The Census (Scotland) General Regulations, 1931
[12 February 1931]
1931. No. 74
THE CENSUS (SCOTLAND) REGULATIONS, 1931, DATED FEBRUARY 12, 1931, MADE BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR SCOTLAND UNDER SECTION 3 (1) AS READ WITH SECTION 9 OF THE CENSUS ACT, 1920 (10 & 11 GEO. 5. C. -11), FOR THE PURPOSE OF ENABLING THE CENSUS ORDER, 1931 (S.R. & 0., 1931, No. 73), TO BE CARRIED INTO EFFECT IN SCOTLAND.
1931, No. 74
I, the Right Honourable William Adamson, M.P., one of
His Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, 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 m that behalf, do hereby make the following Regulations:—
1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Census (Scotland) Regulations, 1931.
(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 Plan 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 the 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 public institutions and other large establishments
within his 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 his 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, an Enumeration Book, Memorandum
Book and such other 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 of the Census 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, examine and revise the completed Schedules,
Enumeration Books and Memorandum Books delivered
to him by the enumerators after the Census Day.
(i) To collect personally the Enumeration Book 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 in accordance with the Registrar-General's
instructions a Summary of the enumeration applicable
to the whole of his Registration District.
(l) To transmit to the Registrar-General the said Summary
and all Schedules, Enumeration Books, Memorandum
Books and other returns pertaining to his Registration District.
(m) To examine and certify the enumerators' claims for
remuneration.
(n) Failing any other enumerator for any Enumeration District
himself to act as enumerator for such District.
5. It shall be the duty of an enumerator—
(a) To deliver an appropriate Schedule (1) to every householder
or separate occupier (including every sub-tenant
or lodger occupying a separate portion of the house) within
his Enumeration District; (2) to every person within
his Enumeration District who in terms of Regulation 6
below is required to make a return, except the master or
other person in charge of a vessel in a port within the
jurisdiction of H.M. Customs and Excise, and the
chief resident officer, or manager, or other person in
charge of an institution or establishment approved by
the Registrar-General as a special Enumeration District.
(b) To give to householders, separate occupiers or other
persons responsible for making the return, such explanations
as may be reasonably required as to the manner
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,
separate occupiers and other persons responsible for
making returns with the exceptions specified in paragraph
(a) (2) above, 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 person responsible
for making the return 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 Enumeration 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 the appropriate Public Assistance Officer, if called upon by a Registrar, to detail a member of his staff to act as enumerator within any Enumeration District or Districts.
8. Every person with respect to whom a return is required to be made shall give all necessary information to the person responsible for making such return, and to any Registrar or enumerator who is responsible for examining, completing or correcting such return, or for entering any particulars thereon: provided that no person shall use, publish or communicate any information so given other wise than in accordance with the Census Act and these Regulations
9. Any person who objects to giving 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 the 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 to 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 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 twelfth day of February, 1931.
Wm. Adamson,
One of His Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State.
NOTES
(b) FORMS IN APPENDICES— The four forms are omitted from this reprint. They are printed in full in these Regulations as separately published.