title: Census (Confidentiality) Act 1991
text: # Census (Confidentiality) Act 1991
  
  The Census (Confidentiality) Act 1991 (c 6) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It gained Royal Assent on 7 March 1991.
  
  The Act amended Section 8 of the Census Act 1920 by replacing a subsection concerning penalties for the unlawful disclosure of personal information from the census.
  
  The Act applies to Great Britain. Separate legislation in the form of the Census (Confidentiality) (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 exists for Northern Ireland.
  
  