2Central authority for and expenses of census.N.I.
(1)The Ministry of Finance shall superintend the taking of a census directed to be taken under this Act.
(2)The Registrar General for Northern Ireland (in this Act referred to as “the Registrar General” ) shall make such arrangements and do all such things as he deems necessary for the taking of a census in accordance with the provisions of this Act and of any[F1 order] or regulations made thereunder, and for that purpose shall make arrangements for the preparation and issue of the necessary forms and instructions and for the collection of the forms when filled up.
(3)Expenses incurred, with the approval of the Ministry of Finance, for the purposes of this Act may be paid out of moneys provided by Parliament.
F1SI 1999/663