Ordni dwar iċ-Ċensiment

LEĠISLAZZJONI SUSSIDJARJA 118.04

REGOLAMENTI DWAR IĊ-ĊENSIMENT

9 ta’ Novembru, 2021

L-AVVIŻ LEGALI 428 tal-2021.

The title of this order is the Census Order.

(Article 6)

The persons with respect to whom information is The persons by whom information is

to be given

to be given

1. (a) The persons present at midnight ending the 1. Any adult member.

Census Day in a dwelling, lodgings or rooms,

separately occupied by any household of which

they are members, guests (including paying

guests or boarders), or employees.

(b) The persons usually resident in any such

dwelling, lodgings or rooms but temporarily

absent therefrom at midnight ending the Census

Day.

2. The persons present at midnight ending the

Census Day on the premises of any hotel,

boarding-house, guest-house, club, hostel or

other common lodging house.

3. The persons present at midnight ending the

Census Day on the premises of any hospital,

nursing home, religious or charitable community,

residential school or college, civil prisons or

other place of detention, approved or industrial

school or any residential establishment

whatsoever not being an establishment

mentioned elsewhere in this Schedule.

4. The persons present at midnight ending the

Census Day on the premises of any military

stations.

5. The persons present at midnight ending the

Census Day on any ship or vessel lying moored

or anchored within any of the ports of Malta or

any ship or vessel registered in Malta engaged in

any coastwise or fishing voyage.

6. The persons not included among any of the

classes of persons above mentioned.

For the purpose of this order, unless the context otherwise

requires

"household" means one person living alone or a group of people

(not necessarily related) living at the same address who share cooking

facilities on most days or share parts of the dwelling such as a living

room, sitting room or dining area;

"midnight ending the Census Day" means midnight of the 21st

November 2021;

"midnight ending the Census period" means midnight of the 28th

November 2021;

"person" means any person residing in Malta on the midnight

ending the census day, including persons temporarily abroad who have

resided in Malta for the past twelve (12) months or have the intention

of staying in Malta for at least twelve (12) months.

(Article 7)

Part I - Population section

1. In respect of every person enumerated

(a)

full name;

(b)

legally valid identification document number;

(c)

relationship between household members or status

within the institution, ship or vessel as the case may be;

(d)

registered sex;

(e)

date of birth;

(f)

citizenship;

(g)

country of birth;

(h)

place of ordinary residence;

(i)

racial origin.

2. In respect of person

(a)

his/her place of residence;

(b)

place of his/her residence one year ago.

3. In respect of women

(a)

date of birth of first-born live child, if applicable.

4. In respect of persons aged sixteen (16) years and over

(a)

whether single, married, separated, divorced (but

not remarried) or had an annulled marriage or widowed (but not

remarried) by same/opposite-sex partner/spouse;

(b)

identified gender;

(c)

sexual orientation.

5. In respect of persons aged fifteen (15) years and over -

(a)

highest qualification or level of education

attained;

(b)

labour status;

(c)

whether one worked for pay or profit between 15

and 21 November 2021;

(d)

if in the negative, the reason for not working

between 15 and 21 November 2021;

(e)

whether one was seeking employment during the

four weeks prior to 21 November 2021;

(f)

whether one would be available to start working

within the next fifteen (15) days;

(g)

whether one works for cash, in kind or for profit

(h)

if employed, what is one`s current employment

status, if applicable;

(i)

if unemployed, what was one`s employment

status, if applicable;

(j)

if employed what is one`s job title;

(k)

if unemployed what was one`s job title, if

applicable;

(l)

if employed, name and economic activity of

employer;

(m)

if unemployed, name and economic activity of last

employer;

(n)

locality of one`s place of work;

(o)

religious affiliation.

6. In respect of persons aged ten (10) years and over

(a)

whether one can read and write.

7. In respect of persons aged five (5) years and over

(a)

whether any health condition and/or long-term

illness exist/s;

(b)

whether any difficulty/limitation exists due to

various health issues;

(c)

main spoken language when growing up.

