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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Census Act, 1948 Section 17A

POWER TO EXTEND THE PROVISIONS OF ACT TO OTHER OPERATIONS - The Central Government may, by notification in the Official

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Census Act, 1948 Section 17A is part of Census Act, 1948 - POWER TO EXTEND THE PROVISIONS OF ACT TO OTHER OPERATIONS - The Central Government may, by notification in the Official. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

SECTION 17A: POWER TO EXTEND THE PROVISIONS OF ACT TO OTHER OPERATIONS - The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, extend the provisions of this Act, with such restrictions and modifications as it thinks fit, to pre-tests, pilot studies, census of houses which precede the population count and post enumeration check and evaluation studies or statistical surveys or any other operation as may be deemed necessary for the purpose of census."

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What does Census Act, 1948 Section 17A provide?

Section Section 17A of the Census Act, 1948 (POWER TO EXTEND THE PROVISIONS OF ACT TO OTHER OPERATIONS - The Central Government may, by notification in the Official) is reproduced on this page as part of the Census Act, 1948. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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