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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.