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The Indian Census Act 1890, 17 of 1890 (Rep., Act 1 of 1903)
14 sections · As amended up to 2026-08
Sections
- 0Section 0
- 1Section 1
- 2Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, no entry in any book, reg
- 3Notwithstanding anything in any enactment or rule with respect to the mode in which a census is to b
- 4(1) (a) Every military or naval officer in command of any body of men belonging to Her Majesty's military or naval forces or of any vessel of war,
- 5(1) The District Magistrate, or such officer as the Local Government may appoint in this behalf by n
- 6Every census-officer may ask all such questions of all persons within the limits of the local area f
- 7Section 7
- 8Every person occupying any house, enclosure, vessel or other place shall allow census-officers such
- 9(1) Subject to such orders as the Local Government may issue in this behalf, any census-officer may
- 10In any of the following cases, namely:
- 11Section 11
- 12Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, no entry in any book, reg
- 13Notwithstanding anything in any enactment or rule with respect to the mode in which a census is to b