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Masters and Servants Acts
The acts made breaching a contract of employment illegal. Drunkenness, desertion, and negligence were also made illegal when working. -
Black Land Act no. 27
Blacks were prohibited from owning or renting land outside of reserves, which consisted of about 7% of the land in the country. -
Immorality Act no. 5
Prohibited extra-marital affairs between blacks and whites -
Black (Native) Administration Act No 38
Gave South African public officials the ability order any individual black person, family, or community to move from one place to another in South Africa without any prior warning. -
Development Trust and Land Act No 18
Expanded black reserves and allowed the removal of 'black spots,' which where black owned lands surrounded by white owned land. -
Group Areas Act No 41
Allowed areas to be designated to one particular racial group or tribe. -
Population Registration Act No. 30
The law required people to be registered from birth with one of four racial groups -
Black (Native) Laws Amendment Act No. 54
Required all black people over the age of 16 to carry a pass, and restricted black people to only 72 hours in an urban area per visit. -
Black Education Act No. 47
Formalized the segregation of education and the creation of ethnically specific curriculum. -
Bantu Homelands Citizenship Act No. 26
Required all black persons to become citizens of designated, self governing territorial authorities. Black people are also denied South African nationality and the right to work. -
Riotous Assemblies Amendment Act No. 30
Redefined the words 'gathering' to include any number of people as well as the word 'public' to mean any area in order prevent anti-apartheid assembly.
