Section 8: Asking of questions and obligation to answer.

The Census Act, 1948Central Act · Act 37 of 1948

(1) A census officer may ask all such questions of all persons within the limits of the local area for which he is appointed as, by instructions issued in this behalf by the [Central Government] and published in the Official Gazette, he may be directed to ask.

(2) Every person of whom any question is asked under sub-section (1) shall be legally bound to answer such question to the best of his knowledge or belief:

Provided that no person shall be bound to state the name of any female member of his household, and no woman shall be bound to stale the name of her husband or deceased husband or of any other person whose name she is forbidden by custom to mention.

Where this provision sits

Act	The Census Act, 1948
Section	8
Marginal note	Asking of questions and obligation to answer.
Jurisdiction	Central
Status	In force as published by the source

How this provision has been amended

Taken from the footnotes printed with the provision by the source. Where a footnote names the amending instrument, it is quoted as printed.

substituted, Act 11 of 1994. . Subs. by Act 11 of 1994, s. 6, for "State Government" (w.e.f. 14-1-1994).

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