S.I. No. 233/1973 - Statistics (Census of Production) Order, 1973

S.I. No. 233 of 1973.

STATISTICS (CENSUS OF PRODUCTION) ORDER, 1973

The Taoiseach, in pursuance of the powers conferred by section 16 (1) of the Statistics Act, 1926 (No. 12 of 1926), and the Statistics Acts, 1926 and 1946 (Transfer of Ministerial Functions) Order, 1949 ( S.I. No. 142 of 1949 ), hereby orders as follows:—

1. This Order may be cited as the Statistics (Census of Production) Order, 1973.

2. The Interpretation Act, 1937 (No. 38 of 1937), applies to this Order.

3. This Order applies to each of the following undertakings, that is to say, the industries, trades and businesses specified in Part I of the Schedule hereto.

4. Statistics (in this Order referred to as the statistics) relating to the undertakings to which this Order applies shall be collected in the year 1973 of the several matters set out in Part II of the Schedule hereto.

5. The forms to be used in the collection of the statistics shall be the forms indicated in Part III of the Schedule hereto, a set of which, sealed with the Official Seal of the Taoiseach, has been deposited in the Department of the Taoiseach.

6. The person by whom returns are to be made and information is to be given, for the purpose of the statistics, in respect of any undertaking to which this Order applies, shall be the person by whom the undertaking is carried on, and on whom a sufficient requisition under section 8 (1) of the Statistics Act, 1926 , is made.

SCHEDULE.

PART I.

INDUSTRIES, TRADES AND BUSINESSES.

Mining and Quarrying.

Extraction of Coal and other Minerals and Turf, including prospecting and the preparation of sites.

Manufacturing Industries.

The mechanical or chemical transformation of inorganic or organic substances into new products, together with associated repair work and the assembly of component parts of manufactured products.

Construction.

Construction and Maintenance of Works by Railways, Local and other Public Authorities, including Building, Sewerage and Drainage Works, Waterworks, Canals, Harbours and Docks, Highways and Bridges and other Works of a like nature.

Electricity, Gas and Water.

Generation, Transmission and Distribution of Electric energy; Manufacture of Gas in Gas Works; Water Supply and Distribution.

Laundry, Dyeing and Cleaning Trades

PART II.

The subject matter of this Part relates (save where the context otherwise requires) to the year 1972.

INFORMATION, RETURNS AND PARTICULARS.

(A) For undertakings in respect of which a sufficient requisition under section 8 (1) of the Statistics Act, 1926 , is made on one or more of the forms specified in Part III (A) of this Schedule.

No. 1—Particulars of Establishment.

( a ) Trading name.

( b ) Full name or names of proprietor or proprietors, if not a limited company.

( c ) Full postal address or addresses of establishment or establishments.

( d ) Telephone number.

( e ) If the establishment is part of a firm which carries on production activities at any other address in the State, the name of the firm and the address of its head Office.

( f ) Particulars of ownership.

( g ) Name of the Local Authority to which rates on the establishment are paid.

No 2—Changes in Fixed Capital Assets during the Year.

( a ) Increases in Fixed Capital Assets, distinguishing separately:

(i) Cost of purchased plant, machinery and equipment excluding vehicles) installed.

(ii) Cost of vehicles purchased.

(iii) Cost of work carried out by firm's own staff on plant, machinery and equipment, buildings (including extensions and substantial alterations) and other construction work.

(iv) Cost of work carried out by contractors on buildings (including extensions and substantial alterations) and other construction work.

(v) Cost of buildings (other than those at (iii) and (iv) ) purchased.

(vi) Cost of land acquired.

(vii) Cost of other fixed capital assets.

( b ) Decreases in Fixed Capital Assets during the year, distinguishing separately:—

(i) Value of sales of plant, machinery and equipment.

(ii) Value of sales of vehicles.

(iii) Value of sales of buildings.

(iv) Value of sales of land.

(v) Value of sales of other fixed capital assets.

No. 3—Stocks and Works in Progress.

The value at the beginning and end of year of (a) stocks of materials, (b) work in progress, (c) stocks of finished goods made by the establishment ready for sale, and (d) stocks of goods purchased for resale without further processing.

No. 4—Products Manufactured and Work Performed during the Year.

( a ) The total value of all goods produced by the establishment.

( b ) The values of all work carried out by employees of the establishment, including the amounts received for work done on materials provided by others and amounts received for repairs done for others.

( c ) The amount received for electricity sold (if any) by the establishment.

No. 5—Materials and Components Used.

The total cost at the works of all raw materials and components used in producing or manufacturing the products during the year and in carrying out the work, particulars of which are required under No. 4 above.

No. 6—Cost of Containers, Repairs etc.

