| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to make provision with respect to the unlawful disclosure of information acquired in connection with the discharge of functions under the Census Act 1920; and for connected purposes. |
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| Citation | 1991 c. 6 |
| Territorial extent | Section 2 extends to Northern Ireland only. The rest of the act extends to Great Britain and does not extend to Northern Ireland. [2] |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 7 March 1991 |
| Commencement | 7 March 1991 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amends | Census Act 1920 |
Status: Current legislation | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Revised text of statute as amended | |
The Census (Confidentiality) Act 1991 (c. 6) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It gained royal assent on 7 March 1991.
Contents
The act amended section 8 of the Census Act 1920 by replacing a subsection concerning penalties for the unlawful disclosure of personal information from the census.
| Census (Confidentiality) (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 | |
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| Statutory Instrument | |
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| Citation | SI 1991/760 |
| Dates | |
| Made | 20 March 1991 |
| Laid before Parliament | 3 April 1991 |
| Commencement | 22 April 1991 |
| Other legislation | |
| Made under | Northern Ireland Act 1974 |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The act applies to Great Britain. Separate legislation in the form of the Census (Confidentiality) (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 (SI 1991/760) exists for Northern Ireland.
