Census (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 2000
2000 asp 3
An Act of the Scottish Parliament to amend the Census Act 1920 to enable particulars about religion to be gathered.
1 Particulars about religion may be gathered in census
(1)
In the Schedule to the Census Act 1920 (c.41) (matters in respect of which particulars may be required), after paragraph 5 there is inserted—
“5A
Religion.”.
(2)
In section 8 (penalties) of that Act, after subsection (1) there is inserted—
“(1A)
But no person shall be liable to a penalty under subsection (1) for refusing or neglecting to state any particulars in respect of religion.”.
2 Short title
This Act may be cited as the Census (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 2000.