Cost of containers and other packing materials sold with the goods; cost of purchased materials for repairs to buildings and plant by employees of the establishment; amounts paid for contract work done by other persons on material furnished by the establishment in connection with the products of which particulars are required under No. 4 above; amounts paid to other firms for repairs and maintenance to plant, machinery, vehicles and buildings; cost of hire of plant, machinery and vehicles.

No. 7—Fuel, Electricity, etc., Used during the Year.

Particulars of the quantity and cost at works of each of the different kinds of fuel, oils and electricity, etc., used and the quantity of electricity generated during the year are required.

No. 8—Employment, Earnings and Hours Worked.

A—In respect of establishments for which returns are required to be made in any of the forms numbered C.I.P. 72/1 to C.I.P. 72/52 specified in Part III (A) of this Schedule.

( a ) Number of persons actually at work or on holidays or on sick leave with pay during the pay week ended 16th September, 1972, or nearest representative date, distinguishing the following categories and showing numbers of males and females separately:—

(i) Proprietors working in the business.

(ii) Managerial, technical and other salaried staff.

(iii) Clerical and other Office staff.

(iv) Basic Supervisory staff.

(v) Industrial workers, other than apprentices and outside piece-workers.

(vi) Apprentices.

(vii) Outside piece-workers.

( b ) Total amount of salaries, wages and earnings paid during the year to each of the categories of employees mentioned in No. 8A (a) (ii) to (vii).

B—In respect of establishments for which returns are required to be made in any of the forms numbered C.I.P. 72/54 to C.I.P. 72/60 specified in Part III (A) of this Schedule.

( a ) Number of persons actually at work or on holidays or on sick leave with pay during the pay week ended 16th September, 1972, or nearest representative date distinguishing the following categories:—

(i) Proprietors working in the business.

(ii) Managerial, technical and other salaried staff.

(iii) Clerical and other office staff showing separately the numbers of men, youths, women and girls.

(iv) Industrial workers—not outside piece-workers— showing separately the numbers of men, youths, women and girls.

(v) Outside piece-workers.

( b ) Total earnings of and hours worked by each of the categories of employees mentioned in No. 8B (a) (iii) and (iv) during the pay-week ended 16th September, 1972 or nearest representative date.

( c ) Total amount of salaries, wages and earnings paid during the year to each of the categories of employees mentioned in No. 8B (a) (ii) to (v).

( d ) Total number of industrial workers (not outside piece-workers) actually at work or on holidays or on sick leave with pay and the aggregate hours actually worked by them during certain specified weeks in 1972.

No. 9—Other Labour Costs.

The amount of charges or costs paid by the establishment in the year in respect of (a) all employees and (b) industrial workers for—

(i) Employers' contributions under the Social Welfare Acts, 1952 to 1972 and the Redundancy Payments Act 1967 .

(ii) Redundancy payments.

(iii) Employers' contributions to superannuation funds.

(iv) Payments of pensions other than those paid out of the superannuation funds.

(v) Insurance premiums covering sickness, disablement, accidents, etc.

(vi) Supplementary payments to employees in respect of sickness, disablement and accidents.

(vii) Expenditure on staff housing and special lodging allowances.

(viii) Food, clothing, fuel, etc. supplied to employees or the corresponding payments in lieu.

(ix) Payments under the Industrial Training Act 1967 and other training costs.

(x) Other labour costs.

(B) For undertakings in respect of which a sufficient requisition under section 8 (1) of the Statistics Act, 1926 , is made on the form specified in Part III (B) of this Schedule.

No. 1—Description of business.

No. 2—Value of goods made and work done and charges made for work done on customers' own materials and for repair and jobbing work done during the year.

No. 3—Cost of materials, including ingredients, fuel, oil, gas, electricity, containers and other packing materials sold with the goods of which particulars are required under No. 2 above.

No. 4—Persons engaged.

Number of persons actually at work or on holidays or on sick leave with pay in the establishment during the pay week ended 16th September, 1972 or nearest representative date, distinguishing the following categories:—

( a ) Proprietors working in the business.

( b ) Managerial, technical, and other salaried staff.

( c ) Clerical and other office staff showing separately the numbers of men, youths, women and girls.

( d ) Industrial workers (not outside piece-workers) showing separately the numbers of men, youths, women and girls.

( e ) Outside piece-workers.

No. 5—Total amount of salaries, wages and earnings paid during the year to the categories of employees mentioned in No, 4 (b) to (e).

PART III.

(A)—For undertakings for which the information, returns and particulars prescribed in Part II (A) of this Schedule are required.

