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The Census Order, 1972 (President's Order)

( PRESIDENT'S ORDER NO. 70 OF 1972 )

6. The Deputy Commissioner, or any Census Officer appointed under sub-clause (ii) of clause (1) of Article 4 for any local area and authorised by rules in this behalf, may, by order in writing call upon-
 
 
 
 
(a) owners and occupiers of land, farmers, tenure holders and assignees of land revenues, or their agents;
 
 
 
 
(b) members of Union or Nagar Panchayat, Shahar Committee, Zilla Board, or Paura Shava, or other local authorities, and officers and servants thereof;
 
 
 
 
(c) school teachers, Government servants and literate persons of good repute for the time being residing in the area concerned; and
 
 
 
 
(d) officers and members of staff of factories, firms or establishments; to work as enumerators, or to perform any other duties of a Census Officer, or to give such assistance as may be specified in the order towards the taking of census of persons who are, at the time of the taking of census, on the lands of such owners, occupiers, farmers, tenure holders or assignees, or in the premises of factories, firms and other establishments, or within the areas which such members represent, or for which such local authorities are established, or as the case may be, in which such members represent, or for which such local authorities are established, or as the case may be, in which such tenders, Government servants or literate persons, officers and members of staff are themselves residing, and the persons to whom an order under this Article is directed shall be legally bound to obey the same.

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