Every person occupying any house, enclosure, vessel or other place shall allow census-officers such access thereto as they may require for the purposes of the census and as, having regard to the customs of the country, may be reasonable, and shall allow them to paint on, or affix to, the place such letters, marks or numbers as may be necessary for the purposes of the census.
Section 9: Occupier to permit access and affixing of numbers.
The Census Act, 1948Central Act · Act 37 of 1948
Where this provision sits
| Act | The Census Act, 1948 |
|---|---|
| Section | 9 |
| Marginal note | Occupier to permit access and affixing of numbers. |
| Jurisdiction | Central |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
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