Census Act : Central Government to take census. Indian Bare Acts :

Census Act,1948

Act No : 37

Section : Central Government to take census.

3. Central Government to take census.- The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, declare its intention of taking a census in the whole or any part of the territories to which this Act extends, whenever it may consider it necessary or desirable so to do, and thereupon the census shall be taken.