Commentary on Sections and Schedules Part 1: the Statistics Board The Census Act 1920
107.The amendments to the Census Act 1920 give the Board the same responsibilities that applied to the Registrar General, apart from the following two specific provisions. Paragraph 3 amends section 3 of the Census Act to require the Minister for the Cabinet Office and the Welsh Ministers to consult the Board prior to making any regulations under this provision. The references to the Welsh Ministers in the amended section 3 reflect the transfer of the regulation-making power in section 3 to Welsh Ministers under the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions)(No. 2) Order 2006 which came into force on 15 December 2006.
108.Paragraph 5 amends section 3 of the Census Act so as to enable the Board to acquire information from any government department or local authority, having first consulted with the Registrar General, in relation to registration information. Paragraph 6 amends section 6 of the Census Act 1920 to clarify to whom a local authority should submit an application for a local census in England and Wales or in Scotland respectively.