Cap. 118 чл. 6Power of Prime Minister to make regulations.

(1) For the purpose of enabling any order directing a census to be taken to be carried into effect, the Prime Minister may make regulations -

(a) providing for the division of Malta into districts for the purpose of the census and the appointment of persons to act in those districts in connection with the census;

(b) requiring all such persons as may be employed for the purpose of the census to perform such duties in connection with the taking of the census as may be prescribed;

(c) requiring persons employed for the purpose of the census to make a written declaration on oath or otherwise as may be prescribed with respect to the performance of their duties and prescribing the form of such declaration;

(d) requiring the Director or other person in charge of every prison, lock-up or other place of confinement and the officer in charge of any hospital or other public or charitable institution in Malta to make return with respect to inmates thereof and to conform to such instructions as may be given to him;

(e) requiring information to be given to the persons liable to make returns by the persons with respect to whom the returns are to be made;

(f) with respect to the forms to be used in the taking of a census;

(g) for the allowance to be paid to persons employed in connection with the taking of the census;

(h) making provision with respect to any other matters with respect to which it is necessary to make provision for the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of the order.

(2) For the purposes of any declarations prescribed by the regulations as provided in paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of this section, the census officer shall have the power to administer the oath.