Census (Confidentiality) Act 1991

Census (Confidentiality) Act 1991

The Census (Confidentiality) Act 1991 was an Act of Parliament of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It gained Royal Assent on the 7th March 1991.

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.

The Act applies to Great Britain. Separate legislation in the form of the Census (Confidentiality) (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 exists for Northern Ireland.

ee also

*Census in the United Kingdom
*Census (Amendment) Act 2000

External links

* [http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts1991/Ukpga_19910006_en_1.htm Full text of the Census (Confidentiality) Act 1991]


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