This is a complete list of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for the year 1920 .
6-690: The Census Act 1920 ( 10 & 11 Geo. 5 . c. 41) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom . Providing for a census for Great Britain (or any subsidiary part of it), on a date to be fixed by Order in Council , it remains the primary legislation for the provision of the UK census in England , Scotland , and Wales . A minimum of five years is required between censuses. The Schedule to
12-521: The United Kingdom , or its constituent jurisdictions, article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . 10 %26 11 Geo. 5 Note that the first parliament of the United Kingdom was held in 1801; parliaments between 1707 and 1800 were either parliaments of Great Britain or of Ireland ). For acts passed up until 1707, see the list of acts of the Parliament of England and
18-466: The list of acts of the Parliament of Northern Ireland . The number shown after each act's title is its chapter number. Acts passed before 1963 are cited using this number, preceded by the year(s) of the reign during which the relevant parliamentary session was held; thus the Union with Ireland Act 1800 is cited as "39 & 40 Geo. 3. c. 67", meaning the 67th act passed during the session that started in
24-596: The list of acts of the Parliament of Scotland . For acts passed from 1707 to 1800, see the list of acts of the Parliament of Great Britain . See also the list of acts of the Parliament of Ireland . For acts of the devolved parliaments and assemblies in the United Kingdom, see the list of acts of the Scottish Parliament , the list of acts of the Northern Ireland Assembly , and the list of acts and measures of Senedd Cymru ; see also
30-473: The 39th year of the reign of George III and which finished in the 40th year of that reign. Note that the modern convention is to use Arabic numerals in citations (thus "41 Geo. 3" rather than "41 Geo. III"). Acts of the last session of the Parliament of Great Britain and the first session of the Parliament of the United Kingdom are both cited as "41 Geo. 3". Acts passed from 1963 onwards are simply cited by calendar year and chapter number. The second session of
36-724: The Act lists the 'Matters in respect of which particulars may be required'. They are: Religion was added at 5A in the Schedule by the Census (Amendment) Act 2000 (c. 24) in England and Wales, and the Census (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 2000 in Scotland. The 2000 amendment also added a clause in Section 8 of the 1920 Act to make the provision of religion optional: This legislation in
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