Apartheid Laws

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    Apartheid Laws

    10 Major Laws passed in Apartheid South Africa

  • Black Land Act No. 27

    Black Land Act No. 27
    This law prevented blacks from claiming (owning or renting) land that wasn't included in reserves designated for them. These reserves only made up about 7% of land in the country.

  • Native (Black) Urban Areas Act No. 21

    Native (Black) Urban Areas Act No. 21
    This law made local governments in charge of their own black population, while 'Native Advisory Boards' regulated what they considered to be surplus people. Those who were not employed in the area were deported back to their homeland.

  • Immorality Act No. 5

    Immorality Act No. 5
    This law prevented interracial relationships. Married or not, mixed race relationships were illegal.

  • Riotous Assemblies (Amendment) Act No. 19

    Riotous Assemblies (Amendment) Act No. 19
    This law allowed the Governor-General to prevent the publication of any writing that could "engender feelings of hostility". This allowed the government to prevent the public from seeing any documents that would express the injustice occurring.

  • Representation of Blacks Act No. 12

    Representation of Blacks Act No. 12
    This law removed blacks from the public voter roll and placed them on a separate roll. This resulted in them being represented by four white senators.

  • Aliens Registration Act No. 26

    Aliens Registration Act No. 26
    This law allowed for government registration and control of aliens. This gave them the opportunity to deny them rights.

  • Aliens Act No. 1

    Aliens Act No. 1
    This law restricted the entry of people of color into the Union. It also allowed the government to control anyone's right to take a surname.

  • Prohibition of Mixed Marriages Act No. 55

    Prohibition of Mixed Marriages Act No. 55
    This law made interracial marriages illegal. It followed the Immorality Act No. 5

  • Population Registration Act No. 30

    Population Registration Act No. 30
    This law required people to be registered at birth and classified as belonging to a distinct, official racial group. This law was much stricter than previous laws.

  • Blacks (Abolition of Passes and Coordination of Documents) Act No. 67

    Blacks (Abolition of Passes and Coordination of Documents) Act No. 67
    This law lifted the requirement of blacks to carry passes when traveling out of their Bantustans. It replaced these with much more cumbersome reference books that blacks were forced to travel with at all times.