section (1) of Section 3 as read with Section 9 of the Census Act, 1920, and of all other powers enabling me in that behalf, do hereby make the following Regulations—
1. This Regulations may be cited as the Scottish Census Regulations, 1920.
(2) In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—
"Registrar-General" means the Registrar-General for Scotland.
"Registrar" means a Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages and includes an Interim Registrar.
"Special Enumeration District" means an institution or other large establishment approved by
the Registrar-General for separate enumeration.
(3) The Interpretation Act, 1889, (a) applies to the interpretation
of these Regulations as it applies to an Act of
Parliament.
2. It shall be the duty of a Registrar if so required by the Registrar-General—
(a) To prepare and submit for the approval of the Registrar-General a scheme for the division of
his Registration District into Enumeration Districts.
(b) To appoint, subject to the approval of the Registrar-General, competent persons to act as enumerators
in such Enumeration Districts and to instruct such enumerators as to their duties.
3. (1) The Schedules to be used in taking of the Census shall be in the forms set forth
in the Appendices to these Regulations (b) or in forms substantially to the like
effect, viz.:—
Appendix A. (Householder's Schedule.)
Appendix B. (Public institution and large establishment Schedule.)
Appendix C. (Schedule for H. M. Ships.)
Appendix D. (Schedule for other vessels.)
(2) Any person responsible for entering the prescribed particulars on a Schedule shall comply with the
instructions shown on the schedule.
4. It shall be the duty of a Registrar—
(a) To prepare and submit to the Registrar-General a list of all the public institutions and other
large establishments within the Registration District in accordance with the Registrar-General's
directions.
(b) To prepare and submit to the Registrar-General a list of the principal employers of labour within
the Registration District in accordance with the Registrar-General's directions.
(c) To instruct the chief resident officer, manager or other person in charge of each Special
Enumeration District, as to his duties.
(d) To furnish each enumerator timeously with a sufficient number of Schedules, Enumeration Books,
Memorandum Books and other such forms and books as may be necessary for the purpose of the
Census enumeration.
(e) To make arrangements for the enumeration of persons
on boats, barges and other small craft in waters within
his Registration District but outwith the limit of any
port within the jurisdiction of H. M. Customs and
Excise.
(f) To make arrangements for the enumeration of all persons
within his Registration District not dwelling in houses
but passing the night in barns, sheds, caravans and tents
or in the open air.
(g) To take, if the Registrar-General so requires, a statutory
declaration from each enumerator in respect of the
due and faithful performance of his duties.
(h) To receive and examine the completed Schedules,
Enumeration Books and Memorandum Books delivered
to him by the enumerators after the Census Day.
(i) To collect personally the Enumeration Books completed
in accordance with the Registrar-General's instructions
from the chief resident officer, manager or other
person responsible in respect of each Special Enumeration
District.
(j) To certify the Enumeration Books as complete and correct.
(k) To prepare a summary in accordance with the Registrar-General's
instructions of the enumeration applicable
to his entire Registration District.
(l) To transmit to the Registrar-General all Schedules,
Enumeration Books, Memorandum Books and other
returns pertaining to the Registration District.
(m) To examine and certify the enumerators' claims for
remuneration.
5. It shall be duty of an enumerator—
(a) To deliver a Schedule to every householder or separate
occupier (including every lodger or sub-tenant occupying
a separate portion of a house) within the Enumeration
District.
(b) To give such explanations as may reasonably
required to householders and separate occupiers as to
the method in which the Schedule should be filled up.
(c) To fill up the spaces on the Schedule which are headed
"to be filled up by the enumerator."
(d) To collect the Schedules punctually from all householders
and separate householders, to examine each Schedule and
satisfy himself that the particulars are properly and
sufficiently entered, to make all such enquiries as are
reasonably necessary for that purpose and himself to
make such corrections as appear to him, on enquiry,
to be necessary.
(e) If necessary, owing to the unsatisfactory nature of the
entries, to fill up in the presence of the householder
or separate occupier or his representative a fresh
Schedule to be substituted for the original.
(f) To transcribe the particulars contained in the Schedules
into the Enumeration Book furnished by the Registrar.
(g) To complete the Memorandum Book in accordance with
the Registrar-General's instructions.
(h) To summarise the particulars included in the Enumeration
Book in accordance with the Registrar-General's instructions.
(i) To deliver punctually to the Registrar the completed
Schedules and the completed Enumerators Book and
Memorandum Book applicable to his Enumeration
District.
6. Officers in charge of barracks, stations or other premises under naval, military or air force discipline, chief resident officers or other persons in charge of public or charitable institutions, masters or other persons in charge of vessels and managers or other persons in charge of hotels, clubs, boarding-houses, lodging-houses or similar establishments shall make returns with respect to the persons to be enumerated on appropriate Schedules, or, if the Registrar-General so directs, in special Enumeration Books substantially to the like effect.
7. Subject to any instructions or directions by the Registrar-General, it shall be the duty of an Inspector of Poor or Assistant Inspector of the Poor, if called upon by a Registrar, to act as enumerator within any Enumeration District or Districts.
8. All persons shall give all necessary information to the persons
responsible for making returns with respect to them and to any
Registrar or enumerator who is responsible for examining, completing
or correcting such returns or for entering any particulars
on the Schedules.
Provided that no person shall use, publish or communicate any
information so given otherwise than in accordance with the
Census Act and these Regulations.
9. Any person who objects to give information to the head of a household or other person responsible for the entering of the prescribed particulars on the Schedule may obtain a separate Schedule from any Registrar and may make a confidential return by filling in the necessary particulars thereon and handing it under cover to the head of household or other person responsible for the filling up of the Schedule pertaining to the household, vessel, institution, establishment or other premises for delivery to the enumerator or the Registrar as the case may be. In such a case the householder or other person responsible shall indicate on the face of the Schedule filled up by him that such person is, in terms of this Regulation, making a confidential return.
10. The Registrar-General may, if he thinks fit, require a Registrar or enumerator to make a statutory declaration that such Registrar or enumerator has duly and faithfully performed the duties imposed on him by these Regulations. In such event, the Registrar shall have authority to take such declaration from the enumerators acting within his Registration District.
11. Registrars, enumerators and other persons employed for the purposes of the Census shall comply with such instructions or directions as may be given by the Registrar-General for the purpose of securing the proper taking of the Census.
12. Registrars, enumerators and all other persons employed for the purposes of the Census shall treat all information collected in the course of their duties as being strictly confidential and shall not without lawful authority exhibit or permit the exhibition of any of the Schedules, Enumeration Books, Memorandum Books, summaries or other documents to any other person or give any information to any other person regarding the contents of such Schedules, books, summaries or other documents.
Given under my hand and seal at Whitehall, this Twenty-first day of December, 1920.
Robert Munro,
His Majesty's Secretary for Scotland.
NOTES
(b) SCHEDULES TO BE USED IN TAKING THE CENSUS.— These 4 Forms of Schedules are omitted from this reprint. They are given in full in this present S. R. & O., as put on sale in separate form.