S.I. No. 56/1972:

STATISTICS (CENSUS OF DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICES) ORDER, 1972.

STATISTICS (CENSUS OF DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICES) ORDER, 1972.

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. Statistics in respect of the year 1971 relating to undertakings carrying on a wholesale or retail distribution of goods or services shall be collected in the year 1972 of the several matters set out in Part I of the Schedule hereto.

2. The following are the classes of persons by whom returns are to be made or information is to be given for the purpose of the said statistics, that is to say, every person carrying on a wholesale or retail distribution of goods or services on whom a sufficient requisition under section 8 (1) of the Statistics Act, 1926 , is made.

3. The forms to be used in the collection of the said statistics shall be the forms indicated in Part II 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.

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

5. This Order may be cited as the Statistics (Census of Distribution and Services) Order, 1972.

SCHEDULE.

PART I.

The subject matter of this part relates (save where the context otherwise requires) to the year 1971.

For all establishments--

(a) Identification particulars of the establishment.

(b) Particulars of ownership of the establishment.

(c) Period to which the return relates.

(d) Description of Business carried on.

(e) Particulars of turnover or receipts from service activity.

(f) Particulars of Purchases.

(g) Stocks at the beginning and the end of the year.

(h) Particulars of wages and salaries paid.

(i) Particulars of the number of persons working in the establishment in the week ended 17th April, 1971.

In addition to (a) to (i) above--

(j) For Retail and Wholesale establishments and for establishments engaged in the provision of Services:-- membership of Retailers' buying groups and membership of Wholesaler sponsored voluntary groups on 31st December, 1971, details of the method of selling, the selling space and for establishments with an annual turnover of £10,000 or more in 1971, hire purchase sales, accounts receivable and accounts payable at the end of the year, details of advertising and transport expenses and details of purchases and sales of fixed capital assets.

PART II.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Taoiseach this 11th day of February, 1972.

SEÁN Ó LOINSIGH,

Taoiseach.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

The purpose of this instrument is to enable a Census of Distribution and Services to be taken relating to the year 1971, 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.