THE UTTAR PRADESH LOCAL AUTHORITIES (PAYMENT OF CENSUS EXPENSES) ACT, 1950

1. (1) This Act may be called the Uttar Pradesh Local Authorities (Payment of Census Expenses) Act, 1950. (2) It extends to the whole of the Uttar Pradesh. (3) It shall come into force at once.

2. In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context, "census" means a census held under and in accordance with the provisions of the Census Act, 1948.

3. Notwithstanding anything in any enactment, rule, regulation or by-law in regard to municipal, notified area or District Board funds, the State Government may, by general or special order, direct that the whole or any part of any expenses incurred, whether before or after the commencement of this Act, in connexion with the taking of census within the limits of any municipality, notified area or District Board, may be charged to the funds of such municipality, notified area or District Board, as the case may be.

4. Notwithstanding anything contained in any law, the numbers painted or affixed on any houses, enclosure or other place under section 9 of the Census Act, 1948, shall, in the case of any local authority or class of local authorities declared in that behalf by the State Government by notification in the Gazette, be deemed for purposes of any enactment relating to such local authority or class of local authorities to be numbers affixed or marked in pursuance of the provisions of the enactment applicable to them.

5. The State Government may make rules for carrying out the purposes of this Act.