Power of Minister responsible for Statistics to make regulations

(1) The Minister responsible for Statistics may make regulations with respect to any matter or thing which may be necessary for the purpose of enabling any Order directing a census to be taken to be carried into effect, and in particular he may make regulations, make (a) providing for the division of Belize into districts and sub-districts for the purpose of the census and the appointment of persons to act in those districts and sub-districts in connection with the census; (b) requiring all justices of the peace, priests, clergymen, and Minister responsible for Statistics of any religious denomination, registrars and deputy registrars of births and deaths, teachers employed in Government schools and in schools receiving a grant-in- 8 aid within the meaning of the Education Act, Cap. 36, Commissioner of Police and senior officers of police of the rank of or above assistant inspector, revenue officers, public health inspectors, road foremen, agricultural officers, extension officers and inspectors and all other persons in receipt of wages or salary from public funds, if required by the Census Officer, to perform such duties in connection with the taking of the census as may be prescribed by the regulations; (c) requiring all such persons as may be employed for the purpose of a census to perform such duties in connection with the taking of the census as may be prescribed; (d) requiring the superintendent, keeper or other person in charge of every gaol, prison, lock- up or other place of confinement and the officer in charge of any hospital or other public or charitable institution to make returns with respect to the 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 or by any other person possessing such information; (f) with respect to the forms to be used in the taking of a census; (g) for the allowances to be paid to persons employed in connection with the taking of a 9 (h) requiring persons by whom returns are to be made for the purpose of the census to make a written declaration with respect to the performance of their duties and prescribing the form of such declaration. (2) Regulations made under this section shall be laid before the National Assembly as soon as may be after they are made.