The Census (Scotland) Regulations 2010

Interpretation

2.—(1) In these Regulations—

“the Act” means the Census Act 1920;

“the census” means the census directed to be taken by the Census Order;

“census day” means 27th March 2011;

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

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

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

“the Census Order” means the Census (Scotland) Order 2010(1)

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

“census region” means a region designated under regulation 3(2);

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

“communal establishment” means any establishment specified in Groups II to VI of column (1) of Schedule 1 to the Census Order;

“Communal Establishment Enumeration Record Book” means the document in which census team leaders or other officers record information about the delivery and collection of Communal Establishment Forms and Communal Establishment Individual Forms;

“dwelling” has the meaning given in article 2(1) of the Census Order;

“enumeration district” means an enumeration district referred to in regulation 3;

“Enumeration Record Book” means the document in which census enumerators or other officers record information about the delivery and receipt of Household Forms and Individual Forms;

“household” has the meaning given in article 2(1) of the Census Order;

“householder” has the meaning given in article 2(1) of the Census Order;

“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;

“reply-paid envelope” means a pre-addressed envelope in which Household Forms may be posted which does not require payment by the sender;

“reply-paid individual envelope” means a pre-addressed envelope in which Individual Forms may be posted which does not require payment by the sender;

“return envelope” means an envelope in which a completed Communal Establishment Individual Form may be placed and sealed; and

“visitor” has the meaning given in article 2(1) of the Census Order;.

(2) In these Regulations, a reference to a named form is a reference to the form of return which is identified by that name and set out in Schedule 2.