Grant of statistical abstracts
Section 17 of the Census Act, 1948 deals with grant of statistical abstracts. [Subject to the provisions of section 15, the Census Commissioner or any Director of Census Operations] may, If he so thinks fit, at the request and cost (to be determined by him) of any local authority or person, cause abstracts to be prepared and supplied containing any such statistical informatio The Act came into force on 03 Sep 1948.
1 [Subject to the provisions of section 15, the Census Commissioner or any Director of Census Operations] may, If he so thinks fit, at the request and cost (to be determined by him) of any local authority or person, cause abstracts to be prepared and supplied containing any such statistical information as can be derived from the census returns for 2 [lndia or any State], as the case may be, being information which is not contained in any published report and which in his opinion it is reasonable for that authority or person to require.
Section 17, The Census Act, 1948 (Act 37 of 1948).
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Questions about Section 17
What does Section 17 of the Census Act deal with?
Section 17 of the Census Act is headed "Grant of statistical abstracts". [Subject to the provisions of section 15, the Census Commissioner or any Director of Census Operations] may, If he so thinks fit, at the request and cost (to be determined by him) of any local authority or person, cause abstracts to be prepared and supplied containing any such statistical informatio
How do I find court cases under Section 17 of the Census Act?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Census Act 1948 17, section 17 Census Act 1948, section 17 of the Census Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
What should I read with Section 17 of the Census Act, and has it changed?
Its own text turns on section 15 (Records of census not open to inspection of admissible in evidence), so none of them can safely be read on its own. The rules and notifications made under it are where it actually bites, and there are 2: most recently Notification Regarding House Listing and House Count (2026), then Regarding House Listing For Census 2021 (2020).
When did Section 17 of the Census Act come into force?
Section 17 of the Census Act, cited as Census Act 1948 17, came into force on 03 Sep 1948, having been enacted on 03 Sep 1948. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
Other sections of this Act
- 7B. Payment of compensation453 words
- 11. Penalties427 words
- 7F. Release of premises from requisition286 words
- 18. Power to make rules269 words
- 6. Discharge of duties of census-officers in certain cases261 words
- 10. Occupier or manager to fill up schedule215 words
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