Draft Order in Council laid before Parliament on 25th October 2000—Under section 6(2) of the Statutory Instruments Act 1946 (superseding part of section 1(2) of the Census Act 1920) the draft is to lie for forty days pursuant to section 6(1) of that Act of 1946, during which period either House of Parliament may resolve that the draft be not submitted to Her Majesty.
2000 No.
CENSUS, ENGLAND AND WALES

The Census (Amendment) Order 2000

Laid before Parliament in draft
Made2000

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the day of 2000

Present,

The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council

Whereas a draft of this Order was laid before Parliament in accordance with the provisions of section 1(2) of the Census Act 19201 and section 6(2) of the Statutory Instruments Act 19462, and during the period of forty days beginning with the day on which a copy of the draft of the Order was laid before each House of Parliament neither House resolved that the draft should not be submitted to Her Majesty:

Now, therefore, Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred upon Her by section 1(1) of the Census Act 1920 and of all other powers enabling Her in that behalf, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:—

Citation1.

This Order may be cited as the Census (Amendment) Order 2000.

Amendment of Schedule 2 to the Census Order 20002.

In Schedule 2 to the Census Order 20003 (particulars to be stated in returns) after item 9 there shall be inserted the following item—

“9A.

As regards religion, whether—:

(a)

None,

(b)

Christian,

(c)

Buddhist,

(d)

Hindu,

(e)

Jewish,

(f)

Muslim,

(g)

Sikh, or

(h)

any other religion, if so stating which.”

Clerk of the Privy Council.
(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Census Order 2000 which provides for the taking of a census for England and Wales on 29th April 2001, which specifies the persons by whom and with respect to whom the census returns are to be made and which sets out the particulars to be stated in the returns.

Article 2 inserts into Schedule 2 to that Order a new item 9A which specifies religion as a particular to be stated in the returns.