The Census Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000

Giving of information

15.—(1) Every prescribed person shall give to the census enumerator or other officer such information as the census enumerator or other officer may reasonably require for the performance of his duties under these Regulations.

(2) Every person in respect of whom it is the duty of a prescribed person to make a return shall give to that prescribed person such information as the prescribed person may reasonably require for that purpose, and shall give to the census enumerator or other officer such information as that officer may reasonably require for the performance of his duties under these Regulations.

(3) A person to whom information is given pursuant to the Census Order and these Regulations shall not without lawful authority—

(a)make use of that information; or

(b)publish it or communicate it to any other person,

otherwise than for the purposes of the Act.