Malaysia legislation

Section 12

of *CENSUS ACT 1960

Section 12

(a)

of ten or more labourers who reside upon any agricultural estate or mining property, or in any factory or work-shop;

or

(b)

of such other class or description of labourers as may be prescribed, shall, upon receipt of a written requisition in that behalf in the prescribed form signed by an Assistant Commissioner or District

Superintendent, act or appoint an agent to act as enumerator in respect of all persons employed or residing upon or in the estate, mining property, factory or work-shop.

(2)

Every such employer or agent shall enter or cause to be entered, in the schedules delivered to him for the purpose, the prescribed particulars regarding all persons referred to in subsection (1) and shall deliver the schedules, filled in to the best of his knowledge and belief, to the enumerator or supervisor appointed for the area within which the estate, mining property, factory or work-shop is situate, or to such other person as the Assistant

Commissioner or District Superintendent may direct.

Government servants to assist in taking census