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The Census (Wales) Regulations 2020

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Duties in relation to the making of returns

6.—(1) A prescribed person in making a return as required by the Census Order must—

(a)complete the relevant questionnaire identified in paragraph (3), in accordance with the instructions provided for that questionnaire;

(b)submit the completed questionnaire to the Authority in accordance with these Regulations.

(2) A questionnaire is submitted to the Authority in accordance with these Regulations when—

(a)in respect of an online questionnaire, it has been received electronically by the Authority, or

(b)in respect of a paper questionnaire, it has been received in person by an appointee, or received through the post by the Authority or an appointee.

(3) The questionnaire to be completed and submitted in accordance with these Regulations by a prescribed person mentioned in column (1) of the table in Schedule 1 is the online or paper questionnaire referred to in the corresponding entry in column (2) or (3).

(4) Nothing in these Regulations prevents a prescribed person who is a householder, or any person authorised to act on that householder’s behalf in accordance with the Census Order, from making a return as required by the Census Order by—

(a)completing and submitting a paper questionnaire and also, in respect of additional members of that householder’s household, by completing and submitting an online questionnaire, or

(b)completing and submitting an online questionnaire and also, in respect of additional members of that householder’s household, by completing and submitting a paper questionnaire.

(5) Nothing in these Regulations prevents a person who is making a return under article 5(9)(a)(i) or (b) of the Census Order on behalf of another person from making that return by—

(a)completing and submitting a paper questionnaire and also, in respect of that other person, by completing and submitting an online questionnaire, or

(b)completing and submitting an online questionnaire and also, in respect of that other person, by completing and submitting a paper questionnaire.

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