Section 17

refuses to answer truthfully, to the best of his knowledge and belief, any question asked of him by a census officer which he is legally bound so to answer or wilfully makes a false answer thereto;

or

makes, signs, delivers or causes to be made, signed, or delivered any wilfully false or incorrect schedule, statement, or return; or

refuses to allow a census officer such reasonable access to any land, house, enclosure, vessel or other place as he is required by this Act to allow; or

removes, obliterates, alters or injures, before the expiry of 6

months from the time of taking the census, any letters, marks or numbers which have been painted, marked or affixed for the purposes of the census; or

refuses or neglects to comply with any provision of this Act or of any rule made thereunder, shall be guilty of an offence: Penalty, a fine of $2,500 and imprisonment for 6 months.