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The Native Land Act
Prohibited Africans, who made up over 2/3 of the population, from owning or renting land anywhere outside of certain designated as native reserves. This was only roughly 7.5% of the total land in South Africa. -
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The Native Urban Areas Act
Cities were principally for the use of Whites. Made each local authority responsible for blacks in its area. -
Mines and Works Amendment Act
Re-enacted the 1911 Mines and Works Act. This permitted the granting of certificates of competency for a number of skilled mining occupations to whites and coloreds only. -
Immorality Act
Extra-marital intercourse between whites and blacks prohibited. This was expanded to include coloreds and Asians in 1950. -
Representative Natives Act
Removed black voters in the Cape form the common roll and placed them on a separate roll. Blacks throughout the Union were then represented by four white senators. -
Native Trust and Land Act
Expanded reserves to a total of 13.6% of land in South Africa and authorized the Department of Bantu Administration and Development to eliminate "black spots" (black owned land surrounded by white owned land). -
Aliens Act Number 1
Restricted and regulated the entry of certain "aliens" into the Union and regulated the right of any person to assume a surname. Led to Aliens Registration Act which required registration to control aliens. -
Native (Urban Areas) Consolidation Act Number 25
Introduced influx control which was applicable to black males only. People who were deemed to be leading idle of dissolute lives or who had committed certain specified offences could be removed from an urban area. -
Prohibition of Mixed Marriages Act Number 55
Prohibited marriages between whites and members of other racial groups. -
Population Registration Act Number 30
Required people to be identified and registered from birth as belonging to one of four distinct racial groups. This Act was more rigid than earlier race classification laws. This was noted in a pass book. -
Blacks Resettlement Act number 19
Established a Resettlement Board which would remove blacks from townships. This authorized the Sophiatown and other removals. -
Representation between Republic of South Africa and Self-Governing Territories Act
Provided for the transformation of reserves into fully fledged independent bantustans. This divided blacks into ethically discrete groups. Abolition of parliamentary representation for blacks.
