The Indian Census Act 1920, 4 of 1920, (Rep., Act 12 of 1927)

Section 15. (1) The Governor General in Council may

Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08

15. (1) The Governor General in Council may make Power rules. to make rules for carrying out the purposes of this Act,. (2) I n particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, the Governor General in Council may make rules providing- make Power rules. - (a) for the appointment of census-officers and of persons to perform any of the duties of census-officers or to give assistance towards the taking of a census, and for the general instructions to bs issued to such officers and persons ; ( b ) for the enumeration of persons employed on rail ways and their families and of other classes of the population for whom it may be necessary or expedient to make special " provision - ; and - (c) for the enumeration of persons travelling on the night when a census is taken. (3) `Tho` Governor General in. Council may, by general or special order, direct that all or any of the powers conferred upon him by &his section niay also be exercised by any `L~~@~G~,V~~'.~~~F&~;ZT~W~E~;-*B: territories.ad,rnillisteied` * by i=r-.r'." if. w_____c-,. ". . . ,_ . * , " i=r-.r'."

Source: India Code