A census in Malta with reference to population (including

employment) and housing shall be taken on the 21 November 2021.

The following European Union regulations apply to this

Order

(a)

Regulation (EC) No 763/2008 of the European

Parliament and of the Council of 9 July2008 on population and

housing censuses;

(b)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1201/2009 of 30

November 2009 implementing Regulation (EC) No 763/2008 of

the European Parliament and of the Council on population and

housing censuses as regards the technical specifications of the

topics and of their breakdowns;

(c)

Commission Regulation (EU) No 519/2010 of 16

June 2010 adopting the programme of the statistical data and of

the metadata for population and housing censuses provided for

by Regulation (EC) No 763/2008 of the European Parliament

and of the Council;

(d)

Commission Regulation (EU) No 1151/2010 of 8

December 2010 implementing Regulation (EC) No 763/2008 of

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the European Parliament and of the Council on population and

housing censuses, as regards the modalities and structure of the

quality reports and the technical format for data transmission;

(e)

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU)

2018/1799 of 21 November 2018 on the establishment of a

temporary direct statistical action for the dissemination of

selected topics of the 2021 population and housing census

geocoded to a 1 km 2 grid.

Information for the purpose of the census shall be

collected and furnished with respect to all persons who at midnight

ending the Census Day, are alive and present, or though absent, are

ordinarily resident

(a)

at any place on land within the territory of Malta;

(b)

on any ship or other vessel lying moored or

anchored within any of the ports of Malta and on any ship or

vessel registered in Malta which is at that time engaged in any

coastal or fishing voyage; and

(c)

all housing

accommodation,

facilities

and

amenities in Malta.

Any adult member shall give the information for the

purpose of the census relating to housing accommodation occupied or

held in tenancy by their households or existing within their institution,

ship or vessel, as the case may be. With regard to vacant housing

accommodation, the information for the purpose for the census shall be

given by such persons as in the opinion of the census officer can give

the requisite information

Provided that any person present at midnight ending

census day on the premises specified in items 2 and 3 of the first

column of the First Schedule may elect in such manner as is provided

by the Census Regulations, to furnish the census information

personally, and in that case any member shall furnish only the

information set out in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of item 1 of the

Second Schedule.

The particulars that may be required to be stated in the

case of persons with respect to whom information is to be given, shall

be those specified in Part 1 of the Second Schedule, and in the case of

housing shall be those specified in Part II of the Second Schedule

Provided that the particulars that may be required in

respect of persons who are members of religious conventual

communities shall be only those specified in items 1, 2, 4, 6, 7 and 8 of

Part 1 of the Second Schedule and that no particular shall be required in

respect of the accommodation occupied by such persons within the

premises of their religious conventual community.

In respect of persons aged one (1) year and over

(a)

year of most recent arrival in Malta.

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In respect of persons aged between five (5) and fifteen

(15) years

(a)

type of place where person receives formal

education.

Part II - Dwellings Section

In respect of every dwelling occupied by one or more

person, stating

(a)

type of main dwelling;

(b)

number of dwellings in building blocks if one is

residing in a building block;

(c)

period of construction of dwelling;

(d)

the condition of the dwelling;

(e)

total number of rooms in the dwelling;

(f)

the number of rooms rented to non-dwelling

members of used solely for business purposes;

(g)

whether any member of the household rents, or

owns the dwelling and the amount of rent paid or emphyteusis;

(h)

if one is renting or on emphyteusis, to who is the

amount paid to;

(i)

if one is renting or on emphyteusis, when was the

contract signed or reached;

(j)

if one is renting or on emphyteusis, the duration of

the contract/agreement;

(k)

what kind of facilities are available (including

central heating, air conditioning, water reverse osmosis,

photovoltaic panels, solar water heaters, well, internet

connection);

(l)

whether any member of the household makes use

of, or rents, or owns any holiday dwellings;

(m)

if applicable, the localities of the holiday

dwellings.

In respect of every vacant housing accommodation, such

details as occurring in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of item 10 of this

Schedule shall apply mutatis mutandis.