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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Census Act 1948 Section 7A

Requisitioning Premises, of Vehicles, Etc. for Taking of a Census

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Census Act 1948 Section 7A is part of Census Act 1948 - Requisitioning Premises, of Vehicles, Etc. for Taking of a Census. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

1[7A. Requisitioning premises, of vehicles, etc. for taking of a census

(1) If it appears to the Central Government that, in connection with taking of a census,--

(a) Any premises are needed or are likely to be needed, or

(b) Any vehicle, vessel or animal is needed or is likely to be needed, that Government may by order in writing requisition such premises or vehicle, vessel or animal, as the case may be, and make such further orders as may appear to it to be necessary or expedient in connection with the requisitioning.

(2) The requisition shall be effected by an order in writing addressed to the person deemed by the Central Government to be the owner or person in possession of the property, and such order shall be served in the prescribed manner on the person to whom it is addressed.

(3) Whenever any property is requisitioned under sub-section (1), the period of such requisition shall not extend beyond the period for which such property is required for any of the purposes mentioned in that sub-section.

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1. Sections 7A, 7B, 7C, 7D, 7E, 7F, 7G and 7H inserted by The Census (Amendment) Act, 1993, (Act 11 of 1994) w.e.f. 14.01.1994.

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What does Census Act 1948 Section 7A provide?

Section Section 7A of the Census Act 1948 (Requisitioning Premises, of Vehicles, Etc. for Taking of a Census) 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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