Section 9: Direction for taking of a census

9. Direction for taking of a census (1) The President may, subject to the approval by resolution of the Assembly, by Order, direct that a census shall be taken for Mauritius, or any part of it, or any class of inhabitant, and the Order may specify— (a) the date or dates on or between which the census shall be taken; and (b) subject to subsection (2), the information to be obtained in the census. (2) The Director shall not take a census until regulations have been made by the President prescribing— (a) the particulars and information to be furnished on the taking of the census; and (b) the manner and form in which, the times and places at which, and the persons by whom, the particulars and information shall be furnished. (3) Regulations made under subsection (2) may provide that any person who contravenes them shall commit an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding 20,000 rupees and to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year.