Statutory Instruments
Census, England And Wales
Made
9th December 2009
Coming into force
10th December 2009
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 9th day of December 2009
Present,
The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council
This Order is made in exercise of the powers conferred by section 1(1) of the Census Act 1920(1).
In accordance with article 4 of the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions)(No. 2) Order 2006(2) the Minister for the Cabinet Office has consulted the Welsh Ministers before recommending the making of this Order to Her Majesty.
Pursuant to section 1(2) of the 1920 Act, each House of Parliament has by resolution approved those provisions of the Order which prescribe particulars with respect to the matters mentioned in paragraph 6 of the Schedule to that Act (any other matters with respect to which it is desirable to obtain statistical information with a view to ascertaining the social or civil condition of the population).
Also pursuant to section 1(2) of that Act and section 6(2) of the Statutory Instruments Act 1946(3), a draft of the Order was laid before each House of Parliament for a period of 40 days and neither House has presented an address to Her Majesty against the draft or any part of it.
Accordingly Her Majesty, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, makes the following Order:—
1920 c.41. The Schedule was amended by paragraph 4 of Schedule 27 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c.33) and by section 1(1) of the Census (Amendment) Act 2000 (c.24) which inserted paragraph 5A.
S.I. 2006/3334. The functions of the National Assembly for Wales under article 4 are now vested in the Welsh Ministers by virtue of paragraph 30 of Schedule 11 to the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c.32).
1946 c.36; section 6(2) was modified by article 3(3) of the Scotland Act 1998 (Transitory and Transitional Provisions) (Statutory Instruments) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/1096).