Statistics Act, 1926

Leaving of documents to be a sufficient requisition under this Act.

8.—(1) The leaving by an officer of statistics at any house or other building or any office, flat or other defined part of a house or other building or the sending by any such officer by prepaid post to any such house, building or defined part of a house or building of any schedule, form, instruction or other like document prepared and issued under this Act and containing a notice requiring the occupier (without naming him) of such house or building or such defined part thereof to fill in or otherwise complete the document within a specified time shall, as against the person who is such occupier, be a sufficient requisition under this Act on such person to fill up or otherwise complete and to return or otherwise dispose of such document in accordance with the directions contained therein notwithstanding that such occupier is not named in such document or personally served therewith unless such occupier shall satisfy the court that the document was not received by him.

(2) The leaving by an officer of statistics for any person at his place of residence or his place of business or the sending by any such officer by prepaid post to a person at his place of residence or his place of business of any schedule, form, instruction or other like document prepared and issued under this Act and containing or accompanied by a notice addressed to such person requiring him to fill in or otherwise complete the document within a specified time shall, as against such person, be a sufficient requisition under this Act on such person to fill up or otherwise complete and to return or otherwise dispose of such document in accordance with the directions contained therein or left or sent therewith.

(3) For the purposes of this section the place of business of a person includes any place at which he carries on business and, in the case of an incorporated body, includes his registered office.