The Census (Scotland) Regulations 1990

Interpretation

2.—(1) In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—

“the Act” means the Census Act 1920;

“assistant census officer” means an officer appointed under regulation 4(1)(c);

“the census” means the census directed to be taken by the Census Order 1990(1) (hereinafter referred to as “the Census Order”);

“census area manager” means an officer appointed under regulation 4(1)(a);

“census day” means 21st April 1991;

“census district” means a district so referred to in regulation 3;

“census officer” means an officer appointed under regulation 4(1)(b);

“enumeration district” means a district so referred to in regulation 3;

“enumerator” means an officer appointed as such under regulation 4(1)(d);

“officer” means a person appointed under regulation 4;

“prescribed person” means a person required by the Census Order to make a return;

“Registrar General” means the Registrar General of Births, Deaths and Marriages for Scotland.

(2) In these Regulations, a reference to a form, where it is followed immediately by an identifying letter, is a reference to the form of return which is identified by that letter and which is set out in Schedule 3.

(3) Unless the context otherwise requires, in these Regulations a reference to a numbered regulation or Schedule is a reference to the regulation or Schedule in these Regulations bearing that number, and a reference in a regulation to a numbered paragraph is a reference to the paragraph of that regulation bearing that number.

(1)

S.I. 1990/243.