[Subject to the provisions of section 15, the Census Commissioner or any Director of Census Operations] may, If he so thinks fit, at the request and cost (to be determined by him) of any local authority or person, cause abstracts to be prepared and supplied containing any such statistical information as can be derived from the census returns for [lndia or any State], as the case may be, being information which is not contained in any published report and which in his opinion it is reasonable for that authority or person to require.
Section 17: Grant of statistical abstracts.
The Census Act, 1948Central Act · Act 37 of 1948
Where this provision sits
| Act | The Census Act, 1948 |
|---|---|
| Section | 17 |
| Marginal note | Grant of statistical abstracts. |
| Jurisdiction | Central |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
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- substituted, Act 11 of 1994. Subs. by Act 11 of 1994, s. 13, for certain words.
- substituted. Subs by the A. O. 1950, for "the provinces of India or the Province"
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