Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08
15B. No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against the Census Commissioner or any Director of Census Operations or any census-officer or any member of the census staff for anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done under this Act or the rules made thereunder.".
Rotecoion of aetion taken in gmod faith.
`13.` In section 17 #of the principal Act, for the opening portion beginning with the words "The Census Commissioner'' and ending with the words "authorise in this behalf", the m r d s "Subject `tg` the provisions of section 15, the Census Cornmissioner or any Director of Census Operations" shall be substituted.
mat of swtion 17.
Insertion of new , .. section ,.. - 17A- _ . !
Power to extend . the provisions of Act to other operations, A i
Amend@ '. merit section `18.` - R
`66:` Census (Amendment)
[ACT 11 0~~,1994]
`14.` After section 17 of the principal Act, the following section shall be inserted, namely: - I
"17A. The Central Government may, by notification in the 0% cia1 Gazette, extend the provisions of this Act, with such restrictions and modifications as it thinks fit, to pre-tests, pilot studies, census of houses which precede the population count and post enumeration check and evaluation studies or statistical surveks or any othe'r operation as may be deemed necessary for the purpose of census.",
Source: India Code