The Census (Scotland) Amendment Order 2020

Draft Order laid before the Scottish Parliament under section 1(2) of the Census Act 1920, for approval by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.

Draft Scottish Statutory Instruments

2020 No.

Census

The Census (Scotland) Amendment Order 2020

Made

2020

Coming into force in accordance with article 1(1)

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the      day of      2020

Present,

The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council

This Order is made in exercise of the powers conferred by section 1(1) of the Census Act 1920(1) and all other powers enabling Her Majesty to do so.

In accordance with section 1(2) of that Act(2) a draft of this instrument has been laid before and approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament(3).

Accordingly, Her Majesty is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order as follows:

Citation, commencement and extent

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Census (Scotland) Amendment Order 2020 and comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made.

(2) It extends to Scotland only.

Amendment of the Census (Scotland) Order 2020

2.—(1) The Census (Scotland) Order 2020(4) is amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (4).

(2) In article 2 (interpretation)—

(a) in paragraph (1)—

(i) in the definition of “census day”, for “21 March 2021” substitute “20 March 2022”,

(ii) in the definition of “census night”, for “21 to 22 March 2021” substitute “20 to 21 March 2022”,

(b) in paragraph (6)(a)(ii)—

(i) for “22 March 2020” substitute “21 March 2021”,

(ii) for “20 March 2022” substitute “19 March 2023”,

(c) in paragraph (6)(b)(ii)—

(i) for “22 March 2020” substitute “21 March 2021”,

(ii) for “20 March 2022” substitute “19 March 2023”.

(3) In article 3 (date on which census is to be taken) for “21 March 2021” substitute “20 March 2022”.

(4) In paragraph 12 of schedule 2 (particulars to be stated in returns), for “21 March 2020” in each place where it occurs substitute “20 March 2021”.

Name

Clerk of the Privy Council

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order is made under the Census Act 1920.

Article 2 amends the Census (Scotland) Order 2020 (“the principal Order”) by changing the date on which a census is to be taken from 21 March 2021 to 20 March 2022 and making further amendments to the principal Order which are consequential to that change.

(1)

1920 c.41.

(2)

Section 1(2) has been modified by the Statutory Instruments Act 1946 (c.36), section 6(2), and by the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 10), schedule 3, paragraphs 3 and 5.

(3)

The powers in section 1(1) of the Census Act 1920 (to prescribe particulars with respect to the matters mentioned in paragraph 6 of the schedule and otherwise) are exercised together by virtue of section 33(2) of the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010. This Order is subject to the affirmative procedure by virtue of section 33(3) of that Act.

(4)

S.S.I. 2020/76.