Form Number	Industry, Trade or Business
C.I.P. 72/1	Mining and Quarrying—Coal.
C.I.P. 72/2	Mining and Quarrying—Stone, Slate, Sand and Gravel.
C.I.P. 72/3	Mining and Quarrying—Miscellaneous.
C.I.P. 72/4	Turf Production and Bog Development.
C.I.P. 72/5	Bacon Factories.
C.I.P. 72/6	Slaughtering, Preparation and Preserving of Meat other than by Bacon Factories.
C.I.P. 72/7	Creamery Butter, Cheese, Condensed Milk, Chocolate Crumb, Ice Cream and other Edible Milk Products.
C.I.P. 72/8	Canning of Fruit and Vegetables and Manufacture of Preserves, Jams, Jellies, etc.
C.I.P. 72/9	Grain Milling and Animal Feeding Stuffs.
C.I.P. 72/10	Bread, Biscuit and Flour Confectionery.
C.I.P. 72/11	Manufacture and Refining of Sugar.
C.I.P. 72/12	Manufacture of Cocoa, Chocolate and Sugar Confectionery.
C.I.P. 72/13	Canning and Preserving of Fish.
C.I.P. 72/14	Margarine, Compound Cooking Fats and Butter Blending.
C.I.P. 72/15	Miscellaneous Food Preparations.
C.I.P. 72/16	Distilling.
C.I.P. 72/17	Malting.
C.I.P. 72/18	Brewing.
C.I.P. 72/19	Aerated and Mineral Waters, Cider and Perry, Cordials and Lime, etc.
C.I.P. 72/20	Tobacco.
C.I.P. 72/21	Woollen and Worsted (excluding Clothing).
C.I.P. 72/22	Linen and Cotton Spinning, Weaving and Manufactures.
C.I.P. 72/23	Jute, Canvas, Rayon, Nylon, Cordage and Miscellaneous Textile Manufactures.
C.I.P. 72/24	Hosiery.
C.I.P. 72/25	Boot and Shoe (Wholesale Factories).
C.I.P. 72/26	Clothing (Wholesale Factories), Men's and Boys' Readymade Suits, Overcoats and Hats and Caps.
C.I.P. 72/27	Clothing (Wholesale Factories), Shirtmaking.
C.I.P. 72/28	Clothing (Wholesale Factories), Women's and Girls' Readymade Clothing (other than Hosiery)
C.I.P. 72/29	Clothing (Wholesale Factories), Miscellaneous.Articles of Apparel.
C.I.P. 72/30	Manufacture of Made-up Textile Goods, except Apparel.
C.I.P. 72/31	Manufactures of Wood and Cork except Furniture.
C.I.P. 72/32	Manufacture of Furniture and Fixtures.
C.I.P. 72/33	Manufacture of Paper and Paper Products.
C.I.P. 72/34	Printing, Publishing and Allied Trades.
C.I.P. 72/35	Fellmongery, Tanning and Dressing of Leather.
C.I.P. 72/36	Manufactures of Leather and Leather Substitutes, except Footwear and other Wearing Apparel.
C.I.P. 72/37	Fertilisers.
C.I.P. 72/38	Oils, Paints, Inks and Polishes.
C.I.P. 72/39	Chemicals and Drugs.
C.I.P. 72/40	Soap, Detergents and Candles.
C.I.P. 72/41	Glass and Glassware, Pottery, China and Earthenware.
C.I.P. 72/42	Structural Clay Products, Asbestos Goods, Plaster, Gypsum and Concrete Products, Slate and Dressed Stone.
C.I.P. 72/43	Cement.
C.I.P. 72/44	Metal Trades (excluding Machinery and Transport Equipment).
C.I.P. 72/45	Manufacture and Assembly of Machinery except Electrical Equipment.
C.I.P. 72/46	Manufacture of Electrical Machinery, Apparatus and Appliances.
C.I.P. 72/47	Ship and Boat Building and Repairing.
C.I.P. 72/48	Manufacture of Railroad Equipment.
C.I.P. 72/49	Assembly, Construction and Repair of Mechanically Propelled Road and Land Vehicles.
C.I.P. 72/50	Assembly, Construction and Repair of Vehicles other than Mechanically Propelled Road and Land Vehicles.
C.I.P. 72/51	Brushes and Brooms.
C.I.P. 72/52	General Return for Miscellaneous Manufacturing Industries.
C.I.P. 72/54	Local Authorities.
C.I.P. 72/55	Canals, Docks and Harbours.
C.I.P. 72/56	Railways—Construction, Maintenance and Repair other than Railway Equipment, Motor Omnibuses and Motor Lorries.
C.I.P. 72/57	Electricity Undertakings.
C.I.P. 72/58	Gas Works Undertakings.
C.I.P. 72/59	Waterworks Undertakings.
C.I.P. 72/60	Laundry, Dyeing and Cleaning Industry.

(B)—For undertakings for which the information, returns and particulars prescribed in Part II (B) of this Schedule are required.

Form No. C.I.P. 72/61—General Return.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Taoiseach this 10th day of August, 1973.

LIAM MacCOSGAIR,

Taoiseach.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

The purpose of this instrument is to enable a statutory Census of Industrial Production to be taken relating to the year 1972, to define its scope and to require that returns be furnished to the Central Statistics Office covering all undertakings in respect of which the prescribed forms have been issued.